Members of euCognition may apply for limited funding to carry out tasks that contribute to the work of the network. These tasks are referred to as Network Actions. The following is a non-exhaustive list of the types of contributions that are required.

Community Outreach

• Special sessions at conferences
• Awareness forums at trade fairs & science fairs
• Short-term exchange/visits of research staff
• Short-term exchange/visits of post-graduate students
• Pilot test-bed evaluation of basic cognitive functions
• Best demonstration prizes in Cognitive Systems
• Demonstrations of example systems (video clips, images, etc.)
• Special issues in journals
• Application-oriented demonstration scenarios to drive R&D
• Articles for general readership
• Multimedia clips for general viewing

Scientific Outlook

• Thematic Workshops
• Conferences
• Access to research platforms
• Best paper prizes in cognitive systems
• Survey papers on constituent areas
• Position papers on topical issues
• Research monographs on constituent areas
• Research roadmap
• Identification or creation of common development environments
• Repository of Open Source software
• Directory of sources of materials or components, with specifications
• Repository of test scenarios, test sets, to assist in quantitative evaluation
• Access to / creation of prototype components (hardware & software)

Education and Training

• Summer schools
• Tutorials
• Prizes for post-graduate work (Ph.D. / M.Sc.) in Cognitive Systems
• Model curricula for cognitive systems
• Courseware for constituent areas
• Annotated bibliography of publications on cognitive systems

To apply for a network action, please read and complete the application form:

Network Action Proposal (doc)
Network Action Proposal (pdf)

Guidelines for reimbursement of costs associated with network actions

1. Costs associated with a network action should be claimed by submitting one consolidated claim using the standard form.

2. Only costs that adhere to the guidelines set out in the standard form will be reimbursed.

3. If the costs include the travel and subsistence costs of one or more guest speakers at a network action event, it is the responsibility of the organizer of the event to coordinate the submission of these claims by:
   • getting each guest speaker to complete the standard reimbursement form;
   • getting each guest speaker to complete the bank details section of the membership application form;
   • checking that the guest speakers claims adhere to the euCognition reimbursement guidelines.
   • appending the claims and bank details to the consolidated claim.

   The Network Coordinator cannot enter into correspondence with individual guest speakers about reimbursement of costs; it is the event organizer's responsibility to do this. Do not tell guest speakers to send their claims directly to the Network Coordinator.

4. No costs will be reimbursed until
   • the agreed outcome of the network action has been submitted to the Network Coordinator for posting on the euCognition website
   • the mandatory cognition briefing has been added to the euCognition wiki; it is the responsibility of those who have been awarded a network action to edit the wiki themselves when contributing the cognition briefing.

5. If a network action event has been designated an official euCognition event, the event organizer must
   • monitor the numbers of members attending and police the agreed limits on numbers;
   • send the Network Coordinator a list of euCognition members that have attended the event; this list should be signed by each member that attends.