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. Links to further information are in blue. Contact nicola.kay@elixir-europe.org for any questions.
For Action
ONGOING A reminder that the deadline for the submission of applications for resources to participate in Implementation Studies included in 2018 Work Plan is Wednesday 31 January. Instructions and the template for the applications are here. Applications must be submitted by the Head of Node. For any questions, please contact Susanna.
For information
The agenda (with links to documents) for the ELIXIR SAB meeting to be held at Hinxton next week can now be found on google drive. Accommodation has been arrange onsite for participants as requested in the registration form for the meeting. The Evaluation Committee for the review of the Data Platform Implementation Study proposals met on Monday, January 22nd, at the Hub. This was a very successful meeting, and we are now processing the results in preparation for the next step - notification of the outcome to applicants - according to the timetable presented in the call for proposals. We are pleased to announce that Gary Saunders will be joining the Hub in March as the new Human Data Technical Coordinator.
Gary moves to ELIXIR from the European Variation Archive at EMBL-EBI where he was the data manager. Previous to this Gary has held roles at the European Genome-phenome Archive and GENCODE since completing his PhD in comparative genomics of parasitic nematodes at the University of Glasgow.
Key dates and meetings
ELIXIR SAB meeting
- 1-2 February 2018, Hinxton, UK (Platforms expected to present draft plans)
Heads of Nodes TC
- 2 March 2018, 13.00-16.00 UK time /14.00-17.00 CET
ELIXIR Board meeting
- 24-25 April 2018 | Tel Aviv
ELIXIR Core Data Resouece selection - Consensus Ranking meeting
- 9 May 2018 | Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Heads of Nodes meeting @ ELIXIR All Hands
- 6-7 June 2018, Berlin, Germany
Heads of Nodes meeting @ ECCB 2018
- to be held alongside ECCB conference taking place 912 September 2018 in Athens, Greece. Time/date TBC.
Board meeting
- 12-13 November 2018 | Ljubljana, Slovenia
Heads of Nodes TC
- 7 December 2018, 13.00-16.00 UK time /14.00-17.00 CET