Galaxy Ecology training and collabroation fest
Hybrid course
As colleagues from CCAMLR / Antarctica conservation from Belgium are coming to Concarneau marine station to work on Galaxy Ecology use in their projects, we propose to create an open event, where colleagues from CCAMLR / Antarctica conservation from UK, New Zealand and others are interested to participate remotely, so people wanted to learn how to use and contribute to Galaxy Ecology European Platform during these 3 days.
Since 2023, Galaxy Ecology initiative was joined by french Museum of Natural History (MNHN) and National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) colleagues working on Antarctica conservation notably through the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) organization. Thanks to 2 years developping tools, workflows and training tutorials as methodologies to facilitate scientific cooperation in such Antarctica context, we now can provides production services thanks to the European Galaxy instance and more than other, feedbacks on works done and benefits to go towards FAIRization of analytical processes to help conservtion of nature, in Antarctica but more broadly. This work is integrated as a pillar of the PNDB (Biodiversity data hub of Data Terra research infrastructure) EBV (Essential Biodiveristy Variables) operationalization pilot for GEO BON using the Galaxy platform to create EBV computational workflows (ie computational workflows allowing to create biodiversity metrics / indicators from raw datasets).
Who is this course for?
This event is intended for any scientist interesting in ecology data analysis and notably biodiversity indicator production. Regarding remote participation can be complicated, maybe only some part of the event will be open to remote participation (as a minimum the tuesday morning and beginning of afternoon).Event Location
Geocoding via Nominatim, Map data from OpenStreetMap
Organisers & Instructors
This event is brought to you by:
| Organiser(s) |
 
Yvan Le Bras
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| Instructor(s) |
Pauline Seguineau
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Before you start
Before starting the course, make sure to follow the setup instructions
Tuesday: Introduction
Galaxy platform and Galaxy Ecology introduction
| Time | Lesson | Slides | Hands-on | Recordings |
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10:30 - 12:30 |
Galaxy & Galaxy Ecology introduction |
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12:30 - 14h:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:00 |
How we can contribute code to Galaxy |
the “classical” way” (Pauline) & the “Jupyter notebook way” (Arthur) |
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15:00 - 15h:30 |
Coffee break |
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15:30 - 18:00 |
collaboration fest / hackathon |
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Wednesday: Hack!
Galaxy platform and Galaxy Ecology hackathon/collaboration fest
| Time | Lesson | Slides | Hands-on | Recordings |
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9:30 - 18:00 |
collaboration fest / hackathon |
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thursday: Hack again!
Galaxy platform and Galaxy Ecology hackathon/collaboration fest
| Time | Lesson | Slides | Hands-on | Recordings |
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9:30 - 12:30 |
collaboration fest / hackathon |
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Get set up for the course!
Follow the steps below to get set up with everything you need to participate in the course!
Create a Galaxy Account
Create an account on one of the following Galaxy servers:
You will get an email with activation link. It may end up in your junk folder.
Note: If you already have a Galaxy account you can skip this step and just log in to your existing account.
Join Galaxy Training Group (TIaaS)
Join TIaaS by clicking on the link below matching your Galaxy server:
This will give your analysis jobs priority on Galaxy for the duration of the event. Make sure you are logged in before clicking the link. You should see a green message box if all went well.
Prepare for the Course
Before joining the course, please make sure to:
- Do the Intro to Galaxy tutorial if you are not yet familiar with Galaxy
Instructor Zone
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Request TIaaS
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Galaxy Ecology training and collabroation fest! 📢
As colleagues from CCAMLR / Antarctica conservation from Belgium are coming to Concarneau marine station to work on Galaxy Ecology use in their projects, we propose to create an open event, where colleagues from CCAMLR / Antarctica conservation from UK, New Zealand and others are interested to participate remotely, so people wanted to learn how to use and contribute to Galaxy Ecology European Platform during these 3 days.
📅 November 25 – 27, 2025
➡️ https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/events/2025-11-11_ecology.html
📝 Registration is open until 2025-11-20! mailto:yvan.le-bras@mnhn.fr
Slack-compatible version:
Galaxy Ecology training and collabroation fest! 📢
As colleagues from CCAMLR / Antarctica conservation from Belgium are coming to Concarneau marine station to work on Galaxy Ecology use in their projects, we propose to create an open event, where colleagues from CCAMLR / Antarctica conservation from UK, New Zealand and others are interested to participate remotely, so people wanted to learn how to use and contribute to Galaxy Ecology European Platform during these 3 days.
:calendar: November 25 – 27, 2025
:arrow_right: https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/events/2025-11-11_ecology.html
:pencil: Registration is open until 2025-11-20! mailto:yvan.le-bras@mnhn.fr
Version with schedule:
Galaxy Ecology training and collabroation fest! 📢
As colleagues from CCAMLR / Antarctica conservation from Belgium are coming to Concarneau marine station to work on Galaxy Ecology use in their projects, we propose to create an open event, where colleagues from CCAMLR / Antarctica conservation from UK, New Zealand and others are interested to participate remotely, so people wanted to learn how to use and contribute to Galaxy Ecology European Platform during these 3 days.
**Agenda**:
- Tuesday: Introduction
- Wednesday: Hack!
- thursday: Hack again!
📅 November 25 – 27, 2025
➡️ https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/events/2025-11-11_ecology.html
📝 Registration is open until 2025-11-20! mailto:yvan.le-bras@mnhn.fr
Register Now!
Deadline: 20 November 2025
Event details
| event-date | November 25 – 27, 2025 |
| event-location | Concarneau marine station and online, quai de la croix, Concarneau, France, 29900 |
| event-cost | free |
| yvan.le-bras@mnhn.fr |
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Organisers
Yvan Le Bras
Instructors
Pauline Seguineau
In collaboration with
PNDB