Key Contributors update 29 June 2018

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 information

New

We would like to inform everyone that the minutes from the Heads of Nodes meeting, which took place in Berlin from 6-7 June are still being processed and will be circulated within the upcoming weeks.
ELIXIR EU Biohackaton - The second round of hacking topic proposal will close on Thu, 12 July 2018.

The first round of topics have also been announced on the ELIXIR website.

For action

New

Reminder: The RIR application will close on Mon, 16 July 2018. This is ELIXIR Hub-organised review process to build the Service Portfolio of the Recommended Interoperability Resources.

Please contact Sira (sirarat.sarntivijai@elixir-europe.org) for questions.

The Application process webinar recording is available on the ELIXIR website.

For action

Ongoing

Request for Nodes to indicate priorities for resources in ELIXIR 2019-23 Programme


On Tue, 19 June 2018 Niklas sent a request to the HoNs to consider the activities in the 2019-23 ELIXIR Programme and indicate ELIXIR Nodes priorities for resourcing and participation in the Programme.

Each Node is asked to return a coordinated response based on this template to juan.arenas@elixir-europe.org by Fri, 13 July.

Key dates and meetings

Extraordinary ELIXIR Board meeting

  • 2 July 2018, Barcelona, Spain

Heads of Nodes meeting @ ECCB 2018

  • 13 September 2018, Athens, Greece

ELIXIR Board meeting

  • 12-13 November 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia

ELIXIR 5th Anniversary event

  • 11 December 2018, Brussels, Belgium

Heads of Nodes meeting

  • 12 December 2018, Brussels, Belgium