1. Consortium Agreement Kari-Jouko Räihä

2. Characteristics  Origin Basis: UNECA (Unified Network of Excellence Consortium Agreement) Terminology adapted to match our terminology  Signed between the partners  Order of applying the different documents 1.Core contract 2.Annex 1 of the contract 3.Consortium agreement

3. Contents  CA specifies Decision making structure Handling of finances Reporting IPR-issues (Intellectual Property Rights)

4. Management Structure 20 members 1 representative from each partner 10 members: WP leaders 3 chosen by the Assembly

5. Tasks of the Assembly  Revise Joint Programme of Activities and Plan of Activities  Agree on Network Budget  Establish Task Forces (= Work Packages)  After first 12 months, select chairperson of Steering Board  Approve all reports (time permitting)  Accept new parties  Decide how to proceed in case of defaults  Establish advisory committees Unanimous decision required

6. How the Assembly functions  Decision making All but two parties must be present Some decisions must be unanimous 2/3 majority required in other decisions  Forms of meetings Face-to-face, in connection with camps Audio conferences and teleconferences in between as needed  Actors Meetings prepared by the Steering Board Minutes taken by the coordinator

7. Tasks of the Steering Board  Co-ordinate its own tasks and those of the Task Forces  Prepare items for the Assembly  Provide regular information to the Parties  Draw up and compile the reports to be delivered by the Consortium to the Commission  Prepare a Competitive Call for new partners  Propose the establishment of any advisory committees, including the appointment of its members  Co-ordinate publications or press releases

8. Publications  Knowledge developed within the network Authorship based on academic standard and custom Copies of publications made available to parties 30 days before planned publication A party may request the deletion of proprietary information  Parties have a right to publish their own knowledge

9. How the Steering Board functions  Meetings at three-month intervals  Decisions shall be taken by a majority of two thirds of the votes (of members present or represented by deputies)

10. Task Forces  Task Force = team carrying out a Work Package  Team members appointed by partners  Chairperson appointed by Assembly  Meetings as required, at least once per three months  Decisions by 2/3 majority

11. Tasks of a Task Force  Prepare a work plan and budget plan for each planning period, to be forwarded to the Steering Board  Follow-up and report on the use of the Network Budget  Deliver quarterly reports to the Steering Board on the progress of the Task Force’s activities  Preparation of deliverables and of their presentation towards the Commission via the Co-ordinator  Alerting the Steering Board and the Co-ordinator in case of a delay in the implementation of the Task Force activities  Deciding on any transfer of tasks and activities allocated in the Plan of Activities − including any financial re-allocations which are neutral to the total of the Task Force’s budget − between the Parties participating in the Task Force

12. Pre-existing Know-how  Annex of the Consortium Agreement  Approved by the Assembly  Based on what you request to have there