WP9: Project management

Lead Contractor: Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
Description: Consortium management activities, co-ordination of the work and dissemination of results

In general terms, the work under WPs 2, 3, 4 and 6 are organised as follows:

1. A review of each area, identifying possibilities and constraints will be carried out by the leading institute/organisation.
2. Each 'twinning partner' has a shared responsibility for the research and is expected to peer-review, give feedback, and co-operate more closely with the WP leader.
3. Three subgroup meetings will be organised during the course of the project to discuss results, as well as constraints, with the wider group. Joint meetings are planned for work packages 2 to 4 to facilitate exchange between them. The lead of WP 5 will also be participating in these meetings to ensure proper links with the modelling work.
4. Results of all work will be presented and discussed at the annual conferences, Month 9 & 16.
5. After the first conference, the work will focus more on modelling, data availability and data collection issues.

The WP reviews should each lead to the production of at least one peer reviewed paper covering each area. The results will be discussed during the conferences, and disseminated on a sub-section of the IEEP website, in the annual reports and in a final report, which will also be available on CD-ROM.