General Purpose Services Clause Samples

General Purpose Services. The Service Center will serve as the central administration contact point for the persons strongly involved in the network (Key Nodes, committee chairpersons, etc.) and as the central communication contact point for all kinds of enquiries regarding the network and its areas. The most important general purpose services are the following: • General administration (membership handling, etc.) • Financial administration • Organisation/Preparation of Steering Committee Meetings • Assistance in the organisation of meetings and events which are, in their content, organised by the different committees (booking of venue and accommodation, invitation, design and printing of flyers, mailings, registration, production of proceedings, assistance on site, etc.) • General handling of other committee activities which are, in their content, organised by the different committees (design of brochures, mailings, etc.) • Dealing with administrative enquiries by the members of the network • Dealing with general enquiries (phone, fax, e-mail, direct & via Web registration forms). • Promotion of the Network (acquisition of new members by different activities, i.e. mailings, meetings, exhibitions, etc.) • Circulation of information to members (internal and external information) • Providing information on existing applications and products • Delivering case studies and state-of-the-art reports • Disseminating of research results • Giving information on available literature • Informing about events (conferences, symposia, summer schools and industrial events) • Providing useful contacts (researchers, consultants and other experts) • Obtaining and maintaining up-to-date information about members and their activities • Contact with other projects and institutions active in the specialisms of the network • General organisation of co-operations with other institutions, projects and networks • Circulation of information to European universities and industries • Edition and distribution of press releases • Participation in conferences and exhibitions • Acquisition of new Nodes