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Uniboard Kick OffFebruary 26th 2009

RadioNet FP7

Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe

Contract no.: 227290


26 beneficiaries


• Overview of project• Project Organisation• Project reporting• Uniboard Plan/Budget• Questions?


Overview

Three types of activities:

- Networking Activities- Trans National Access- Joint Research Activities


RadioNetCoordinator

Garrett

EuropeanCommission

Project Scientist(0.6FTE)

Project Manager (0.6 FTE)Van Es

Admin (0.4 FTE)Public Outreach

Joint Research Activities Networking Activities Transnational Access

J1: ALBiUS van Langevelde (JIVE)

J2: AMSTAR+Guelin (IRAM)

J3: APRICOTWilkinson (UMAN)

J4: UniBoardSzomoru (JIVE)

Spectrum Management Ambrosini (INAF)

Training for Radio Astronomers Richards (UMAN)

Engineering Forum:Keller (MPIfR)

Science workshop working group:Venturi (IRA)

EVN Campbell (JIVE)

LOFAR Vermeulen (ASTRON)

APEX Olofsson (OSO)

Effelsberg Krauss (MPIfR)

IRAM Cox (IRAM)

JCMT Davis (STFC)

WSRT Vermeulen (ASTRON)

MERLIN Garrington

(UMAN)

SRT Mack (IRA)

RadioNet Management Team (RMT): Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Project Scientist, JRA Work Package Leaders


Networking Activities

• Management• Science Working Group• Engineering Forum• Training• Spectrum Management


Trans National Access

• A program with support for astronomers to observe using a range of world leading radio telescopes

• 10 infrastructures: EVN, LOFAR, e-Merlin, Effelsberg, SRT, JCMT, APEX, PdBI, PV, WSRT


Joint Research Activities

AMSTAR+APRICOT (kick off March 12th)ALBiUS (kick off 2 -3 March)UniBoard (kick off 26 -27 February)


Total RNFP7 Budget 13,6M€

7%4%

33%56%

Management

NA

TNA

JRA


EC Contribution per Activitytotal 10 M€

9%6%

45%

40%

Management

NA

TNA

JRA


0

500.000

1.000.000

1.500.000

2.000.000

2.500.000

JRA Budget and EC Contribution

Budget

Requested EC

Budget 1.757.860 1.954.107 2.027.235 1.851.715

Requested EC 799.900 1.199.998 1.237.412 803.484

ALBiUS AMSTAR+ APRICOT UniBoard


ID WBS Task Name

305 WP.9 WP9 UniBoard306 WP.9.3 Hardware307 WP.9.3.1 System design

308 WP.9.3.2 Board design

309 WP.9.3.3 Completed board design

310 WP.9.3.4 Board implementation

311 WP.9.3.5 Production run

312 WP.9.3.6 Basic hardw are test

313 WP.9.3.7 Test & Integration

314 WP.9.3.8 Completed test

315 WP.9.3.9 Preparation for 2nd phase

316 WP.9.4 Software317 WP.9.4.1 Correlator318 WP.9.4.1.1 VHDL design

319 WP.9.4.1.2 Completed VHDL design

320 WP.9.4.1.3 VHDL implementation

321 WP.9.4.1.4 Test & Integration

322 WP.9.4.1.5 VHDL implementation 2nd phase

323 WP.9.4.2 Pulsar Binning Machine324 WP.9.4.2.1 VHDL design





329 WP.9.4.3 Digital Receiver330 WP.9.4.3.1 VHDL design





335 WP.9.4.4 Generic control softw are

30-10

4-2

30-10

30-10

30-10

Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3Year -1 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6


Project Organisation

Governance Structure:

- The Governing Board- The Executive Committee- The Coordinator- The Management Team


Governing Board

• Has representative of each beneficiary• The decision making body• Meets once a year

This year: 31st of March connected to project kick off


Executive CommitteeRadioNet

CoordinatorMike Garrett

Project ScientistCorina Vogt

(0.6FTE)

Project Manager (0.6 FTE)André van Es

Admin (0.4 FTE)Emmy Boerma

Aukelien v/d PollPublic Outreach

Joint Research Activities

J1: ALBiUS van Langevelde (JIVE)

J2: AMSTAR+Guelin (IRAM)

J3: APRICOTWilkinson (UMAN)

J4: UniBoardSzomoru (JIVE)

RadioNet Management Team (RMT): Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Project Scientist, JRA Work Package Leaders

Chair of the BoardVice Chair of the Board

Meets 4 times a year

Supervises the execution of the project

Implement decisions of the board

Report on project progress

(so JRA’s report each quarter to management)

Guards Intellectual Property


Project Management

• Assists the coordinator• Consists of:

– Coordinator– Project Manager– Project Scientist– Project Administration


Contact Details:Project Manager: André van Es

Email: [email protected]: + 31 521 595 248Mobile: + 31 651 433 473

Contact for all questions related to DoW, Budget, EC-financing, project reporting etc..Project Scientist: Corina VogtEmail: [email protected]: + 31 521 595 771Contact for Outreach, Coordinates NAAdministration: Aukelien van den PollEmail: [email protected]: + 31 521 595 511Contact for TNA and NA Travel Claims, Website and WikiAdministration: Emmy BoermaEmail: [email protected]: + 31 521 595 259Contact for Overall RadioNet Budget, JRA Budget Question, Financial Reporting to EC

(C-forms etc..)

mailto:[email protected]





Website+WikiNew website will be launched: www.radionet-eu.orgWill have CM system, each activity can update

own contentEven more important Wiki www.radionet-eu.org/fp7wikiUse wiki for: exchanging documents, announcing

meetings, minutes of meetings, list of everyone involved in RadioNet.

Wiki will also be used for project reportingContact: Aukelien

http://www.radionet-eu.org/

http://www.radionet-eu.org/fp7wiki


Project Reporting

• RadioNet FP7 has only 2 reports to EC !!(midterm + final)

• Internal RNFP7 Reporting for JRA– Quarterly – Extensive Reporting each 6 months incl.

budget estimates – (advance payment each 6 months is based on

work performed and work planned)


UniBoard Budget

WP9 UniBoard Personell Costs

Total mpower (month)

EC funded manpower

(month)

Direct Costs

Incirect Costs Total EC

Contribution

JIVE 249.900 51 28 108.500 215.040 573.440 294.840ASTRON 285.600 48 23 2.875 192.000 480.475 173.794UMAN 165.000 36 23 2.875 100.725 268.600 129.950INAF 88.000 24 19 2.375 54.225 144.600 86.450KASI 200.000 48 0 200.000BORD 62.500 15 13 1.625 38.475 102.600 66.950UORL 50.000 12 10 1.250 30.750 82.000 51.500

1.101.000 234 116 119.500 631.215 1.851.715 803.484


Questions??

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