Management Structure and Activities. The network management team will comprise the Network Coordinator and eight Target Area Leaders (two per Target Area). Together, these people comprise the Executive Committee and, collectively, it is responsible for the day-to-day management of the network: • Coordinate across areas • Organise the six-monthly meeting • Evaluate membership applications • Assess performance of members and recommend changes in membership status • Evaluate the progress of the network and take corrective actions in the event of problems • Reporting to the Commission • Review of funding applications by Sponsored Members and approval of sponsored activities (note: the European Commission must give final approval on all sponsored activities). • Monitor budget The Coordinator chairs the Executive Committee and is responsible for overall management of the network activities including administrative project management, day-to-day network coordination, monitoring of costs, and submission of deliverables to the European Commission. The network coordinator also represents the Coordinating Contractor and is thus the administrative contact person with responsibility for liaison the European Commission. The Coordinator is responsible for collection and compilation of progress reports, which should be approved by the Executive Committee. The Coordinator will organise, chair and arrange minuting of Executive Committe meetings. In his capacity as Data Administrator, the Coordinator will represent the information infrastructure support activity on the Executive Committee. To ensure maximum of cohesion and to avoid replication of work, the coordinator is an ex officio member of all target area sub-committees. In consultation with the Executive Committee, the Coordinator is responsible for evaluation of progress within each of the four areas of activity. Since this is a critical activity, it will be dealt with under a separate heading below. The area leaders will have overall responsibility for the management of all activities in their respective areas. The responsibility for specific deliverables rests ultimately with the members of the network and, in this context, the role of the leaders is to motivate and coordinate the actual work. A copy of all deliverables will be collected, stored, and disseminated by the project (using the information infrastructure). A list of available deliverables will be circulated to all members every three months. The partners can then retrieve copies of deliverab...
