Steering Committee

Last updated: May 2006

In general, the Steernig Committee is the top-level governing body of consortium and responsible for:

• Verifying the correct application of Agreement by all Partners
• Reviewing progress and defining future strategies
• Discussing the research objectives of the project, registering and monitoring the manpower commitments of all Partners for the realization of these objectives
• Approving the work packages and defining the corresponding deliverables and milestones
• Maintaining a consensus on the main issues related to the project
• Initiating additional actions favoring the project
• Electing the Chairman of the Steering Committee
• Appointing the Scientific manager and the Work-packages Coordinators

Its exact operation is defined in its Terms of Reference (ToR). You may read the minutes of the Steering Committee meetings.