Dear GTA participant, Today (Monday), the Galaxy Training Academy officially begins!This is an asynchronous, self-paced online learning event — so you’re free to start whenever it suits you. To get started, please visit our program page <https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/events/2025-05-12-galaxy-academy-2025.html#monday-introduction>, watch the introduction video, join our #social channel <https://gtnsmrgsbord.slack.com/archives/C01EDBVMHBQ>on Slack, and begin with any tutorial that interests you. There is no fixed starting time, and we will not be hosting any live sessions (e.g. on Zoom). However, if you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to us anytime on Slack <https://gtnsmrgsbord.slack.com/archives/C01MNM98X9V>. We wish you a great week of learning! If you have any questions you can contact us on Slack <https://gtnsmrgsbord.slack.com/archives/C01MNM98X9V>or via Email (academy@galaxyproject.org <mailto:academy@galaxyproject.org>). Best wishes, The GTA-orga community P.S.: Depending on your time zone this email reaches you Monday morning or Sunday.