Hi All,

The *December 2018 Galactic News* is here! This is a summary of what is going on in the Galaxy community. Here's what's happening:

- Galaxy Help: A new Q&A site for Galaxy https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#galaxy-help-a-new-qa-site-for-galaxy - Event News https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#event-news - 2019 Galaxy Admin Training: Advance Registration Closes Dec 31 https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#2019-galaxy-admin-training-advance-registration-closes-dec-31 - Nominate Topics for GCC2019 Training! https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#nominate-topics-for-gcc2019-training - GCCBOSC 2018 videos https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#gccbosc-2018-videos-are-now-available and European Galaxy Days slides https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#european-galaxy-days-slides-are-online are now online - 170 new publications https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#publications, including eight highlighted ones - Galaxy Platform News https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#galaxy-platforms-news: Three new public servers/services, and eight containers added to the platform directory. - Two new Galactic Blog entries https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#new-galactic-blog-posts - 16 Open positions https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#whos-hiring in 7 countries on 3 continents. - Doc, Hub, and Training Updates https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#doc-hub-and-training-updates - ToolShed contributions https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#toolshed-contributions - Planemo 0.57.1 https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#releases - And other news https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/#other-news too

Happy December!

Dave C

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