Mobility Agreement Mobility Info Day Brussels, 19 October 2009 Doug Bartlett Fusion Association Agreements Research DG European Commission

Outline RTD Unit J4 team for Associations Philosophy and purpose of the mobility agreement A brief word about budgets

Cluster Associations Steer research work in associations Promote collaborative work between associations Help small associations Promote joint tools and equipment (JET, HPC) Implement recommendations of Facility review report Contact : R. Giannella Contact point for Mobility : Ina Grope Unit J4 - Structure Cluster IPR, industrial policy To broaden the Industrial involvement in Fusion and make European Industry more competitive Promote technology transfer from Associations to industry partners Training on IPR Managing IPR abroad Contact : C. Ibbott Cluster EFDA Promote efficient steering by EFDA of research activities Promote efficient use of JET Scientific and technical matters Contact : D. Maisonnier Horizontal mattersContact : D. Bartlett Ensure overall consistency Setting-up new legal instruments Contract management Legal implementation of IEA Multilateral Agreement Contribution to Directorate’s communication actions Head of Unit : Yvan Capouet

The Team Patricia Libert Unit Assistant Yvan Capouet Head of Unit Doug Bartlett Programme Officer Ana Garcia Saguar Legal Officer Carole Delvaux Assistant to HoU Rosa Antidormi Programme Officer Steven Booth Programme Officer Ruggero Giannella Programme Officer Ina Grope Assistant to Associations Cluster

Your contact points General administration and procedures: –Ina Grope (Patricia Libert) Legal aspects: –Ana Garcia Saguar Matters specific to your Association: –Rosa Antidormi (Belgian State, CEA, DCU, Hellenic Republic) –Steven Booth (CU, FOM, FZK, FZJ, HAS, INRNE, IPP.CR, IPPLM, Latvia, LEI, MEdC, MHEST, TEKES) –Ruggero Giannella (CIEMAT, ENEA, IPP, IST, ÖAW, RISØ, Swiss Confederation, UKAEA, VR)

Why do we have a Mobility Agreement? We have (and want to maintain) an integrated European fusion programme That means: –many collaborations between Associations, –coordinated activities (ie. several Associations working together under EFDA) –collective actions such as JET (all Associations working together under EFDA) The financial support provided by the Mobility Agreement makes this possible  The “glue” which helps to hold the programme together!

The purpose of the Mobility Agreement From the text of the agreement: “to promote enhanced collaboration and integration of the Programme, and to foster international cooperation” In practice, this means: –encourage collaboration between Associations on research activities, –support participation in meetings necessary for coordinated activities under EFDA, –support research activities under international agreements, and representation of the EU in specified meetings.

Annual Budget Every year the Commission commits funds for use under the Mobility Agreement, according to the available budget. Therefore, each Association is given a ceiling for the year, based on past use of mobility. The sum of all the ceilings is equal to the mobility budget. But, adjustments of the ceilings which maintain the total may be made during the year, according to any anticipated over or under spending.  Flexibility