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Organization, Administration, and Coordination

Three principal bodies are involved in the running of the network:

1. The Executive Committee
2. The Advisory Panel
3. The European Commission Officer

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee comprises the network coordinator and the area leaders.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Network Coordinator David Vernon, CAPTEC Ltd.
Research Planning Henrik Christensen, Royal Institute of Technology
James Crowley, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
Education and Training Wolfgang Förstner, University of Bonn
Bob Fisher, University of Edinburgh
Information Dissemination Hilary Buxton, University of Sussex
David Vernon, CAPTEC Ltd.
Industrial Liaison Monique Thonnat, INRIA Sophia Antipolis
Patrick Courtney, PBConsulting Ltd.

Its responsibilities include the following:

    Network Coordinator

  • Chair the Executive Committee
  • Collate and prepare of six-monthly management reports
  • Organize six-monthly Executive Committee meetings
  • Organize six-monthly network workshops
  • Process and reimburse members costs
  • Prepare consolidated cost statements (based on cost statements from members)
  • Process applications for funding by sponsored members
  • Collate and process reviews of member status
  • Collect and distribute deliverables
  • Assess target area progress and implement corrective action
  • Prepare summaries of performance of members & forward to the Commission Officer for assessment regarding membership status
  • Monitor the budget
    Area Leaders
  • coordinate the work in each area.
  • Evaluate membership applications
  • Evaluate the progress of the network and implement corrective actions in the event of problems
  • Review funding applications by Sponsored Members and approve sponsored activities (note: the European Commission gives final approval on all sponsored activities)
  • Submit six-monthly status reports

The Advisory Panel

ADVISORY PANEL
Andrew Blake, Microsoft Research, Cambridge
Mike Brady, University of Oxford
Jan-Olof Eklundh, Royal Institute of Technology
Olivier Faugeras, INRIA Sophia Antipolis
Hans-Hellmut Nagel, University of Karlsruhe
Giulio Sandini, University of Genoa – DIST

The Advisory Panel has the following roles:

  • Offer guidance and strategic advice as and when required
  • Review six-monthly progress reports and comment on the nature and direction of the network’s progress

The European Commission Officer

The European Commission Officer has the following roles in ECVision:

  • Final decision on changes in membership status (ordinary vs. sponsored)
  • Final approval on all applications for funding of specific actions
The European Commission Officer is Colette Maloney.


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