There is an upcoming Macaulay2 workshop, pending finalization of an NSF grant.
Title: Intensive Workshop for Macaulay2 Development
Dates: May 7th – 10th, University of Utah
Organizers: Adam Boocher, Karl Schwede, Amelia Taylor
Application to attend:
click this link
Information on the workshop will be available here:
http://wiki.macaulay2.com/Macaulay2/index.php?title=Utah2016_-_Main_Page