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EPOS - Rome meeting, 28-29 September

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EC + ESFRI Recommendations

Elisabeth Kohler

CNRS-INSU


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ESFRI Roadmap

• ESFRI (European strategic forum for research infrastructures) is a panel of independent experts. The panel has been set up by the EC but is not part of the EC.

• First Roadmap (2006) : 35 projects were selected in all fields, ranging from SSH to Particle Physics;

2 types of projects:- construction projects -major upgrades of existing ones

2 types of infrastructures:large single-sited / distributed


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ESFRI Roadmap updating

• Updated Roadmap 2008 :11 new projects were selected among them EPOS

• New updated Roadmap is planned for 2010 focusing on the themes « Energy » and « Food and Agriculture »

• No decision yet on any further updating (pending report on ERIs achievements in July 2010)

Recommendation : Don’t miss this opportunity for EPOS!


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From ESFRI Roadmap to Preparatory Phase

• Infrastructures projects of the ESFRI Roadmap are granted a financial support through a call under FP7 Capacities Work Programme.

• Support to the Preparatory phase- duration 2-4 years- funding (max. 6 Meuros; average 4 Meuros)- content : more management than science

Recommendation : Even though there is no competition, the quality of the proposal is important; otherwise long lasting negotiations with the EC and

delay


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From PP to Implementation Phase

• Only those projects that are using the PP as a leveraging support to :– Structure and integrate the scientific

community– Reach the level of legal, financial and

technical maturity – Involve the stakeholders to make financial

commitments before « construction »

• Will be given EC support to the Implementation Phase


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Implementation Phase

• Example (WP 2010) : PRACE (European High-Performance computing service) : 20 Meuros

• Major funding has to come from the Member/Associated States

• EC estimates that no more than 50% of the PP projects will access to the Implementation Phase (actual « construction »)

Recommendation : as national coordinator you have to structure your national community to

enable it to join the Construction phase


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European research infrastructures : a unique opportunity

• To :– Strengthen the scientific community and

achieve a critical mass in scale and scope– Cope with the increasing costs/complexity of

RIs by integrating them at European level– Improve the efficiency of and access to

research services, incl. e-infrastructures– Elaborate a long-term vision (20 years) in

Earth Plate Observation– Set up a world-class research infrastructure


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Involving stakeholders

• Recommendation : develop an « economic narrative » (Carlo Rizzuto, ESFRI Chair) to convince your ministries, funding agencies, regional/local authorities :– Scientific impact : brain-drain versus brain- gain– Development of technological skills – Local impact : staff, businesses

• More arguments on : www.eridwatch.eu

• Essential : from initial support letter to actual financial commitment

http://www.eridwatch.eu/


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Support letter for proposal

Dear Dr. Massimo Cocco, With reference to the publication of the European Commission FP7 call INFRA-2010-2.2.2, [name of the ministry/agency] hereby wishes to express its support to the project EPOS (European Plate Observation System). [name of the ministry/agency] confirms that Mr/Mrs XX from [research organisation/university] will represent [name of the country] for the preparation of this proposal. This letter does not entail any commitments of funding by [name of the ministry/agency] in the construction phase of the EPOS infrastructure. Sincerely Yours,