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.
For information
Registration for ELIXIR HoNs Retreat, June 2017
Registration is now open for the ELIXIR HoNs retreat taking place 13-14 June 2017 in Woking, UK. Registration and further details can be found here. ELIXIR HoNs are asked to please register by Monday 29 May at the latest.
ELIXIR Platform Leaders are also expected to attend this meeting which will include discussion around plans for the next ELIXIR Scientific Programme. A full agenda will be made available in due course.
HoN Working Group f-2-f meeting
The HoN working group established to develop selected ELIXIR processes held a f2f meeting on May 2nd at Schiphol airport. Outcomes of the discussions will be translated into recommendations throughout May and presented to HoNs for their review in June. Jiri Vondrasek and Frederik Coppens were elected as co-chairs of the working group.
Developing the 2019-23 ELIXIR Scientific Programme
We have initiated the development of the next five-year ELIXIR Scientific Programme (2019-2023). The timeline for programme development and review is available here. The next Programme will be agreed with the ELIXIR HoN committee, reviewed by the ELIXIR SAB and approved by the ELIXIR Board in 2018, before starting in January 2019.
The five Platform Ex-Co's and Serena Scollen (for the Human genomics and translational data areas) have been sent a slide template to consider priorities for the next Programme. Based on responses from the Platforms by 24 May, the ELIXIR Hub will prepare a discussion topic for the HoN retreat to initiate planning of the Programme. This discussion will include development of our high level goals - the vision for ELIXIR in 2023.
The Marine Metagenomics and Plant Sciences Use Cases have not yet been asked to propose priorities for the next Programme. The current Use Cases have prepared extensive reports for the EXCELERATE mid-term review, while two proposals for possible new Use Cases (Proteomics and Metabolomics) will be discussed at the HoN retreat. Based on these discussions, and agreement on principles for selecting Use Cases, the decisions on specific Use Cases to be included in the next Programme will be taken after summer, at which point they will be asked to prepare a case proposal.
In the selection of Use Cases for the next Programme we will use the recommendations to be prepared by the HoN Working Group to develop ELIXIR's scientific planning and internal oversight processes. These recommendations will be discussed and agreed at the HoN retreat in June. The HoN WG is also looking into a recommendation that ensures broad community consultation in preparation of the next Programme. After the June HoN retreat, we will communicate further plans for this.
Final version of the ELIXIR Annual report - ELIXIR Node update
Final version of the ELIXIR Annual report - ELIXIR Node update can now be found on google drive. Please add any further comments by next Wednesday 10 May.
Senior ELIXIR Project Manager, Dr Stephanie Suhr, leaving ELIXIR Hub
Dr Stephanie Suhr, Senior ELIXIR Project Manager has decided to leave the ELIXIR Hub to pursue new opportunities. She has made many contributions to the early phases of ELIXIR: as BioMedBridges project manager, overseeing the submission of the CORBEL and EXCELERATE proposals, as EXCELERATE project manager and leading the work on the ELIXIR ELSI policy. Please join us in wishing Steffi the best of luck in the future!
Outcome of IMI FAIRification Coordination and Support action
The outcome of the initial selection of ELIXIR Node partners for the upcoming IMI FAIRification Coordination and Support action has been communicated to each Node. We had 9 applications in total.
Key dates and meetings
ELIXIR-EXCELERATE midterm review
- 10 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium
ELIXIR Europe conference: Core Resources for a Data Economy
- 11 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium
- 13 - 14 June 2017, Woking, UK
Heads of Node meeting (to review the 2018 Work Plan and Budget)
- 13 September 2017, Basel, Switzerland
Heads of Node TC
- 5 December 2017, 13.00 - 16.00 UK time/14.00 - 17.00 CET