[GSoC2021] [OGI] Participation in Google Summer of Code 2021
by Robin Haw
Dear All,
The Open Genome Informatics team serves as an “umbrella" organization to support the efforts of many open-access open-source bioinformatics projects for <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/> Google Summer of Code (GSoC<https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/>). Among this list of projects are Reactome and GMOD and its software projects -- JBrowse; Galaxy; WormBase; and others.
Call for 2021 Project Ideas and Mentors: We are seeking project ideas to post and attract talented students to this year’s Summer of Code competition. If you have a project idea for which you would like to mentor a student, please contact Robin Haw, Marc Gillespie, and Scott Cain (emails above).
You can also submit your ideas here<http://gmod.org/wiki/GSOC_Project_Ideas_2021>.
For more information please refer to the Open Genome Informatics page on the GMOD.org website<http://gmod.org/wiki/GSoC><http://gmod.org/wiki/GSoC#Google_Summer_of_Code_2020>.
The mentoring organization application deadline with GSoC is February 19th at 2 pm EST. So, if you are interested in taking part with the team please let us know as soon as possible.
Please forward this to others who might be interested in taking part.
If you have any questions please let us know.
Thanks,
Robin, Marc, and Scott.
2 months, 1 week
September 2021 News: Papercuts resumes; Misconceptions; Hub updated; microGalaxy Community, ...
by Dave Clements
Hi all,
The September newsletter
<https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-09-galaxy-update/> brings lots of
news, including
- 12 recent use cases for UseGalaxy.eu, covering a broad spectrum of
research.
- Want to help address misconceptions about Galaxy?
- The Galaxy Community Hub is now using Gridsome.
- ELIXIR community updates
- JXTX Foundation 2021 Awards
- 7 open positions in Belgium, Italy, and the US
- The Galaxy YouTube channel is growing up
- Upcoming events
- Galaxy Platforms News
- Recent Blog Posts
- Doc, Hub, and Training Updates
- Recent Publications
- and other news too.
Sit back, get comfortable, and explore the Galaxy...
Beatriz Serrano-Solano and Dave Clements, Editors
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https://galaxyproject.org/
8 months, 1 week
PaperCuts is Resuming this Thursday, Septermber 16
by Dave Clements
Hello all,
After taking the last 3 months off, PaperCuts is back
<https://galaxyproject.org/events/2021-09-papercuts/>. Galaxy PaperCuts is
a monthly online gathering where we address irritating but relatively easy
to fix bugs in anything related to Galaxy. This can be code,
documentation, training materials, Ansible recipes, and do on.
We will be on Gitter <https://gitter.im/galaxyproject/Lobby> for chat all
day long, and on 3 calls spread across the day. Please take advantage of
both to communicate with your collaborators around the world.
- *Call 1: Oceania, Australia, Asia*
- 14:00 Australia Eastern time. See your time
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=14%3A00+Melbour...>
.
- Zoom Link
<https://zoom.us/j/98189403566?pwd=SWhueXkzNHlKSG1QMU0xUG1ESFFsUT09>
- *Call 2: Middle East, Europe, Africa*
- 10:00 Central European Summer time. See your time
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=10%3A00+Freibur...>
.
- Zoom Link
<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89108992104?pwd=eHhWdFFUQThnVVFwZ3RRall4WjBXQT09>
- *Call 3: Americas*
- 12:00 US Eastern time. See your time
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=12%3A00+Penn+St...>
.
- Zoom Link
<https://zoom.us/j/98189403566?pwd=SWhueXkzNHlKSG1QMU0xUG1ESFFsUT09>
If you have any ideas for papercut issues, please add them to the
appropriate repo.
Thanks, and hope to see you soon,
Dave C
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https://galaxyproject.org/
8 months, 1 week