EOSCpilot Insider #3 - Internal News Bulletin

23 Jun 2017

EOSCpilot Insider #3 - Internal News Bulletin

The "Insider" - n.3

WP1 - Management

  • Currently considering when and how to organise the next project Plenary Meeting either in the Autumn or in the New Year.
  • External Advisory Board: we are gathering a potential list of names and discussing a criteria for working with EAB.
  • Have had discussions with eInfraCentral on coordinating the work of the projects
  • There was an EOSC Summit in Brussels on 12th June organised by the EC. Several EOSCPilot members took part; an EC communique from the meeting with follow.
  • D1.2 : Data Management Plan under development and will be delivered at the end of June.

WP2 - Governance

  • A dedicated conference call which followed up on last week’s EOSC Summit was held on 19/06. Topics discussed included next steps, meetings and events to be held between now and November, including at eIRG in Tallinn (2/10)
  • Specific monthly meetings will be set up to discuss Governance Policy
  • Next webinar of the EOSC Governance Development Forum: July 5, 14:00 CEST

WP3 - Policy

  • A register of ‘Experts’ on the EOSCpilot website will be set up in the next weeks

WP4 - Science Demonstrators

  • WP4 has been working hard on evaluating the next set of 5 science demonstrators: the selection of Science Demonstrators' has been Sent to GA for approval.
  • First meeting for demonstrators is planned for July

WP5 - Services

  • A WP5 Workshop on Architecture at CNR (Pisa) will be organized on 14-15 September 2017, involving project partners and external participants, potentially also someone from the Commission
  • Draft EOSC architecture should be soon available
  • Significant work on T5.3 around Service Pilots. Matt Viljoen communicating with WP4 & WP6 on finding resources to support demonstrators

WP6 - EOSC Interoperability

  • D6.1: e-Infrastructure Gap Analysis working with demonstrators is being delivered at end of June

WP7 - Skills

  • D7.1: Skills landscape analysis and competence model is been under development and will be delivered at the end of June
  • F2F meeting on 17 May in Amsterdam focussed on impending deliverable.
  • Effort to ensure that partners are aware of what they need to do and are happy with their allocation.

WP8 - Engagement and Communication

  • D8.2; Stakeholder Identification & Engagement Strategy Plan is being worked on and will be delivered at the end of June.
  • Planning has been started for the Stakeholder Workshop to be held in Brussels, 28-29 November: remember to save the date!