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IFER - Integrated Fire Engineering and Response

COST Action TU 0904. IFER - Integrated Fire Engineering and Response. Kick-Off Meeting. COST Office Contact Points. Transport and Urban Development Domain (TUD). Dr. Thierry GOGER Science Officer tgoger@cost.esf.org Office: +32 (0)2 533 38 32. Carmencita Malimban Administrative Officer

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IFER - Integrated Fire Engineering and Response

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  1. COST Action TU 0904 IFER - Integrated Fire Engineering and Response Kick-Off Meeting Dr. Thierry Goger – Science Officer

  2. COST Office Contact Points Transport and Urban Development Domain (TUD) Dr. Thierry GOGER Science Officer tgoger@cost.esf.org Office: +32 (0)2 533 38 32 Carmencita Malimban Administrative Officer cmalimban@cost.esf.org Office: +32 (0)2 533 38 41 COST Office 149 avenue Louise, 1050 Brussels, Belgium E-mail: tud@cost.esf.org Home page: http://www.cost.esf.org Fax: +32 (0)2 533 38 90

  3. AGENDA • Welcome • Adoption of the agenda • Presentation of the delegations • General information on COST mechanism and on the funding of coordination • Satus of the Action • Agreement on the internal rules of procedure for the MC • Election of the Chair and Vice Chair

  4. AGENDA • Welcome • Adoption of the agenda • Presentation of the delegations • General information on COST mechanism and on the funding of coordination • Satus of the Action • Agreement on the internal rules of procedure for the MC • Election of the Chair and Vice Chair

  5. AGENDA • Working plan for the implementation of the COST Action • Objectives and working group • Working method / organisation & management • Distribution of tasks and election of WG leaders • Time table • Budget plan • Place & date of next meeting • Miscellaneous • Closing

  6. AGENDA • Welcome • Adoption of the agenda • Presentation of the delegations • General information on COST mechanism and on the funding of coordination • Satus of the Action • Agreement on the internal rules of procedure for the MC • Election of the Chair and Vice Chair

  7. AGENDA • Welcome • Adoption of the agenda • Presentation of the delegations • General information on COST mechanism and on the funding of coordination • Satus of the Action • Agreement on the internal rules of procedure for the MC • Election of the Chair and Vice Chair

  8. MC = Management Committee COST Governance COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS (CSO) CouncilCOST Secretariat COST National Coordinators COST OFFICE 9 COST Domain Committees …….. ……. …… ….. TUD MC COST Actions (~200) WG WORKING GROUPS (NETWORKS) …… ~30.000 researchers Scientific Domain

  9. What is a COST Action? MC WG WG A COST Action

  10. What is a COST Action? • Management Committee: • Up to 2 representatives per COST country • Responsible for: • Management of the scientific & technical research production within the COST Action MC WG WG A COST Action

  11. What is a COST Action? • Working Group: • Up to 2 representatives per COST country per WG (depending on the budget available) • MC members or other scientists from the Parties • invited experts / speakers (workshops / conferences) • members from non-COST institutes • Responsible for: • Production and exchange of Research MC WG WG A COST Action

  12. What is a Domain Committee? TUD MC WG Scientific Domain

  13. What is a Domain Committee? • Domain Committee: • 1 representative per COST country • Responsible for: • selection of new Actions • monitoring of ongoing Actions • evaluation of completed Actions • dissemination and valorisation of COST activities • strategic developments • synergies TUD MC WG Scientific Domain

  14. MC = Management Committee COST Actions & Domain Committes 9 COST Domain Committees …….. ……. …… ….. TUD MC COST Actions (~200) WG WORKING GROUPS (NETWORKS) …… ~30.000 researchers Scientific Domain

  15. What is the CSO ? COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS (CSO) CouncilCOST Secretariat COST National Coordinators

  16. What is the CSO ? COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS (CSO) CouncilCOST Secretariat COST National Coordinators • CSO: • 2 representatives per COST Country • Responsible for: • the overall strategy and steering of COST • deciding on the launching of individual Actions • approving participation of institutes from non-COST • countries • approving the prolongation/extension of Actions

  17. MC = Management Committee COST OFFICE COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS (CSO) CouncilCOST Secretariat COST National Coordinators COST OFFICE 9 COST Domain Committees …….. ……. …… ….. TUD MC COST Actions (~200) WG WORKING GROUPS (NETWORKS) …… ~30.000 researchers Scientific Domain

  18. COST Countries  The 27 EU Member States • EFTA Member StatesIcelandNorwaySwitzerland  Acceding & Candidate Countries Croatia  FYR of Macedonia (FYROM)*  Turkey Other CountriesBosnia and Herzegovina Republic ofSerbia *  COST Co-operating StatesIsrael 36 COST Countries *not associated with FP

  19. COST and the Neighbouring Countries COST countries COST neighbouring countries • Special budget line in the COST system to facilitate collaborations • Specific exchange activities(Short Term Scientific Missions, focus on Early Stage Researchers) Russia (41) Belarus (1) Ukraine (17) Moldova (5) Georgia (5) GEORGIA Armenia (2) Albania (1) Azerbaijan (1) Lebanon (1) Morocco (2) TUNISIA Tunisia (7) Palestinian auth. (1) In 2009: 90 participations in 45 Actions Algeria (3) Egypt (4)

  20. Russia (41) Canada (19) Belarus (1) Ukraine (17) BELARUS Albania (1) Moldova (5) Georgia (5) Andorra (1) Japan (14) Tunisia (7) GEORGIA Azerbaijan (1) USA (22) Armenia (2) Lebanon (1) Morocco (2) China (4) Rep of Korea (6) Palestinian auth. (1) TUNISIA ALGERIA UAE (1) EGYPT Algeria (3) Cuba (1) Pakistan (1) Hong Kong (2) Mexico (1) Egypt (4) Vietnam (1) India (3) SRILANKA Colombia (1) Malaysia (1) MALAYSIA Singapore (1) PAPUANEW GUINEA Brazil (3) COST countries Australia (42) Neighbouring countries South Africa (4) Argentina (4) New Zealand (26) Reciprocal agreements countries COST Actions: Global participation 251 participations in 103 Actions (36 countries)

  21. Non COST Countries • Participation from non-COST countries based on mutual benefit • Normally the COST Office does not reimburse participants from non-COST country institutions, exepted for: • Institutions from Near Neighbour countries (Balkan countries; Mediterranean countries; European NIS) • Institutions from countries which have a reciprocal agrement with the COST Office (Australia and New Zeland)

  22. Nature of Research COST Innovation/Exploitation Applied Research BasicResearch

  23. Coordination of Research FP 7 Policies Projects Programmes

  24. Selection process Top-Down FP Bottom-Up COST

  25. COST-TUD • ~ 20 Actions, ~ 1000 Organisations • Co-ordinating Long Term Research on • Sustainable Transport and Urban Planning Policy • Design of Structure Systems and Development of Urban Infrastructures • Urban Architecture and Civil Constructions • The Management of the Transport Systems, Infrastructures and Urban Structures • Relationship with European Programmes in the relevant fields

  26. TUD in COST Urban Land Use & Development Transport Systems & Infrastructures Architecture & Design Civil Engineering

  27. TUD in COST Transport Systems & Infrastructures Urban Land Use & Development Safety Urban dynamics Intelligent transport Social sustainability Traffic monitoring Shrinking Cities Mobility Safety 3D City models Pedestrians Land management Environmental impacts of transport Flood management Environmental Sustainability Urban Onthologies Carbon reduction Services Phase change materials Robustness of Structures Sustainable construction Architecture & Design Civil Engineering

  28. COST-TUD Portfolio Urban Land Use & Development Transport Systems & Infrastructures 356, 357, 358, TU0603, TU0702, C20, C22, C27, TU0602, TU0801, TU0803 C23, C24, C26, TU0601 C21 , C25, TU0802 Architecture & Design Civil Engineering

  29. COST-TUDLink with other Domains • ISH • Safety • Social sustainability • ICT • Safety • Services • Intelligent transport • ESSEM • Environmental Sustainability • Road pavements

  30. Complementarities FP7 / COST • FP7: mainly to support research in itself • COST: to support the coordination costs of the research networks (Actions) • Dissemination of research projects • Synergy between research projects • Development of news ideas and proposals to FP • COST 357 « Multi-experimental head model for ergonomics of transport » (Next call in Safety)

  31. Complementarities FP7 / COST • Networks of Excellence • HUMANIST – COST 352 • Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) • Hydrogen and fuel cells • COST 346

  32. Early Stage Researchers’ Activities • ~ 25% Early Stage Scientists in COST Actions • 358: 35 % • C25: 30 % • 15% of TUD COST Actions managed by scientists under 40 years old. • ~ 3 STSMs/Action/Year • Last Open call: • 25 % of pre-proposals = Early stage researchers • 20% of full proposals = Early stage researchers • Early Stage scientist network (of 10 participants) • C20 • TU0602

  33. What is funded by COST? • Science management meetings (MC + WG) • Scientific workshops • Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) • Training Schools • Early Stage Research Grant • Dissemination

  34. COST GRANT SYSTEM

  35. COST GRANT SYSTEM Example of Budget Plan • Meeting travel costs 70.000 EUR • Workshop support 3.000 EUR • STSM 3.000 EUR • Publication 4.000 EUR Sub-total 80.000 EUR Secretariat max. 15 % of expenses 12.000 EUR Total 92.000 EUR

  36. COST GRANT SYSTEM

  37. COST GRANT SYSTEM

  38. COST GRANT SYSTEM • Web-Based IT Tool • Principles • Supporting tool for grant holder: print attendance list; manage Instruments (meeting, STSMs …) • On line reporting • Objectives: • Sharing of Scientific information (search on key-words) • Dissemination of information • In the future • Training for grantholders by COST Staff • Userguide for grantholders

  39. Which Domain are running COST grants ? ICT Domain : 21 grants ESSEM Domain : 2 grants ISCH Domain : 3 grants

  40. Who runs a COST grant ? CountryinstitutionCOST Action BE SCK-CEN, Mol 270 CH EPFL Lausanne 219ter ETH Zurich 294 ; 295 DE Forschungsgemeinschaft Funk e.V 281 IEM 274 Max-Planck-Institut fur Astrophysik 282 Rhein-Westfalische Technische Hochschule 293 DK Aalborg University 278 ASC Antenna Systems Consultant Aps 284 UF Data Analysis 280 ES Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 276 Universitat de Barcelona A34 Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya 277 FI Liekki Oy 299 Tamepere University of Technology 290

  41. Who runs a COST grant ? FR CNRS, Paris A35 INPT 272 GR Athens Information Technology Centre 291 HU Central European University, Budapest A30 IT Firenze Tecnologia 287 Universita' di Pavia 288 PL Institute of Meteorology and Water Management 726 PT Instituto Superior Tecnico 273 ; 279 SI University of Ljubljana 298 TR Hacettepe University 289 TUBITAK 285 UK NERC, Swindon 624 Queen Mary's University of London 292 Queen's University Belfast 283 Rutherford Appleton Labs 296 University of Hertfordshire 275 University of York 286 ; 297

  42. AGENDA • Welcome • Adoption of the agenda • Presentation of the delegations • General information on COST mechanism and on the funding of coordination • Status of the Action • Agreement on the internal rules of procedure for the MC • Election of the Chair and Vice Chair

  43. Status of the Action • Action details • MoU: 284/09 • CSO Approval: 02/12/2009 • End of Action: 28/03/2014 • DC Rapporteur: Professor Charalampos BANIOTOPOULOS • Chair: ? • WebSite: ? • Parties: • Acceptances : 13 • Intentions to accept: 2

  44. AGENDA • Welcome • Adoption of the agenda • Presentation of the delegations • General information on COST mechanism and on the funding of coordination • Satus of the Action • Agreement on the internal rules of procedure for the MC • Election of the Chair and Vice Chair

  45. AGENDA • Welcome • Adoption of the agenda • Presentation of the delegations • General information on COST mechanism and on the funding of coordination • Satus of the Action • Agreement on the internal rules of procedure for the MC • Election of the Chair and Vice Chair

  46. AGENDA • Working plan for the implementation of the COST Action • Objectives and working group • Working method / organisation & management • Distribution of tasks and election of WG leaders • Time table • Budget plan • Place & date of next meeting • Miscellaneous • Closing

  47. AGENDA • Working plan for the implementation of the COST Action • Objectives and working group • Working method / organisation & management • Distribution of tasks and election of WG leader • Time table • Budget plan • Place & date of next meeting • Miscellaneous • Closing

  48. AGENDA • Working plan for the implementation of the COST Action • Objectives and working group • Working method / organisation & management • Distribution of tasks and election of WG leader • Time table • Budget plan • Place & date of the next meeting • Miscellaneous • Closing

  49. AGENDA • Working plan for the implementation of the COST Action • Objectives and working group • Working method / organisation & management • Distribution of tasks and election of WG leader • Time table • Budget plan • Place & date of next meeting • Miscellaneous • Closing

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