1. « ARCHAEOMAP» project :kick-off meeting in Palermo 7/12/07 Kick-Off Meeting Project presentation

2. Overview Project Work Plan WP graphical presentation Work Package list WP description Deliverables list

5. WP 1 TITLE: Definition of project staff, planning of activities, initial and ending meeting of International Committee (Palermo) Lead contractor: SOPMARE, Arsenale di Palermo Activities: –1 – “Palazzo dei Normanni” Meeting – Palermo. –2 – “Arsenale Borbonico/Museo del Mare” Meeting – Palermo

6. WP 2 TITLE: Intermediate meetings of International Committee for sustainable development of Mediterranean basin (Barcelona and Alexandria) and International Forum in Paris and educational Atelier Lead contractor: UNESCO, EGYPT-DUA-SCA, AMC Activities: 1– “Archaeological Museum” Meeting – Barcelona “The contribution of Culture to sustainable development around the Mediterranean basin” 2 “The Library of Alexandria” Meeting “The contribution of Science to sustainable development in the Mediterranean area” 3 - UNESCO FORUM – Paris “The contribution of Science Policy to economical and social development in the Mediterranean area”

7. WP 3 TITLE: Elaboration of the results, editorial publication and long distance teaching module Lead contractor: SOPMARE, UNESCO, UNINETTUNO Activities: elaboration of the meeting results preparation of the final publication preparation of distance-teaching module.

8. WP 4 TITLE: Diffusion, dissemination and transferability of results Lead contractor: SOPMARE, UNESCO Activities: –Documents collection –Data processing and results deduction. –Models development with long, medium and short-term forecast. –Indirect and transversal communication among partner. –Examination of the results. –Drafting of a “best-practices manual” –Website realization –Production : –Printing and communication of environmental policy-driven results through: informative leaflet and articles on the local press; meetings and workshops on the matter for the spreading out of the project methodologies and topics; publication of thematic tables and of cultural heritage news; realization of a web site; realisation of DVDs and CDs Rom. TV Documentary

9. WP 5 TITLE: Technical and scientific coordination Lead contractor: UNESCO, SOPMARE Activities: –Coordination of the interdisciplinary pilot study of 10 archaeological coastal sites of the Mediterranean: –park of the Egadi islands in the Channel of Sicily; –site of Sinis, in Sardinia; –site of Carthage, in Tunisia; –site of Pharos island, in Alexandria of Egypt; –site of Thessaloniki/Termaico Gulf, in Greece; –site of Empuries, Catalonia in Spain; –sites of Malta; –sites of Villefranche-sur-Mer Bay, in France; –site of Tire, in Lebanon; –sites of Gibraltar.

10. WP 6 TITLE: Recommendations and guidelines Lead contractor: SOPMARE, UNESCO Activities: –Documents collection. –Data processing and results deduction. –Models development with long, medium and short-term forecast. –Indirect and transversal communication among all partners – Examination of the results. –Drafting of a “bestpractices manual- guideline” –Realization of specially designed website for the project activities results diffusion. –Production and communication of environmental policy-driven results.

11. WP 7 - a TITLE: Planning, internal and overall coordination activities, communication, networking, monitoring activities and internal assessment of activities Lead contractor: SOPMARE – management committee Activities: Management and Decision-making Committee work: administrative management monitoring the timely delivery of elements produced by each task and the regular reports production. providing a right and efficient project financial management, collecting and checking the reports and the bookkeeping vouchers of each partner providing correct and timely statements to the European Commission and solves problems that may arise. Drafting and delivery of Progress, Interim and Final Reports

12. WP 7 - b Activities : –To establish executive rules for partners relations management. –Creation of a linking network using the website –To specify a number of indicators to monitor the project, using the chrono programme and the general project –planning, the milestones and the expected results. –To realize a self evaluation and an internal assessment of the project, involving all partners on the basis of ad hoc questionnaires. –To realize a mid-term assessment (at month 12) that will involve the EC project Officer, upon which will depend the decision to continue the project or not, will be carried out.

13. WP 8 TITLE: Management of the activities in relation to the European Commission Lead contractor: SOPMARE Activities: –documents, communication between partners and EC channel arrangement; –executive rules for partners relations management; –predisposition of the organizational chart; –step-by-step monitoring over: completed activities, every single stage and timely delivery of requested documents, collection of produced records and of project costs statements; –operating and logistic support in transfers; –execution and planning of the check-audit for work progress in relation to timetable program.