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Transcript of SLOPE intro we have a new project!
Presented by: Raffaele De Amicis
Fondazione Graphitech
Congratulations, we have a new project!
Brief reminder: SLOPE key figures
Reference: FP7-NMP2-SE-2013 604129 SLOPE
Start: 1st January 2014
3,702,702.00 EURmaximum
Community contribution
Duration: 36months, 3 project
periods
The good news is that
• Eventually the whole consortium Signed the GA !!
Signature of the GA (II)
• The signed GPFs allow Commission services to prepare the GA: – 1st step: the EC sends the GA for signature;
– 2nd step: the COO signs the GA and sends it back;
– 3rd step (in parallel with the 2nd step): the EC finalisesits internal approval procedure;
– 4th step (once steps 1 – 3 completed): the EC signs the GA (entry into force) and send it back to the COO.
• The signature procedure takes usually severalweeks as from the closure of the negotiation.
Annex IV, V, VI, VII
• Annex IV - Form A – Consent of beneficiaries identified in article 1.2 to accede to the
GA. To be signed within 45 days by BOTH beneficiary and coordinator (legal representatives)
• AnnexV – FormB– Accession of a new legal entity to the GA. To be signed by BOTH
new beneficiary and coordinator (legal representative)
• Annex VI - Form C– Financial statement to be filled periodically by EACH beneficiary
• Annex VII – Form D: terms of reference for the certificate on financial
statements– Form E: terms of references for certificate on the methodology
The bad one is that
We have still to finalize the CA!!!
SLOPE
What does the Commission expect from us?
Expected results
Take ownership
it is your project for the
next 3 years..at least
1. Administrative issues & reporting
2. Good communication practices
3. Technological development
4. An appropriate scientific dissemination
The Four Pillars
Communications among partners
Reporting• Progress report
(bi-monthly)
Telcos• Monthly telcos
• Agenda + minutes
Meetings
• ..
• ..
• ..
• ..
Sharing
• Documents
• Templates
• PR material
Keep these documents at hand:
•Answers 99% of your questions
•Signed by all partners
•States the maximum financial contribution and the project duration
The Grant Agreement [GA]
•Describes what you are expected to do and how
•Work plan, expected results, budget distribution
•List of Deliverables with requested month of delivery.
•Amendments in writing only, subject to approval by the Commission
The Description of Work [DoW]
•Declares staff categories and hours on project
•Will be used to check the Cost Statements you submit
The Description and costs of personnel [PC]
Reviewers will check your work against the DoW!
If in doubt, please ask the Coordinator.
Overall view of the project activities
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In the second demonstration phase (year 3) the system will be tested in operative scenario in
Austria, Italy and Norway.
Within the frame of the project the work will focus on a single species, Norway Spruce (Picea abies
L.). Norway Spruce is the most important species in terms of economic importance at European level, and for the same reason most of the data already available (e.g. laboratory NIR
spectroscopic investigation) is related to it. Thus the testing sites will be selected in two Alpine
countries, namely Austria, Italy and Norway as non-Alpine mountain country in order to enhance dissemination impact and test the reliability of the developed system in different environments
(work organization, infrastructures, topography, etc.) linked by the same dominant tree species.
Tests will be conducted in two harvesting seasons: snow-free months of project’s years 2 and 3. During year 2 the prototypes and the system will be tested just in Italy and Austria, while the
harvesting season of year 3 will be used to test the SLOPE system in the three countries. Further
developments of the project can be easily foreseen, both commercial or research driven, and will
enable the SLOPE technology to work on different species and different mountain areas.
Figure 6: SLOPE conceptual framework
1.2 Progress beyond the state-of-the-art
Great advances have been made during the last two decades in the development and adoption of highly mechanized and specialized machinery for forest operations that ensure environmentally
sound, economically profitable and socially acceptable forest use. Although the latest generation
machinery supports more sustainable forest development, there still is a significant gap to bridge between the most advanced harvesting systems used in flatland forests of European Nordic
Countries and the more traditional systems mostly used in mountain areas.
From the equipment point of view, the complete mechanisation (from felling to hauling) carried
out in easy-to-moderate terrain, has not been introduced in steep terrain yet. The typical industrial harvesting system used in flatland, which is based on cut-to-length (CTL) wheeled
Timeline
SLOPE Project Management Stucture
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2 Implementation
2.1 Management structure and procedures
The governance arrangements including project management and coordination are important for a
successful outcome of this project. For that, it is essential to have excellent R&D and project
management teams. Successful and effective project implementation will be built on the following strengths:
· SLOPE’s consortium is composed by a highly experienced group of partners having all the necessary technical and management expertise required to perform their
tasks effectively and to produce high-quality integrated outputs that will meet the project’s objectives (see Section 2.2 and 2.3 below).
· Tasks, roles and responsibilities are clearly defined, with all stakeholders identified and fully involved (see Section 1.3 above).
· A detailed resource plan and financial budget has been defined to ensure that each
partner can perform its responsibilities in accordance with the agreed work plan and schedule (see Section 2.4 below).
· A project management structure suitable for controlling a large complex project has
been defined and agreed, which includes taking a highly proactive approach to risk
management to ensure project success (see below).
Figure 9: Project Management Structure
Work Package Leaders (WPLs)
WP1: MHG
WP2: COAST
WP3: GRE
WP4: CNR
WP5: MHG
WP6: GRAPHITECH
WP7: BOKU
WP8: ITENE
WP9 GRAPHITECH
Work Package Leaders (WPLs)
Supervise the activities within
their WP
Report advancesand unforeseenevents to the PO
Work Package Leaders (WPLs)
Management and monitoring of tasks and overall progress of the Work Package
Ensuring adequate quality of
deliverables
Technical soundness of developments
Identify possible risk and report them to
the QRM
Edit 2 month and 6 month per WP
reports
Task Leaders (TL)
Track technical and practical issues regarding the
development of their tasks
Monitoring quality of deliverables and update the corresponding WPL
Identify possible risk and report them to the
corresponding Work Package Leader as set
forth in the CA
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Dr. Raffaele De [email protected]
Fondazione GraphitechVia Alla Cascata 56C38123 Trento (ITALY)
Tel: +39 0461.283395Fax: +39 0461.283398