The May 2018 Galactic News highlights what's going on in the Galaxy this month, including:

• Lots of GCCBOSC 2018 news:
  • Early registration ends May 11
  • Galaxy talks have been posted to the schedule.
  • BOSC deadline for late-breaking lightning talks, demos and posters is May 17
  • Please welcome Google Cloud and Advanced HPC as GCCBOSC sponsors. Both are offering goodies for conference participants.
• Other event news:
  • ELIXIR Workshop for Galaxy training material and skills improvement is 21-23 May. Register right now.
  • Galaxy Africa Report
  • Other Upcoming events (on three continents in 6 countries)
• New:
  • 132 publications
  • Openings in 10 groups on 2 continents
  • Public Galaxy Server News: IRProfiler
  • ToolShed contributions
  • Releases of BioBlend and Starforge

See the newsletter for the full story, and we hope to see you in Portland!

Dave C on behalf of, well, everyone
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