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!