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
Individual membership of ELIXIR
Nodes are requested to provide feedback on the topic of "Individual membership of ELIXIR, as discussed with Heads of Nodes at the last TC on 6 May. We would like to know if the proposed benefits to individual members outlined in the following slides are suitable for ELIXIR Nodes.
We would also appreciate information on how Nodes determine who is a (individual) member of the Node.
For questions or to submit feedback, please contact Andy Smith (andrew.smith@elixir-europe.org) by Friday, 5 June.
The EMBL-EBI is calling for participants to help develop and explore models for data submissions brokering between ELIXIR node data management platforms and ELIXIR Deposition Databases. Data submissions brokering describes a mutually beneficial and long-term partnership for both parties and ELIXIR-CONVERGEs Expert Network work package brings the opportunity to investigate brokering in detail.
We invite interested ELIXIR Nodes to contact Guy Cochrane (cochrane@ebi.ac.uk) by Tuesday, 2 June to express an interest, with a view to discussions during the All-Hands meeting. A call for participation is available on Google Drive.
For Action Ongoing
The ELIXIR COVID-19 Communications Plan is available for input on Google Drive.
Nodes are encouraged to send feedback to Kathi Lauer (katharina.lauer@elixir-europe.org).
For Information
New H2020 COVID-19 topics
The EC has opened a new round of Horizon 2020 COVID-19 topics. The deadlines are Thursday, 11 June, and we encourage any interested Nodes to consider applications. The Hub would be happy to provide advice and support, please contact Juan Arenas (juan.arenas@elixir-europe.org) for assistance.
In particular, we think the following topics may be of interest to ELIXIR:
SC1-PHE-CORONAVIRUS-2020-2B - Medical technologies, Digital tools and Artificial Intelligence (AI) analytics to improve surveillance and care at high Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)
SC1-PHE-CORONAVIRUS-2020-2D - Pan-European COVID-19 cohorts
SC1-PHE-CORONAVIRUS-2020-2 - International cohorts of relevance to COVID-19
European Data Strategy consultation
The ELIXIR Hub will submit a response to the consultation on the European Data Strategy. The EC is using an online platform to receive requests, but a Google Doc with the questions and working draft of the answers is available on Google Drive. We will submit the response on the day of the deadline, 31 May 2020.
Key Dates and Meetings
Consultation with Heads of Nodes
28 May 2020 | 11:00 - 12:00 (WEST) / 12:00 - 13:99 (CEST)
Heads of Nodes TC
10 September 2020 | 9:30-12:30 (WEST) / 10:30-13:30 (CEST)
ELIXIR CDR and EDD ranking meeting
27 October 2020 | Amsterdam