Key Contributors Update 27 February 2015

Action items

From last week's update:

For information

Ongoing activities

ELIXIR IAC meeting

This week the ELIXIR Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) (http://www.elixir-europe.org/industry/understanding_industrys_needs) , appointed by the ELIXIR Board to provide ELIXIR with high-level, strategic advice and input from industry, met for the first time here at Hinxton.At the meeting Mark Forster of Syngenta was elected Chair of the committee for 2015, and Wendy Filsell of Unilever, Vice Chair. The agenda for the meeting can be found here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4WQQq4hwmbQc255YVhiaHVDRWc/view?usp=s…) .A public report of the meeting will be made available in the coming weeks.

Final minutes from HoN WebEx Meeting, 4 February 2015

The final minutes from this meeting can be found here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4WQQq4hwmbQTnc5dU4xdFRnWW8/view) .

ELIXIR all-hands meeting deadlines

As per emails, a reminder of the ELIXIR all-hands meeting deadlines

ELIXIR - Finland Launch Event

You are invited to join ELIXIR Finland for an event to celebrate its launch at the Natural History Museum (Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13) in Helsinki on 4th May 2015 at 15:00 - 18:00.The event will include keynote presentations from members of the life science community and the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture; and demonstrations of the impact of infrastructure services offered by the Node. Refreshments will also be provided.If you are interested in taking part, please register here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elixir-finland-launch-tickets-15925505616) by 20th April or by email to Ms Johanna Lu00e4tti. (mailto:johanna.latti@csc.fi?subject=Registration%20for%20ELIXIR%20Finla…)

Reminder of Key Meetings/Dates

ELIXIR collaboration workshop on marine informatics, Hinxton, UK (16-17 Mar 15 (http://%20https:/www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/elixir-collaboration-workshop-on-marine-informat…) )

ELIXIR Innovation and SME Forum event, Wageningen, Netherlands (18-19 Mar 15) (http://www.elixir-europe.org/events/innovation-and-sme-forum-data-drive…)

ELIXIR Data Carpentry workshop, Espoo, Finland (18-19 March 2015) (http://apawlik.github.io/2015-03-18-csc-espoo/)

ELIXIR 'all-hands' meeting, Hinxton (30 - 31 Mar 15) (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RV1Ad2KeT4ZcXJcK-pvTrXh-If-nybLuziy…)

ELIXIR Board meeting, Geneva, Switzerland (13-14 Apr 15)HoN teleconference (4 Jun 15, 09:00-12:00 BST, 10:00-13:00 CEST)

ELIXIR Innovation and SME Forum event, Basel, Switzerland (9 June 15) (http://www.elixir-europe.org/events/innovation-and-sme-forum-basel-swit…)

HoN meeting, Hinxton, Cambridge (21 Oct 15)

ELIXIR Board meeting, Hinxton, Cambridge (22 - 23 Oct 15)

BioMedBridges Open Symposium, Hinxton, UK (17-18 Nov 15) (http://www.elixir-europe.org/events/biomedbridges-open-symposium-buildi…)

Information on upcoming TeCG meetings can be found here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ga_8ICx1RgH2DsgvPsCTBLD4QXEGGHGyESk…) .Information on upcoming TrCG meetings can be found here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rbab3GKN-Scx1nct4TlC5kaRHLLt1mn5Wks…) .