1. Welcome to the QUEST Administrator Meeting! Greta Küppers, Heiner Igel

2. Science Funding in the EU 7th framework programme Cooperation 32.400 MEuro People 4.800 MEuro Ideas 7.500 MEuro Capacities 4.200 MEuro

3. Initial Training Networks Marie-Curie Actions – Human Mobility Promotion of careers in Science Improving career opportunities for young researchers Early stage and Experienced Researchs in contractual conditions (pension schemes etc.) 105 projects funded, approx. 1000 proposals 352 Million Euro for all projects

4. ITN – QUEST brief history Notion to go for „inversion“ appeared at the Kinsale workshop 2006 Preparatory Meetings in Paris and Zurich, early 2007 Proposal submitted in 2007, rejected (score 81/100) Proposal re-submitted 2008, A-rating in Dec 2008 (score 91/100) (ranked 3 of 53 in the environment panel) Negotiations finalised May 25, 2009 Project start December 1, 2009

5. QUantitative estimation of Earth‘s sources and STructure

6. QUEST – The Partners

7. QUEST – The Associated Partners

8. QUEST - Personmonths

9. QUEST - The Work Packages

10. Training One-week annual Research and Training workshops Small WP Meetings Local training –Specialized S&T –Computational science –Soft skills –DEISA workshops

11. Management - Administration

13. Deliverables - Milestones

15. Thank you!