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EUROPLANET
European Planetology Network
A network of the EU in support to the
strengthening of planetary sciences in
Europe M. Blanc, M. Dougherty, J.-P. Lebreton,
E. Flamini, C. Guidice, I. Muller-Wodarg, O.
Witasse, G. Chanteur, O. Dutuit, F. Ferri, B.
Kazeminejad, N. Krupp, H. Matti, S. Miller, M.
Roos-Serote, H. Rucker, R. Srama, K. Szego, J.
Zarnecki.
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Planetary missions in Europe
FP7 Extension ?
NASA-led missions with some European
participation (MSL, Dawn, )
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The Instrument used
- 6th EC Framework Programme Action 3  
Structuring the ERA - Programme
Infrastructures - Instrument Coordination
Action Networking of participant teams
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Key figures

• Project duration 48 months
• Budget 2 M
• - Number of labs involved 60
• - Number of participants 40
• 17 countries represented
• The EC contribution will
• set-up the network
• stimulate exchanges and joint research
  activities
• But not fund research internal to participants.

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6 key activities

• N2 Discipline working groups
• N3 Coordination of Earth based space
  observations
• N4 Outreach
• N5 Personnel exchanges
• N6 Meetings
• N7 Integrated and Distributed Information
  Service

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N2 Discipline Working Groups
Step 1 DWGs linked to the Cassini/Huygens
mission.
Discipline Working Groups
planetary atmospheres, ionospheres and
exospheres
planetary and solar system formation evolution
and variability
small bodies and dust
planetary interior and composition
planetary magnetospheres and plasmas
planetary moons
exo/astrobiology
surface science
exoplanet science
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N3 Coord. Earth based space observations

• Develop synergies between the in-situ
  exploration of Saturn and Titan, ground and
  earth-orbit observations.
• Establish a global observation strategy
  (including access to telescopes).
• Exchange and jointly analyse the data obtained.

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N4 Outreach

• Identify EuroPlaNet as a contact point for
  Planetary Sciences in Europe.
• Develop science communication on planetary
  observation and exploration programmes for
  European citizens, especially children and young
  people.

• Space weather outreach activities ? (contacts
  with astronauts, solar forecasts aso)

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N5 Personnel exchanges

• Fund short-term exchanges of personnel in
  support to joint research projects.
• Foster long-term cooperations.

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N6 Meetings

• Organise EuroPlaNet General Assemblies.
• Work for the creation of major Planetary
  Sciences meeting in Europe (starting in 2006) in
  collaboration with Planetary and Spaces sciences
  societies.
• Organise dedicated science workshops .

• ESWW must stay visible !!!!

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N7 IDIS

• Coordinate preliminary studies for the
  implementation of IDIS (Integrated and
  Distributed Information Service).
• Coordinate the prospect of the future
  development of a European planetary virtual
  observatory (7th FP).

• We already have a very strong experience in
  this domain (European Space Weather Web Portal).
  How to collaborate / link / merge ?

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Europlanet is actually organizing Networking
Activities (NAs), but is submitting a FP7
proposal in order to become a I3. I3 may organize
NAs, JRAs (Joint Research Activities) and TNAs
(Trans-National Access). Europlanet released a
call for idea in order to see whether such a new
organization is feasible
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propositions to Europlanet I3 before the end of
Feb. meeting. We could envision proposing One
(or more) different JRAs or TNAs. In the list of
already proposed activities, several already have
a space weather colour such as JRA3 Response
of planetary atmospheres over time to extreme
solar conditions (Lammer) JRA13 Modelling the
atmospheres of planets support for ground-based
and space-based measurements (Miller) One NA
totally devoted to the coordination of planetary
space weather, which would be a disciplinary
working group (an equivalent of a COST action)