The update to ELIXIR Heads of Nodes is sent weekly on Friday afternoon. Training and Technical Coordinators are also copied in. Contact nicola.kay@elixir-europe.org for any questions.
Important updates
Agenda for ELIXIR HoNs TC, October 2016
An agenda for the ELIXIR HoNs TC to take place on 14 October 2016, 10:00 - 12:00 UK time / 11:00 - 13:00 CEST can now be found on google drive.
The Implementation Study project plans for review at the TC (ELIXIR/2016/14) will be made available to HoNs next Friday.
Process for the selection of Core Data Resources
A process for the selection of ELIXIR Core Data Resources will be launched this Monday. Thank you for your feedback on the process.
There will be two webinars taking place on Monday 10 October 2016 and Monday 14 November 2016 to communicate to Nodes what is expected from the submissions.
Action items
From last week's update:
Send any comments on the minutes from the HoNs meeting at the ECCB to nicola.kay@elixir-europe.org by end of today.
ELIXIR response to NIH consultation on database metrics (extended deadline)
There is still time to send comments on the draft response to the NIH consultation on metrics for databases. The draft submission presents the indicators developed by EXCELERATE WP3 for the review of Core Data Resources. Please send any comments to andrew.smith@elixir-europe.org by 13 October.
For information
The 6th EXCELERATE WPL phone conference took place on Wednesday, 28 September. Besides an update from all work packages, topics included a detailed presentation on progress by WP1/2 on biotools and efforts around benchmarking and a first discussion of the outcomes of the interim report/review of the use of resources across the project. Overall, the project is likely to be underusing resources, making the development of plans for addressing this before the mid-term review in May 2017 crucial. The (draft) notes from the call are available here.
Key dates and meetings
Heads of Node teleconference
- 14 October 2016, 10-12.00 UK time
Heads of Node teleconference
- 8 December 2016, 9-12.00 UK time
ELIXIR All Hands meeting
- 21-23 March 2017, Rome, Italy (preceded by ELIXIR SAB meeting, 20 March 2017)
ELIXIR-EXCELERATE midterm review
- 10 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium. Time and agenda TBC.
ELIXIR Policy event:
- 11 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium, Time and agenda TBC