Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB)
Amphipôle
Quartier UNIL-Sorge
1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
This event will be a lunch-to-lunch, in-person meeting at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) in Lausanne, bringing together members of the Node Support Commissioned Service (NSCS), Train-the-Trainer (TtT), ELEAD and PeoplePulse Commissioned Services (CoS), as well as the Node Coordinators' group. The programme combines a Node Coordinators' workshop and an annual meeting for the Node and People Tier CoS. Sessions will focus on shared priorities, cross-CoS synergies and planning for the next phase of work for 2027–2028.
Venue and travel
Getting to Lausanne from Geneva Airport
There are trains departing directly from Geneva Airport to Lausanne or Renens VD. Please check the connections. The final destination name of the venue is Ecublens VD, UNIL-Sorge. You can purchase tickets either online (an app is also available) or at the airport directly, which will cover train and metro fares. The venue is within walking distance of the metro M1 station UNIL Sorge (Ecublens VD, UNIL-Sorge).
Meeting rooms
Salle Amphipôle, 340.1 (you can also look for it using the interactive UNIL campus map).
Recommended accommodation
Suggested hotels with indicative rates for one night in a single room:
- SwissTech Hotel: CHF 99.00
- Zleep Hotel: CHF 119.00
- Elite Hotel: CHF 129.00
- Hotel des Voyageurs: CHF 170.00
- Continental Hotel: CHF 216.00
Agenda
Monday 9 March 2026 (14:00–17:00) – Node Coordinators only
Room 340.1
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 12:30–14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00–14:30 | Welcome and connection round (interactive roundtable). Meet and connect with the new Head of Operations |
| 14:30–14:40 | Working together during this year: vision and expectations |
| 14:40–15:10 | Onboarding Kit for NoC: update and discussion |
| 15:10–15:45 | Training needs for Node Coordinators - People Pulse WP3: overview and interactive discussion (incl. EMMRI training options) |
| 15:45–16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00–17:00 | Node perspectives on European and ELIXIR projects – interactive discussion and peer learning |
Dinner: self paid
Tuesday 10 March 2026 (09:00–12:30) – Impact workshop supporting ELIXIR Node Coordinators
Room 340.1
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00–09:30 | Introduction to impact: overview on methodologies and literature |
| 09:30–10:30 | Impact on Node activity and sustainability from GDI and EOSC initiatives |
| 10:30–11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00–12:30 | Node Impact Dashboard examples |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch |
Tuesday 10 March 2026 (13:30–17:00) – CoS annual meeting
Room 340.1
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 13:30–13:35 | Welcome and introduction to the CoS annual meeting agenda |
| 13:35–13:45 | Overall aims for People and Node Tier for 2024–2026 programme |
| 13:45–14:45 | Status report and update of Node Support CoS |
| 14:45–15:45 | Status report and update of Train-the-Trainer CoS |
| 15:45–16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00–17:00 | Status report and update of PeoplePulse CoS |
| 17:00–17:30 | Status report and update of ELEAD 2.0 CoS |
Dinner: self paid
Wednesday 11 March 2026 (09:00–12:30) – CoS annual meeting
Room 340.1
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00–09:10 | Building momentum for 2027–2028: summary of proposed ideas/tasks/activities from the community workshop in December 2025 |
| 09:10–10:30 | TBD |
| 10:30–11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00–12:30 | TBD |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch |
All times are CET.