1. Review of MGs involvement in SRA process MG meeting 24 th January 2007 Brussels

2. - 4th MG meeting 4 July 06: General and specific comments on SRA (“old” and “new” versions) - General comments presented at 8th AC meeting 5 July; compiled paper version of specific comments handed over to AC - see minutes of 8th AC meeting

3. - 9th AC meeting 14 Sep 06: new version of SRA ready one week before the meeting, forwarded to MG on 7 Sep - SRA structure extended; core SRA now is section 4 “Research Areas and Tasks” - Comments received from Belgium and Spain; compiled and forwarded to AC on 13 September - inclusion of a section 6 “The SRA and national… programmes” discussed

4. - e-mail of 15 Sep to the MG on further process MG meeting before October 15th? (default = no) Further MG input to "Research Areas and Tasks"? (default = no) Further MG comments on the orientation of the document? (default = no) SRA section "SRA and member/associated states"? (default = yes; volunteers for supporting AC draft persons?)

5. -10th AC meeting 25 Oct 06; weblink to new SRA version received 23 Oct - too late for involvement of MG - e-mail from Belmans of 9 Oct on earlier Belgian and Spanish comments - MG represented in ad hoc groups “associations” and “national programmes”

6. -23 Nov NL request for MG meeting in early December - Commission offers room for 20 Dec - MG prefers meeting in January - 24 Jan, one day before next AC

7. -11th AC meeting 29 Nov 06 - draft proposal for section 6 distributed to MG on 15 Nov; comments received from Norway and Germany - table of national priorities; responses from a number of states; not yet from all; shall be a living document on the web

8. -SRA finalized for immediate publication on the web (comments from France on section 6 received 22 Jan 07) - paper publication foreseen by the Commission - understanding that “MG position” will be a separate document - draft for “MG position” distributed to MG on 15 Jan; comments received from Norway and France

9. Next AC meetings for orientation of the MG: 21 march 11 may