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.
This will be our final update for 2016. Thank you for all your support over the course of the year, have a lovely Christmas and enjoy the holiday season. Our next update will be on Friday 6 January 2017.
Full minutes from the recent ELIXIR HoNs TC will follow by separate email shortly.
See below for information regarding current registration for HoNs meetings in 2017. Information regarding dates for further HoNs meetings in 2017 will follow in early 2017.
Action items
Registration for HoNs meeting to review Core Data Resources
Registration is now open for the next ELIXIR HoNs meeting to be held at Heathrow, UK on 6 Feb 2017, to review ELIXIR Core Data Resources. The meeting will be held in close proximity to Heathrow airport and timed in order that most people should be able to travel in and out of the meeting within one day. A full agenda for the meeting will be made available in due course.
Registration for SAB meeting at ELIXIR All Hands
HoNs are invited by open invitation to attend the ELIXIR SAB meeting to be held alongside the ELIXIR All Hands on 20 March 2017, 12.00 - 18.00. Please register if you would like to attend.
Sign up for the ELIXIR All Hands meeting is by separate registration. Register for the ELIXIR All Hands meeting here.
ELIXIR-EXCELERATE mid-term review - 10 May, Brussels
ELIXIR-EXCELERATE mid-term review meeting will take place 10 May 2017. Attendance is by invitation only and full details and agenda will be sent to EXCELERATE partners in due course.
Any enquiries about the ELIXIR-EXCELERATE mid-term review meeting should be sent to stephanie.suhr@elixir-europe.org.
Registrations can be made here.
From last week's update:
Mapping involvement of ELIXIR Nodes in IMI projects
A reminder that HoNs are asked to review and complete this spreadsheet to map ELIXIR Node involvement in Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) projects by Friday 23rd of December.
For information
Update on consultations
The deadline for the NIH consultation on data management has been extended to 19 January, and ELIXIR's draft response will now be circulated in early January 2017. In addition, a new consultation has opened on the Joint Technology Initiatives, including the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) programme. The deadline for this is 10 March and ELIXIR will submit a response to it.
Key dates and meetings
Heads of Node meeting (to review submissions to the ELIXIR Core Data Resource Process)
- 6 February 2017, Heathrow, UK
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
ELIXIR Policy event:
- 11 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium, Time and agenda TBC