Work Package 1 (WP1): Project Management

Coordination – Management – Promotion of the CALIBRA RI

Objectives and intended results

General Coordination of the implementation of subprojects and work packages
Editing and submission of progress reports and other relevant documents to the authorities
Check of the overall progress of the project and the in due time completion and submission of deliverables.
Cooperation with Special Account Department (ELKE) of NCSR “D” on financial management of the Project.
Coordination of recruitment of temporary personnel and control of the integration of horizontal policies.
Managing data inputs into the web platform of the Monitoring Information System (MIS) of the funding authority.
Preparing audit data from a Managing Authority.
Supervision of the approval and clearance of travel reimbursement and remuneration documents.
Elaboration and coordination of outreach, publicity and communication activities with the general public
Creation of CALIBRA’s website, maintenance and ongoing updating – Linking to webpages of other similar or relevant national and international projects
Printing informative material (brochures, leaflets etc.) – Production of Audiovisual Material.
Meetings with tentative stakeholders in the public and private sector
Implementation of a public relations program and other promotional activities.
Support to the work of the International Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC), with preparation of the relevant meetings, info material and editing of the relevant minutes.
Administration & coordination of the operation of the Tandem accelerator (Staff, Consumables, Maintenance, provision of technical info to users, etc.)
Establishing CALIBRA infrastructure’s networking with major international research infrastructures (with emphasis on ESFRI and European Open Access Infrastructures for Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe), Expert Committees (NuPECC, etc.) and related organizations through cooperation / representation agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)
Follow-up of the “Horizon 2020” and the “Horizon Europe” framework programs to search for and prepare EU funding proposals.

Tasks to implement

Organization of meetings regarding the presentation of the overall progress of the project and its sub-projects (SP) and Work Packages (WP), on a 3-month basis, by the respective Coordinators.
Recruitment of new scientific and technical personnel for the implementation of all SPs and WPs of the Project in accordance with the applicable legislation.
Organization of dissemination events (seminars, lectures etc) for INPP researchers and other outreach activities for the general public.
Setting up the project’s website and updating its data at regular intervals. The website should also inform the users of the infrastructure for the operation of accelerators, the maintenance program and upgrading works.
Organization of an international conference and / or workshops in the scientific and technical fields of the CALIBRA infrastructure and the services it will offer.
Preparation of a study on the sustainability of the infrastructure (Business Plan) and the prospects for its expansion in regions outside Attica in any future funding phase of research infrastructures in the country. In this direction, a feasibility study for the installation of an Acceleration Mass Spectrometry (AMS) system that is absent in Greece, despite its rich cultural heritage and the intense interest of other scientific communities (geologists, oceanographers and marine scientists, archeologists, environmentalists, etc.) for radio-dating and chronology services.

Outputs (Deliverables)