1. 1 Nov 2000 BB stations

2. 30 Apr 2005

3. VEBSN 1 Jan 2003

4. 1 Jan 2004 VEBSN

5. 30 Apr 2005 VEBSN

6. New developments at ORFEUS Current priorities at ORFEUS and its data center: - NERIES: CPF, DoW, CA, PO, Legal issues ORFEUS/KNMI, meeting/workshop planning, recruiting, web-pages, … - ODC: Streamlining data management structure at ODC (Dost) - ODC/VEBSN: Secure data archiving of continuous data (Dost) - ODC/VEBSN: Extension VEBSN (Dost) - ODC: Implementing new data access tools (Dost): DHI, WebDC, web-request pages - ODC: Setting up European distributed archive (ODC, GFZ, INGV, IPGP) (Dost) - ODC: Quality Control procedures (Sleeman/Vila) - ORFEUS: ORFEUS web pages further upgrading: http://www.orfeus-eu.org/ - ORFEUS: Electronic Newsletter revival (Integration in NERIES?) - NERIES: complementary (small) funding proposals (North Africa, Balkan, Eastward, coordination other infrastructures, EduSeis, New technologies; IST and, with IRIS, NSF)..

7. ‘Database management and related issues’ {IRIS-ORFEUS} (Trieste, Feb 28 – March 6, 2005) ‘SeisComP/SeedLink Users Group meeting’ {ORFEUS/GFZ} (Prague, 5-6 April 2005) ‘MEREDIAN regional meeting’ {MEREDIAN/GI-ASCR} (Prague, 6-8 April 2005) ORFEUS coordinating activities: Recent workshops

8. 2005 ‘EMSC-ORFEUS and NERIES meeting’ {EMSC/ORFEUS} (Paris, September 7-8) ‘Seismic risk and monitoring’ {NATO} ORFEUS-NERIES presentation (Rila mountains, September 11-17) IASPEI (Chili, October 2-10, 2005) ORFEUS-NERIES presentations ‘Natural risks: earthquakes and co-seismic associated risks’ {GI-SAS} (Bratislava, October 24-25, 2005) ORFEUS-NERIES presentation ‘Antelope Users Group meeting’ {AUG} ODC participation (Ljubliana, October 27-28?, 2005) Lisbon 1-3 November ?? ORFEUS Planning/meetings workshops calendar

9. 2006 ‘Kick-off meeting NERIES’ (NERIES: ORFEUS/EMSC/KNMI) (KNMI, De Bilt, spring 2006) ‘Installation and operation of broadband seismograph stations’ (NERIES/ORFEUS} (ZAMG, Vienna, ?? 2006) ‘European coordination of network operations’ {NERIES: ORFEUS} (GI-ASCR, Prague, April 2006) ‘SeisComP/SeedLink Users Group meeting’ {ORFEUS/GFZ} (GI_ASCR/Prague, April 2006) ‘Earthquake monitoring and seismic risk in the Western-Mediterranean’ {EC} (ROA, San Fernando, 2005)[EERWEM(INCO), EMSC, ORFEUS, ROA] NERIES workshops and meetings {NERIES} (planning is pending) ‘Earthquake monitoring.. Eastern Mediterranean’ {EC} (NRIAG, Helwan, 2006)[..(INCO), EMSC, ORFEUS, NRIAG proposal rejected – new proposal] ORFEUS Planning/meetings workshops calendar

10. ORFEUS planning: European Projects/Proposals Earthquake Monitoring and Risk in the Western Mediterranean INCO project [EMSC, ROA, ORFEUS] Network of Research Infrastructures for European Seismology (NERIES) FP6 ‘Support for Research Infrastructures’. ORFEUS coordinator. Earthquake monitoring in Support of Disaster Preparedness in SE Europe. EMSC and ORFEUS coordinators + DPPI partners. Status 2005: pending, different funding agencies approached. Earthquake Monitoring and Risk in the Eastern Mediterranean INCO proposal + rejected [EMSC, ORFEUS, NRIAG] IST (EC) proposal ‘Risk and new Technologies’ Prepared by EMSC/ORFEUS Deadline September 2005 RTD priority 6 ‘Natural Hazards’ STREP proposal Deadline ?? 2005

11. ORFEUS goals in summary ORFEUS highest priority during the past five years: - Promote (rt) data exchange and archiving in Europe  MEREDIAN - Coordination between observatories. ORFEUS highest priority during the next five years: - Promote data availability  NERIES - Larger involvement of data users.

12. New situation ORFEUS-NERIES NERIES: NA1 (44m), NA2(34m), TA1 (24m), NA8 (24m) –Total: 10.5 fte-year = 2.6 fte/year NERIES consumables, travel, workmeetings: ~ 300 kEuro ORFEUS currently: –1.5 fte/year ORFEUS proposed: –ORFEUS NERIES ~ 0.5 fte –ORFEUS pre-NERIES ~ 1.5 fte - Hardware investments …