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European COoperation in the field of Scientific
and Technical research
Piotr Swiatek COST-Office Brussels http//cost.cor
dis.lu
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Mission
Strengthen Europe in scientific and technical
research for peaceful purposes through the
support of cooperation and interaction between
European researchers
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What is COST?

• European COoperation in the field of Scientific
  and Technical research
• 1971 - Ministerial Conference, Brussels
  launching of COST, a Framework for coordinating
  nationally funded research in Europe
• Participation
• 34 COST Member States and 1 cooperating state
• International organisations and research
  institutions from non-COST countries
• The European Commission through the Framework
  Programme
• COST Actions
• Networked research projects

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COST characteristics

• Co-ordination through networking
• Pan-European
• Non-competitive (pre-normative, public
  utility)
• Bottom-up and flexible a la carte
  participation

• Wide range of disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Exploratoria
• Enabling agent focus on younger researchers
• Open to wider cooperation

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• ? 27 EU Member States
• ? Candidate countries ? Croatia ? Former
  Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) ?
  Turkey
• ? EFTA Member States ? Iceland ? Norway ?
  Switzerland
• ? Other European Countries ? Republic of Serbia
  
• ? COST Cooperating States ? Israel

COST Countries

not associated to FP
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Number of Non-COST Participation 2006
Tunisia - 1
Cuba - 1
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9 Scientific and Technical Domains
The CSO has decided to restructure the scientific
and technical Domains in COST in November 2005.
Presently the nomination procedure for the Domain
committee members is under way. This new
committee structure will be in place 1 June 2006.

• Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences (BMBS)
• Food and Agriculture (FA)
• Forests, their Products and Services (FPS)
• Materials, Physical Nanosciences (MPNS)
• Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Technologies
  (CMST)
• Earth System Science Environmental Management
  (ESSEM)
• Information Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Transport Urban Development (TUD)
• Individuals, Society, Culture Health (ISCH)

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What is a COST Action?
CouncilCOST Secretariat
COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS (CSO)
COST National Coordinators
COST OFFICE
COST Domain Committees (9 as from 1 June 2006)
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FA

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MC
COST Actions (200)
Action WGs
WORKING GROUPS (NETWORKS) 30.000 researchers
Scientific Domain
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COST Actions what is supported?
Nationally funded projects networked around a
joint work programme supporting

• Science management meetings (MC and WG)
• Scientific workshops and seminars
• Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs)
• Training Schools and Research Conferences
• Dissemination

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COST Governance
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COST- Sixth Framework Programme
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COST Financing
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Number of Actions 1980-2006
Actions running any time of the year
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Number of Actions per domain 2006
Total 228 Actions (running any time of the year)
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How to join COST ?

• From COST member country
• Member of the Management Committee
• Member of a working group of an Action
• Invited expert to specific events of an Action
• Scientists can join the running Actions !
• Scientists can propose a new Action
• open call, next collection date 30 March 2007
• Two stage process / peer reviewed

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Organisations from non-COST countries
May participate on an Action by Action basis
given

• there is mutual ST benefit
• the CSO approves (following MC and DC approval)
• participation is confirmed by an exchange of
  letters between the organisation and the CSO
• Reciprocal agreements to foster cooperation with
  COST with the Science Ministries in Australia
  (DEST) and New Zealand (MORST)

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COST Office

• Address
• 149 avenue Louise
• 1050 Brussels
• Belgium
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail office_at_cost.esf.org
• Website http//www.cost.esf.org

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German COST Office

• Address
• Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und
  RaumfahrtProjektträger des BMBFEUREKA/COST-Büro
  Heinrich-Konen-Str. 153227 Bonn
• Website http//www.kp.dlr.de/COST/

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German COST Office

• Frau Ruth BADEBERG, Nationale COST Koordinatorin
• Tel.0228 / 3821 357
• Ruth.Badeberg_at_DLR.DE
• Herr Dr. Wolfgang AXMANN, Leiter des
  EUREKA/COST-Büros
• Tel.0228 / 3821 351
• Wolfgang.Axmann_at_DLR.DE
• Frau Margret MUTZ, Sekretariat
• Tel.0228 / 3821 359
• Margret.Mutz_at_DLR.DE

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Thank you for your attention
Piotr Swiatek pswiatek_at_cost.esf.org