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.
Important updates
Ethics policy
As per the email dated 3 August 2016, the final version (draft 0.5) of the ELIXIR Ethics Policy is now available to HoNs for review. This version follows many detailed discussions, including with the Ethics experts on the ELIXIR SAB.
HoNs are asked to send any feedback on the draft policy to Stephanie Suhr by Wednesday 17 August.
The background document providing clarifications and explanations is available here.
If necessary, any final adjustments to the policy will then be made before it is submitted to the ELIXIR Board for approval at its next meeting in November, following which it becomes binding for ELIXIR Services.
ELIXIR International Policy
The draft ELIXIR International Policy is now available to HoNs for review. If you have any comments or questions regarding the draft policy, please contact Andrew Smith by Friday 26 August.
ELIXIR SAB report
The general report issued by the ELIXIR SAB following its summer teleconference in June can now be found on Google Drive.
Reports on the ELIXIR Node Applications presented for review at the meeting have been sent to the relevant Heads of Nodes for their information.
International Consortium for Personalised Medicine Strategic Roadmap
The International Consortium for Personalised Medicine (IC PerMed) is in the process of finalising a strategic roadmap to guide the future funding initiatives in Europe. We are providing comments from ELIXIR and input is required from the Nodes. There are several instances in the document where specific examples are required from the Nodes. We have also been asked to input specifically into Challenge 4 by filling out a questionnaire, which you may comment on if desired. Please provide edits and comments back to Serena Scollen by 24 August.
Action items
Send any feedback on the draft ELIXIR Ethics Policy to stephanie.suhr@elixir-europe.org by Wednesday 17 August.
Send any comments on the International Consortium for Personalised Medicine (IC PerMed) document and completed questionnaire to Serena Scollen by 24 August.
Send any comments on the draft ELIXIR International Policy to andrew.smith@elixir-europe.org by Friday 26 August.
From last week's update:
Send any comments on the first draft of the ELIXIR Handbook. to nicola.kay@elixir-europe.org by 14 August.
Register for the ELIXIR HoNs meeting at the ECCB, and let us know if you have any additional items for inclusion on the agenda by Monday 15 August.
Send any requests for items for inclusion in the Second EXCELERATE Grant Agreement amendment to Stephanie Suhr in advance of the meeting.
Key dates and meetings
Heads of Node meeting
- 4 September, 16-19:00, The Hague, Netherlands (during the ECCB 2016)
Heads of Node teleconference
- 8 December 2016, 9-12.00 UK time
ELIXIR All Hands meeting
- 21-23 March 2017, Rome, Italy (preceded by ELIXIR SAB meeting, 20 March 2017)
ELIXIR-EXCELERATE midterm review
- 10 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium. Time and agenda TBC.
ELIXIR Policy event:
- 11 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium, Time and agenda TBC