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 The draft document of the ELIXIR Industry Strategy is now accessible on Google Drive.
We invite you to submit feedback to Kathi Lauer
(katharina.lauer@elixir-europe.org) by Tuesday, 4 February.
For action
Ongoing As mentioned in last week's Key Contributors Update in relation to the selection process for ELIXIR Core Data Resources and Deposition Databases, we have now sent out the requests for review to Heads of Node reviewers, individually, by email.
The deadline for return of reviews is Wednesday, 4 March 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Drysdale (rachel.drysdale@elixir-europe.org).
For information
The Heads of Nodes Teleconference took place this week Thursday. The minutes will be circulated in due time.
The ELIXIR Community application by Single Cell Omics was reviewed by Heads of Nodes who agreed that Single Cell Omics can proceed with a workshop to develop a white paper, the pre-requisite to becoming an ELIXIR Community.
The Project Plans for Community Implementation Studies for 3DBioinfo and Microbial Biotechnology were agreed by Heads of Nodes and pending approval of contracts by the ELIXIR Board the studies will begin 1 June 2020.
Key dates and meetings
Heads of Nodes Retreat
- 6-7 May 2020 (Woking, UK)
Heads of Nodes lunch meeting @ All Hands
- 9 June 2020 (Amsterdam, NL)
Heads of Nodes TC
- 10 September 2020 -- (9:30-12:30 (BST) / 10:30-13:30 (CEST))
Heads of Nodes TC
- 3 December 2020 -- (9:30-12:30 (BST) / 10:30-13:30 (CEST))