Hi everyone, Thank you again for joining the organizing team for the Galaxy Training Academy 2026! We’re excited to begin planning this year’s event with all of you. We really appreciate your patience, and we’re excited to officially kick things off! To help us coordinate efficiently, we’ve set up our shared workspaces: GitHub Project: Many of you should have already been invited to the GitHub Project Board<https://github.com/orgs/galaxyproject/projects/86>. If you haven’t received an invite, it may be because you are not a part of the GalaxyProject repo<https://github.com/galaxyproject>. Please join the repo and then reply with your confirmation along with your GitHub handle and we will add you. Slack Channel: To join our private Slack channel, please reply with your preferred email, and we will add you! These will be our central hubs for planning, assigning tasks, tracking deadlines, and discussing program updates. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll begin outlining track offerings, confirming instructors, and shaping the overall structure for GTA2026. For more information about this year's event, check out our event page on the Galaxy Training Network<https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/events/2025-05-18-galaxy-academy.html>. Please feel free to jump in, add comments, or share early ideas. We’ll also start posting organizational notes and an initial checklist in the GitHub project shortly. We are looking forward to working together! Best, The GTA2026 Organizing Leads