Report on the GTN Smörgåsbord event

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Posted on: 17 March 2021 purlPURL: https://gxy.io/GTN:N00003

The GTN instructors community has just run the largest-ever Galaxy training event: “the GTN Smörgåsbord: A Global Galaxy Course”, co-organized with the Gallantries and the CINECA project and the Galaxy Training Network.

5 days, 1100 registrations, 78 countries, 60+ instructors, 40 training session, 25 hours of video and 100% awesomeness.

Read the full report for all the numbers, details, conclusions and feedback.

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