INFSO-RI Enabling Grids for E-sciencE Resources and Budget Robin Middleton PMB – 13 July 2005

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Resource and Budget - PMB Goals To agree proposal headline EU budget... 32M€ + ~10% –Backed by programme justification –but cross-check savings (e.g. SA1) To agree budget profile over activities – SA, JRA, NA To agree budget basis … effort from skeleton/EB –propose allocation : partner guidelines, programme priorities, 1- page track record/bid –Action ; EB + activity leaders to work out proposal Agree definition of numbers –total number only (=funded+unfunded) –PO will work out actual costs (EU + unfunded)

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI Resource and Budget - PMB Schedule Federations : last date for bids Friday 15 th 5pm (GVA time) (incl. revisions) –where no data given EGEE-I figures will be used Federations : Cross-check data by Friday 15 th 5pm Federations : Text part of bid by Friday 15 th 5pm EB+PEB : iterate to produce allocation & circulate to PMB on Thursday 21 st July 5pm July 25 th (10am-4pm) PMB decides budget composition –This is FINAL deadline – just not possible in August. Reserve phone conference next week 11am-1pm