FP7-Infra-2011-2.1.1 : Design studies for European Research Infrastrutures

1st October 2011 – 30th september 2014

Duration 36 months – Periods : 2 (month 18 – month 36)

Grant Agreement No: 284321 ; Total budget : 3,5 M€

http://www.groom-fp7.eu

19 partners from cy, de, fr, gr, it, no, es, uk

“Gliders for Research, Ocean Observation and Management”General Assembly

WP6 – Project Management

WP leader: UPMC

WP1 Project

S/T Coordination

WP1 Project

S/T Coordination

WP4 Targeted

Experiments

WP4 Targeted

Experiments

WP5Observatory

Infrastructure

WP5Observatory

Infrastructure

WP3 Scientific

Innovation

WP3 Scientific

Innovation

WP2 Integration in the GOOS

WP2 Integration in the GOOS

WP2.1 Assessment

of a glider component in the GOOS

WP2.2 Legal framework

WP2.3 Financial framework

WP3.3Capacity building

and training, outreach

WP3.2Data flow

and processing

WP3.1New contributions

of glider for marine research

WP4.2Fleet missions

WP4.1Endurance lines

WP5.3Mission planning

and analysis

WP5.2Glider payload

assessment

WP5.1Ground segment

description

WP1.1Project coordination

WP5.4Estimated

setup and running costs

WP1.2Internal & external

communication

WP4.3Synergies

with other platforms

WP6 Project

Management

WP6 Project

Management

Status of the 1st periodic report

• Period covered: 01/10/2011 – 30/04/2013

• Periodic Report: within 60 days after the end of the period Periodic (31 May 2013)

– Activity report: about 75% have been completed– Explanation of the Use of Ressources: 2 UoR missing– Financial Statement (FormC): 2 FS missing

• Delay until 30 June 2013!

Status of task/WP reportAction: the responsible partner should report the status of these taks/WP

WP01 Project scientific and technological coordination xT01.01 Project coordination vT01.02 Internal and external communication v

WP02 Integration in the GOOS xT02.01 Assessment of a glider component in the GOOS vT02.02 Legal framework vT02.03 Financial framework v

WP03 Scientific Innovation xT03.01 New contribution of gliders to marine research vT03.02 Data flow and processing vT03.03 Capacity building and training, Outreach v

WP04 Targeted Experiments vT04.01 Endurance lines xT04.02 Fleet missions vT04.03 Synergies with other platforms v

WP05 Observatory Infrastructure vT05.01 Ground segment description vT05.02 Glider payload assessment vT05.03 Mission planning and analysis vT05.04 Estimated setup and running costs v

WP06 Project Management v

Deliverables and Milestones

Up to now•8 deliverables have been submitted•6 deliverables have been slighly delayed•3 milestones have been reached•1 milestone have been slightly delayed

•D2.5 has been delayed from M24 to M33•D4.2, D4.3 and D4.7 have been grouped together under a common deliverable due at M33: ‘Conformity of GROOM glider and multi platform missions with standards'

Deliverables and Milestones

Deliverables and Milestones: shall be submitted as foreseen in the Annex I during the course of the project

In case of delay of more than 3 months :

- Justify the delay by providing details for Commission

- Explain impact of possible deviation

16 Deliverables due by September 30!

Deliverable n° Deliverable Title WP n° Lead beneficiary Delivery date (Annex I)

D01.02 Advisory Board meeting minutes WP01 UPMC 24D01.05 Policy Makers Board meeting minutes WP01 UPMC 24D01.08 Reports on the Stakeholder Forum activities WP01 UPMC 24

D02.01 Current and future GOOS requirements and the need for a glider component WP02 IFM-GEOMAR 24

D02.03 Legal aspects of glider operations in European Waters WP02 UT 24

D02.04 The legal framework for joint management of a European glider component WP02 UT 24

D03.01 Evaluation of submesoscale Physical/ Biogeochemical study WP03 IFM-GEOMAR 24

D03.03 Report on GDAC portal organization WP03 IFREMER 24

D03.04 Report on capacity building activities and web-sites completed WP03 OGS 24

D03.05 Scientific report on existing sensors to be integrated on gliders for biogeochemical and biological WP03 UPMC 24

D04.01 Assess how existing hydrographic endurance line can be supported by the glider infrastructure WP04 NERC 24

D04.06 Field trials of new sensors for gliders WP04 UPMC 24

D05.02 Report assessing the predominant sensors for gliders and recommending the new sensors to be integrat WP05 OC-UCY 24

D05.03 Report describing protocols for sampling, sample analysis, inter-calibration of missions, data analy WP05 OC-UCY 24

D05.05 Environmental conditions and glider mission risk assessment tool WP05 NURC 24

D06.11 Steering Comittee meeting minutes WP06 UPMC 24

3 Milestones related to deliverables are due by M24

Status of the use of the resources

33%

30%

23% 42%

36%29%

40%

Status of the use of the resourcesType of

expenditure% spent

Total

Personnel costs38,81%

Subcontracting21,17%

Travel24,59%

Equipment4,76%

Consumables7,91%

Other costs86,37%

Status of the use of the resources

% spend

WP01 38,71%

WP02 25,01%

WP03 43,89%

WP04 36,34%

WP05 32,47%

WP06 39,11%

Total 35,14%

Financial issues• EC contribution budgeted: 3 500 000€

• Max EC distribuable (85%): 2 975 000€

• Pre-financing: Distributed to the partners in 2 advance payments (Section 7.3.2 of the C.A)– 1st payment (90%): 2 362 500€– 2nd payment (10%): 262 500€ (after submission of the 1st report)

Financial issuesNext payment:

Remaining prefinancing: after the submission of the 1st report

+Interim payment : after the periodic reports have been accepted, the payment is calculated on the basis of the declared costs

Forecast of EC contribution to receive: 350 000€ (estimated)Max EC distribuable (85%): 2 975 000€Less : Prefinancing: 2 625 000€

Future Work for the period 2• Input for the Gender Action report needed

(D6.2 and D6.3)• Interim financial report at M27 (December

2013) in Vitamib Important for the follow-up of the work and

avoid surprises before the final report

Dissemination

During the course of the project : - all scientific (peer reviewed) publications relating to the foreground of the

project - all dissemination activities : Publications, conferences, workshop, web

sites, press releases, flyers, articles published in the popular press, videos, media briefings, presentations, exhibitions, thesis, interviews, films, TV clips and posters

DisseminationUpdate the dissemination table at any time on VitamibSection management > Foreground/Dissemination

Dissemination• All publications shall indicate that the project received the

financial support from the Commission • Any dissemination activity shall be reported in the plan for the

use and dissemination of foreground, including sufficient details/references to enable the Commission to trace the activity.

Thank you for your attention!

For any further questions, please contact:

Mélanie PellenTel.: +33 1 44 27 84 52

Melanie.pellen@locean-ipsl.upmc.fr