1. Co-ordination & Harmonisation of Advanced e-Infrastructures Research Infrastructures – Grant Agreement n. 260011 CHAIN WP5 Kick-Off Meeting, Rome13 December 2010 Federico Ruggieri – INFN

2. WP5 - Introduction  Dissemination and Outreach (WP5). The WP will deploy a large activity of dissemination focused on different targets:  stakeholders and policy makers (high-level conferences, brochures, contacts DB),  scientists and technical people (thematic workshops, dedicated web tools, contacts DB),  industry (specific meetings, memoranda and web tools) and  general public (web platform and press releases).  Specific Actions:  organisation of thematic workshops (two per year), with real intercontinental participation, on topics of large scientific and/or social impact that are, or could be, better addressed by the adoption of e-Infrastructures and, at the same time,  promote the stability of existing and emerging e-Infrastructures and gathering of feedbacks by means of a limited (one per year) number of high-level conferences.

3. WP5 - Objectives  Disseminate the benefits of e-Infrastructures in the scientific and technical communities, training them and supporting the transition of relevant applications to the new e-Infrastructure paradigm.  Get the consensus of scientific communities on the usefulness and relevance of these e-Infrastructures for the improvement of their research activities.  Solicit the policy makers, stakeholders and governments to get awareness of the relevance of e-Infrastructures in the development of intercontinental scientific and technological research and, thus, in the general development of countries and continents.  Promote the involvement of funding agencies and governments in the planning and evolution of e-Infrastructures in the countries and regions favouring the inclusion of specific budget lines in their future planning.

4. Events (Table 1 – pg. 19 Part B of the DoW) Event N. TypeVenue/RegionTheme Proposed time W1Thematic WorkshopAsiaEnvironment & Earth Sciences M04 W2Thematic WorkshopLatin AmericaBio-Medical & HealthM08 E1High-Level ConferenceEuropeResearch InfrastructuresM12 W3Thematic WorkshopMediterranean/ Africa Earth Sciences & Environment M16 W4Thematic WorkshopAfricaComputational ScienceM20 E2High-Level ConferenceAsiaA World of Globalised Science M24

5. Task 5.1 - Involvement of scientific & technical communities  Leader: INFN – F. Ruggieri  Enlarge and train scientific and technical communities to promote the usage of e-Infrastructures also in cooperation with other projects (e.g. EPIKH, EGI, EUMEDGRID-Support, EUIndiaGrid2, etc.). The activity will include:  the set-up and maintenance of a Web platform to attract new communities, gather similar groups worldwide, increase their level of involvement and disseminate the results of their work;  the organisation of thematic workshops (two per year), with real intercontinental participation, on topics of large scientific and/or social impact that are, or can be, better addressed by the usage of e- Infrastructures;  the organisation, in cooperation with other projects (e.g. EPIKH, EGI, EUMEDGRID-Support, EUInduaGrid2, etc.), of advanced knowledge dissemination events on application porting.

6. Web site: www.chain-project.eu

7. Events in 2011 DateDescription and locationOrganised by 13-14 January 2011 DC-NET Concertation Seminar - Tallinn (Estonia) DC-NET 27 January 2011EPIKH Workshop in Tunis EPIKH/EUMEDGRID- Support/CHAIN 18 February 2011Workshop EPIKH (India)EPIKH / EU-IndiaGrid2 21-25 March 2011OGF31 TaiwanOGF 11-14 April 2011EGI User Forum – VilniusEGI / CHAIN May 2011 Workshop on eInfrastructres for Climate Change in ICTP Trieste EUMEDGRID-Support & EUIndiaGrid2 & CHAIN 4-6 May 2011IST-Africa, Gabarone, BotswanaIST-Africa 27 May 2011EPIKH Workshop, Beijing ChinaEPIKH / CHAIN June-July 2011 Workshops on eInfrastructures to support Scientific Applications in Lebanon "Universitè saint-Joseph" in Beirut EUMEDGRID-Support 5-6 September 2011EUMEDGRID-Support User ForumEUMEDGRID-Support 19-23 September 2011EGI Autumn Technical Forum ??? Oct./Nov. 2011EUMED Policy Event 4 EUMEDGRID-Support, CHAIN, EPIKH, ASREN

8. Task 5.2 Solicitation of high-level policy awareness  Leader: UBUNTUNET – Margareth Ngwira  The task will:  support the regional communities towards the governments, stakeholders and policy makers;  get consensus and concertation on the relevant aspects of the analysis of the issues and proposed solutions;  promote the stability of existing and emerging e-Infrastructures and gathering of feedbacks  A limited (one per year) number of high-level conferences will be organised in order to raise the interest of funding bodies, governments, stakeholders and policy makers. The project will exploit the collaboration with other project, organisations, committees and initiatives (e.g. EGI, PRACE, EUMEDGRID- Support, EU-IndiaGrid2, e-IRG, BELIEF, ESFRI, e-IRG, etc.)

9. High Level Policy Events  A Format similar to what was already done in the past for the EUMED Events in cooperation with GARR, EUMEDCONNECT2 and GEANT3.  Participation of stakeholders and policy makers.  The last one in Brussels in March 2010  Next one in 2011

10. Task 5.3 Dissemination and outreach.  Leader: INFN – New person to be recruited  This task will perform the following activities:  Dissemination of results and advanced knowledge related to e-Infrastructures and gathering of feedbacks in cooperation with EPIKH, and other projects.  Dissemination towards stakeholders: dedicated brochures to stimulate the political support to e-Infrastructures initiatives in Europe and in the other regions.  Organise the production and distribution of dissemination materials  Create and maintain a contacts database.  Cooperation with other projects such as EGI-INspire, EMI, GISELA, WeNMR, INDICATE, DECIDE, INSPIRE and ERINA+ establishing Memoranda of Understanding describing the common activities.  Disseminate the results also via presentations in the events organised by other projects and regularly invite other relevant projects to contribute to CHAIN’s Thematic Workshops and High-Level Conferences.

11. MoUs with other Projects Signed To be prepared INDICATE

12. Deliverables & Milestones Del. no. Deliverable name Lead bene- ficiary Delivery date (PM) D5.1 Collaborative tools and CHAIN Web platformINFN2 D5.2 Analysis of the outcomes of the first year workshops.INFN12 D5.3 Analysis of the outcomes of the second year workshops. INFN23 Milestone no. Milestone name Lead beneficiary Delivery date from Annex I Comments (Means of verification) M5.1Web portal – first static version INFN PM2Web site accessible M5.2First thematic workshop INFN PM4Press release M5.3First high level conference INFN PM12Press release M5.4Final high-level conference INFN PM24Press release

13. Costs TypeNumberDuration (Days) Cost (Euro) Total Cost (Euro) Thematic Workshops428.00032.000 High-Level Conferences2116.00032.000 Totals664.000 Promotional material DescriptionNo. UnitsUnit Cost (€)Total € Bookmarks5001 Flyers (A4 two sided colour)5001 Pop-up banners43501400 Brochures80032400 Workshop material4002800 Project CDs4002800 Other event participation material3002600 TOTAL PROMOTIONAL & DISSEMINATION MATERIAL € 7.000,00