The ELIXIR Federated Human Data Community Day will take place from 12:00 CET to 18:50 CET on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024. In addition, there will be an optional dinner on the evening of the 19th of November. This meeting is planned as a hybrid meeting, with the F2F component in Lisbon, Portugal. 

The ELIXIR Federated Human Data (FHD) Community aims to support a federated ecosystem of interoperable services that enables population-scale genomic and biomolecular data to be accessible across international borders, accelerating research and improving the health of individuals across Europe.

The meeting will include presentations, breakout sessions, and dedicated “Birds of a Feather” professional networking time. The FHD Community Day aims to bring together members of the ELIXIR FHD Community to share ideas, update on relevant projects happening across Europe and internationally, and provide professional networking time around FHD-related special topics.

This meeting has a limit of in-person attendees, with no limit on virtual participants. Selected invited participants will receive funding to attend the meeting. Details regarding funding and reimbursement will be shared after registration. Please do not book any travel until you have been notified that you have been accepted.

Travel and venue

Once notified of your in-person attendance you will be expected to make your own travel and accommodation arrangements, reimbursement information will be shared with invited attendees after their successful registration.  

Recommended accommodation (please consider shared reimbursement rules):

Dom Pedro Lisboa (Venue for GDI GA) (40 minute from Venue (2.7km), direct connection to Airport by subway (red line - stop in São Sebstião - 1,5 km from hotel) Bus connection)

Holiday Inn Lisboa **** ~ 140€ per night - link  (3 minute from Venue (250m), direct connection to Airport by subway (red line - stop in Saldanha - 600 m from hotel)

Turim Alameda **** ~ 140€ per night - link (3 minute from Venue (250m), direct connection to Airport by subway (red line - stop in Alameda - 450m from hotel)

Hotel AS Lisboa *** ~ 140€ per night - link  (7 minute from Venue (500m), direct connection to Airport by subway (red line - stop in Alameda - in front of hotel)

Jupiter Lisboa **** ~200€ per night - link (12 minute from Venue (900m), direct connection to Airport by subway (red line - stop in Saldanha - 500m from hotel)

Registration deadline: October 18th, 9am CET (F2F) and November 18th 2024 (Virtual) 

F2F registration - now closed, capacity reached.

Virtual registration link

Contacts: 

Jorge Oliveira [email protected], Teresa D'Altri [email protected], Amy Curwin [email protected] &  Giselle Kerry [email protected]