Hello all,
As always, it's a busy time in the Galaxy https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03. The March 2015 Galaxy News https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03 is out, and it's chock full of information. Here are some of the highlights.
*UseGalaxy.org Update https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#UseGalaxy.org_Update:*
A refresh of UseGalaxy.org https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#UseGalaxy.org_Update is underway. Find out what's changing in a new screencast.
*2015 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2015) https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#GCC2015:_6-8_July.2C_Norwich_UK*
[image: Sponsor GCC2015] https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#GCC2015:_6-8_July.2C_Norwich_UK
The event schedule for GCC2015 has been released, and it features a few new events as well as all of the familiar ones:
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Code Hackathon https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Code_Hackathon, 4-5 July -
Data Wrangling Hackathon https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Data_Wrangling_Hackathon, 4-5 July (*new*) -
Training SunDay https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Training_SunDay, 5 July (*new*) -
Training Day https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Training_.28Mon.29Day, 6 July -
GCC Meeting https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Abstract_Submission_is_Now_Open, 7-8 July
In addition, the workshop schedules for the *new* Training SunDay https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Training_SunDay, and the returning Training Day https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Training_.28Mon.29Day have been finalised. A record 15 topics will be covered in 18 sessions over two days of training. There are topics on using Galaxy, interacting with it programmatically, and deploying, administering, and extending Galaxy. No matter what you do with Galaxy, there are workshops for you.
Abstract submission for oral and poster presentations is now open https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Abstract_Submission_is_Now_Open. We again have an arrangement with GigaScience that any oral or poster presentation will also be eligible for consideration for publication in the GigaScience "Galaxy: Data Intensive and Reproducible Research" series (first announced for GCC2013).
Finally, registration is *not* open yet, but the list of registration packages and their costs https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Early_Registration_opens_in_March have been. Early registration is very affordable and starts at less than £40 per day for students and postdocs.
*Other Events https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Other_Events*
And there is no shortage of other upcoming events either, including RNA-Seq and ChIP-Seq Analysis with Galaxy, UC Davis, March 23-26 https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#RNA-Seq_and_ChIP-Seq_Analysis_with_Galaxy.2C_UC_Davis.2C_March_23-26, and at least 12 other events in the next 2 months https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Other_Events.
*Lots of other news https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03*
In addition, there is news on:
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82 new publications https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#New_Papers, including 7 highlighted ones -
Summary of the Fall 2014 Galaxy Community Questionnaires https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Fall_2014_Questionnaire_Summaries -
An introduction to Gravity https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Gravity, a process manager (supervisor) for Galaxy servers. -
Who's Hiring https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Who.27s_Hiring -
Whale Shark! https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Whale_Shark -
Planemo 0.5.0 released https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Planemo_0.5.0 -
Two new Community Log Board entries https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Galaxy_Community_Hubs -
*Galaxy on GitHub! https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Galaxy_GitHub* Come and join us in developing Galaxy! -
And, other news https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2015_03#Other_News as well.
Dave Clements and the Galaxy Team https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyTeam