Hello everyone,
GCC2016 events <
https://gcc16.sched.org/> start in just over one week.
Here’s some last-minute info you’ll need to make the most out of GCC2016:
- Training preparation
- Call for BoFs
- Lightning talks
- Submit a poster
- Sponsors
- GMOD 2016
GCC2016 is promising to be great one!
Looking forward to seeing you in Bloomington,
The GCC2016 Exec
Carrie Ganote, Chris Hemmerich, Dave Clements, Marilyne Summo, and Robert
Ping
*Training preparation*
Attending GCC2016 training? All sessions
<
https://gcc16.sched.org/overview/type/D.x+Training+-+All> list
prerequisites, and any laptop or software requirements. Almost all
sessions require a Wi-Fi enabled laptop with either Chrome, Firefox, or
Safari installed. For the use
<
https://gcc16.sched.org/type/D.1+Training+-+Using> and general
<
https://gcc16.sched.org/type/D.2+Training+-+General> training sessions all
you’ll need is that laptop.
For some of the deploy and develop sessions
<
https://gcc16.sched.org/overview/type/D.3+Training+-+Deploy+%26+Develop>
you’ll need to have additional software installed ahead of time. Most
often this will be virtual machines or Docker images. We will provide
specific details on what is required and where to get the machine images
and any needed software in the coming week. We’ll also provide help with
installation and setup at two training office hours sessions
<
https://gcc16.sched.org/type/A.+Help> on Saturday and Sunday evening.
(And if you would like to help during those sessions, please let the exec
committee know.)
*Call for BoFs*
We still have lots of space for birds-of-a-feather meetups (BoFs)
<
https://gcc16.sched.org/overview/type/E.6+Birds-of-a-feather>. These are
informal meetups where attendees with a shared interest meet to discuss
their interests and challenges. *If you have an idea for a BoF topic, post
it here
<
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aikQugTW_VlY5K0TQ3cI9E2NVIk443gkzK6EqP8g....
BoFs are a terrific way to find others and discuss common challenges. See
the list of BoFs for what gatherings have already been established.
*Lightning talks*
Lightning talks are a dynamic part of every GCC and this year’s conference
will feature more lightning talks than ever before. Lightning talks are
short (7 minutes long) and can be about anything of interest to conference
participants: prototype ideas, useful resources, open questions,
interesting communities, novel approaches to challenges, and anything else
you can think of. The call for lightning talks will go out once GCC2016
events have started. Please start thinking about what you would like to
present!
*Submit a poster*
Have a poster presentation idea? There are still a few spaces left
<
http://bit.ly/gcc2016abssub> for additional posters
<
https://gcc16.sched.org/overview/type/E.2+Conference+-+Posters>. All
accepted presentations are eligible for consideration for publication
in *GigaScience's
<
http://gigascience.biomedcentral.com/>* Galaxy series
<
http://www.gigasciencejournal.com/series/Galaxy>. Published papers will
receive a 15% discount on the article-processing fee
<
https://gigascience.biomedcentral.com/submission-guidelines/fees-and-fund...
if you flag GCC2016 on submission. Submit your poster *now*
<
http://bit.ly/gcc2016abssub>.
*Sponsors*
Conference sponsors <
https://gcc2016.iu.edu/sponsors/index.php> are key
partners in the Galaxy community and are absolutely vital in making event
registration affordable. We’ll highlight different sponsors in emails over
the coming month. We’re also still looking for additional meeting sponsors
<
https://gcc2016.iu.edu/sponsors/index.php>, so please let us know of any
organizations that may be a good fit.
The rapid innovation in genome sequencing technology is generating data
faster than costs declines in data storage, with petabyte-scale being the
new norm in data intensive biomedical research. Chris Dagdigian of BioTeam
has stated "corresponding advances need to be made with respect to data
storage, and object storage is a transformative force-multiplier in the
field of life sciences.” *SwiftStack <
https://www.swiftstack.com/>* is
happy to be a sponsor of GCC and to discuss how object storage can provide
a cost structure that aligns with research while also allowing use of
arbitrary tags and metadata to advance discoverability and leverage of data
in research.
*GMOD 2016*There is still space to register for the GMOD 2016 Community
Meeting
<
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gmod-2016-community-meeting-tickets-22224544...
being held at Indiana University immediately after GCC2016. GMOD
<
http://gmod.org/> is a consortium of open-source software projects
(including Galaxy) that address common challenges with organizing,
visualizing, annotating, and analyzing biological data. Registration
<
https://gmod2016.eventbrite.com/> is $110 for both days, with the same
housing options as for GCC2016. For those who would like to present a talk
or poster at GMOD, the meeting registration form includes a section for
submitting the presentation title and abstract.
--
http://galaxyproject.org/
http://getgalaxy.org/
http://usegalaxy.org/
https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/