1. ELI – the international dimension Wolfgang Sandner Director General and CEO ELI Delivery Consortium International Association Prague, 24 May 2013 Project supported by:

2. ELI in brief  ELI will be the world’s first international laser research infrastructure, pursuing unique science and research applications for international users  ELI will be implemented as a distributed research infrastructure based initially on 3 specialised and complementary facilities located in CZ, HU and RO  ELI is the first ESFRI project to be fully implemented in the newer EU Member States  ELI is pioneering a novel funding model combining the use of structural funds (ERDF) for the implementation and contributions to an ERIC for the operation

3. ELI – borne by the international scientific laser community Integrated initiative Laserlab-Europe 30 national laser facilities from 16 European countries Ultra-high intensity laser systems worldwide in 2010 (ICUIL) National high-power laser facilities world-wide

4. Roadmap & Governance ELI-PPESFRI ELI-NP ELI-Beamlines ELI-ALPS joint operation initiation 2017 2011 2013 ELI-DC International Association parallel implementation 2008 PPMoU ELI ELI- ERIC ELI initiation parallel implementation initiation joint operation initiation joint operation initiation joint operation initiation

5. Financial structure 2017 2011 2013 ELI-DC International Association 2008 PPMoU ELI- ERIC joint operation parallel implementation initiation ~ 6 M€ Prep. Phase ~ 850 M€ total EU Structural Funds (CZ, RO approved / HU applied for) 60-80 M€ /a ELI-ERIC (pending) ERIC negotiations

6. ELI‘s international scientific partners

7. ELI as a pan-European ESFRI project Building the international ELI-DC Association Standing invitation to interested countries to join the ELI-DC AISBL

8. A world-class research facility for international access After the implementation phase (2017 ff): Joint operation under the European ERIC legal model Financially sustainable operation, based on consortium contributions One legal entity, ELI-ERIC, governing the operation of all three research centres Common policies for operation, access, data management, dissemination, quality control etc. Operation of ELI as an unified user facility, open for international access with world-class research opportunities