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Looking back at 16 months

successful network activities

CONNEX Mid-Term Conference, 3-5 November 2005

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The puzzle of good research governance:

Dealing with a complex, multilevel (?), multi-cultural group of individuals and institutions and fulfilling our ambitious objectives

A challenge:

In terms of co-ordination, and organisationIn terms of financial and administrative management

…………. CONNEX, a learning organisation…

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1) State of the Consortium

Participants involved in CONNEX over the past 12 months (Total 238)

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Evolution of Task 2 Activities during Work Period 1

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Total Effort Invested in CONNEX (W ork load in Person per Month. Total: 254 P/M)

75 PM by full participants, paid from CONNEX budget

(30%)

44 PM by external participants, without

retribution (17%))

135 PM by full participants, without retribution (53%)

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Funding earmarked for the first 18 months (according to contract): 1.413.600 €

Requested grant to the budget for the first 12 months (according to

contract): 950.000 €

Pre-financing received from the Commission (first transfer): 1.190.000 €

Total eligible costs for the first reporting period (July 04 – June 05):

673.110, 33 €

Requested EC contribution for the first reporting period: 608.210,47 €

2) Financial Situation (first reporting period)

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All amounts in Euro Management Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Total

Total amount funding available (including overheads) 97.200 426.000 674.400 216.000 1.413.600

Estimated total amount of expenditures for first work period (July 04 – December 05). Based on money engaged

81.400 + 15.000= 96.400

251.000 + 135.000= 386.000

265.000 + 246.000= 511.000

67.000 + 108.000= 175.000 1.168.400

 

Financial Situation (until December 2005)

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3) Progress regarding Integration

Structure of Contacts Between Network Members at Project Start

Legend: red = male blue = female , Triangle: Seniority = Researcher , Square: Seniority = Professor

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Structure of Contacts Between Network Members at Month 6

Legend: red = male blue = female , Triangle: Seniority = Researcher , Square: Seniority = Professor

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4) Communication Within and Outside the Network

• Newsletter: 2 issues, 241 subscribers (most of them outside CONNEX)

Information round mail every 3 weeks

Internet Home page launched in November 2004 (more than 11.500 visits)

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Evolution of the amount of visitors at

www.connex-network.org/

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Press Coverage with international Resonance

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Practical information

Travel documents

Meetings of the Research Groups