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ESONET Contract no.036851/Periodic Activity Report/3 rd Period 2.5.2 Progress towards objectives – tasks worked on and achievements made Task 5a) - Science, Engineering and business plans for generic cable and stand-alone sites Activity 5a1: Science – Generic cable site WG Activity 5a2: Science – Stand-alone site WG Activity 5a3: Engineering – Generic cable site WG Activity 5a4: Engineering – Stand-alone site WG Activity 5a5: Business plan and financial model – Generic cable site WG Activity 5a6: Business plan and financial model – Stand-alone site WG Considerable advances were achieved in WP5 over the course of Period 3 for the ESONET NoE. In the previous reporting period, report D5 had been prepared and delivered which outlined the preliminary work done in the Generic Cable and Generic Stand-alone WGs (Task 5a). The science, business and engineering backgrounds for each solution have been fully described in D5. Task 5b) – Legal, Ethical and Environmental (LEE) Activity 5b3: Phase 3. Analysis of content Activity 5b4: Phase 4. Best Practices and guidelines These activities are reported below for a more comprehensive reading. Task 5c) – Comparative work For D48, the focus of some WP5 participants was mainly on Task 5c – Comparative work between the two work groups (WGs) from a science, engineering and business plan/costing perspective. This work has primarily been done by Fiona Grant (IMI) in conjunction with Jaume Piera and Xavier Garcia (CSIC). Important background work had already been done by other WP participants listed above. The science and engineering elements were prepared by CSIC colleagues while the IMI focused on comparative costings for both solutions. There was also an update for some of the legal issues around the application for ERIC status and decommissioning. In parallel with the process of reporting to EMSO on the implementation model (D46), the project coordinators and Steering Committee members strove to finalise the implementation plan for ESONET-EMSO. This work also formed the basis of D48. Jean-Francois Rolin (IFREMER) and Fiona Grant (IMI) devoted time to the refinement of the cost models for the revised implementation plans. This work has proven invaluable for funding agencies and the Steering Committees of both the ESONET and EMSO projects. D47, the online database to include local, national and European legal, ethical and environmental (LEE) documents became available in early 2010 for use by Partners and the EMSO PP. It proved an invaluable information source for the preparation of material on Regional Legal Entities for ESONET/EMSO. April 2010 44
ESONET Contract no.036851/Periodic Activity Report/3 rd Period Michel Andre of UPC has headed the LEE work being done as part of WP5 and prepared the report on the LEE Best Practices. This report and annexes have been completed and form part of D48. Task 5d) – Reporting to EMSO and mobilising the NoE on long-term strategy funding plan In Period 3, WP participants focused on a variety of tasks and deliverables, many of which were complementary in nature. There was considerable synergy between the ESONET and EMSO projects in Period 3, which is one of the main tasks of this work package. Fiona Grant was primarily responsible for the delivery of D14, which was based on the online database (D47) collated by colleagues at UPC and Atlantide. The D46 Report to EMSO on the implementation model (ESONET NoE) was a collaborative effort led by Nick O’Neill of SLR Consulting, with significant input from Jean-Francois Rolin (IFREMER), Mick Gillooly (IMI), Roland Person (IFREMER), Paolo Favali and Pier Luigi Franceschini (INGV), Henry Ruhl (NOCS) and Fiona Grant (IMI). The Steering Committee members had an advisory and editing role in the preparation of the document, which is to be presented to the ESONET and EMSO Strategic (STRAC) committees in late February 2010. There are a number of annual deliverables in WP5 – namely D20-2010 to D23-2010. These are prepared primarily by IFREMER with back-up assistance by the WP5 leader. Task 5e) – Reporting to EMSO and mobilising the network of excellence on logistical, engineering and technical aspects of deep-sea observatories - Task 5f) – High-level implementation structure/organisation and Regional Integration Bodies These are activities slated for the next 18 months. 2.5.3 Deviations from the project work programme, and corrective actions taken For WP5. Period 3 of the project was a busy one for WP5 participants who are on course to deliver a number of key elements of the project before the final phase of the NoE (Period 4). The link with EMSO- PP activities is reinforced implying common activities with EMSO partners to discuss on the common infrastructure (see deliverable D46), and for instance the fleet. Due to the need of a more mature vision of the possible infrastructures the deliverable D20 –2010 and D22-2010 are delayed to September 2010. April 2010 45
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