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
Ongoing Registration is now open for the Heads of Nodes meeting, scheduled to take place on Wednesday 12 December in Brussels. Please register for the meeting via Eventbrite by Fri, 30 November.
Due to the confidential nature of several items on the agenda, the meeting will be open for participation to Heads of Nodes only, or the corresponding Deputy in the event that a Head of Node cannot attend.
The HoN meeting will take place at the Crowne Plaza - Le Palace. If you require accommodation for the night of 11 December, please note that the option to book a discounted room will be available if registration is completed by Mon, 19 November. Registration can be completed at the Crowne Plaza via this link.
ELIXIRs Fifth Anniversary celebration will take place in Brussels on Tuesday 11 December 2018. ELIXIR Board Members, Heads of Nodes, Platform Ex-Cos, Community leadership and EXCELERATE Work Package Leaders are warmly invited to attend the event, which will be a celebration of ELIXIRs achievements in the last 5 years, along with an outlook on future activities. We expect approximately 150 guests, including funders, policy-makers, industry representatives, and ELIXIR partners. Starting at midday, the event will comprise a series of talks from ELIXIR partners and other funders, a panel discussion, and plenty of time for networking. A draft programme and a registration page can be found at the links below.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
For information
The French Node is currently renewing its Service Delivery Plan and is seeking experts agreeing to review 3 to 4 applications (two pages each). Volunteers are kindly asked to contact Anne-Franoise Adam-Blondon (anne-francoise.adam-blondon@inra.fr) as soon as possible.
Key dates and meetings
ELIXIR Board meeting
- 12-13 November 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia
ELIXIR 5th Anniversary event
- 11 December 2018, Brussels, Belgium
Heads of Nodes meeting
- 12 December 2018, Brussels, Belgium
Heads of Nodes Teleconference
- 28 February 2019
Heads of Nodes meeting
- 13-14 May 2019, Woking (Heathrow), UK