Communication and Training Committee (CTC)

Chair :

The CTC will organise a series of dissemination and training actions in WP3. The CTC will be composed of the Partners involved in WP3 and chaired by the WP3 leader. Its Chair is a member of the EPT, she/he has the right to attend the VPB and to speak to issues raised by the CTC.

List of CTC members :

Nigel Mason
Claudio Mendoza
Friedrich Kupka 
Nicholas Walton

Guy Rixon
N. Piskunov
M.S. Dimitrijevic
Dr. T.A.Ryabchikova
K Benson (tutorials)

Executive Project Team (EPT)

Chair :

The Executive Project Team includes the leaders of all WPs: the Dissemination and Training (WP3) activities, the Service Deployment (WP4) and Infrastructure Support (WP5) activities, and all Joint Research Activities (WPs 6, 7, 8). In case of need, each WP leader may be represented at Team meetings by a nominated deputy with voting rights. The EPT will be chaired by the VAMDC Technical Coordinator who is a member of the Project Board and who will appropriately advise the VPB on the technical validity and relevance of the project strategic plans. The Executive Project Team is the core of the management structure from the technical point of view, making sure that the project WPs have a common view and that planned work is well coordinated with other similar international projects. The EPT is planned to be quite operative, thus it will have monthly teleconference meetings (more if necessary) as well as bi-annual face-to-face meetings. The EPT will collect reports from SAs and JRAs and prepare the annual technical reports for the VPB. The Project Coordinator will have a standing invitation to participate in the meetings.

List of EPT members : (WP Leaders)

Strategic Advisory Board (SAB)

Chair :

The SAB will bring together influential international scientists, producers and users of data, as well as representative from international standardisation organisations, with interests relevant to the project, but who are independent of it. It will ensure that the project is engaged with and responsive to developments in Europe and non-EU countries. It will have an important role in ensuring the project achieves its intended impacts in terms of structuring the European Research in connection with non-EU initiatives and International standards, having the power to co-opt/appoint members from other EU/non EU projects with whom VAMDC wishes to engage. It may also elect selected users of VAMDC e-infrastructure to ensure their feedback on service provision and future service development.

List of SAB members :

• Prof. M. Asplund, Director Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany
• Prof. B. Braams, International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Data Section, Atomic and Molecular Data Unit, Vienna, Austria
• Prof. P. F. Bernath, The University of York, Department of Chemistry, UK
• Prof. L. Rothman, Harvard University, Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Division, USA
• Steven Newhouse, EGI-InSPIRE Project Director, EGI.eu, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Prof. M. Ohishi, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Astronomy Data Center, Tokyo, Japan
• Prof. Ph. Garrigues, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires,UMR CNRS5255, Universite de Bordeaux I, France

VAMDC Project Board (VPB)

This Board will be the major strategic decision-making body and will have the prime responsibility for ensuring the success of the project and compliance with the terms of the EU Contract. Membership will consist of:

- one representative from each legal entity signing the contract (Contractual Legal Entity: CLE) , i.e. the nominated ‘Scientist in charge’ as defined by the contract,

- representatives of the departments within a CLE when they have quite distinct roles within the proposal,

- representatives of members of a CLE when it is composed of several members, each of which being a separate legal entity ( eg CNRS).

The VPB has final control of the budget and the allocation of tasks and resources. The VPB will meet twice a year face-to-face and at other times (as required) by teleconference and will be chaired by the Coordinator.

List of VPB members :

VAMDC Executive Board (VEB):

Comprising the Coordinator of the Network, a Project Manager (to be funded by the e-infrastructure and based at the Coordinator’s institute), a scientific co-chair, a technical co-chair and a nodes representative. The Executive Board will act as the ‘daily’ project management team with responsibility for monitoring the progress of the VAMDC e-infrastructure and ensure decisions taken at the Project Management Board are implemented. Such a small team is necessary to deliver clear and decisive management on short time scales. The VEB will also act as the direct point of contact for the Commission. The VEB will be delegated necessary powers by the VPB to act on issues that require immediate response but will be answerable for such actions to the VPB.

VEB members :

VAMDC Project Coordinator :

The Project Coordinator will have overall executive responsibility for the project and will provide leadership. Professor Marie-Lise Dubernet (CNRS) will fill this position. The Coordinator chairs the Project Board and she will have a standing invitation to participate in the meetings at the EPT. The Coordinator will have prime responsibility for representing the project externally, including liaison with the European Commission.

Project Manager :

The Project Manager has detailed oversight of all Work packages. (S)he will ensure regular monitoring of progress against milestones and budgets, giving early warning of areas where problems may occur. The Project Manager will be the project’s Chief Operating Officer, preparing agenda for the VAMDC Project Board and EPT and implementing their decisions, including the distribution of the EU Grant and the compilation of reports and other data required by the European Commission. The Project Manager will be appointed by the Coordinator and will be employed by the Coordinator’s organisation.

Scientific Deputy Coordinator :

The Scientific Coordinator reports to the Coordinator and has prime responsibility for ensuring the scientific coherence of the project and the quality of its outputs. (S)he will work closely with the Work Packages leaders on scientific matters and on planning the future direction of the project. The Scientific Coordinatorwill also work closely with the Strategic Advisory Board to assure quality of delivery. The Scientific Coordinatorwill be a leading scientist appointed by the VAMDC Project Board on the recommendation of the Coordinator from the partners and will have to be able to commit a substantial fraction of his/her time per week to VAMDC business.

Technical Deputy Coordinator :

(S)he is in charge of the overall coordination of the various technical activities and he is the Chair of the Executive Project Team (EPT). For maximum efficiency in communication s(he) will be the co-chair of the S/T Coordination Work Package (WP2: NA1).

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