1. Cultural Heritage related research at COST Cultural Heritage related research at COST Piotr Świątek Science Officer Physics and Materials Hanne Römich Science Officer Chemistry

2. COST COST Cooperation in Science and Technology Oldest and widest intergovernmental European Network for cooperation in scientific and technical research

3. CHARACTERISTICS Bottom- up approach “A la carte” participation Equality of access duration 4 years ca. 80 k€ p.a.

4. SCIENTIFIC DOMAINS Biomedicine and Molecular Bioscience Food and Agriculture Forests their Products and Services Materials, Physical and Nanosciences Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & Technologies Earth Systems Science & EnvironmentalManagement Information & Communication Technologies Transport & Urban Development Individuals, Society, Culture & Health

5. Actions Characteristics of COST Actions for Cultural Heritage: - - Very international consortium - - Multi-disciplinary - - Broad variety of topics Artwork Conservation by Laser (G7) Non-destructive analysis and testing of museum objects (G8) Built Heritage: Fire Loss to Historic Buildings (C17) Urban Knowledge Arena (C20) Photolytic Technologies and Novel Nanosufaraces Materials – Critical Issues (540) 3-D monitoring of active tectonic structures (Environment, 625) Understanding pre-industrial structures in rural and mining landscapes (Social Sciences and Humanities, A27)

6. Cultural Heritage COST STRATEGIC WORKSHOP COST AND CULTURAL HERITAGE: CROSSING BORDERS Florence, 19-21 October 2005

7. Aim of the Workshop To underline the need for protection of cultural heritage To promote conservation research on a European level To encourage networking To explore potential synergies

8. Further support EURONEWS: COST – Preserving Cultural Heritage, Hi Tech contribution in 7 languages links to EUREKA, ESF, ETPs, CEN ….

9. Open Calls COST invites researchers throughout Europe to submit proposals for research networks and use this unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and to embark on new European perspectives. COST invites researchers throughout Europe to submit proposals for research networks and use this unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and to embark on new European perspectives. www.cost.esf.org/opencall www.cost.esf.org/opencall This continuous call is thematically open. Proposals from all Scientific Domains are welcome. A first collection date for preliminary proposals was 31 May 2006 This continuous call is thematically open. Proposals from all Scientific Domains are welcome. A first collection date for preliminary proposals was 31 May 2006

10. Open Call

11. Dedicated Web-page

12. FP7 Funding assumptions Secure sufficient funding for the Actions (90.000 € p.a.) Secure sufficient funding for the Actions (90.000 € p.a.) Increasing the number of Actions to 260 Increasing the number of Actions to 260 new instrument: new instrument: YOUNG INVESTIGATORS NETWORKS

13. COST & Cultural Heritage Long tem preservation of Europe’s Culture is a duty and a challenge COST is dedicated to contribute to the preservation of Europe’s CULTURAL HERITAGE

14. Contactswww.cost.esf.org

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