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Introduction to ARTEMISIA - Steps Forward Jan van den Biesen Chair ARTEMIS Working Group Funding Strategy & JTI Structure ARTEMISIA Launch meeting Helsinki, November 20, 2006 (updated excerpts). ARTEMISIA: ARTEMIS I ndustrial A ssociation. ARTEMISIA
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Introduction to ARTEMISIA - Steps Forward Jan van den Biesen Chair ARTEMIS Working Group Funding Strategy & JTI Structure ARTEMISIA Launch meeting Helsinki, November 20, 2006 (updated excerpts)
ARTEMISIA: ARTEMISIndustrial Association • ARTEMISIA • Wife of King Mausolus of Halicarnassos, for whom she had the Mausoleum built in 353 BC as one of the 7 Wonders of the World • Established in Eindhoven • Association under Dutch law • Dual purposes • Continuing ARTEMIS ETP activities • Representing R&D actors in JTI • Constituency • Members A: SMEs • Members B: Public Research Organisations (PROs) • Members C: Corporate • Associates (non-voting)
Setting up ARTEMISIA • ARTEMISIA has been established by 5 Founding Fathers • DaimlerChrysler, Nokia, Philips, STMicroelectronics, Thales • Others can apply to join ARTEMISIA • Legal documents have been agreed • Articles of Association (AoA) • ARTEMISIA Supplementary Agreement (ASA) • ASA sets out additional practical arrangements, e.g. • Financial contribution scheme 2006-2008 • Cooperation of members with non-members in JTI projects • Initial composition of Steering Board and Presidium • Subcontracting of support services to ITEA2 Office • IPR arrangements based on ITEA2, with clarifications
Objective requirements for joining ARTEMISIA • Members A, B and C • should be Small or Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Public Research Organisations (PROs) and non-SME enterprises (Corporate), respectively, and • should perform, have performed or intend to perform R&D on embedded systems in EU Member State, Associated State or EUREKA country • Only parties to ASA may be members of ARTEMISIA • Accession to ASA possible if two requirements above are met • Associates • should be natural persons or organisations of enterprises and/or PROs, and • should be active in field of embedded systems
Overview of governance structures PA & EC EC MAS Member and Associated States JOINT UNDERTAKING ARTEMISIA PAs Governing Board • General Assembly • Members A: SMEs • Members B: PROs • Members C: Corporate • Associates Industrial Board PA Board Steering Board (25) • Presidium • President • 4 Vice Presidents Executive Committee Executive Director Secretary-General Board Support Group Steering Group ITEA 2 Office Association • Working Groups • Ad-hoc Groups ITEA 2 : Provision of services : Provision of members
Steering Board (SB) • Responsible for managing ARTEMISIA • 25 members appointed by General Assembly • 5 nominated by Members A • 5 nominated by Members B • 15 nominated by Members C • Two nominees required for every seat • Yearly replacement of at least 20 % of members • Maximum appointment 3 years; re-appointment possible • Decides by majority, with 1 vote per member • Appoints its members as members of Industrial Board JTI • Elects President and 4 Vice-Presidents
Presidium • Responsible for daily management of ARTEMISIA • Consists of President + 4 Vice-Presidents • May appoint Secretary-General for handling day-to-day affairs • After consultation with SB • Multiple roles for President • Chair of GA, SB, Presidium • Chair of Industrial Board JTI • Chair of Governing Board JTI
First Steering Board and Presidium Initial composition for maximum six months • President: Yrjo Neuvo (Nokia) • Vice-President and Secretary: Dominique Vernay (Thales) • Vice-President and Treasurer: Emile Aarts (Philips) • Vice-President: Eric Schutz (STMicroelectronics) • Vice-President: Klaus Grimm (DaimlerChrysler)
General Assembly (GA) • Body with highest authority in ARTEMISIA • Approves annual reports and amendments to SRA • Determines financial contributions • Separate meetings of Members A, B, C may be held • E.g. to decide on nominations for SB • Voting by majority • One vote for every 1000 € contribution • Overall distribution of votes over Members A, B, C is adjusted to 1:1:3 • First meetings scheduled in 2007 • ARTEMISIA Kick Off meeting on January 31 (Köln) with separate meetings of Members A, B, C to prepare their nominations for SB • GA on March 21 (Amsterdam) with separate meetings of Members A, B, C to decide their nominations for SB • GA on June 4/5 in Berlin(?) with appointment of new SB
Financial contributions for ARTEMISIA in 2006 - 2008 • Fixed contribution on annual basis • 1,000 € for Members A and B and Associates • 10,000 € for Members C • 5,000 € for Members C with global sales < 500 million € • Variable contribution on basis of participation in JTI projects • None in 2006 • 1,500 € per person-year in JTI projects in 2007/8 • First 5 person-year per year for free • None for members and associates without public funding for JTI project • Members C pay for non-contributing non-members in same JTI project • Cash advance of 50,000 €for “large” Members C • To be set-off against variable contributions in first 4 years • To be refunded for members without public funding for their JTI projects in first 4 year
Cooperation in JTI projects with non-members • EC boundary conditions w.r.t. financial contributions • Major financial contribution from Artemisia is required to show industrial commitment to JTI and cover its operational costs • “Taxing” receipts from public funding via contribution per person-year is not appropriate in JTI • Paying contribution for Artemisia cannot be precondition for participation in open calls for JTI projects and access to public funding • Artemisia approach in JTI projects with non-members • Members have to use reasonable efforts to ensure that non-members in same JTI project pay variable contribution • Members C pay for non-contributing non-members
Steps forward • Join ARTEMISIA now to show strong commitment of R&D actors • To continue ETP activities • Large membership crucial for getting JTI approved • On basis of applications received, Artemisia will very soon have to give its financial commitment to EC for costs of JTI operations • Submit application form and declaration of accession • Available on http://www.artemis-office.org , together with AoA and ASA • Come to first meetings in 2007 • ARTEMISIA Kick Off meeting on January 31 (Köln) with separate meetings of Members A, B, C to prepare their nominations for SB • GA on March 21 (Amsterdam) with separate meetings of Members A, B, C to decide their nominations for SB • GA on June 4/5 in Berlin(?) with appointment of new SB • Put your candidacy for SB seat