1-Travel Subsistence.pdf
For meeting participants, a distinction is made between participants, eligible participants and persons entitled for reimbursement. The participants are all of the people who attend a COST meeting. Among these participants, a certain number will be selected by the Management Committee from the eligible participants and approved by the COST Office as entitled for reimbursement. This entitlement means that COST will reimburse the travel, meals and accommodation necessary to attend a COST event.

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2-Workshops-Meetings support.pdf
Meetings/Workshops/Conferences may be organized by a Management
Committee (MC) in any COST Member Country, which has signed the MoU
of the Action. They should be open, in general, to the whole scientific
community and act as a showcase for the activities of the Action (involving
more preparation and expenses than Working Group meetings), and this
may require specific support.

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3-STSM.pdf
The aim of a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) shall be to contribute to
the scientific objectives of a COST Action.
These Missions (Exchange Visits) are aimed at strengthening the existing
networks by allowing scientists to go to an institution or laboratory in
another COST member state to foster collaboration, to learn a new
technique or to take measurements using instruments and/or methods not
available in their own institution/laboratory. They are particularly intended for
young scientists.
STSMs may also be used to reimburse students attending a training school.

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4-TrainingSchools.pdf
“Training Schools” within the frame of the Action topic are aimed to provide
dissemination from the Action activities and intensive training in a new
emerging subject in one of the laboratories of the Action with unique
equipment or know how. Those attending are basically but not exclusively
young researchers from across Europe but training Schools may also cover
appropriate re-training as part of “life-long learning”. Support covers
organization of the school and support, through the STSM scheme for
participants. Typically a school will take place over several days up to a
maximum of 2 weeks.

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5-GeneralActionSupportGrant.pdf
COST Actions Management Committee (MC) may assign up to 2.000 € per
annum from within an Action budget to the MC chair as grant holder for the
general support of the Action management. This grant can be used for the
support and development of an Action Website, to be hosted on the server
of one of the institutions represented on the MC. Such Website should only
cover specific matters for the Action and should not duplicate material
already published on the main COST Website in relation to COST and its
structures etc. This Website should also be used for MC and Working Group
business. This grant can also be used for the support of the Action's MC
operation, such as secretarial support, small-scale Action-related ad hoc
activities and support for preparatory events. The MC Chair, as grant holder,
has to report on the expenditure of this fixed allocation at the MC meeting.

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6-COSTGrantSystem.pdf
The aim of the COST Grant System is to provide a flexible way of financing COST Action activities in accordance with the rules for the “Financial Instruments” of the COST Vademecum.

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7-Publications.pdf
COST supports the production of all kinds of dissemination tools and in
particular of books, brochures, flyers and electronic devices such as CDROMs.

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8-Honoraria.pdf
COST considers the use of external assessors/evaluators as essential within its system of quality control of proposals and the final evaluation of completed Actions.

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9-Subsidies.pdf
It may be considered necessary by a Management Committee (MC) or Domain Committee (DC) to request subsidies to review, co-ordinate, evaluate or summarise the results of its activities or to prepare a document or booklet for use by the broader scientific community (this does not include the annual or final reports of the Action). Funds may be requested from COST for such an activity, again through the COST Office. The amount of the subsidy is usually a contribution (percentage) to the total estimated budget of the activity. The MC or TC that requested the study to be done is responsible, in collaboration with the Science Officer, for its implementation and for requesting and approving the relevant reports within the forecast time schedule.

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10-Strategic Workshops.pdf
Strategic Workshops/Conferences give COST an opportunity to develop outreach to the scientific community through the organization of larger conferences or specific workshops where a COST Action, or several COST Actions can interact with experts drawn from the scientific community at large. The first of these is organized conjointly with the European Science Foundation to create a partnership bringing together both junior and more experienced researchers in a residential setting to debate and exchange ideas at the forefront of research on specific topics, related to the Actions. The second scheme is run on a flexible, bottom-up approach by the COST office.

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11-Reimbursement for non-COST countries.pdf
The participation of institutions from non-COST countries is based on mutual benefit. This mutual benefit is described in the request by the Management Committee (MC) of the respective Action and basis for the approval by the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO).

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12-Exceptions.pdf
Any deviation from the above rules needs the explicit agreement from the COST Office. This includes the request for a down payment for grants or deviation from participation rules.

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BM0607 Fact Sheet.rtf
Summary of BM0607 project and members of the MC.

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General presentation of COST
General presentation of COST includes:
1 - What is COST
2 - The five principles of COST
3 - The nature of COST research
4 - How can institutions participate
5 - A productive co-existence with Community research programmes
6 - Domains of research
7 - Legal aspects
8 - COST Structure
9 - Financing of COST Activities
10 - Conflict of Interest, Gender Statements and status of researcher
Annex A: Working Methods of the Committee of Senior Officials
Annex B: Memorandum of the Status of the Cooperating State of Israel
Annex C: Working Methods for the JAF Group
Annex D: Procedure for appointing members of JAF
Annex E: Terms of Reference for the mandate of a Domain Committee
Annex F: Rules of Procedure for a Domain Committee

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Financial-Report form.xls
The empty form for yearly financial report.

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0-Introduction
Introduction and general principles of COST.

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COST meeting in Krakow (24-25 June 2008) programme

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Krakow accomodation form.doc
Accomodation form for the MC and WG meeting in Krakow (24-25 June 2008)

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Hotels.doc
List of available hotels in Krakow for participating to MC and WG meeting (24-25 June 2008)

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Workshop application template.xls
Application form for conference/workshop support.

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GL for COST actions.pdf
Guidelines for Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and Dissemination of Results
of COST Actions

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GL for new actions
Guidelines for proposers of New COST Actions (Open Call)

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Rules for implementation.pdf
Rules and Procedures for implementing COST Actions

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Progress Report BM0607-2007.doc
Progress Report of activities for BM0607 for period 14-10-2007 to 31-12-2007.

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STSM report 2007
Report of STSM applications for 2007.

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E.mail from M. de Jong April'08
Important news and details for MC and WG members.

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E.mail address list of COST BM0607 members
Here is the list of e.mails of COST members.
Please use it under privacy regulations only for work purposes related to action BM0607.

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E.mail COST to MC December 2009
progarmme of activities for 2010

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Work plan budget at the end of 2009

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