The Preparatory PhaseProposal

a first draft to be discussed

Work PackagesWP 1 Preparatory Phase Management WP2 Legal workWP3 Governance WP4Financial Plan WP5 StrategyWP6 Technical preparationWP7 Architecture and implementation plan Wp8 Stakeholder interactions & dissemination

WP7 Architecture and implementation plan

Wp8 Stakeholder interactions & dissemination

WP 5Strateg

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WP1 PP Management

WP1 PP Management

• D1.1 PP Consortium agreement (M 1)

• D1.2 EPOS Project PP Management Plan (M 2)

• D1.3 Reporting to the Commission (M 12, 24, 36, 48)

• D1.4 Report on partnership integration (M 24, 48)

• D1.5 Reporting on progress in each country (M 24, 48)

WP2 Legal Work

•Task 2.1 – Analysis of legal organization models

•Task 2.2 – Negotiation and countries mutual agreement on legal organization model

•Task 2.3 – Intellectual Property Issues

•Task 2.4 – Liability Issues

WP2 Legal Work

• D2.1 Report on possible applicable legal models (M 12)

• D2.2 Complete overview with recommendations on legal organization model (M 24)

• D 2.3 Legal organization and governance negotiated, mutual agreement of countries (M 36)

• D2.4 Report on Intellectual Property & Liability (M 36)

• D2.5. Foundation of the legal organization (M 48)

WP3 Governance

• Task 3.1 – Analysis of governance framework (preparatory and construction phases)

• Task 3.2 – Policies for partnership integration

• Task 3.3 – Risk and quality management

• Task 3.4 – Logistic supports for users

• Task 3.5 – Defining the nodes of the distributed RI

WP3 Governance

• D3.1 Report on PP governance structure (M 12)

• D3.2 Report on governance organization model for construction (M 24)

• D3.3 Report on the agreed topology of the distributed research infrastructure (M24)

• D3.4 Legal organization and governance negotiated, mutual agreement of countries (M 36)

• D3.5 Report on Risk and quality issues (M 36)

• D3.6. Report on logistic support for users (M24, M 48)

WP4 Financial Plan

•Task 4.1 – Secure funding commitments from national funding agencies

•Task 4.2 – Obtaining funding commitments from communitarian programs

•Task 4.3 – Public and Private Partnership contributions

•Task 4.4 – Analysis of the Infrastructure construction expenditures

WP4 Financial Plan

•D4.1 Report on detailed business plan (M 12,24,36,48)•

•D4.2 Roundtable discussions with funding agencies (M 12,24,36,48)

•D4.3 Roundtable with communitarian programs stakeholders (M12, 24,36,48)

•D4.4 Report on public/private sector fund raising activities (M 36, 48)

•D4.5 Approval by funding agencies of the EPOS financial plan (M 42)

WP5 Strategy

• Task 5.1 – Integrating the EPOS distributed research infrastructures

• Task 5.2 – Integrating the European solid Earth scientific community

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• Task 5.3 – Link with other European and global initiatives•

• Task 5.4 – Ensuring the socio-economic added value of EPOS

• Task 5.5 – Planning of high quality services to users and training programs

• Task 5.6 – Identifying the next generation of solid Earth Research Infrastructures

WP5 Strategy• D5.1 Report on EPOS strategic plan for RI (M 12, 24)

• D5.2 Report on the Analysis of the existing gaps (M 18)

• D5.3 Report on EPOS strategic plan for users (M 24, 36)

• D5.4 Workshops for interacting with other European and global initiatives (M 24, 36, 42)

• D5.5 Reporting on EPOS external collaborations (M 24, 36)

• D5.6 Conference on the next generation of solid Earth Research Infrastructures

• D5.7 EPOS implementation plan for construction (M 48)

WP6 Technical preparation• Task 1 Inter-operability of RIs • Task 2 Standardization & Technological

Challenges• Task 3 Access to data centres, modelling and

technical facilities• Task 4 IT standardization • Task 5 WG integration and overview

WG 1 Seismological dataWG2 Data from Volcano ObservatoriesWG3 Geological and Surface Dynamics dataWG4 Geodetic dataWG5 Other Geophysical dataWG6 Rock Physics LaboratoriesWG7 HPC and Grid (modelling) Expert groups

WP6 Technical preparation• D6.1 Report on inter-operability of EPOS RIs (M 12, 24, 36, 42)

• D6.2 Report on the technological resources and future challenges (M 24)

• D6.3 Online digital Archives (M 24, 36, 48)

• D6.4 Report on access to data centres and web portals (M 36, 42)

• D6.5 Workshop on e-science EPOS components (M 24, 36)

• D6.6 Working Group Workshops (M24, M42)

• D6.7 Working Group Reports (M 36)

• D6.8 Overview and Integration of infrastructure components (M 36)

Expert groups

WP7 Architecture and implementation plan

•Task 7.1. Human Resources

•Task 7.2 Technological Resources

•Task 7.3. Service to users

•Task 7.4 Capacity building

• Task 7.5 Implementation Plan

•Task 7.6 Long term sustainability

• D7.1 Assessment of human resources necessary to construct the infrastructure (M 36, 48)

• D7.2 Assessment of technological resources necessary to construct the infrastructure (M 36, 48)

• D7.3 Verification of services to users (M 36, 48)

• D7.4 Report on training and users’ capacity building (M 36, 42)

• D7.5 Workshop on EPOS architecture (M 42)

• D7.6 EPOS construction implementation plan (M48)

• D7.7 EPOS long term sustainability plan (M48)

WP7 Architecture and implementation plan

WP8 Stakeholder interactions and dissemination

•Task 8.1 – Stakeholder and governments: promotion and impact

•Task 8.2 – User interaction

•Task 8.3 – Dissemination

•Task 8.4 – Promotion of the RI

WP8 Stakeholder interactions and dissemination

• D8.1 Brokerage events with stakeholders at national and European level (M 18, 36)

• D8.2 Impact validation through web services (M 24, 36)

• D8.3 Report on dissemination activities (M 36, 48)

• D8.4 Web portal and users interfaces (M 6, cyclic)

• D8.5 Editorial promotion activities (M 24, cyclic)

• D8.6 Report on stakeholder interactions (M48)

Work PackagesWP 1 Preparatory phase Management

(INGV) WP2 Legal work

(CNRS-INSU)WP3 Governance

(BGS-NERC) WP4Financial Plan (CNRS-

INSU) WP5 Strategy

(ETHZ)WP6 Technical preparation

(GFZ)WP7 Architecture and implementation plan

(INGV)Wp8 Stakeholder interactions & dissemination

(Orfeus)

EPOS – relevant issues

- Get the support letter from each national government or funding agency

- Identify the Research Infrastructures we are going to integrate in EPOS (in this phase let’s start with a robust backbone with a realistic implementation plan)

- Start writing WP & Tasks descriptions (i.e., the PP Proposal)

- Optimize Deliverables and identify Milestones (GANTT diagrams and timing)

- Identify a preliminary Management Core Group

Future Actions• October 3rd – Definition of WP leaders and

task’s assignments• October 31st – deadline for sending

contributions to coordinator: WP & Task description, person/months,

• November 10th Definition of partners and associated partners. A2 forms, support letters, .....

• November 12 – first draft of complete pp proposal

• December 3rd 2009: pp proposal submission

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Management EPOS governance structure

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EPOS Board, with representatives of each financially contributing country. The Board appoints the management and oversees the infrastructure operations. It will promote the participation of other countries as well as will consider proposals to join EPOS guaranteeing open and transparent access mechanisms

EPOS Council, with representatives of the major scientific networks involved

EPOS Provider’s & User’s commission with representatives of interested European countries. It will support the management of the RI to promote open access to all the interested users