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EDIT Sustainability mechanisms Bertrand-Pierre Galey With contributions from Leo Kriegsman, Simon Tillier and the NSC. Starting point. Sustainable network = virtual infrastructure under direction of a BoD 8 modules with high operational responsability
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EDIT Sustainability mechanisms Bertrand-Pierre Galey With contributions from Leo Kriegsman, Simon Tillier and the NSC
Starting point • Sustainable network = virtual infrastructure under direction of a BoD • 8 modules with high operational responsability • Network Front Office / Executive secretariat • ISTC (Informatics Scientific & Technological Committee, cybertaxonomy) • ECBoL (European Consortium for Barcode of Life) • ATBIs (All Taxa Biodiversity Inventories) • DEST (Distributed European School of Taxonomy, training) • Scratchpads • EJT (European (e-) Journal of Taxonomy, publishing) • DoC (Directors of Collections)
Model 1 (autonomous EDIT) Activities (1) • Each integrated activity is coordinated by one institution, which dedicates staff time to coordination, plus support when so decided ; • Each activity is defined / regulated by a MoU; not all the EDIT members participate necessarily in all activities • Each participating institution pays for its own participation, including dedicated staff time; • What participation consists in, in addition to meetings of representatives, varies according to the activities but all participate in the BoD and Network Office at some degree;
Model 1 (autonomous EDIT) Activities (2) • - Activities are coordinated by a Network Office / Executive secretariat, which constitutes an unique entry point, acts as the BoD secretariat, links with CETAF, plus possibly lobbies, communicates, represents the consortium etc if wished so; • Directors of the institutions participating formally in at least one activity are members of the BoD; • Members contribute à la carte, except for the NO to which all contribute; • CETAF = umbrella
Model 1 (autonomous EDIT) Summary) CETAF plenary EDIT subset / BoD other activities Network Office / Executive Secretariat Management Committee activities involving variable subsets of institutions Contribution = 10K€ + activities Meeting Bruxelles 19-20 May 2008
Model 2 (EDIT/CETAF) Activities (1) • Each integrated activity is coordinated by one institution, which dedicates staff time to coordination, plus support when so decided ; • Each activity is defined / regulated by a MoU; not all the EDIT / CETAF members participate necessarily in all activities • - Each participating institution pays for its own participation, including dedicated staff time; • What participation consists in, in addition to meetings of representatives, varies according to the activities, but all participate equally in the BoD and Network Office support;
Model 2 (EDIT/CETAF) Activities (2) • All Directors of the EDIT/CETAF member institutions, whether involved in activities or not, are members of the BoD; • All activities of EDIT/CETAF are coordinated by a Network Office / Executive secretariat, which constitutes an unique entry point, acts as the CETAF secretariat including the BoD, plus possibly lobbies, communicates, represents the consortium etc if wished so; • All member institutions contribute equally to the Network Office (more than in the present CETAF) • EDIT = CETAF
Model 2 (EDIT/CETAF) Summary BoD = all directors = CETAF General Assembly CETAF Executive Committee = Management Committee Network Office / Executive Secretariat activities involving variable subsets of institutions Contribution = 5 to 10K€ + activities Meeting Bruxelles 19-20 May 2008
Action to be taken (1) • Select either • Model 1 :« small » EDIT + CETAF umbrella (contributions to EDIT 10000+ €?) • Model 2 : EDIT / CETAF incl raising CETAF fees (5000+€ ) • Conservative model: autonomous MoUs, low profile CETAF
EDIT/CETAF (EDIT +) actions to be taken • Recommend the CETAF to raise the contributions to 5000+€ (BPG for the EDIT BoD) • Instruct the Network Office to work toward merging the EDIT NO and the CETAF secretariat • Instruct the NO and Steering Committee to work jointly with the CETAF on co-adaptation of EDIT+ MoUs and CETAF bylaws / standing orders • Prepare accordingly the CETAF October meeting
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