Title: ESFRI%20and%20the%20%20European%20Roadmap%20for%20%20Research%20Infrastructures%20%20%20Elena%20Righi%20European%20Commission%20OPTICON,%20Edinburgh,%2022-23%20June%202006
1ESFRI and the European Roadmap for Research
Infrastructures Elena RighiEuropean
CommissionOPTICON, Edinburgh, 22-23 June 2006
2What is ESFRI?
- European Strategy Forum on Research
Infrastructures (ESFRI) - Launched in April 2002
- Brings together representatives of the 25 EU
Member States and 7 Associated States, appointed
by Research Ministers, and one representative of
the European Commission (EC)
3ESFRIs role and ambitions
- To jointly reflect on the development of
strategic policies for pan-European Research
Infrastructures - To prepare a European Roadmap (with regular
updates as different areas mature) - To act as an incubator for RI projects with
pan-European interest but it is not a decision
making body
4Objectives of European Roadmap
- Identification of new research infrastructures or
major upgrades which correspond to the needs of
European research communities - Tool for decision makers, preventing
over-provision of facilities in particular areas - Providing a focus for long term budgetary
planning by funding actors
5ESFRI Roadmap Procedure
(simplified version)
6ESFRI Roadmap Procedure (continued)
(simplified version)
7The European Roadmap for RI
ApPEC
PPARC CCLRC
UK Roadmap
ESFRI (British Delegates H. Hutchinson, R. Wade)
European Roadmap
8Timetable (pre-ESFRI phase, the story so far)
First expected Expert Group draft reports to RWGs Start of the ESFRI drafting group Early April 2006
Expert group executive reports to RWGs Other inputs to RWGs, e.g. from ETPs deadline End April 2006
Expected RWGs draft report to ESFRI secretariat Early May 2006
RWGs executive report to ESFRI ESFRI drafting group Executive Board meeting 30 May
9Timetable (ESFRI phase 1)
ESFRI assessment of RWGs reports First draft ESFRI roadmap report (Vienna meeting) 15-16 June 2006
ESFRI drafting group Executive board meeting 29-30 June 2006
Second draft ESFRI Roadmap report Early July 2006
Background information on mature projects downloaded in the ESFRI web site Early July 2006
10ESFRI validation phase
- From early July to early September 2006,
- the ESFRI delegates should ensure that a process
of political validation at the level of their
respective Member states is carried out - and in particular highlighting possible
- Projects supported and/or
- Projects not really supported by any State
- Missing projects to be (re)considered in the
next phase
11Timetable (ESFRI phase 2)
Review of draft report / comments to ESFRI drafting group / deadline 1st September July / August 06
Final draft ESFRI Roadmap report Early Sept. 2006
Finalisation of all supporting documents September 2006
Agreement of ESFRI (Brussels meeting) 28-29 Sept. 2006
Publication and press conference 19 Oct. 2006
12Useful links
- Research Infrastructures on CORDIS
- ? http//www.cordis.lu/infrastructures/
- ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research
Unfrastructures) - ? http//www.cordis.lu/esfri/