Hello all, It is a very busy time in the Galaxy. 2021 is young, but we have already had two large training events, including the largest Galaxy event ever - the GTN Smörgåsbord (with an amazing 1100+ people registered). We are ramping up for GCC2021, which will be online, global, and affordable, and will be more accessible (and likely much larger) than an in-person Galaxy Community Conference.

Galaxy is also shifting with the times, and to reflect how our community has grown. This newsletter includes a new *Featured News https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-03-galaxy-update/#featured-news* section highlighting 1) the *recent explosion of videos* related to Galaxy, 2) a draft *global governance model for Galaxy*, and 3) the new *Galaxy Career Center.*

That's followed by another new section highlighting *community news https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-03-galaxy-update/#community-news.* Arguably, *everything* here is community news, but items listed here particularly emphasize the community aspects of Galaxy.

The newsletter still includes sections on

- *upcoming events https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-03-galaxy-update/#event-news*, - news about *public Galaxy platforms https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-03-galaxy-update/#galaxy-platforms-news* , - recent *blog posts https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-03-galaxy-update/#galactic-blog-activity* , - *training and doc updates https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-03-galaxy-update/#doc-hub-and-training-updates* , - recent *open-access Galaxy-related publications https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-03-galaxy-update/#publications*, and - *new releases https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-03-galaxy-update/#releases.*

It's a lot to take in, but it all highlights the breadth and depth of the Galaxy Community.

Enjoy,

Dave Clements and Beatriz Serrano-Solano, Editors [image: 2021-03-16_14-51-56-wordcloud.png]