[galaxy-user] GCC2014 Poster Abstracts due April 25, THIS FRIDAY

[Dave Clements]

Hello all,

This is just a reminder that poster abstracts for the 2014 Galaxy Community
Conference (GCC2014) *are due this Friday. *

Abstracts can be submitted at
https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Abstracts

Note that posters are reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis, until all
slots are full. The deadline is this Friday but sooner may be better.

In other news:

- We are delighted to have Steven Salzberg as the keynote
speaker<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014#Keynote_Speaker>
.
- Registration for the GCC2014
hackathon<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Hackathon>is
now open
- Early registration<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Register>for
the GCC2014
Training Day and
Meeting<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Program>are also
open
- Abstracts <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Abstracts>for
accepted talks will start showing up on the website this week.

Thanks, and hope to see you in Baltimore,

Dave C

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Dave Clements

Hello all,
*We are pleased to announce that Early Registration
<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Register> and Talk and
Poster Abstract Submission
<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Abstracts> are now open for
the 2014 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2014)
<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014>.*
GCC2014 <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014> will be held at
the Homewood Campus<http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/campuses/homewood_campus/>of Johns
Hopkins University <http://jhu.edu>, in Baltimore, Maryland<http://visitors.baltimorecity.gov/>,
United States, from June 30 through July 2, 2014. GCC2014<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014>starts with a Training
Day <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/TrainingDay> featuring
four *five* parallel tracks, each with three, two and half hour long
workshops. There are 13 different topics spanning the full Galactic
spectrum of topics. Take a look!<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/TrainingDay>
*Early registration
<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Register>* is now open.
Register early and *avoid paying 70% more for regular registration costs.* Early registration is very affordable, with combined registration (Training
Day <https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/TrainingDay> + main
meeting) starting at $140 for post-docs and students. Registration is
capped this year at 250 participants, *and we expect to hit that limit*.
Registering early assures you a place at the conference and also a spot in
the Training Day workshops you want to attend.
You can also book affordable conference housing at the same time you
register. See the conference Logistics page<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Logistics>for details on this and other housing options.
*Abstract submission
<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Abstracts>* for both oral
presentations and posters is also open. Abstract submission for oral
presentations closes April 4, while poster submission closes April 25.
Poster authors will be notified of acceptance status within two weeks of
submission, while presentation authors will be notified no later than May2.
*Please consider presenting your work. If you are dealing with big
biological data, then this meeting wants to hear about your work.*
The *GigaScience <http://www.gigasciencejournal.com/>* "Galaxy: Data
Intensive and Reproducible Research" series announced for the last
conference has published its first papers<http://www.gigasciencejournal.com/series/Galaxy>,
*and is continuing to take submissions for this year's meeting and beyond*.
BGI is also continuing to cover the article processing charges until the
end of the year, and for more information see their latest update<http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/gigablog/2014/02/06/rewarding-reproducibility-first-papers-in-our-galaxy-series-utilizing-our-gigagalaxy-platform/>.
Thanks, and hope to see you in Baltimore!
The GCC2014 Organizing Committee<https://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Events/GCC2014/Organizers>
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