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July 2012 Galaxy Update
by Dave Clements 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

Hello all, The July 2012 Galaxy Update is now available<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_07>. *Highlights:* - GCC2012 is July 25-27!<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_07#GCC2012_is_July_25-27.21> - Register by July 18<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Register> - Other Upcoming Events and Deadlines<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_07#Upcoming_Events_and_Deadlin…> ,* including these deadlines in the next several days* - Galaxy Workshops in South Africa<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/News/GalaxyWorkshopsInSouthAfrica>(deadline: *June 30*) and the South African Genetics & Bioinformatics Society Conference <http://genetics.cmc-uct.co.za/> (deadline *July 1*) - Systems Bioinformatics Workshop<http://gaggle.systemsbiology.net/workshop2012/>(deadline: *June 30*) - GMOD Summer School<http://gmod.org/wiki/2012%20GMOD%20Summer%20School>(deadline: *July 9*) - 31 New Papers<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_07#New_Papers>, including two new *Current Protocols* - Open Positions<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_07#Who.27s_Hiring>at six different institutions - Tool Shed Contributions<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_07#Tool_Shed_Contributions> - A new CloudMan distribution was released last month<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_07#New_Distributions> - Plus <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_07#Other_News> - Easily wrap your R functions as Galaxy tools - help schedule the first GalaxyCzars<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Community/GalaxyCzars>conference call on July 9 or 10 - and lots of new screencasts, tutorials, and new genomes on main If you have anything you would like to see in the August *Galaxy Update<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates> *, please let me know. Thanks, Dave Clements -- http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2012 <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/GCC2012> http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/

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GCC2012 Early Registration ENDS THIS MONDAY JUNE 11
by Dave Clements 10 Jun '12

10 Jun '12

Hello all, Just a *final* reminder that early registration for the 2012 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2012)<http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/Events/GCC2012> *closes on Monday June 11 (*which is probably* today* when you read this*)*. Registering early saves 36 to 42% on registration costs, and allows you to sign up for the GCC2012 Training Day<http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/Events/GCC2012/TrainingDay>and book discounted conference lodging<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Logistics#Lodging> *before they fill up*. *Register today <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Register>. * GCC2012 <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/Events/GCC2012> will be held July 25-27, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. This year GCC2012 features a full day of tutorial sessions<http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/Events/GCC2012/TrainingDay>with 3 parallel tracks, each featuring four, 90 minute workshops and covering 10 different topic, including the newly added Variant and SNP Analsys, RNA-Seq Analysis, and Galaxy Code Architecture sessions<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/TrainingDay>. The two-day main meeting<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Program#Day_1:_July_26.2C_Thursday>includes over 25 talks by Galaxy community members and Galaxy developers addressing the challenges of integrating, analyzing, and sharing the diverse and very large datasets that are now typical in biomedical research. GCC2012 is an opportunity to share best practices with, and learn from, a large community of researchers and support staff who are facing the challenges of data-intensive biology. Galaxy <http://gmod.org/wiki/Galaxy>is an open web-based platform for data intensive biomedical research<http://galaxyproject.org>that is widely used and deployed at research organizations of all sizes around the world. See you in Chicago! Dave Clements, on behalf of the GCC2012 Organizing Committee<http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/Events/GCC2012/Organizing%20Committee> Links: http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2012 <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/GCC2012> http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/

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Galaxy Main new native genomes & updated genomes
by Jennifer Jackson 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Dear Galaxy Community, Recent genome additions and updates on the *Galaxy Main public instance* at http://usegalaxy.org include: * New native genome additions:* * *"mm10"*: Mouse (/Mus musculus/) Dec 2011, GRCm38, source UCSC * *"gorGor3"*: Gorilla (/Gorilla gorilla gorilla/) May 2011, WGS CABD02, source UCSC * *"bosTau6"*: Cow (/Bos taurus/) Nov 2009, UMD_3.1, source UCSC * Existing genomes with content updates:* * *"bosTau4, bosTauMd3, canFam2, mm9, panTro3, rn4"* * Details:* * /Native genomes/ are sometimes referred to as "/locally cached/" on tool forms. * New and updated indexes include: /NGS:+/ (all tools), /Lift-Over/ (Convert genome coordinates), and /Fetch Sequences/ (Extract DNA). * Currently, these additions and updates exclude the tools in the group /NGS: GATK Tools (beta)/, however new genomes will be added soon. For now, use the custom reference genome <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Support#Custom_reference_genome> option with this tool group, if not using*"Homo sapiens b37 (hg_g1k_v37)"*. * Additional new genomes and updates are in progress and will be announced via Twitter @galaxyproject <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Galaxy%20on%20Twitter> and the galaxy-announce(a)bx.psu.edu <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Mailing%20Lists#The_lists> mailing list. * Genome requests can be sent to the mailto:galaxy-user@bx.psu.edu <mailto:galaxy-user@bx.psu.edu>mailing list. Please include the full genome name, a link to the stable public source, and any build or species specific information you feel is relevant. This helps us to create a reference genome the entire Galaxy community can use. * Unfinished genomes or genomes not yet published to a stable source repository are still often best used as a custom reference genome <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Support#Custom_reference_genome> with tools, but please feel free to check in for feedback. /Thanks for using Galaxy!/ -- Jennifer Jackson http://galaxyproject.org

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GCC2012 Early Registration ends in 1 week
by Dave Clements 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

Hello all, Just a reminder that early registration for the 2012 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2012) <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/Events/GCC2012>, being held in Chicago, Illinois, July 25-27, *closes on June 11, one week from today*. Registering early saves 36 to 42% on registration costs, and allows you to book discounted conference lodging<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Logistics#Lodging> *before it fills up*. Register now<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Register> . GCC2012 <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/Events/GCC2012> is about integrating, analyzing, and sharing the diverse and very large datasets that are now typical in biomedical research. This is an opportunity to share best practices with, and learn from, a large community of researchers and support staff who are facing the challenges of data-intensive biology. Galaxy <http://gmod.org/wiki/Galaxy> is an open web-based platform for data intensive biomedical research <http://galaxyproject.org> that is widely used and deployed at research organizations of all sizes and around the world. The GCC2012 Training Day<http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/Events/GCC2012/TrainingDay>agenda has been finalized. It has 3 parallel tracks, each featuring four, 90 minute workshops and covering 10 different topics. The final schedule<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Program>of speakers<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Program#Confirmed_Speakers>and abstracts <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts> are also now available. Hope to see you in Chicago! Dave Clements, on behalf of the GCC2012 Organizing Committee<http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/Events/GCC2012/Organizing%20Committee> -- http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2012 <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/GCC2012> http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/

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June 2012 Galaxy Update
by Dave Clements 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

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GCC2012 Update
by Dave Clements 14 May '12

14 May '12

Hello all, The 2012 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2012), being held in Chicago, Illinois, July 25-27, is *now just 10 weeks away*. We have updates on: 1. Help set the topics covered on Training Day (by this Friday) 2. Early registration closes June 11 3. Confirmed Speaker List As always, please let me know if you have any questions, and I hope to see you in Chicago! Thanks, Dave Clements on behalf of the GCC2012 Organizing Committee *1. Training Day Topics: Vote by this Friday * A day of tutorials has been added to the agenda this year. The GCC2012 Training Day has 3 parallel tracks, each featuring four, 90 minute workshops and covering between and 7 and 12 different topics. *Please take a few minutes to vote on topics that you would like to see presented: * http://bit.ly/GCC2012TDSurvey The survey ends this Friday, May 18, so please provide your feedback now. *2. Early Registration: Ends June 11 * The GCC2012 early registration is now just 4 weeks away. Registering early saves* 36 to 42%* on registration costs, and allows you to book discounted conference lodging before it fills up. *Register now at* http://galaxy.psu.edu/gcc2011/Register.html *3. Confirmed Speakers and Abstracts Posted * A list of confirmed speakers and abstracts are now available on the conference web site at http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Program#Confirmed_Speakers This list is not yet finished, but will give you a pretty accurate idea of the range of topics that will be discussed during the main meeting. -- http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2012 <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/GCC2012> http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/

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May 11, 2012 Galaxy Development News Brief
by Jennifer Jackson 11 May '12

11 May '12

Dear Galaxy Community, The May 11, 2012 Galaxy Distribution has been released at: http://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-dist/ Complete News Brief <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/DevNewsBriefs/2012_05_11> *Highlights:* * *EMBOSS* tools and datatypes have now moved from the _/Galaxy distribution/_ <http://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-dist/> to the /Galaxy Main Tool Shed/ <http://toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu>. * Tool Integration Tests <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Using_Galaxy.27s_functional_test_fram…>, Custom Tool Panel Configuration <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Tool%20Shed#Managing_the_layout_of_your_Galaxy_to…>, and Configurable Tool Output Locations <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Admin/Tools/Multiple%20Output%20Files>. * Improved Multiprocess Job Handling <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Admin/Config/Performance/Web%20Application%20Scal…> and Enhanced OpenID <http://openid.net> Support. * GATK <http://www.broadinstitute.org/gsa/wiki> version 1.4, FreeBayes <http://github.com/ekg/freebayes>, Updated *Megablast* using NCBI BLAST+ <http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi>, Trinity <http://trinityrnaseq.sourceforge.net>, WormBase 2 <http://www.wormbase.org>, and IGB <http://bioviz.org/igb/index.html> external display. * Trackster <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Learn/Visualization> upgrades include /strand coloring/, /interval datatype support/, and /tabix indexing/ (fast!!). * Updated *User Interface*, *Workflow-API* upgrades, and *Custom UCSC Display*. *http://getgalaxy.org* *new*: % hg clone http://www.bx.psu.edu/hg/galaxy galaxy-dist *upgrade*: % hg pull -u -r 17d57db9a7c0 /Thanks for using Galaxy!/ Jennifer Jackson Galaxy Team <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Galaxy%20Team> http://galaxyproject.org

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May 2012 Galaxy Update
by Dave Clements 01 May '12

01 May '12

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GCC2012 Abstract Submission Deadline is April 16, one week from today.
by Dave Clements 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

Hello all, Just a reminder that the abstract submission deadline for the 2012 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2012) is April 16, one week from today. See http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts for details. Thanks, and hope to see you in Chicago, Dave C On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Dave Clements <clements(a)galaxyproject.org>wrote: > Hello all, > > Abstracts <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts> are now > being accepted for oral presentations at the 2012 Galaxy Community > Conference (GCC2012) <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012>. > Submissions on any topics of interest to the Galaxy community are > encouraged. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: > > - Best practices for local Galaxy installation and management > - Integrating tools and/or data sources into the Galaxy framework > - Deploying galaxy on different infrastructures > - Compelling or novel uses of Galaxy for biomedical analysis > > See the GCC2011 program <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2011> for an > idea of the breadth of topics that can be covered. Oral presentations will > be approximately 15-20 minutes long, including time for question and > answer. There will also be an opportunity for lightning talks, which will > be solicited at the meeting. The submission deadline is April 16. See the GCC2012 > Abstracts <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts> page for > more details and how to submit. > > GCC2012 <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012> will be held, July > 25-27 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The main meeting will run for two > full days <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Program>, and be > preceded by a full day of training workshops<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Events/GCC2012/Program>. > If you are a bioinformatics tool developer, data provider, workflow > developer, power bioinformatics user, sequencing or bioinformatics core > staff, or a data and analysis archival specialist, then GCC2012 is relevant > to you. Registration will open in March. > GCC2012 is hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago<http://uic.edu/>, > the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign <http://illinois.edu/>, > and the Computation Institute <http://www.ci.anl.gov/>. > > Links: > http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2012 > http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/Events/GCC2012/Abstracts > > Thanks, > > Dave Clements > -- > http://galaxyproject.org/ > http://getgalaxy.org/ > http://usegalaxy.org/ > http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/ > > -- http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2012 <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/GCC2012> http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/

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April 2012 Galaxy Update
by Dave Clements 02 Apr '12

02 Apr '12

Hello all, The April 2012 Galaxy Update<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_04>is now available. *Galaxy Update <http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates>* is a (mostly) monthly summary of what is going on in the Galaxy community. *Galaxy Updates * complements the *Galaxy Development News Briefs<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/DevNewsBriefs> * which accompany new Galaxy releases and focus on Galaxy code updates. *Highlights:* - 28 New Papers<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_04#New_Papers> - Open Positions<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_04#Who.27s_Hiring>at six different institutions - Upcoming Events and Deadlines<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_04#Upcoming_Events_and_Deadlin…> - GCC2012 Update<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_04#GCC2012_Update>, including - Abstract submission deadline is April 16. - Early registration is now open. - Tool Shed Contributions<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates/2012_04#Tool_Shed_Contributions>(at least 15 new repositories) If you have anything you would like to see in the May *Galaxy Update<http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/GalaxyUpdates> *, please let me know. Thanks, Dave C. -- http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2012 <http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/GCC2012> http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ http://galaxyproject.org/wiki/

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