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 Heads of Nodes are asked to review the following project plan for Commissioned Services.
Please send any comments and feedback to Susanna Repo (susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org) by Thursday, 12 March. There are a small number of places remaining to participate in the founding Toxicology Community workshop to be held in Amsterdam on Thursday, 12 March.
The Community would welcome participation from Nodes and individuals it has not yet engaged with.
To that end we invite subscribers to this newsletter to send suggestions of possible participants to John Hancock (john.hancock@elixir-europe) as soon as possible. Registration for the workshop closes next week Friday, 5 March.
For action
Ongoing Final Reminder! The Heads of Nodes requested to supply reviews in the third round of Selection of ELIXIR Core Data Resources and Deposition Databases are reminded that it is now less than one week until the deadline for return of reviews: Wednesday, 4 March.
Additionally, registration is open for the Ranking meeting at Schipol Airport on 20 April, 10:00-16:00 (CEST) - all Heads of Nodes, or appointed Deputy, are requested to register for that meeting via Eventbrite.
We send thanks to those who have already returned their reviews, and to those who have registered for the Ranking meeting.
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 (GMT) / 10:30-13:30 (CET))