European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research

1. European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research www.cost.esf.org • Webpage • Set up of webpage • Rough structure of webpage content to present PERGAMON to the outside world asap • Intranet (restricted access to insider info) and internet (general info, public outreach) • PERGAMON Logo (compilation of ideas) • MC meetings + work group meetings • Programmes of next MC meetings • Discuss how this is best organized (video conferences, linked to other meetings) • Planning of 1st science meeting (summer 2010) • Where, who organizes? • Compilation of possible short courses to be held • Planning of 2nd science meeting (winter 2010) • Where, who organizes? COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

2. Short Term Scientific Missions • Are there some STSM’s already early next year (winter season in the Arctic?) • Public outreach activities

3. PERGAMON webpage It should be up and running with basic information early next year (end of January).

4. Structure: • Reasoning and aims (Introduction) • Methane as greenhouse gas & Arctic warming => we don’t know enough to evaluate the possible importance in the future • Funding facts: period of Action, COST contact person • Network • Participating countries and institutes (with expertise) • Structure of WGs, MC members • Information and contact for interested parties to join • Activities • Workshops & conferences • Upcoming field work

5. Structure: • Documents & Resources • Public • Reports, information for schools, poster, talks, flyers • MoU • Scientific papersofmembers • Popularsciencepapers on methane in theArctic • Internal • Internal reports & minutes, budget, templates • Database • Link to databases that hold data • Link to institutes that hold information (contact details of persons) • “Our” Metadata information and data (data that have been acquired with COST efforts/funding) • Compile data that are “sleeping” in a drawer

6. Structure: • Fieldwork and Expedition Forum • “Search and Offer” site for joining cruises or filed campaigns • PhD forum • Advertising PhD or student positions (posting a free position could be done via a pwd protected webpage)

7. Structure: • Intranet • Names, contact details, functions of members wihtin PERGAMON • Pergamon meeting schedule (MC and workgroup meetings, conferences, reporting deadlines) • Download area: papers, COST forms, email distribution lists (MC, work groups, PERGAMON all) • Upload information interface

8. Important questions: • Who is making the webpage • Who is maintaining the webpage • One central person/institute getting all the information and putting it online • Several web administrators for specific tasks using CMS (e.g. Joomla) • Which server will be used • How do we call it (www.COST-PERGAMON.eu)

9. Lists/data to be compiled: • Contact details of all MC and WG leaders • Upcoming workshops and conferences • Links to other related web-pages, societies, projects, networks (e.g. Pyrn, Arcticnet, etc.) • Position offers • Fieldwork and cruises to join • Links to databases • Photos that can be used on the webpage • Associated research (projects) by COST members