Support for Research Infrastructures of European interest in FP7

Transcription

1 Support for Research Infrastructures of European interest in FP FP7 & RI 1 Presentation by P. MOSCHOPOULOS for the fifth Community Aeronautical Days Vienna, 21 June 2006

2 Outline Objectives and means Existing Research Infrastructures New Research Infrastructures Overview FP7 & RI 2

3 Introduction (1) Research Infrastructures Examples Singular large-scale research installations, Collections, special habitats, Libraries, databases, Integrated arrays of research installations, Communications networks, Computing facilities, Infrastructural centres of competence providing a service for researchers based on an assembly of techniques and know-how FP7 & RI 3

4 Proposal for FP7 Introduction (2) Research Infrastructures Objectives Optimising the use and development of the best research infrastructures existing in Europe helping to create in all fields of S & T new research infrastructures of pan-european interest needed by the European scientific community to help industry to strengthen its base of knowledge and its technological know how FP7 & RI 4

5 Introduction (3) FP7 budget breakdown (million ) Cooperation ,9 % Ideas ,7 % People ,3 % Capacities ,4 % Research Infrastructures ,9 % JRC non-nuclear ,5 % Total: ,0% FP7 & RI 5

6 Proposal for FP7 Support to existing Research Infrastructures FP7 & RI 6 Main activities: Integrating activities, Networking communication, dissemination, foresight. Transnational access for using the finest facilities, no matter the country, although normally reserved to nationals. Research for improving the infrastructures. e-infrastructures Implementation: bottom-up calls for proposals open to all fields of science in cooperation with the thematic areas

7 FP7 & RI 7 Example of FP6 I3: OPTICON: Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy Contract number: RII3-CT Brings together all international and national organizations which fund, operate and develop Europe s major optical and infrared astronomical infrastructures, together with several world class facilities for solar astronomy in the Canary islands. 47 contractors (legal entities), incl. ESA, ESO. Started on 1st January 2004 for 5 years EC contributes 19,2 M out of ~ 26,5 M 6 Networking activities, 17 Transnational Access activities, 6 Joint Research activities (JRAs)

8 Example of FP6 I3: OPTICON Networking Activities NA1. Management of the I3 NA2. Coordination and integration of ENO facilities NA3. Structuring European Astronomy NA4. Synergy in space-ground coordination NA5. Interferometry Forum NA6. Telescope directors network FP7 & RI 8

9 UKIRT Hawaii CFHT Example of FP6 I3: OPTICON Transnational Access Facilities CAHA 3.5m CAHA 2.2m Pic du Midi TBL OHP Almería St. Michel Kalavryta Canary Islands Aris tarc hos 1443 observing nights/days for 630 astronomers ESO 3.6m WHT TNG INT NOT ESO 3.5m ESO 2.2m La Silla LT TCS THEMIS SST New South Wales AAT UKST VTT DOT * Telescope image size is related with aperture size FP7 & RI 9

10 FP7 & RI 10 Example of FP6 I3: OPTICON Transnational Access Publicity

11 Example of FP6 I3: OPTICON Transnational Access Eligibility Eligibility of user groups: both the user group leader and > 50% of users must come from: Member States or Associated States; a country other than the country of the legal entity operating the infrastructure except for International Organisations; to be checked telescope by telescope. Peer review selection procedure organised by the RI operators On the basis of contractual rules FP7 & RI 11 User selection panel

12 Example of FP6 I3: OPTICON Joint Research Activities JRA1. Next generation of Adaptive optics concepts, designs and technologies for 8-10m telescopes JRA2. Fast Optical Detectors for Adaptive Optics JRA3. Fast Readout High Performance Optical Detectors JRA4. Interferometry JRA5. Smart Focal planes JRA6. Volume Phase Holographic Gratings FP7 & RI 12 for future astronomical spectrographs

13 Proposal for FP7 Support to new Research Infrastructures Activities and implementation: construction of new infrastructures and major updates to existing ones based on the Roadmap presented by the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) may be decided on the basis of: art.171 the specific programme design studies bottom-up approach FP7 & RI 13

14 FP7 Research Infrastructures Overview (1) Existing Future Strategic Bottom-up Support of excellence Optimisation of Resources Support of ideas (design studies) Reinforcement of Capacities (support of European-interest RI) ESFRI Roadmap FP7 & RI 14

15 Overview (2): FP7 and beyond - Support at project level ERDF EIB M Construction FP Design studies Upgrades Timeline: 20 to 50 years With continuous national support, also for running costs FP7 & RI 15

16 Further information Information on FP6 Research Infrastructures ESFRI site Towards FP7 site FP7 & RI 16