December 2005

European European COCOoperation in the field of operation in the field of SScientific and cientific and TTechnical researchechnical research

Gabriela CristeaAdministrative Officer for ICT

COST Office

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«Strengthen Europe in scientific and «Strengthen Europe in scientific and technical research for peaceful purposes technical research for peaceful purposes through the support of cooperation and through the support of cooperation and interaction between European researchers»interaction between European researchers»

Mission:Mission:

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COST Scientific and Technical DomainsCOST Scientific and Technical Domains(as of June 1(as of June 1stst 2006) 2006)

1. Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences

2. Food and Agriculture

3. Forests, their Products and Services

4. Materials, Physical & Nanosciences

5. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & Technologies

6. Earth System Science & Environmental Management

7. Information & Communication Technologies

8. Transport & Urban Development

9. Individuals, Society, Culture & Health

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What is a COST Action?What is a COST Action?

MC = Management Committee

COST OFFICE

COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS (CSO) COST National Coordinators

COST Domain

Committees (9 as from

1 June 2006)

COST Actions(~200)

ICT ……….. ……..

WORKING GROUPS (NETWORKS) …… ~30.000 researchers

Scientific Domain

…….

CouncilCOST

Secretariat

Action WGs

MC

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COST Actions – what is supported?COST Actions – what is supported?

• Science management meetings (MC and WG)Science management meetings (MC and WG)• Scientific workshops and seminarsScientific workshops and seminars• Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs)Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs)• Training Schools and Research ConferencesTraining Schools and Research Conferences• DisseminationDissemination

Nationally funded projects (min. 5 signatories) with a joint work Nationally funded projects (min. 5 signatories) with a joint work

programme are supported in:programme are supported in:

Action budget: circa 90k Eur per annumAction budget: circa 90k Eur per annum

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Number of Actions 1980-2005Number of Actions 1980-2005

0

50

100

150

200

250

80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

Year(Running any time of the year - status 30/11/2005)

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• Published in April 2006Published in April 2006

• First collection date: May 31First collection date: May 31stst 2006 2006

• Transparent selection criteria published on the webTransparent selection criteria published on the web

• 2 stage process / peer reviewed 2 stage process / peer reviewed

• First Actions following the “Open Call” to start early 2007First Actions following the “Open Call” to start early 2007

• Next collection date: March 2007Next collection date: March 2007

• www.cost.esf.org/opencallwww.cost.esf.org/opencall

COST Open CallCOST Open Call

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TimetableTimetable

22ndnd collection collection datedate

DC NominationsDC Nominations

YINs &YINs &New Domain ActionsNew Domain Actions

2 stage evaluation 2 stage evaluation processprocess

DCs operationalDCs operational

Old Domain ActionsOld Domain Actions

11stst collection collection datedate

Open CallOpen Call CSO decisionCSO decision

FP6 contractFP6 contract

0202 0303 04040202 0303 09090101 08080707060605050404 1111 12121010 0101

20062006 20072007

0505 0606

FP7FP7

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AntennasRadio Propagation and EM InterferenceCOST 284, 286, 296

Wireless & Mobile CommunicationsCOST 289, 290,

297, 2100

Nanotech &Optical Comms

COST 288, 291, 299

e-Society COST 219ter, 281,

287, 294, 298

InformationManagement

COST 292

Network Design& Analysis

COST 285, 293, 295

COST TISTResearch Domains & Actions

Signal ProcessingCOST 2101, 2102, 2103

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ICT in COST

Communications

e-Society

Information Systems

User Aspects

Knowledge & Information Management

Bio-Info

Distributed Computing

Signal Processing

(Nano) Optics

Networks

Antennas

Security & Trust

Human-Machine Interface

Intelligent Transport

Radio Propagation

Health Applications

Software Architectures

Internet & Content Applications

December 2005

Action information

End date: 22/04/2007

Nr. of signatory countries to date:19

Rapporteur: Prof. Gert Brussaard

DC Chair: Prof. Gert Brussaard

www.cost.esf.org

December 2005

Annual Review Meeting

This year’s ARM will take place in Helsinki(FI) on the following dates:

November, 21-22, 2006

(around IST 2006).

Each chair will make a presentation on the Action.

December 2005

289 BUDGET for 2006-2007

Action 289 has been granted a revised budget of 136.000€ for the period 2006-2007 for MC meetings, Workshop and Final Workshop, STSM, Publications and Secretariat.

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Contact

Dr. Afonso Ferreira

Science Officer for ICT

Tel: +32 (0)2 533 38 15Fax: +32 (0)2 533 38 90

Email: Afonso.Ferreira@cost.esf.org

Gabriela CRISTEA

ICT Administrative Officer

Tel: +32 25 333 847Fax: +32 25 333 890

Email: gcristea@cost.esf.org