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.
For information
Q1 Update to the ELIXIR 2017 Work Plan
Thank you for your comments on the draft Update to the ELIXIR 2017 Work Plan. We will aim to send the final Q1 Update to the ELIXIR 2017 Work Plan to the ELIXIR Board on Monday.
Minutes from the first teleconference of the HoN Working Group
The minutes from the first TC with the HoN working group to develop ELIXIR's scientific planning and internal oversight processes are available here. We are currently scheduling a one day meeting for the WG at an airport location.
For more information, please contact hana.pergl_sustkova@uochb.cas.cz.
Report from the workshop: 'The future of proteomics in ELIXIR'
Report from the workshop that took place March 1-2 as part of our 2017-proteome Implementation Study is now available here. The follow up from the workshop will be the elaboration of a white paper that will outline a framework for proteomics activities in ELIXIR, to be presented for discussion at the HoN retreat in June.
Project Plans for the integration of Italy and Germany
Further to discuss at the recent HoNs Tc, the project plans for the integration of Germany and Italy have now been sent to platform ExCos for review, with three weeks for comment.
As agreed at the meeting further to this review of the project plans by the platform ExCos, the project plans will be sent back to HoNs for final review by Written Procedure before the ELIXIR HoNs retreat in June.
ELIXIR presence at ISMB 2017
We are considering taking out a track at the ECCB/ISMB conference to be held in Prague, 21-25 July 2017 to present the ELIXIR Platforms and Use Cases (like the Tuesday of the All Hands). We would welcome your thoughts on this. Please also let us know if you already plan to attend the conference and so would be available to give a presentation.
Registration for ELIXIR-EXCELERATE Mid Term Review (10 May 2017, Brussels)
A reminder that all EXCELERATE Work Package Leaders and EXCELERATE HoN committee members are expected to attend the ELIXIR EXCELERATE midterm review taking place on on 10 May 2017 at: Thon Hotel EU, Rue de la Loi 75, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium.
The preliminary agenda for the meeting can be found here (EC Approval Pending).
Further details and registration for the meeting can be found here.
EC Official Communication of the Reporting period 1 (RP1) review meeting Objectives, Date and Reviewer can be found here.
Note: We are collecting now availability to organise a Project Dinner the May 9th 20:00 PM, if you have already filled in the registration, but want to join us please contact let us know using grants@elixir-europe.org.
Please ensure you register ASAP if you have no done it already. If you are not able to attend the meeting yourself, please nominate a representative to attend on your behalf.
ELIXIR HoNs (who are not part of ELIXIR-EXCELERATE Consortium) and TeCs are also welcome to attend the review, but their attendance is not mandatory (and space is limited). Please note this is a formal affair with little room for interactive discussions.
ELIXIR Policy Impact Review meeting. Core Resources (11 May 2017, Brussels)
We would also like to invite you to attend an ELIXIR Policy Impact Review meeting, focused around the ELIXIR Core Resources, being held in Brussels on the following day after the mid term review 11 May 2017 at the same venue than the EXCELERATE Review meeting.
More information about this meeting can be found here,
Registration for this event can be found here.
Key dates and meetings
ELIXIR-EXCELERATE midterm review
- 10 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium
ELIXIR Europe conference: Core Resources for a Data Economy
- 11 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium
Heads of Node retreat
- 13 - 14 June 2017, Woking, UK
Heads of Node meeting (to review the 2018 Work Plan and Budget)
- 13 September 2017, Date and location TBC
Heads of Node TC
- 5 December 2017, 13.00 - 16.00 UK time/14.00 - 17.00 CET