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 kindly asked to indicate their availability via this Doodle Poll for the scheduling of consultation processes regarding the Commissioned Services priorities for 2021 by Friday, 17 April. The consultations will include discussion on the priorities as well as the Request for Proposals (RFP) process. For questions, please contact Susanna (susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org)
For Action Ongoing
Heads of Nodes are encouraged to send nominations for one new member to join the ELIXIR SAB, with a specialisation in ELSI. The new appointment will replace Prof. Pascal Borry (University of Leuven, Belgium). Please send nominations, including names and CVs to Joana (joana.wingender@elixir-europe.org) by Thursday, 30 April.
For Information
Thank you to the Heads of Nodes who completed the Doodle for the postponement of the meeting on the third round of Selection of ELIXIR Core Data Resources and Deposition Databases. The meeting has now been scheduled for Tuesday, 27 October 2020 and will take place at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. For questions, please contact Jerry Lanfear (jerry.lanfear@elixir-europe.org).
Key Dates and Meetings
Heads of Nodes TC
6 May 2020 | 9:00 - 15:00 (WEST) / 10:00 - 16:00 (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
Heads of Nodes TC
3 December 2020 | 9:30-12:30 (WEST) / 10:30-13:30 (CEST)