Hello all, After a two-month hiatus, the August 2018 Galactic News <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/> is out! Here are some of the highlights: - GCCBOSC 2018 <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#gccbosc-2018-is-done> has come and gone, *and the numbers were impressive* - GCC2019 <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#2019-galaxy-community-conference-1-6-july-freiburg-germany> will be held in Freiburg, Germany, 1-6 July - What about BOSC? <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#what-about-bosc>, you ask - Other event news: - GTN CoFest on Metagenomics Training Material <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#gtn-cofest-on-metagenomics-training-material-17-august>, 17 August, *online* - 2018 SACNAS Workshops <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#2018-sacnas-workshops> - European Galaxy Days <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#european-galaxy-days-19-20-november-freiburg-germany>, 19-20 November, Freiburg, Germany - Gateways 2018 <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#gateways-2018> early bird deadline *is Monday*. - Other Upcoming events <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#upcoming-events> (on three continents in 6 countries) - Christophe Caron, 1968-2018 <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#christophe-caron-1968-2018> - New: - 417 publications <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#publications> (that's 3 month's worth) - Two Galactic Blog entries <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#new-galactic-blog-entries>, including the first ever *Contributor of the Month* posting. - Public Galaxy Server News <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#public-galaxy-server-news>: ProteoRE - ToolShed contributions <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#toolshed-contributions> - Hub and Documentation updates <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#hub-and-doc-updates> - Releases <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#releases> of Galaxy, Planemo, galaxy-lib, ephemeris, and sequence_utils. - And other news <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/#other-news> too See the newsletter <https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-08/> for the full story. Thanks for using Galaxy! -- https://galaxyproject.org/ https://usegalaxy.org/