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
From ELIXIR HoNs meeting @ ECCB:
- Provide any feedback on two additional proposals for implementation studies in 2016 'ELIXIR integration from a user perspective' and 'Integration of Bioinformatic Tools Describing Protein and Nucleic Acid Conformations (BITOPNA)' and the priorities presented for the 2017 Work Plan by 23 September.
- Review the final draft of the ELIXIR Ethics Policy and raise any issues to stephanie.suhr@elixir-europe.org by 30 September, before the policy is sent to the ELIXIR Board for approval at the ELIXIR Board meeting in November.
EXCELERATE partners:
- Send any requests for items for inclusion in the Second EXCELERATE Grant Agreement amendment to grants@elixir-europe.org by end of September.
- Ensure that the beneficiaries affiliated with your Node and which you represent in the EXCELERATE Heads of Nodes committee complete the resource review survey as soon as possible.
Full minutes from the meeting to follow.
For your information
ELIXIR HoNs TC in October As advised at the HoNs meeting on Sunday, we will be in contact shortly to find a time and date for a HoNs teleconference in October in order to review proposals for Implementation Studies for inclusion within the 2017 Work Plan. ELIXIR Project Management Network - Monthly Phone Conferences The first of the ELIXIR project management network monthly phone conferences on 'EC funding rules and project financial reporting' will take place this Monday 12 September.
Everyone is welcome. Interested parties should register for the Project Management Network to receive further information. Please pass this on to colleagues where relevant.
Phone conferences will continue to take place every second Monday of the month from 13:00-14:00 UK time.
For more information see the ELIXIR Project Management Network Google calendar.
Key dates and meetings
Heads of Node teleconference
- October 2016, date and time TBC
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