Happy April everyone! It's a busy time in the Galaxy<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04> and that is reflected in the April 2014 Galaxy Update<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04>. First, there were a record 63 new papers<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#New_Papers> in the past month, six of which we have highlighted<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#New_Papers> (also a record). Three new public Galaxy servers<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#New_Public_Servers>, and one Galaxy Community Log Board entry<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#Galaxy_Community_Hubs> were also added in March. However, the big news this month is Upcoming Events<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#Events> : - Abstract submission for oral presentations<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#Oral_Presentation_Abstract_Submission_Closes_April_4> at the 2014 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2014)<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#GCC2014:_June_30_-_July_2.2C_Baltimore> closes this Friday, April 4<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#Oral_Presentation_Abstract_Submission_Closes_April_4> . - Early Registration<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#Registration_is_Open> for GCC2014<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#GCC2014:_June_30_-_July_2.2C_Baltimore> is open. Register now to secure your spot and save a bundle. - Globus World 2014<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#Globus_World_2014> is coming up April 15-17, in Chicago. Globus Genomics will have a strong presence. - Registration for the UC Davis 2014 Bioinformatics Workshop<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#UC_Davis_2014_Bioinformatics_Workshop> is also open. - And there are lots of other events<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#Other_Events> to keep us all out of trouble for the next few months. And as always, there are new ToolShed contributions<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#ToolShed_Contributions> and other news<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates/2014_04#Other_News> as well. If you have anything you would like to see in the next *Galaxy Update <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyUpdates>*, please let us know. Dave Clements and the Galaxy Team<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/GalaxyTeam> -- http://galaxyproject.org/GCC2014 http://galaxyproject.org/ http://getgalaxy.org/ http://usegalaxy.org/ https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/