Towards transnational funding of Nuclear Physics Research Infrastructures and associated equipments

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• Towards transnational funding of Nuclear Physics
  Research Infrastructures and associated equipments

ALICE-LHC
AGATA
FAIR
ISOLDE-SPES-ALTO JYVL-LNL-LNS- GANIL--GSI Eastern
Network JLAB
GANIL-SPIRAL2
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ERA-NET for Research infrastructures Objectives
? To contribute to the development of the
European Research Area by improving coherence
across Europe of such programmes/activities
? To help developing EU Programmes and Policy
for research infrastructures (Very important in
relation with future calls in Particular for FP8
aligned with our needs!!!)
Eligible partners are only programme owners
National, regional, ministries, governments,
Research councils, funding agencies who are all
managing research programmes.
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The NuPNET strategy Success through a stepwise
approach
18 participants are Funding agencies and
ministries from 14 EU countries
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The NuPNET strategy a combined Management
Structure
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Appointed Leaders of NuPNET (as of June 2010)
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Objectives

• Acquire a mutual and better understanding of the
  Funding systems of nuclear physics
  infrastructures and associated equipments in
  Europe that is needed for future collaborations ?
  Booklet DONE
• Identification of joint activities to be
  implemented in the framework of NuPNET ? DONE
• Establish procedures and funding for
  transnational common activities (variable
  geometry) ?Done
• Launching of one (or more) joint pilot activity
  ?Done Feb14th 2011
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• Long-Term Goal ? Establish a sustainable action
  beyond this project
• (A Standing Committee with direct links to ESFRI
  , EU-RI, EU-Programmes EU-Countries
  Representatives)

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WP2 Results of the Census NuPNETFUNDING of
NP 515M /year
WP2 Results of the Census NuPNETSTAFF
EMPLOYED Total 5,918
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NuPNET Call From Feb 14th 2011 to April 22th 2011

• Feb ,14th 2011
• a date to remember for the EU NP community
• ? NuPNET launches the first call for proposals
• A First common call in the history of NP
  supported by 12 Research and Funding institutions
• Following the decision taken by the Governing
  Council of NuPNET on Oct 15th 2010

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Signature of an  involvement agreement  On
Feb11th 2011 12 IFA ,10 EU countries
BULGARIA INRNE Institute for Nuclear Research,
Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences FINLAND HIP Helsinki
Institute of Physics JY University of
Jyväskylä France CEA CNRS/IN2P3 GERMANY BMBF
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
ITALY INFN Istituto Nazionale di Fisica
Nucleare NETHERLANDSRuG Rijksuniversiteit
Groningen POLAND NCBiR Narodowe Centrum
Badan i Rozwoju ROMANIA IFIN-HH Institut
national de recherche en PN SPAIN MICINN
Ministerio de Ciencia y Innovación U.K. STFC
Science and Technology Facilities Council
IFA Involved Funding Agency
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The 3 topics of the Call
The topics of the Common Call are designated
(Topic 1) RD on new detector technologies for
nuclear physics - Gamma and neutron detection
technologies based on new scintillation materials
and new photo-sensors (APDs, SiPMs) - Silicon
and micropatterned gas tracking detectors (GEM,
Micromegas) low and high energy applications -
Large-area diamond detectors for beam monitoring
or timing These technologies are important for
the nuclear research infrastructures selected in
the ESFRI list FAIR and SPIRAL2. . (Topic 2)
RD on EURISOL technologies accelerator
components, target and ion sources (Topic 3)
Targeted action on nuclear structure and
reactions theory
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Period of funding 3 years Total collected
funding3,4 M
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Embargo
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Funding via a  virtual  pot
Each IFA finances its share of the common
call The 12 IFA agree to finance the proposals
selected by the  Peer Review Panel .

• NuPNET Common Call Secretariat (CCS)
• Role launches and manages the call in
  agreement with NuPNET Coordination Committee (CC)
  and the IFA
• Composition
• MICINN (SP) José Benlliure (chair), Raquel
  Villanueva, Ruben Martinez
• IN2P3 (FR) Sydney Galès et Dorothée Peitzmann
• BMBF/PT-GSI (DE) Irene Reinhard

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NuPNET Call ? The partners institutions IFA

• Involved Funding Agencies (IFA)
• Role Each IFA handles the call for its own and
  after evaluation by the PRP, decides and funds
  the groups of their country involved in the
  successful proposals (decision to be taken around
  20 juillet 2011).
• Composition
• les 12 Involved Funding Agencies
• BMBF (DE), CEA (FR), CNRS/IN2P3 (FR), HIP (FI)
  IFIN-HH (RO), INFN (IT), INRNE (BG), JY (FI),
  MICINN (SP), NCBiR (PL), RuG (NL), STFC (UK)
• Each IFA nominates one representative and one
  deputy

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NuPNET Call ? Joint Activity Co-ordinator

• Joint Activity Co-ordinator (JAC)
• Role Spokeperson of the submitted proposal.
  Handle the relationship between the members of
  the proposal and the CCS. Once the proposal
  selected and funded ,will be in charge of the
  status report to the IFA .
• Composition
• 1 senior member per proposal
• JAC is nominated by the members of the proposal

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NuPNET Call ? le Peer Review Panel

• Peer Review Panel (PRP)
• Role Scientific and technical evaluation of the
  proposal at least by two evaluators.
• After the evaluations, the PANEL BOARD meets (
  july 7, 2011)to discuss and rank the proposals
  according to their scientific merits
• Composition
• Experts with international reputation
• IFA representatives may assist to the meeting as
  observers.

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PRP ? Evaluation Criterias

• Scientific merit (5)
• Strategic fit to call (5)
• International competitiveness (5)
• Added value through transnational cooperation (5)
• Track record of the collaboration members (4)
• Technical readiness (4)
• Quality of project management (4))
• NB
• Four marks are possible Excellent Good Fair
  Poor.
• The minimum mark for the selected proposal for
  each criteria is GOOD

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Where to find all the necessary information on
the NuPNET Call ?

• ? Go to the Website of NuPNET
• http//www.nupnet-eu.org/
• ? Updated and contains all the documents
  regarding
• ? (the  common call )
• description of the call
• criteria's of evaluation
• Schedule and important dates
• And above all the templates to be filled in
• ? Download the documentation.

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Call Documents gt Available on the Web
1- CALL PROPOSAL FORM (template) 2-
FINANCIAL PLAN OF THE SUBMITTED PROJECT
(template) 3- NuPNET COMMON CALL FOR
PROPOSALS 4- PROCEDURE OF THE NuPNET COMMON
CALL FOR PROPOSALS 5- CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(Tentative)
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How to submit a proposal ? Calendar of actions

• Fill in the two templates
• Proposal form (doc. Word)
• Financial form(doc. Excel)
• Send your proposal to NuPNET_Call_at_nupnet-eu.org

Feb 14 2011 Launching the Call April 22
2011 ,5pm Deadline for the Call July 7 2011
Panel Board meeting End of July 2011
Results of the Call Autumn 2011 Start of the
selected projects
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Questions, infos
Contact Sydney Galès 02 31 45 45
91 Scientific Coordinator NuPNET Mél
gales_at_in2p3.fr Dorothée Peitzmann 06 64 87 59
38 Coordinator manager NuPNET Mél
dpeitzmann_at_in2p3.fr
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• MERCI

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WP2 Results of the Census NuPNETFUNDING of
NP 515M /year
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WP2 Results of the Census NuPNETSTAFF
EMPLOYED Total 5,918