Hello all,

The May 2018 Galactic News https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/ highlights what's going on in the Galaxy this month, including:

- Lots of GCCBOSC 2018 news https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-04/#gccbosc-2018: - *Early registration ends May 11 https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#early-registration-ends-may-11* - Galaxy talks have been posted to the schedule https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#gcc2018-schedule-posted . - BOSC deadline for late-breaking lightning talks, demos and posters *is May 17 https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#bosc-deadline-for-late-breaking-lightning-talks-demos-and-posters-is-may-17* - Please welcome *Google Cloud https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#gigascience-and-oxford-university-press* and *Advanced HPC https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#advanced-hpc* as GCCBOSC sponsors. *Both are offering goodies for conference participants.* - Other event news: - ELIXIR Workshop for Galaxy training material and skills improvement https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#elixir-workshop-for-galaxy-training-material-and-skills-improvement is 21-23 May. Register right now. - Galaxy Africa Report https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#galaxy-africa-report - Other Upcoming events https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#upcoming-events (on three continents in 6 countries) - New: - 132 publications https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#publications - Openings in 10 groups on 2 continents https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#whos-hiring - Public Galaxy Server News https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#public-galaxy-server-news : IRProfiler https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#irprofiler - ToolShed contributions https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#toolshed-contributions - Releases https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/#releases of BioBlend and Starforge

See the newsletter https://galaxyproject.org/galaxy-updates/2018-05/ for the full story, and we hope to see you in Portland! Dave C on behalf of, well, everyone