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Individuals, Societies, Cultures and Health (ISCH)

1st MC Meeting COST Action IS1104

22/03/2012

By Dr Geny PiottiScience Officer ISCH

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PART I

SCIENCE

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COST Domains

1. Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences (BMBS)2. Food and Agriculture (FA)3. Forests, their Products and Services (FPS)4. Materials, Physical & Nanosciences (MPNS) 5. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & Technologies (CMST)6. Earth System Science & Environmental Management

(ESSEM)7. Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)8. Transport & Urban Development (TUD)9. Individuals, Societies, Cultures & Health (ISCH)

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ISCH Domain Description

Scope:

Coordinating long-term research within Social Sciences and Humanities (incl. all „social“ aspects of health)

Networking of nationally funded research activities through COST Actions

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ISCH – Domain Description (2)

Brief history:• 1971: COST

• 1989: Social Sciences

• 2003: Social Sciences & Humanities

• 2006: Individuals, Societies, Cultures & Health

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COST Open Call Collection DatesCOST Open Call Collection Dates

Relative demand by Domain and Collection DateRelative demand by Domain and Collection Date

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

2006/1 2007/1 2007/2 2008/1 2008/2 2009/1 2009/2 2010/1

BMBS

FA

FPS

CMST

ESSEM

MPNS

ICT

ISCH

TUD

TDP

695695 406406 475475 386386 378378 464699

EligibleEligiblePreliminaryPreliminaryProposalsProposals

481481 585833

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ISCH Portfolio - Overview

ISCH

Health, Education & Individual Development

Science, Economy, Technology & Media

Law, Policy & Politics

History & Identity

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ISCH Portfolio (1)

Science, Economy, Technology and Media:• IS0604: Science and technology research in a

knowledge-based society (BE)

• IS0701: Comparative analysis of enterprise data: industry dynamics, firm performance and worker outcomes (DE)

• IS0905: The Emergence of Southern Multinationals and their Impact on Europe (IE)

• IS0906: Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies (BE)

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ISCH Portfolio (2)

History & Identity:• IS0803: Remaking Eastern Borders in Europe (UK)

• IS0901: Women Writers in HIstory: Towards a new understanding of European Literary Culture (NL)

• TD0902: Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology and Landscapes of the Continental Shelf (UK)

• IS0904: European Architecture beyond Europe: Sharing Research and Knowledge on Dissemination Processes, Historical Data and Material Legacy (19th-20th centuries) (FR)

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ISCH Portfolio (3)

Law, Politics & Policy:• IS0702: The role of the EU in UN Human Rights reform (AT)

• IS0802: The Transformation of Global Environmental Governance (DE)

• IS0805: New Challenges of Peacekeeping and the EU‘s Role in Multilateral Crisis Management (BE)

• IS0806: The True European Voter (DE)

• IS0807: Living in Surveillance Societies (UK)

• IS1003: International Law between Constitutionalisation and Fragmentation (NL)

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ISCH Portfolio (4)

Health, Education & Individual Development:• IS0801: Cyberbullying: Coping with Negative and Enhancing

Positive Uses of New technologies, in Relationships in Educational Settings (UK)

• IS0804: Language Impairment in a Multilingual Society – Linguistic Patterns and the Road to Assessment (IL)

• IS0902: Enhancing the Role of Medicine in the Management of European Health Sustems (UK)

• TD0904: Time in Mental Activity: theoretical, behavioural, bio-imaging and clinical perspectives (GR)

• IS0907: Childbirth Cultures, Concerns and Consequences (UK)

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This COST Action

COST IS1104:• Title: The EU in the new complex geography of economic

systems: models, tools and policy evaluation • Main objectives: • A) to provide a better understanding of the EU as a

complex, multi-level, evolving geographical system, taking duly into account the dynamic processes occurring within such a system;

• B) to improve strategies for EU regional policies aimed at supporting regions in a globalized economy.

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Status of the Action

• CSO approval: 01/12/2011

• Start of the Action: 22/03/2012

• End of the Action: 21/03/2016

• Currently 16 parties (A, BE BG, EST, DE, EL, ES, HU, IT, LUX, MT, NL, RO, SE, SK, UK) + 1 intention (SL)

• DC Rapporteur: Snezana Bilic-Sotiroska (MK)

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Related COST Actions

IS1102

Social Services, Welfare State and Places. The restructuring of social services in Europe and its impacts on social and territorial cohesion and governance.

Chair: Prof. Flavia Martinelli (IT): fmartinelli@unirc.it

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PART II

COST STRUCTURE

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What is COST?

• Intergovernmental cooperation– Created in 1971– 9 Scientific & Technical domains

• Participation– 36 COST Member States (1 Cooperating Country - Israel) – International organisations and research institutions from

non-COST countries on Mutual Benefit basis– The European Commission

• COST Actions– Concerted Actions (Networks) of nationally funded R&D

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• Co-ordination through cooperation in networks

• Pan-European

• Multi-disciplinary“Non-competitive” (pre-normative; public utility)

• Prerequisite: national financing of researchers and projects – national responsibility

• “Bottom-up” –no fixed programme/priorities

• Flexible participation –join in if you are interested

• “Interdisciplinary Exploratoria”

• Enabling agent –focus on early-stage researchers

• Open to global cooperation

COST characteristics

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CSO approves draft MOUCSO approves draft MOU

Two Stage Process(6 months)

Dissemination(x years)

timetime

5 countries sign MOU5 countries sign MOU

Open CallCollection Date

Implementation(4 years)

MonitoringDC adopts DC adopts draft MoUdraft MoU

DC DC assesses assesses proposalproposalss

Assessment

Evaluation

1st MC Meeting1st MC Meeting

COST Action Life Cycle

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COST Governance

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COST Committee of Senior Officials (CSO)

2 representatives per COST Country

Responsible for:

• The overall strategy and steering of COST

• Deciding on the launching of individual Actions

• Approving participation of institutes from non-COST countries

• Approving the prolongation/extension of Actions

• President: Dr Ángeles Rodríguez Peña

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Domain Committees (DCs)

1 representative per country

Responsible for:

• Selection of new COST Actions (quality control)

• Monitoring of ongoing COST Actions

• Evaluation of completed COST Actions

• Strategic developments in its Domain; synergies

• Dissemination and valorisation of COST activities

• Chair of DC-ISCH: Dr Marc Caball, Ireland

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Management Committees (MCs)

• Supervises and coordinates the implementation of the Action

• Provides decisions as the only „legal basis“ for expenditures

• Is composed of:

Maximum 2 representatives of each Party (they ensure the scientific coordination at national level)

One representative of any non-COST institution admitted to participate

• Each Party has one vote

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Working Groups (WGs)

• A small number of researchers working together per WG

• MC members or other researchers from the parties

• Invited experts

• Members from non-COST institutions

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The 27 EU Member StatesThe 27 EU Member States

EFTA Member StatesEFTA Member States IcelandIceland Norway Norway SwitzerlandSwitzerland

Acceding & Candidate CountriesAcceding & Candidate Countries Croatia Croatia

FYR of MacedoniaFYR of Macedonia TurkeyTurkey

Potential Candidate CountriesPotential Candidate Countries Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Republic of SerbiaRepublic of Serbia

COST Co-operating StatesCOST Co-operating States IsraelIsrael

36 COST Countries36 COST Countries

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How to participate?

COST Countries:

– “Open Call” with collection dates

– Membership is open to all countries within 12 months of Action approval

– After that, approval of MC is required

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Participation of Non-COST institutions

May participate on an Action-by-Action basis, provided that

• There is mutual S&T benefit

• The CSO approves (following MC and DC approval)

Participation is possible after an online application and the approval of SO, MC, DC and JAF

Non-COST institutions have no voting right in the MC and usually pay their own costs

Special schemes with Neighbouring countries (meetings and travel costs) and Argentina/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (RSTSMs)

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COST and our Neighbours

COST Countries

COST Neighbouring Countries

• Special budget line in the COST system to facilitate collaborations

• Specific exchange activities(Short-Term Scientific Missions, cooperation of early-stage researchers)

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416 participations in 138 running Actions (36 countries) Jan. 2011416 participations in 138 running Actions (36 countries) Jan. 2011

EGYPT

GEORGIA

SRILANKA

MALAYSIA

PAPUANEW GUINEA

Australia (74)

Japan (14)

Canada (25)

New Zealand (55)

Russia (38)

USA (45)Rep of Korea (4)

Algeria (1)

India (9)

Hong Kong (1)

South Africa (29)Argentina (10)

Brazil (5)

Colombia (1)

Morocco (6)

Andorra (1)

Egypt (6)

Georgia (7)

Ukraine (26)

Tunisia (7)China (12)Armenia (5)

Albania (6)

Lebanon (5)

Belarus (7)

Mexico (3)

Pakistan (1)

Singapore (1)

UAE (1)

Moldova (4)

Palestinian auth. (2)

Chile (1)

Mauritius (1)

Sudan (1)

Uruguay (1)

Taiwan (1)

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COST countriesCOST countries

Neighbouring Neighbouring countriescountriesReciprocal Reciprocal agreements agreements countriescountries

COST Actions: Global participation – Jan. 2011

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PART III

ADMISTRATION

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COST funds

• Contract between the EC and the European Science Foundation (ESF)

• Under FP6: SSA – Strengthening the European Research Area– 80 M€ for 2003-2007

• Funded under FP7 Cooperation– 240 M€ - 250 M€ for 2007-2013

• Operated by the COST Office

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What is funded?

• Science management meetings

• Scientific conferences, workshops and seminars

• Short-Term Scientific Missions

• Training Schools

• Dissemination

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Tasks of the Management Committees (MCs)

• Managing the Action‘s budget

• Submitting the annual Work and Budget Plan:

Submitted by the Chair on behalf of the MC

Final Financial Report (Financial rapporteurs)

• Submitting the Progress Reports within a given deadline

• Contributing to the Domain‘s Annual Progress Conference (1st June 2012 Lyon)

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Annual Grant Contracts

• COST-ISCH support: Annual Grant Contracts with Grant-Holder organisation

• Contract covers costs (ie, instruments) for:– Secretariat (administration + charges)

• Max 15% of actual expenses!

– Meetings (MC and WGs)– Seminars, workshops, and training schools– Short Term Scientific Missions - STSMs– Publications & Dissemination activities

• Generally from the Action budget; in special cases they may also be financed centrally at the COST Office (final publications)

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Required from you (MC)

• Action Budget: EUR 130.000– Does not include this meeting

• Action Administration– Elect a Chair and Vice-Chair (not from the same

institution)– Appoint a Grant Holder (and Secretary)– Appoint two Financial Rapporteurs– Appoint Action Secretary (if needed)

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Required from you (MC)

• Work and budget plan for 2012-13– To be submitted as soon as possible– Submitted by Chair on behalf of MC– Start of Grant envisaged for 2nd June– Intermediate Financial Report deadline: 6-9 months from

start of the Grant Period– Final Financial Report deadline: 1 month after the end of

the Grant Period

• Progress Report deadline– Middle-End of April 2013

• Annual Progress Conference: – To be decided, approx.: June 2013

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Reimbursement Policy

• According to the COST rules: Standard rates for meals and accommodation (no invoices needed), actual cost of most economical travel (copies of tickets).

• Normally, up to 2 researchers per signatory country per individual MC or WG meeting can be reimbursed

• This is a maximum, not an entitlement, to ensure a reasonable international balance among the participants.

• In addition, a limited number of invited experts can be reimbursed.• For WG meetings, selection can be delegated to the WG Coordinator and

the MC Chair, after nomination by the MC of MC members themselves or other researchers drawn from the respective national research communities.

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Local organiser support

• Support for conferences and workshop in conjunction with MC meetings or other major scientific event

• One conference/workshop per year is usual• Grant:

– Up to 10.000 EUR– Up to 30 EUR p.p: no invoices needed– More than 30 EUR p.p: invoices needed (attention: VAT is

non-eligible cost!)

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Short-Term Scientific Missions

• Promote exchange within an Action’s scientific objectives.• Allow a researcher (especially early-stage) to go to an

institution in another COST country to foster cooperation• Duration of the mission: from 5 days up to 3 months• Grant: normally up to 2.500 EUR• Special STSMs for Early Stage Researchers (< PhD+8

years): up to 6 months with a grant of up to 3500 EUR• Application procedure: through the online tool. Prior MC

approval necessary.

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Training Schools

• Provide dissemination of Action activities and intensive training, especially for young researchers. Action members are normally the lecturers.

• Duration: normally less than 5 days• Number of attendees: normally up to 30• Support for:

– Organisation: like local organiser support– Lecturers: normal COST reimbursement rules– Fixed grants for attendees: normally up to 600 EUR or like

STSMs

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Publication Support

• Support for disseminating the work of the Action (books, special journal issues, website, conference proceedings, CDs, etc…)

• Normally out of the Action’s own budget.• Final Publication: up to 10.000 euros from the PR budget.• Request : to the Science Officer 6 months before the end of

the Action

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ISCH at the COST Office

• Science Officer:Dr Geny Piottigeny.piotti@cost.eu

• Administrative Officer:Ms Jeannette Nchung Oru Jeannette.NchungOru@cost.eu

• COST website: www.cost.eu • COST Vademecum: www.cost.eu/vademecum • Action website:

http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/isch/Actions/IS1104

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Thank you for your attention!

Any questions?