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.
Action items
Mapping involvement of ELIXIR Nodes in IMI projects
As raised at yesterday's ELIXIR HoNs teleconference, HoNs are asked to review and complete this spreadsheet to map ELIXIR Node involvement in Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) projects by Friday 23rd of December.
For information
ELIXIR HoN teleconference, December 2016
Thank you to all those who took part in yesterday's HoNs teleconference. Slides and documents from the meeting can be found here.
We will now move forward with the Implementation Studies agreed with HoNs at the meeting as discussed. Full minutes from the TC will be made available in due course.
If you are interested in becoming involved in the Working Group to develop ELIXIR Platform governance, as discussed at the teleconference. Please contact us.
Registration for the next ELIXIR HoNs meeting to be held at Heathrow, UK on 6 Feb 2017, to review ELIXIR Core Resources will open shortly.
ELIXIR draft response to NIH consultation on data management
The ELIXIR Hub, Interoperability Platform and Data Management Plans Working Group are still drafting a response to the NIH consultation on data management, which will now be shared for comment next week. The draft is being prepared in a Google Doc, please contact marine.gabory@elixir-europe.org if you wish to access the draft.
Strategic workshop "The future of proteomics in ELIXIR" in Tübingen
As part of the first ELIXIR, Implementation Study devoted to proteomics related infrastructure (a collaboration between EMBL-EBI and ELIXIR-Germany), you are invited to attend a strategic workshop entitled "The future of proteomics in ELIXIR" to be held in Tübingen in early 2017, to discuss the common infrastructures and services needed by the European proteomics community.
If you are interested in attending, please indicate your preferred dates for the workshop in the doodle poll by next Wednesday, December 13th.
Registration for SAB meeting at ELIXIR All Hands
HoNs are invited by open invitation to attend the ELIXIR SAB meeting to be held alongside the ELIXIR All Hands on 20 March 2017, 12.00 - 18.00. Please register if you would like to attend.
Sign up for the ELIXIR All Hands meeting is by separate registration. Register for the ELIXIR All Hands meeting here.
ELIXIR-EXCELERATE mid-term review - 10 May, Brussels
ELIXIR-EXCELERATE mid-term review meeting will take place 10 May 2017. Attendance is by invitation only and full details and agenda will be sent to EXCELERATE partners in due course.
Any enquiries about the ELIXIR-EXCELERATE mid-term review meeting should be sent to stephanie.suhr@elixir-europe.org.
Registrations can be made here.
Key dates and meetings
Heads of Node meeting (to review submissions to the ELIXIR Core Data Resource Process)
- 6 February 2017, Heathrow, UK
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
ELIXIR Policy event:
- 11 May 2017, Brussels, Belgium, Time and agenda TBC