Next GTN CoFest May 20, 2021

Author(s) orcid logoSaskia Hiltemann avatar Saskia Hiltemannorcid logoHelena Rasche avatar Helena Rascheorcid logoBérénice Batut avatar Bérénice Batutorcid logoJennifer Hillman-Jackson avatar Jennifer Hillman-Jacksonorcid logoDelphine Lariviere avatar Delphine Lariviereorcid logoAnna Syme avatar Anna Symeorcid logoMaria Doyle avatar Maria Doyle
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Posted on: 18 March 2021 PURL: https://gxy.io/GTN:N00005

Every 3 months we organise one day dedicated to the GTN community! Thursday, May 20th is the next GTN CoFest. We will be working on the training materials, have discussions with the global Galaxy traning community. Do you teach with Galaxy? Want to learn how to add your tutorial to the GTN? New to the community and just want to learn more? Everybody is welcome!

CoFest

Anyone who would like to contribute, learn how to contribute to the Galaxy Training Material or just catch up with the community is very welcome to join.

We will coordinate via Zoom (drop-in channel we will keep open the whole day) and the GTN Gitter channel.

GTN Calls

The idea of these meetings is to share news about Galaxy and Training, but also just talk together. Everyone is welcome to join!

To accommodate different time zones and schedules, there will be 3 calls (with similar discussions):

Call Region Time Leads
1 Asia, Pacific (APAC) Starting Next CoFest Maria Doyle, Anna Syme
2 Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) 10:00 CET Saskia Hiltemann, Helena Rasche, Bérénice Batut
3 The Americas (AMER) 11:00 EST Jennifer Hillman-Jackson, Delphine Lariviere

Note: click on a time to see it in your own timezone

  • Zoom (passcode GTNGTN)
  • Agenda and minutes
    • Please feel free to suggest your agenda items here if there is anything you would like to discuss or learn about!
    • Sign up for one of the calls in this document as well!
  • GTN Gitter channel Go here to ask questions, let us know what you’re working on, or just chat with the community!

Next Meeting

The next GTN CoFest will be on May 20, 2021, save the date!

CoFest logo with two generic people shapes conversing next to the GTN logo and text 'gtn cofest'

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