Action items
- Complete doodle (http://doodle.com/9xvf3tsmhugrv8ha) to find an optimal date for the Capacity building workshop by 12 June.
- Complete Capacity building template by 21 June (acquirer Nodes only).
- Sign up (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xO0hTBVSkQGyOYBPP7HsZDQlUKvuqGK…) to help out at the ELIXIR booth at ISMB/ECCB by 30 June.
Ongoing activities
Heads of Nodes VC, 6 June 2015
Thank-you for participating in the VC yesterday, it was great talking with you all. We would like to confirm that the two decisions that were taken yesterday are:
1. Agree with Guidelines for the Coordinator Groups (ELIXIRHON/2015/7)
2. Agree with the formation of a Galaxy working group (ELIXIRHON/2015/8).
In addition, the HoNs agreed to adopt the ELIXIR web policy (ELIXIRHON/2015/5) for new Node websites.We are preparing the minutes of the meeting and will circulate once ready.
Přemysl Velek joins ELIXIR Hub
We are delighted that this week Přemysl Velek joined the ELIXIR Hub as Communication and Outreach Officer. This will boost our capacity in disseminating activities and news from across the Nodes to the wider community. Further details of Přemysl's background and remit of the role are here: http://www.elixir-europe.org/news/elixir-hub-strengthens-its-communicat…
Doodle and pre-workshop questionnaire for a 2-day workshop on Capacity building focussing on Node organisation and governance
Dear Colleagues
Based on the analysis we performed recently on the results of Capacity Building Survey there are 2 major areas we will focus on: information sharing on 'Organization and Governance'; and the 'Data Nodes network' topics. We will first focus on the 'Organization and Governance - (O&G)' topic. There are 6 countries interested in the O&G including Slovenia, Portugal, Estonia, France, UK and Belgium and at least 3-4 countries that are able to deliver their know-how: Norway, Sweden, Czech and Netherlands. This gives us a good portfolio of information providers and information acquirers.We intend to organize 2-day workshop hosted by one of the 'acquirer' Nodes. The structure and program of the workshop will be set based on the information provided by these Nodes: what are the specific areas within O&G where your Node would need to gain more information and know-how?
We would kindly ask the acquirer Nodes to fill in a template on topics relevant to them. Based on this information we will prepare the agenda for the workshop, ensuring that the topics discussed are directly relevant to participants. Last but not least - this will be a great opportunity to bring representatives from governmental or science funding organizations to convince them that the level of maturity and international support is one of the strong features of the ELIXIR infrastructure.Instructions:
- Please fill in the doodle (http://doodle.com/9xvf3tsmhugrv8ha) to find an optimal date for the workshop.
- Please fill in the template (https://drive.google.com/a/ebi.ac.uk/file/d/0B6gLOq0cZG5Hd2JnV1NKTDljR2…) (max1-2 pages) and send to the contact addresses below. Deadline is 21 of June.Contact addresses: jiri.vondrasek@uochb.cas.cz (mailto:jiri.vondrasek@uochb.cas.cz) , bengt.persson@icm.uu.se (mailto:bengt.persson@icm.uu.se) , brane.leskosek@mf.uni-lj.si (mailto:brane.leskosek@mf.uni-lj.si) , susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org (mailto:susanna.repo@elixir-europe.org)
Vacancy at the ELIXIR Hub
The ELIXIR Hub is currently hiring for the post of:
Web DeveloperFull details can be found on the ELIXIR vacancies page (http://elixir-europe.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=751beffce2e491f…) .
Upcoming events and opportunities which may be of interest to ELIXIR Nodes
Plans for ELIXIR presence at ISMB/ECCB and Galaxy conferences
ELIXIR will have a booth (#15) at the ISMB/ECCB conference taking place in Dublin, 10-14 July. If you are attending the conference and interested in helping out, you can sign up here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xO0hTBVSkQGyOYBPP7HsZDQlUKvuqGK…) .ELIXIR is also co-hosting a Special Session together with NIH BD2K (http://elixir-europe.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=751beffce2e491f9…) on Monday 13 July, 14:00-15:00. The session will examine the relationship between our two initiatives. We look forward to seeing you there!ELIXIR is a silver sponsor of the Galaxy conference, taking place in Norwich, UK on 6-8 July. Do let us know (mailto:nicola.kay@elixir-europe.org?subject=I'm%20attending%20the%20Gal…) if you will be attending this conference.
ELIXIR Data and Software Carpentry Workshop and Hackathon, Utrecht, Netherlands, 22-25 June 2015
A second ELIXIR Data and Software carpentry workshop (http://www.elixir-europe.org/system/files/documents/a_data_carpentry_wo…) / hackathon (http://www.elixir-europe.org/system/files/documents/datacarpentryhackat…) event will be hosted by the Dutch Node between 22nd and 25th June 2015. HoNs are asked to help ensure these events are brought to the attention of relevant staff within their Nodes and contact their TrC if they have any questions.Funding is available to support participation of one representative from each ELIXIR Node in the hackathon (http://www.elixir-europe.org/system/files/documents/datacarpentryhackat…) , with the aim of having participants from all ELIXIR Nodes taking part.The workshop (http://www.elixir-europe.org/system/files/documents/a_data_carpentry_wo…) is aimed at researchers in the life sciences at all career stages and is designed for learners with little to no prior knowledge of programming, shell scripting, or command line tools.Further information about the events can be found via the ELIXIR website (http://www.elixir-europe.org/events/elixir-data-carpentry-workshop-and-…) .
Empowering Personalized Medicine & Health Research: Connecting Researchers, Patients and Enabling Technologies, Amersfoort, Netherlands, 4th November 2015
** Save the date!
On 4th November, BBMRI-NL, DTL/ELIXIR-NL, EATRIS, NFU, FHI and FMS will host a joint conference, 'Empowering Personalized Medicine & Health Research: Connecting Researchers, Patients and Enabling Technologies'. For further information, please contact DTL: info@dtls.nl (mailto:info@dtls.nl)
FET Open Day, Brussels, 6 July 2015
The EC is holding an Information day for the FET Open Horizon 2020 Calls. The event in Brussels will be useful for anyone planning applications to these bottom-up Calls within H2020: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/information-day-fet-open-ca…
Reminder of Key Meetings/Dates
ELIXIR Innovation and SME Forum event, Basel, Switzerland (9 June) (http://www.elixir-europe.org/events/innovation-and-sme-forum-basel-swit…)
ELIXIR Data and Software Carpentry Hackathon (http://www.elixir-europe.org/system/files/documents/datacarpentryhackat…) and Data Carpentry Workshop (http://www.elixir-europe.org/system/files/documents/a_data_carpentry_wo…) , Utrecht, The Netherlands (22-25 June)
HoN and EXCELERATE WP leads meeting (2-3 Sept)ELIXIR Board meeting, Hinxton, Cambridge (22 - 23 Oct)
Symposium: Open bridges for life science data, Hinxton, UK (17-18 Nov) (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-bridges-for-life-science-data-regis…)
ELIXIR SAB/EXCELERATE kick off meeting (8-10 Dec)
ELIXIR all-hands meeting (8-9 Mar 2016)Information on upcoming TrCG meetings can be found here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rbab3GKN-Scx1nct4TlC5kaRHLLt1mn5Wks…)