Introduction to euroCRIS

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• Introduction to euroCRIS
• The organisation, its objectives
• and way of working

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Why are CRIS needed?

• for researchers easy access to relevant
  information and associated software, processor
  power, storage systems and - where necessary -
  detectors to collect more data to overcome
  incomplete or inconsistent information
• for research managers and administrators easy
  measurement and analysis of research activity and
  easy access to comparative information
  evaluation and assessment
• for research councils optimisation of the
  funding process
• for entrepreneurs and technology transfer
  organisations easy retrieval of novel ideas and
  technology in a knowledge-assisted environment
  and easy identification of competitors and
  previously done similar research
• for the media and public easy access to
  information, software and computer power to allow
  easily assimilated presentation of research
  results in appropriate contexts

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euroCRIS identity

• Professional association of CRIS experts
• Custodian of CERIF Common European Research
  Information Format
• Formal not-for profit association with legal
  status since June 2002

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euroCRIS mission

• Internationally recognised point of reference
  relating to all CRIS matters
• Stimulation of CERIF-compliant CRIS
• Ultimate aim to implement all relevant CRIS
  (related) systems progressively on a GRIDs
  platform in order to gain maximum advantage for
  (European) research at all levels
• Background needs of stakeholders, European
  Research Area (ERA)

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euroCRIS areas of interest

• Research databases, thematic and according to
  type of information (expertise, projects,
  institutions, funding, facilities and products -
  including publications)
• CRIS related data scientific datasets, (Open
  Access) institutional repositories,
  knowledge-assisted data collection systems and
  process-based workflow systems
• Maintenance and dissemination of CERIF to
  accommodate implementation and interoperability
  of CRIS (related) systems
• Data access and exchange mechanisms, standards
  and guidelines and best practice for CRIS

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euroCRIS role (1)

• It is the role of euroCRIS to
• Promote and improve communication and interaction
  between global CRIS
• Maintain and publish the CERIF (Common European
  Research Information Format) recommendation and
  any standards endorsed by euroCRIS
• Organize and run the CRIS series of conferences
  with associated workshops and other events

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euroCRIS role (2)

• Provide a source of expertise in CRIS to members
  and to others under business arrangements made at
  the time
• Develop euroCRIS guidelines
• Nurture the CRIS community by events, a
  newsletter, an online discussion forum and other
  appropriate mechanisms
• Provide a forum for exploring and exploiting new
  and emerging concepts and technologies (including
  data quality, standards, etc.)
• Establish a one-stop portal / gateway to
  international CRIS resources (euroCRIS
  Charter)

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euroCRIS organisation
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Approaching Nirvana

• euroCRIS members are working on advanced systems
  to support the ideal CRIS environment

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euroCRIS members

• November 1, 2010
• Institutional 80
• fee 250 /year (up to 5 delegates)
• Personal 35
• fee 50 /year
• Affiliate 16
• fee 25 /year
• universities/academies, research councils, ESF,
  information centres/CRIS developers, research
  institutes, companies, national/regional
  authorities, publishers
• 231 delegates from 37 countries

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euroCRIS Board

• The composition of the Board reflects the
  activities of the organisation. Meetings 4/year
• General management
• Keith Jeffery President
• Harrie Lalieu Secretary
• Geert van Grootel Treasurer
• Executives
• Anne Asserson Strategy/External Relations
• Wolfgang Adamczak Conferences
• Task Group Leaders
• Brigitte Joerg CERIF
• Ed Simons IR-CERIF
• Sergey Parinov Best Practice / DRIS
• Nikos Houssos Projects
• Max Stempfhuber CRIS Architecture and
  Development

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euroCRIS events

• Membership meetings
• Biannual (May, November)
• Strategic seminars
• Annual (September)
• CRIS Conferences
• Biennial (May/June)

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Membership meetings

• For whom?
• All euroCRIS members, delegates from organising
  CRIS community, invited speakers
• Aims?
• To bring all CRIS communities at the same level
  (equal playing field), advertise CERIF-CRIS,
  increase active membership, general education
• Content?
• Thematic workshop(s), presentation of CRIS
  developments (Jostein Hauge session and
  organisers session), business meeting (including
  reports from Board and Task Groups), CERIF
  tutorial (optional), TG meetings (optional)
• Output?
• Presentations, reports and minutes of meetings,
  as well as papers given in the workshops
  (proceedings of the workshops may be issued)

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euroCRIS Seminars

• As well as
• Custodianship of CERIF
• Best practice
• The CRIS conferences
• Community-building
• Decided also to run strategic seminars
• euroCRIS founded formally in 2002 (informally
  since 1991)
• 2003 onwards with our strategic partners
• EC, ESF, EARMA, ALLEA, ICSU/CODATA, ERCIM, JISC,
  GreyNet

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Strategic seminars

• For whom?
• Strategic partners, European Commission,
  euroCRIS Board, invited speakers, euroCRIS
  members (as available places permit)
• Aims?
• In depth discussion of topics which are of
  overriding importance for the further development
  of CRIS, bringing up to strategic level, increase
  impact of euroCRIS on (EC) policy
• Content?
• Strategic topics are approached from various
  viewpoints, subdivided into several sessions with
  authoritative speakers
• Output?
• Presentations and final report with conclusions
  and recommendations for the way forward (publicly
  available to be sent to strategic partners and
  European Commission)

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Conferences

• For whom?
• All people active in the field of CRIS research
  and development (i.e. not just euroCRIS members
  and strategic partners)
• Aims?
• Covering current topics, setting scientific
  standards for CRIS related RD
• Content?
• Sessions with keynote speakers, contributed
  papers and a workshop, if appropriate poster
  presentations (exhibitions on the part of
  participating and funding organisations are also
  possible)
• Output?
• Abstracts and full papers printed proceedings
  minutes of connected meetings

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So to recapitulate..

• 4 Board meetings/year (3 connected to events, 1
  stand-alone)
• 2 Membership meetings/year
• 1 Seminar/year
• Conference every two years
• Ad hoc Task Group meetings over the year
• !euroCRIS is busy and vibrant!

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Forthcoming events

• 25-27 May 2011
• Members meeting in Bologna, Italy
• 12-13 September 2011
• 9th Strategic Seminar, Brussels, Belgium
• November 2011
• Members meeting in Lille, France (proposal,
  venue and dates to be assessed)
• May 2012
• 11th International Conference on Current
  Research Information Systems, Prague

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More information?

• Public website www.eurocris.org
• For members - Members and TG
• areas on the website
• - Newsflashes (6-8/year)
• - Mailing list
• Read about what euroCRIS can offer you and join
  at
• http//www.eurocris.org/Index.php?pagejoinEurCRIS
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