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 items
The recording from the webinar on the process for the selection Core Resources held last week to answer any questions from Nodes on what is expected from the submissions can now be found via the ELIXIR website.
The submission deadline is fast approaching. All case study documents need to be submitted by 1 December to core-resources@elixir-europe.org. Further details in the process document here.
For information
ELIXIR Board meeting, November 2016
We will look forward to seeing many of you in Hinxton next week for the ELIXIR Board meeting. Items on the agenda include:
- Approval of the ELIXIR Budget and Work Plan for 2017
- Review of the first Service Delivery Plans for ELIXIR Nodes
- Commissioned Services Contracts for Implementation Studies 2015-2017
- Approval of the ELIXIR ELSI Policy
- ELIXIR Node applications from new and existing ELIXIR Member States
- New members to the ELIXIR Scientific Advisory Board and Industry Advisory Committee
A full update will be provided after the meeting.
Key dates and meetings
Heads of Node teleconference
- 8 December 2016, 9-12.00 UK time
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. Time and agenda TBC.
ELIXIR Policy event:
- 11 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium, Time and agenda TBC