GALAXY COMMUNITY CONFERENCE 2026 Welcome to Day 2 of GCC2026! We hope you had a wonderful first day in Clermont-Ferrand. Here are a few important reminders for Tuesday, June 23. TODAY AT GCC2026 Day 2 begins at 9:00 AM CEST Today’s program begins with our Day 2 keynote speaker, Rayan Chikhi, at 9:00 AM CEST. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Rayan Chikhi Assembling and exploring the world's sequencing data for biological discovery Institut Pasteur, France Rayan Chikhi is a computer scientist and group leader at Institut Pasteur, where he heads the Sequence Bioinformatics research group in the Department of Computational Biology. His research focuses on algorithms and data structures for large-scale analysis of biological sequences, including genome assembly, k-mer-based methods, and scalable indexing of massive sequencing collections. CONFERENCE DINNER REMINDER Tonight from 7:00–9:00 PM We’re excited to see you at tonight’s conference dinner at Roof Events / Le Roof des Volcans. Address: 3 Rue Kepler, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand Please remember to bring your GCC2026 badge; the venue will use it to confirm entry. Don’t forget your drink tickets. Lost or forgotten drink tickets will not be replaced. QUICK REMINDERS * Keep your GCC2026 badge with you throughout the conference. * Use the GCC2026 Slack workspace for announcements, questions, photos, and attendee updates. * Share photos in #gcc2026-photos and use #GCC2026 and #UseGalaxy on social media. * The GCC2026 Scavenger Hunt is underway! Submit your team photos by Wednesday, June 24 at 11:30 AM. * Please continue to plan for very hot weather and bring water/heat protection with you during the day. Helpful links Keep the schedule and Slack workspace handy as Day 2 gets started. View the Schedule<https://galaxyproject.org/events/gcc2026/schedule/> GCC2026 Slack<https://join.slack.com/t/gcc2026/shared_invite/zt-40fkzifn5-3fvZrTVgBHr96Fl5c4U7Rg> GCC2026 · June 22–24, 2026 · Clermont-Ferrand, France We look forward to seeing you for Day 2!