Action items
Review the proposed five topics for the breakout sessions (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4WQQq4hwmbQSHY1Y21Cc1ZuT0E/view?usp=s…) for the second day of the ELIXIR HoNs/EXCELRATE WPL meeting and send any comments or suggestions to susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org (mailto:susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org) .
From last week's update:
* EXCELERATE Project Partners to ensure your Legal Signatory signs the EXCELERATE Grant Agreement in the Participant Portal (http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html) as soon as possible, and by 10 September at the latest.
* All to ensure this spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DBWDy04VM9zHCbNgx2I32vW_hDO2CTT…) on specific personnel involved in EXCELERATE activities from your Node is completed as necessary, and forwarded within your Node as required.
* Platform and User Community Work Package leaders to prepare for the HoNs/EXCELERATE WP leaders' meeting in September and complete this slide template (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4WQQq4hwmbQbUQ4WEpDWkNzNzQ/view) . Any questions regarding the template should be sent to susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org (mailto:susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org) .
Breakout sessions at the HoN and EXCELERATE WP leaders meeting (2-3 Sept)
The proposed five topics for the breakout sessions (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4WQQq4hwmbQSHY1Y21Cc1ZuT0E/view?usp=s…) on the second day of the meeting are now available for you to review. Please send any comments or suggestions regarding the breakout sessions to susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org (mailto:susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org) . We will invite co-chairs for the breakouts and will assign each meeting participant into a group.The final agenda and other pre-reading materials for the meeting will be sent to you early next week.
ELIXIR-Goblet e-learning workshop, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 15-17 Sept 2015
Representatives from ELIXIR Nodes are invited to take part in an ELIXIR-Goblet e-learning workshop to be held in Ljubljana on 15-17 September 2015 as part of EXCELERATE WP11.More information about the event can be found here. (http://www.mygoblet.org/about-us/goblet-events/elixirgoblet-workshop-de…)
Webinar on BYOD and FAIR data stewardship
A recording from the webinar presented this week by Luiz Olavo Bonino (ELIXIR-NL) on the Bring Your Own Data concept and FAIR data stewardship as part on the ongoing ELIXIR Webinar series is now available via the ELIXIR website. (https://www.elixir-europe.org/documents/elixir-webinar-byod-and-fair-da…)Webinars take place at the same time every third Wednesday of each month (2pm UK time / 3 pm CET).A schedule of upcoming events and recordings from previous events can be found here (https://www.elixir-europe.org/events/webinars/upcoming) .
Updated ELIXIR Slide deck
The ELIXIR slide deck has been updated with information on the latest Pilot Actions (Collaboration with GA4GH on the Beacon project, and the Rare disease Test Case). You will find it in the shared Google drive folder (https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzkGGa8FI4XufkFBVUE1UmtWOHRveC1…) , together with the presentation slides on the EXCELERATE project.
Reminder of Key Meetings/Dates
HoN and EXCELERATE WP leads meeting (2-3 Sept) (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/elixir-heads-of-nodesexcelerate-work-pac…)
ELIXIR Board meeting, Hinxton, Cambridge (22 - 23 Oct)
Symposium: Open bridges for life science data, Hinxton, UK (17-18 Nov) (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-bridges-for-life-science-data-regis…)
CORBEL Kick off meeting (19 Nov)
ELIXIR SAB (8-9 Dec)/EXCELERATE kick off meeting (10 Dec)
ELIXIR all-hands meeting (8-9 Mar 2016)
Key dates for EXCELERATE including details of upcoming Work Package meetings will be added to the EXCELERATE project calendar (http://elixir-europe.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=751beffce2e491f…) , as they become available. If you have any dates to add to the calendar please let us know (mailto:nicola.kay@elixir-europe.org) .
Information on upcoming TrCG meetings can be found here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rbab3GKN-Scx1nct4TlC5kaRHLLt1mn5Wks…)