ESFRI and the European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures

ESFRI and the European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures Elena Righi European Commission OPTICON, Edinburgh, 22 -23 June 2006 1

What is ESFRI? 2 • 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)

ESFRI’s role and ambitions 3 • 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

Objectives of European Roadmap 4 • Identification of new research • Tool for decision makers, preventing • Providing a focus for long term budgetary planning by funding actors infrastructures or major upgrades which correspond to the needs of European research communities over-provision of facilities in particular areas

ESFRI Roadmap Procedure Filter by national delegations Spontaneous proposals for pan-European projects ESFRI request for a stage-gate process EIROs, Nuppec, ESF, e-IRG, national Roadmaps + other EU level roadmap, Global Projects, etc… Roadmap Working Groups Possible analysis by Expert Groups 5 (simplified version)

ESFRI Roadmap Procedure (continued) RWGs + Expert Groups as appropriate Summer 2005 Scientific Case yes Concept mature? yes First draft of Roadmap Autumn 2006 Consultation process End Spring 2006 6 (simplified version) RWGs confirm their vision yes Report to ESFRI Reviewed and agreed by ESFRI? yes Introduction in the Roadmap

The European Roadmap for RI Ap. PEC UK Roadmap PPARC CCLRC ESO Council Others ESFRI (British Delegates H. Hutchinson, R. Wade) 7 European Roadmap

Timetable (pre-ESFRI phase, the story so far) First expected Expert Group draft reports to RWGs Start of the ESFRI drafting group Expert group executive reports to RWGs Other inputs to RWGs, e. g. from ETPs – deadline Expected RWGs draft report to ESFRI secretariat Early April 2006 End April 2006 Early May 2006 RWGs executive report to ESFRI drafting group + Executive Board meeting 8 30 May

Timetable (ESFRI phase 1) ESFRI assessment of RWGs reports First draft ESFRI roadmap report (Vienna meeting) 9 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

ESFRI 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 10

Timetable (ESFRI phase 2) Review of draft report / comments to ESFRI drafting group / deadline 1 st 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 11 19 Oct. 2006

Useful links l Research Infrastructures on CORDIS http: //www. cordis. lu/infrastructures/ l ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Unfrastructures) http: //www. cordis. lu/esfri/ 12