Key Contributors Update, 2 November 2018

This update is sent weekly on Friday afternoon and goes to ELIXIR key stakeholders. It contains requests for actions regarding operations and developments within ELIXIR. Contact joana.wingender@elixir-europe.org for any questions.

An ELIXIR HoNs shared folder including meeting materials from HoN meetings, reference documents, slides & graphics archive can be found on google drive.

For action

New Registration is now open for the Heads of Nodes meeting, scheduled to take place on Wed, 12 December in Brussels. Please register for the meeting via Eventbrite by Fri, 30 November.

ELIXIRs Fifth Anniversary celebration will take place in Brussels on Tue, 11 December 2018. ELIXIR Board Members, Heads of Nodes, Platform Ex-Cos, Community leadership and EXCELERATE Work Package Leaders are warmly invited to attend the event, which will be a celebration of ELIXIRs achievements in the last 5 years, along with an outlook on future activities. We expect approximately 150 guests, including funders, policy-makers, industry representatives, and ELIXIR partners. Starting at midday, the event will comprise a series of talks from ELIXIR partners and other funders, a panel discussion, and plenty of time for networking. A draft programme and a registration page can be found at the links below.
Looking forward to seeing you there!

For information

The SAB is currently reviewing the updated Node applications submitted by Italy and Greece, which were presented during the SAB Teleconference on 29 October. Upon review, the applications are to be approved by the ELIXIR Board at the Board meeting, taking place from 12-13 November.

Key dates and meetings

ELIXIR Board meeting

  • 12-13 November 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia

ELIXIR 5th Anniversary event

  • 11 December 2018, Brussels, Belgium

Heads of Nodes meeting

  • 12 December 2018, Brussels, Belgium

Heads of Nodes Teleconference

  • 28 February 2019

Heads of Nodes meeting

  • 13-14 May 2019, Woking (Heathrow), UK