R ESIST V IR Work Package 7, Task 7.3: Staff Secondment Programme Dr William Dawson

1. RESISTVIR • Work Package 7, Task 7.3: • Staff Secondment • Programme • Dr William Dawson

2. Staff Secondment –Overview • Task 7.3 – Staff secondments (Months 19-33) • Start Date: AUGUST 2006 (Month 19) • Task End Date: OCTOBER 2007 (Month 33) • Secondment Duration: Up to5 working days • (Scope to extend Staff Secondment programme until Month 36) • DELIVERABLES / MILESTONES: • D37 Staff secondment report (Due Month 33) • D49.1 –D49.x Training secondments (Due Months 19-33) • M7.2 Staff secondment programme begins (Due Month 19) • M7.3 Analysis of staff secondment programme at sixth project meeting (Due Month 30)

3. Staff Secondment –Purpose & Objectives • To allow members of RESISTVIRto gain hands on experience of the technologies and practices being discussed • The EC have requested that younger researchers and female researchers are given priority when staff are being selected for secondment • RESISTVIR events in Months 24 and 30 can be counted as secondments • The allocation of funds for secondments will be decided by the Management Steering Board (MSB)

4. Staff Secondment -RULES • Any Personnel from the ResistVir Consortium can attend the premises of any other ResistVir Consortium Member based upon prior agreement between both organisations. • Each individual secondment should last up to 5 working days. • Secondment activities can include: technology practices, technology demonstrations, discussion forums, working groups etc. • Training at Consortium Members’ own facilities and at external events can be included as a staff secondment, but must be justifiably relevant to the Project. • Upon completion of a secondment each secondee is required to complete a one page summary report of their activities which should include; benefits obtained, total cost of secondment and recommendation for future improvements, plus any additional information you feel is relevant.

5. Staff Secondment -Invitation to participate • Applications to participate in staff secondment programme • Name of the host organisation • Name of the secondee’s organisation • Name of the secondee • Age of the secondee • Sex of the secondee • Duration of the secondment • Estimated date of the secondment • Estimated budget of the secondment (<€2000.00) • Brief description of training to be provided (including relevance to the secondee) • Forms will be available from the Members area of the ResistVir web site • Completed forms to be e-mailed to: Miguel Aranda • Juan-Jose Lopez-Moya • Mark Tepfer • Michael Wassenegger

6. Staff Secondment –invitation to participate • Forms will be evaluated by Miguel Aranda, Juan-Jose Lopez-Moya, Mark Tepfer, Michael Wassenegger • Applicants will receive a reply within 14 days • Applications can be initiated by the secondee or by the host • Applications must be jointly completed by the secondee and by the host • Application forms must be sent in by the host organisation • The evaluators will set a deadline for the completion of the secondment • Initially, secondments will be limited to one per partner organisation