Hi All,
In case you missed it, the call for training topic nominations is now
open. See below for details. I would particularly like to encourage
people on this list to consider nominating topics.
Thanks,
Dave C
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From: Dave Clements <clements(a)galaxyproject.org>
Date: Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 2:40 PM
Subject: Please nominate training topics for GCC2019 by Dec 31
To: Galaxy Dev List <galaxy-dev(a)lists.galaxyproject.org>
Cc: Bérénice Batut <berenice.batut(a)gmail.com>
Hi All,
The *2019 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2019)*
<https://galaxyproject.org/events/gcc2019/> will be held in be held in
*Freiburg,
Germany, 1-6 July*. Like previous Galaxy Community Conferences
<https://galaxyproject.org/gcc/>, GCC2019 will feature invited keynotes,
accepted talks, posters, demos, birds-of-a-feather gatherings and *training*.
The format of GCC2019 will be a bit different than the previous years: it
starts with 1 day of training and then 3 days with more specialized
training sessions aligned with talks. *You can read more about the new
format on the conference FAQ
<https://galaxyproject.org/events/gcc2019/faq/#what-will-be-the-format-for-g…>.*
*The training topics that are offered are determined by the community so BY
YOU!
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fBPjEmw7Td52rhBnC0SvflnQCD7Ue5IMJ9RkM0SjnY…>*
Please give some thought to what topics you would like to see offered, or
that you would like to offer, and then submit them as topic nominations
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fBPjEmw7Td52rhBnC0SvflnQCD7Ue5IMJ9RkM0SjnY…>
.
Nominated topics can cover a wide range. For example:
- Introduction to Using Galaxy
- Scientific topic oriented trainings
- Community specific trainings
- Development and administration around Galaxy
- Train the trainers
This list only shows some examples. *Any topic of interest to the Galaxy
Community can be nominated and you are encouraged to nominate more than one
topic.* If you are looking for ideas, see the topic nominated in: 2016
<https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/bit.ly/gcc2016noms>,
2015
<https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/bit.ly/gcc2015vote>,
2014 <https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/bit.ly/1s6NtMN>,
2013 <https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/bit.ly/1i2j1gN>
and the Galaxy Events page
<https://galaxyproject.org/news/2018-12-galaxy-update/galaxyproject.org/even…>
.
Training nomination is open from *December, 1st* to *December, 31*. Topics
will be compiled into a uniform list by the GCC2019 Organizing Committee,
and topics will be voted on by the Galaxy Community from *January,
15th* to *January,
31st*.