The update to ELIXIR Heads of Nodes is sent weekly on Friday afternoon. Training and Technical Coordinators are also copied in. Contact nicola.kay@elixir-europe.org for any questions.
Action required
Within ELIXIR-EXCELERATE WP10 we are currently providing capacity building in the areas of Genome Annotation and Assembly and Data Nodes Network. One part of the WP10 work is to identify future putative areas of capacity building, where specialised support across ELIXIR Nodes is needed. Please answer three questions by 1 June 2017, we will discuss this topic further at the HoN retreat on 13-14 June.
For information
HoN Working Group to develop ELIXIR processes
The HoN working group established to develop selected ELIXIR processes held a TC today to discuss the outcomes of the f-2-f workshop. It was agreed that there are two prioritised areas: 'Platforms and Nodes, including processes for Programme, Work Plan & Implementation Studies' and 'Selection and renewal of ELIXIR Use Cases' and the WG will focus on preparing recommendations on these for the upcoming HoN retreat. Members of the WG are reminded to consider their role in the two prioritised areas and contact hana.pergl_sustkova@uochb.cas.cz by Tuesday next week.
Call for new members of the ELIXIR Industry Advisory Committee
The ELIXIR Hub has launched a call for new members of the ELIXIR Industry Advisory Committee. Further information can be found via the ELIXIR website.
'Rules of Engagement' of European Open Science Cloud
The ELIXIR Hub is a partner in the Governance Work Package of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSCPilot) project. We lead a sub-task to develop the 'Rules of Engagement' for service providers and users. Please find attached a link to a discussion paper that sets out the task and our proposed work plan for the task, and a spreadsheet that begins to map out existing infrastructures and initiatives and the participation rules that apply to those. We will be working on this more over the next few weeks, but would like to make sure that HoN have the opportunity of feeding in any thoughts on this topic, so please do so in document or by email to andrew.smith@elixir-europe.org.
Registration for ELIXIR HoNs Retreat, June 2017
Registration is now open for the ELIXIR HoNs retreat taking place 13-14 June 2017 in Woking, UK. Registration and further details can be found here. ELIXIR HoNs are asked to please register by Monday 29 May at the latest.
ELIXIR Platform Leaders are also expected to attend this meeting which will include discussion around plans for the next ELIXIR Scientific Programme. A full agenda will be made available in due course.
Key dates and meetings
- 13 - 14 June 2017, Woking, UK
Heads of Node meeting (to review the 2018 Work Plan and Budget)
- 13 September 2017, Basel, Switzerland
Heads of Node TC
- 5 December 2017, 13.00 - 16.00 UK time/14.00 - 17.00 CET