EOSC-hub WP9 Bi-weekly call

Europe/Amsterdam
GTM-P1 (GoToMeeting)

GTM-P1

GoToMeeting

Sy Holsinger (EGI.eu)
Description
This reoccurring meeting, held on a bi-weekly basis, aims to support WP9 management activities. Target participation is to have at least one representative from each partner that is contributing to the overall project and WP9 objectives i.e. EGI Foundation, CINECA, F6S, PSNC, UCL.

Admin

  • M1-M30 Effort Reporting Review (deadline is 23 Sept)
    • All partners to review effort comment in Column S (link in agenda)
    • SH/MP: Double check with PO regarding T9.5 (total effort; consumption)
    • NL: Schedule a call to discuss
    • SH: See note in spreadsheet about small overspends
  • Claiming extra effort not part of AN4; using travel budget (deadline is 23 Sept)
    • All partners to add in remaining travel budget and propose an activity to consume the travel budget in PMs (dedicated tab)
  • D9.4 "Joint Digital Innovation Hub Final Results and Sustainability Plan" (ToC; PM36->PM39; Reviewers)
    • EC: Started a ToC
    • ALL: Try to track information in there so we can build it up over time
  • Infrastructure Budget update
    • SH/MP: Add a meeting last week; revised the table a bit
    • MP/AG: Will fix soon

Dissemination/Branding refresh

  • Website
    • Update/next steps
    • Add EUHubs4Data to partnership page (SH to get confirmation from Daniel)
  • Promotion
    • Prepare individual posts for each pilot
      • SH: I am behind, will prioritize soon
    • EC: Discussed with Rob (Trust-IT); on their list and coming soon
      • Slides
      • Brochure
      • Success Story publication template
    • Newsletter
      • Plan the structure and then the content
      • Missing unsubscribe
      • 1st newsletter sent out next week (current frequency ~every 3 weeks)
    • Events
      • ITM Industry for Europe - Poznan (3-6 Nov 2020)
        • Presentation, booth, roll up
        • Need the updated material, will discuss with Elisa
  • DIHNET.EU - 2nd DIHs Champions Challenge
    • Deadline: 21 Sept 13:00 CEST
    • Moved application form into Google Doc for completion
    • Feedback until Friday (or for you weekend warriors)
    • Copy and paste into form to be done first thing Monday morning
  • EOSC-hub/SSHOC/FREYA event agenda (16-19 Nov)
    • SH: Check to see if there will be posters/demos; stress this is important as this is the final event and an opportunity to have a way to show final work, especially if there isn't the possibility to get a formal presentation.
    • SH: What is the substitute prize for winning the previous demo now that the event is free?

Business Pilots and Collaborations

  • OCRE Vouchers
    • 11-15 vouchers available €2,000 each
    • Money is provided directly to the customer for them to purchase services
    • EOSC DIH requested for communication, input, feedback, pilot interest, etc.
  • New Open Call Pilots (Workplan/SLA status + Website text)
    • Issue
      • Been very difficult to get feedback about experts from the project
      • Need a more systematic approach to accessing EOSC "experts"
      • Evaluation phase takes longer than expected
      • Prepare a "call for experts" that summarizes what is needed and send to WP7 and WP8
    • All SLAs/workplans more or less final (content)
    • Erasmus+
      • DONE: Map provider 
      • DONE: Map development experts
      • Security
        • Need to limit scope to best practices, not full audit
        • Several meetings, going well
      • Cloud services
        • Requirements still to be collected
      • Data related aspects (see note under webinars)
    • Ibisa+
      • Data access (e.g. ground vegetation database)
        • DONE: Only looked at the NextGEOSS database
        • Better to start a direct conversation/meeting with DEIMOS
      • Scientific publication
        • Ok to support, but no action for now
      • Contacts provision to domain/sectors
        • Ok to provide
    • DEIP
      • FAIR datasets
        • Several contacts done. Waiting for answers.
        • 5-20 fair datasets to use as validation
          • Several contacts/mails sent with no reply
          • EUHubs4Data project as another option
            • Sy to ping Andrea
      • Discuss with them about key partners e.g. OpenAIRE
      • Cloud computing + Blockchain
        • Update was sent by Elon; believe he has found a provider
      • Dissemination, exploitation and commercialization strategy support
        • F6S to support (more towards Sept)
      • Chairman of the Board at DEIP
        • DONE: Sy to reply with a generic reply
    • Bigtrucks
      • BLOCKED: VMs + data processing
        • Requirements known
        • Call for providers
      • DONE: MapReduce experts
        • Need to find via wider EOSC
      • Done: Machine learning expert
        • Meeting with the experts. 
      • Dataset improvements
      • Dissemination, exploitation and commercialization strategy support
        • F6S to support (more towards Nov)
    • KnowCo
      • Use Jara to support an evolution of the community meetings
        • Add agenda item to present idea, and get feedback from pilots in what they are most interested in
        • Potentially run an interactive
      • EOSC portal/marketplace
        • DONE: Meeting with Cyfronet
        • Will be added to the marketplace
      • AAI
        • DONE: Meetings with AAI team
        • Waiting for links to be provided following the meeting
      • Dissemination, exploitation and commercialization strategy support
        • F6S to support (more towards Nov-Dec)
    • ESAX
      • Claudio all is progressing
    • Guardomic
      • Claudio to provide feedback afterwards as it was the first day back from holiday
      • See PCA below as well
    • BBC
      • No consumption over the summer
      • Marcin to follow up why, as it is strange since they started to attend the community meetings
    • General
      • Clarify with Gergely Sipos about how to request expertise from the community
      • Trello will be used for each as before
  • Collaborations
    • Review Trello

Commercialization support

  • PCA/SLA
    • DataFurn PCA/SLA
      • Signed
    • Koma Nord
      • Agn: almost done; awaiting from their side
    • Bentley
      • Prepare full doc with 2nd use case; ask if they are ok to sign, if not, we just keep for our records as an agreement for a "continued support" to hit the KPI
  • Webinars (3 to be organised Sept - Nov)
    • Technology transfer: 24 Sept at 15:00 CET selected
      • Text available on new website, start promo for webinar
        • DONE: Mail blast sent to our DIH partner list
        • To Do: Social Media posts
        • To Do: EOSC-hub website
        • To Do: F6S channels
      • Add to community meeting agenda
    • Marketing and communications
      • Doodle closed
      • Date: 7 Oct 15:00 CET
        • F6S: circulate text for website/promotion
    • Final webinar on "funding opportunities"; to be delivered by F6S
      • Timing ~Nov
    • Check Erasumus play specific interest in topics e.g. data management, data integration from different sources, GDPR, etc.
      • To check: with Giuseppe la Rocca from WP11 for available experts or training material or webinars and Diego Scardaci from WP10 for technical aspects
        • Follow up with them next week

Terms of Reference

  • Need to move this up the priority list
    • ALL: Any comments, clarifications, suggestions
      • Note: how one joins, but also how one leaves
      • Note: to signature or to not signature
      • Note: contribution to the forum
    • Jisc: Agreed to review
    • SH: Set up a dedicated call in Sept

National DIH Contact points

  • Write them to make aware of EOSC DIH
  • Bit more work for UCL to find out who deals with DIHs in the UK

Trello Action Review

  • Update open actions

AOB

Next Meetings

  • 16 Sept
  • 30 Sept
  • 14 Oct
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    • Main Discussion Topics
      • Admin
        --- KPIs/Metrics
        --- M1-M30 Effort Reporting Review
        --- Claiming extra effort not part of AN4 (using travel budget)
        --- D9.4 "Joint Digital Innovation Hub Final Results and Sustainability Plan" (ToC; PM36->PM39; Reviewers)
        --- Infrastructure Budget update
      • Dissemination/Branding refresh
        --- Website update/next steps
        --- Promotion (e.g. new pilots; slides; brochure)
        --- DIHNET.EU - 2nd DIHs Champions Challenge (deadline: 21 Sept)
        --- EOSC-hub/SSHOC/FREYA event agenda (16-19 Nov)
      • Business Pilots and Collaborations
        --- New Open Call Pilots (work plan; SLA; service offer requests/gathering)
        --- Review Trello
      • Commercialization support
        --- PCA/SLA (Guardomic, Bentley)
        --- Webinars (Promote TT; other updates)
      • Terms of Reference
        --- Agree on a date to meet together and discuss
      • National DIH Contact points
        --- Update on contacts
    • Trello Action Review
      • Brief update on open actions
    • AOB + Next Meetings
      • AOB
      • Meeting Schedule
        --- 30 Sept (TBC - awaiting a KoM agenda)
        --- 14 Oct
        --- 28 Oct