1. Closing THING Project

2. First: Report no 5: 01.05.2012 SoE to FLC 01.07.2012 CoE to Lead Partner 01.08.2012 Report no 5 and Project claim to JPS All partners will supply: Completed report forms for the period 01.10.2011 – 31.03.2012 Copies of information material List of seminars, meetings, events where your organisation has participated

3. “.recommended a time extension of 3 months, on the condition that provisions are made to respect the 2-month certification period that FLCs have.” 30. Sept 2012All project activity ends Final report and activity must run parallel! 30th of Sept 2012 All SoE to FLC 30th of Nov 2012 FLC sends CoE to Lead partner 01st-30th of Dec 2012 Final claim and reports processed by coordinators 30th Dec 2012 Project ends: - All material is sent to JPS TIME SCHEDULE

4. No costs incurred after final certification can be reimbursed by the programme. This means that expenditure incurred after submitting the Statement of Expenditure to the FLC will not be covered (30th of September). The only cost that needs a special procedure is the last invoice for First Level Control. In order to get these costs certified, partners have to get the audit firms to pre-invoice (á conto) them and include these costs in their Statements of Expenditure for certification. Costs:

5. The following expenditure categories can be acceptable: 1. Staff costs including social contributions - Only costs for staff actually involved in the project closure. 3. External experts - If involved in writing the final report or producing relevant materials. 4. Office costs (directly allocated) 5. Office costs (distributed proportionally) 8. Other costs (charges for transnational transactions, bank charges for account closure/administration, costs for First Level Control, etc.) It is up to each FLC to judge if costs are reasonable in relation to project closure. The programme administration cannot possibly set limits for closure expenditure as this will differ between partners and countries. Expenditures

6. Distribution of costs: Partners underspending Partners overspending Internal invoicing - is at the risk of the partners themselves and it may lead to some administrative issues at the partner organisations. Expenditures

7. Final Project Claim Final Administrative Report A report on the implementation and achievements of the main project, including: INTERACT template for measuring project achievements (typology) Final Content Report A template to capture tangible and intangible project outcomes for wide dissemination. It is supported by: - Pictures and/or audio-visual materials Final Report for main projects

8. Final Report Pack:

9. At the end of the project implementation period, the Lead Partner collects Partner Activity Reports from all partners on the activities they have carried out. Lead Partner integrates the collected information into one Final Administrative Report for the project. Compiling the Final Administrative Report

10.  To allow different programme bodies to cross-check the achievements of the project with the project decision.  To help guarantee a satisfactory implementation of the project.  To provide quantification and measurement of project outputs.  To allow a cross-check between the implementation versus the project application and/or decision. To report the results of the project to the European Commission in the Annual Report  To identify best practices in project implementation and communication measures  The Final Administrative Report will also be checked to make sure that the implementation corresponds with the expenditure of the project. Final Administrative Report, purpose:

11. Final Content Report: Purpose: to collect information for wide publication on a web based platform in order to be able to visualise project outcomes Target group: end users/beneficiaries Structure: Project stories Product/service factsheets: Product/service name Key words Functionality Target group(s) Attributes References How to get the solution Visualisation Final Content Report:

12. Information should allow for versatile use Style requirements: Plain English, written for the target group Coherent, concise, inverted pyramid Archive friendly Criteria for audiovisual materials Product: picture(s). Service: graph(s) explaining process/model. Optional: picture(s), animation/video We can use existing materials if they meet the criteria. If necessary, hire professionals or look for in-house resources

13. Future viability of the project outcomes Final Content Report: SC recommends: a) Shetland Amenity Trust in cooperation with Thingvellir will maintain and update “www.thingsites.com”. This includes services such as Facebook, Flickr and cell phone adjusted services re QR codes b) Basecamp should be kept as documentation and to be used as communication for the tool when convenient for the network

14. Future viability of the project outcomes Final Content Report: Steering Committee (March 30, 2012) : “Following up on the UNESCO-seminar and the report the Steering Committee recommends that partners in addition investigate alternative methods.: SC members agreed future co-operation was desirable. “

15. Future viability of the project outcomes Final Content Report: Management Team Meeting April 2012: “Partners decided to continue the development of QR- codes and implementation of a 3 year test period for geo- caching. Each partner will be responsible for identifying suitable locations and preparing and maintaining caches in their areas. Cost will be covered by WP4 and WP3.

16. Future viability of the project outcomes Final Content Report: SERVICE MODEL Maintenance/updating www.thingproject.eu (new design) or new site ? www.thingsites.com Costs

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