The fourth ENeL Action meeting took place from 13-14 August 2015 in Herstmonceux Castle in the UK.
AGENDA OF MC MEETING
| 1. Welcome to participants |
| 2. Adoption of agenda |
| 3. Approval of minutes and matters arising of last meeting (Vienna 2015) |
| 4. Update from the Action Chair a. Status of Action, including participating countries b. Action budget status (Annex 1 – Budget status for 2015) c. STSM status and new applications (Annex 2 – STSMs in 2015; Annex 3 – STSM plan for 2016) d. MC approval to appoint Robert Lew (Poland) as Chair of WG1 instead of Anne Dykstra (Netherlands) |
| 5. Promotion of gender balance and of Early Stage Researchers (ESR) |
| 6. Update from the Grant Holder |
| 7. Update from the COST Association |
| 8. Follow-up of MoU objectives a. Progress report of working groups b. Progress report on Training Schools |
| 9. Scientific planning a. Scientific strategy b. Action Budget Planning (Annex 4 – Work and budget plan for 2016) c. Long-term planning (including anticipated locations and dates of future activities) d. Dissemination planning (Publications and outreach activities) |
| 10. Requests for new members |
| 11. Non-COST applications to the Actions |
| 12. AOB |
| 13. Location and date of next meeting |
| 14. Summary of MC decisions |
| 15. Closing |
PROGRAMME
| Thursday, 13 AUGUST | 14:00-17:30 | WG2 (agenda) – Conference room WG3 (agenda) – Ball room (coffee break at 15:30) |
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| 17:30-19:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:00-21:00 | Steering Group meeting – Ball room | |
| Friday, 14 AUGUST | 9:00-12:30 | WG1 (agenda) – Ball room WG4 – Conference room coffee break at 10:30) |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch (not included, vouchers at castle reception) | |
| 14:00-15:30 | Use cases of all WGs combined – Ball room | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break | |
| 16:00-18:00 | Management Committee meeting (Draft agenda) – Ball room |
REIMBURSEMENT CRITERIA
Management Committee members are automatically eligible for reimbursement (MC Substitutes only in attending instead of the regular MC representative). Working group members – in addition to meeting the conditions, prepared by their WG – must complete the online Google form with their info on research interests, a short statement etc. to be eligible for reimbursement.
For accommodation options, see https://elex.link/elex2015/accommodation/. Please note that the transport from/to the accommodation places outside the castle is currently not included for COST meetings (contrary to eLex offer).
Last info (12 May 2015): 6 en-suite rooms and 36 standard room (shared bathroom) in the castle are available for Thursday, 13 August, and Friday, 14 August.