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European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research www. cost. esf. org ESSEM COST at the 6 th European Space Weather Week Dr. Carine Petit ESSEM Science Officer Brussels, 16 November 2009 COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM What is COST? The first and still the widest EU intergovernmental framework for R&D cooperation was created in 1971 to coordinate nationally funded research activities Still a member state initiative, COST is now funded via the EU's Framework Programs (FP 7 – 210 M€) and delivered via the European Science Foundation In 2009, ~ 230 on-going Actions 60 new Actions per year selected from 2 Collecting Dates (end of March and of September) COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM What is the objective of COST? COST aims at building international networks of nationally-funded research projects in 9 scientific domains, that work together to resolve clearly-defined scientific challenges, and to deliver: new knowledge, position papers, standards (inter-comparison, cross cal/val), harmonisation, new systems of reference or cooperation to develop new technologies. COST does NOT fund R&D directly, but networking activities! COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM COST main characteristics • “Bottom-up” – no fixed programmes / priorities • À la carte participation • Focus on multidisciplinary cooperation • Coordination through cooperation in networks • “Non-competitive” (pre-normative; public utility) • Enabling agent – Promotion of Early Stage Researchers • Networks based on funded (research) projects – national responsibility • Pan-European dimension • Equal access / Open Call • Open to global cooperation in the mutual interest • Building bridges COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM 36 COST Countries The 27 EU Member States EFTA Member States Iceland Norway Switzerland Acceding & Candidate Countries Croatia FYR of Macedonia (FYROM) Turkey Potential Candidate Countries Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Serbia COST Co-operating States Israel COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM COST and the Neighbouring Countries COST countries COST neighbouring countries ● Special budget line in the COST system to facilitate collaborations ● Specific exchange activities (Short Term Scientific Missions, focus on Early Stage Researchers) Morocco (2) In 2009: 90 participations in 45 Actions COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme Russia (41) Belarus (1) Moldova (5) Ukraine (17) Georgia (5) GEORGIA Armenia (2) Azerbaijan (1) Albania (1) Lebanon (1) TUNISIA Tunisia (7) Algeria (3) Palestinian auth. (1) Egypt (4) ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM COST Actions: global participation (status: May 2009) Canada (19) Russia (41) Belarus (1) BELARUS Ukraine (17) Moldova (5) Georgia (5) Azerbaijan (1) Tunisia (7) Armenia (2) Lebanon (1) Palestinian auth. (1) China (4) Albania (1) Andorra (1) USA (22) Japan (14) GEORGIA Morocco (2) TUNISIA ALGERIA UAE (1) Algeria (3) Pakistan (1) Egypt (4) Rep of Korea (6) EGYPT Mexico (1) Cuba (1) Vietnam (1) India (3) Malaysia (1) Hong Kong (2) SRI LANKA Colombia (1) MALAYSIA Singapore (1) PAPUA NEW GUINEA Brazil (3) Australia (42) COST countries Neighbouring countries Reciprocal agreements countries COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme Argentina (4) South Africa (4) New Zealand (26) 251 participations in 103 Actions (36 countries) ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM 9 COST Scientific and Technical Domains Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences (BMBS) Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & Technologies (CMST) Earth System Science & Environmental Management (ESSEM) Food & Agriculture (FA) Forests, their Products and Services (FPS) Individuals, Society, Culture & Health (ISCH) Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) Materials, Physical & Nanosciences (MPNS) Transport & Urban Development (TUD) + Trans-Disciplinary Proposals can be submitted to Open Calls COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM • ESSEM studies major Earth compartments and how they interact with human activities • Science and technology to better understand, observe, model and predict the Earth System and thereby to improve the Management of Environment and Natural Resources • Key aspect is to assess natural and humaninduced trends, hazards and impacts on: – Earth System – Natural Resources ESSEM scientific fields • Biodiversity • Climate Change • Instrumentation networks and technologies • Hazards forecasting and detection • Hydrology • Meteorology and meteorological operational capacities • Oceanography • Soil processes and land degradation • Water, air and soil pollution COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM Why is ESSEM interested in Space Weather ? • Today, disturbances generated by mankind affect all compartments of the Earth System • We have reached the carrying capacity of our Planet: – For some non-renewable resources, scarcity exists already and will increase => Exploration of Mars and the Moon, but by robots or humans? – The physical environment, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems are threatened and must be monitored by EO satellite constellations supported by robust telecommunication systems and global navigation systems COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM What do we need ? • Among others, we need better knowledge, continuous monitoring, improved forecasting and modeling of space weather for anticipating the impacts of solarterrestrial interactions on health, materials, global navigation satellite systems, telecommunications and signal propagation, troposphere weather (interaction with Global Climate Change? ) • Mitigating these impacts require reliable space weather data COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM Need to inform the stakeholders and the public at large on • Status of early warning systems, forecasting and nowcasting of space weather events • Existing techniques to mitigate the impacts of space weather on the Earth system, humans and human activities • Infrastructure needed to develop a permanent SW service (hosted by a European agency or by WMO? ) • Is there any common European policy to contribute in GEOSS with any SW data archiving? Is there a common approach on quality assurance of SW data? COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM COST in Space … ICT • 284 (2002 -2006) Innovative Antennas for Emerging Terrestrial and Space-based Applications • 296 (2005 -2009) MIERS – Mitigation of Ionospheric Effects on Radio Systems • IC 0802 (2008 -2012) Propagation Tools and Data for Integrated Telecommunication, Navigation and Earth Observation Systems MPNS • MP 0905 (2009 -2013) Black Holes in a Violent Universe CMST • D 27 (2001 -2007) Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Evolution • CM 0805 (2008 -2012) The Chemical Cosmos: Understanding Chemistry in Astronomical Environments COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

COST in Space … ESSEM • 724 (2002 -2007) Developing the Basis for Monitoring, Modelling and Predicting Space Weather Among other results, COST 724 initiated the European Space Weather Week … which has been continuously supported by ES 0803 • ES 0803 (2008 -2012) Developing Space Weather Products and Services in Europe Thank you to ES 0803 for the support in the organisation of the 6 th ESWW! COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract

ESSEM team Mr Kent Hung Senior Administrative Officer - Cluster khung@cost. esf. org Ms Aranzazu Sanchez Administrative Officer - ESSEM asanchez@cost. esf. org Ms Chandrasa Sjamsudin Administrative Officer - ESSEM csjamsudin@cost. esf. org Dr Stefan Stückrad Junior Science Officer - ESSEM sstueckrad@cost. esf. org Dr Carine Petit Science Officer – ESSEM Senior SO – Natural Sciences Cluster cpetit@cost. esf. org COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract