ELIXIR update to All-at-Nodes, June 2015
Ongoing activities
---Recent appointments at the ELIXIR Hub---
We are delighted to share with you two recent appointments to the ELIXIR Hub: Stephanie Suhr and Přemysl Velek.
Stephanie joined the ELIXIR Hub as Senior Project Manager. She will continue as BioMedBridges project manager, whilst taking responsibility for leading ELIXIR-EXCELERATE - ELIXIR's INFRADEV-3 implementation project. Further details of Steffi's background and remit of the role are here: https://www.elixir-europe.org/news/elixir-hub-appoints-stephanie-suhr-senior-project-manager
Přemysl 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 Premysl's background and remit of the role are here: http://www.elixir-europe.org/news/elixir-hub-strengthens-its-communications-team
Please join us in congratulating Stephanie and Přemysl and wishing them good luck in their new appointments.
---Galaxy working group--- The Galaxy workflow system is used extensively as part of the national infrastructure in several Nodes. Though there are potential synergies and possibilities to collaborate across Nodes, there is not currently a common effort across ELIXIR to work with Galaxy. During the All Hands meeting - in the Galaxy breakout session as well as the plenary session - the usage of Galaxy in ELIXIR was highlighted as growing and becoming increasingly important. In order for the HoN to evaluate if we need joined-up Galaxy strategy, a dedicated working group has now been established. This working group, led by the Technical Coordinators, will perform a brief study to identify the usage of Galaxy in the Nodes, its application across ELIXIR and provide a recommendation to the Heads of Nodes on how ELIXIR could proceed. At the Galaxy Community Conference from 6-8 July, the working group and interested people from ELIXIR Nodes will meet to discuss the topic further. For more information on the working group, contact rafael.jimenez@elixir-europe.org.
---Flash talk films - ELIXIR all-hands meeting---
Further to last month's update when we shared the report from the all-hands meeting with you. Videos of the flash talks from the 2015 ELIXIR all-hands meeting can now be viewed at the ELIXIR YouTube channel. Job opportunities
--- Vacancy at the ELIXIR Hub---
The ELIXIR Hub is currently seeking a Web Developer to join the team here at Hinxton. The closing date for applications is Sunday 28 June 2015.
More information on the role and how to apply can be found via the ELIXIR Website.
Please forward this information to anyone you think may be interested. 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.
ELIXIR is also co-hosting a Special Session together with NIH BD2K 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 if you will be attending this conference.
---Invitation to the BioJS conference, Norwich, UK, 3-4 July 2015---
The annual BioJS conference will bring together researchers, developers and industry partners interested in visualisation of biological data. It is organised by The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) in Norwich, part of the ELIXIR UK Node. Those interested are welcome to attend.
More information: http://conf.biojs.net
--- Registration now open - Symposium: Open bridges for life science data, 17-18 November 2015, Hinxton, UK ---
Register now to join the greater BMS RI research community in discussions about the latest advances in the technical infrastructure behind large-scale data sharing in the life sciences, and the interoperability of data resources supporting biological, medical, translational and clinical research.
- Keynotes by Phil Bourne (National Institutes of Health) and Ruth March (Astra Zeneca)
- Interactive workshops organised by BioMedBridges partners and F1000Research, Research Data Alliance, RDConnect, Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, and others
---Next ELIXIR webinar, 17 June, 14:00 (BST)---
The next ELIXIR webinar will be an 'Update on ELIXIR Pilot Actions launched in 2014: Marine metagenomics: towards user centric services' by Nils Peder Willassen of ELIXIR Norway.
For further details on this webinar and to join on the 17 June, visit the ELIXIR website. (If it is your first time using WebEx, we would suggest joining 10 minutes before the scheduled start time, to install any relevant software and to optimize the audio).
More information about the series, a full schedule of upcoming events and recordings from previous events are available on the ELIXIR website.
---ELIXIR Software and Data Carpentry Pilot event, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 22-25 June 2015---
A second event in the ELIXIR Software and Data Carpentry Pilot will be hosted by the Dutch Node of ELIXIR in Utrecht, The Netherlands between 22 and 25 June 2015.
The event will consist of:
- a two-day introduction to Data and Software Carpentry and a
hackathon for developing training materials:
http://data-lessons.github.io/2015-06-22-elixir-nl-sprint/
- a two-day Data Carpentry workshop:
http://apawlik.github.io/2015-06-24-dc-utrecht/
Anyone interested in taking part in the hackathon is asked to contact Aleksandra Nenadic. ---ELIXIR Denmark: Annual Danish Bioinformatics Conference, Odense, Denmark, August 27-28, 2015---
ELIXIR Denmark is holding its first Annual Danish Bioinformatics Conference, in Odense, Denmark on August 27-28, 2015.
More information and registration for the event can be found here.
---Empowering Personalized Medicine & Health Research: Connecting Researchers, Patients and Enabling Technologies, Amersfoort, Netherlands, 4 November 2015---
On 4 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
---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…
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