1. “COST” European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research COST supports the co-operation of Scientist Although it does not provide funding for research activities, it will fund the co-operation efforts of scientific groups across Europe (mainly traveling costs to meetings, workshop/conference organization costs, dissemination costs, short scientific exchanges of researchers and other instruments).

2. COST Structure in Romania Romanian COST Secretariat  Domain Committees  Management Committees  Working Groups  National Networks of Researchers

3. Romanian Cost Secretariat Ministry of Education and Research -National Authority for Scientific Research- Mircea Sbarna - National Coordinator Ecaterina Gică – National Representative CSO – COST

4. How can I join COST? 1. If your laboratory or institution is in a COST member country (this has nothing to do with your own nationality) you can join the Action 2. Member of the Management Committee of an Action in case your country has not yet nominated 2 scientists but is already signatory of the Action 3. Member of the Management Committee if your country is not yet signatory of the Action. In that case your country has first to sign its participation in the relevant Action. (Note: If your country wishes to become member 12 months after the approval of the Action the approval of the Management Committee of the Action is required) 4. Member of a working group of an Action 5. Invited expert to specific events of an Action (Meetings of the MC, WG, workshop participation etc.)

5. Rules for becoming a member of a COST Action 1. Launching a new Action / proposal on the open call 2. Contact the National Secretariat for eligibility 3. Eligibility: institution with research area, national funds for research, national network of researchers 4. Official Letter to the National Secretariat from two institutions 5.Approval at national level, intention to sign MoU

6. How can I join COST? Contact Romanian COST Secretariat: - Letter of Interest from your institution :  Your institution activity is based on research and development in the field of COST Action in which you are interested  Your institution is owner of a research contract at national or international level (CEEX, Grant CNCSIS, private company) for support research activity  Nomination of a national partner ( University, research institution, private company)  Proposal of 2 researchers for Management Committee ( CV attached)  Accept letter from the second institution  List of national network It would be recommended that you also contact the chair of the Action about your interest.

7. New COST Domain 1.Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences 1.Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences BMBS 2.Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies 2.Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies CHEMOL 3.Earth System Science and Environmental Management 3.Earth System Science and Environmental Management ESSEM

8. New COST Domain 4. Forests, their Products and Services FPS Food and Agriculture 5. Food and Agriculture F & A Individuals, Society, Culture and Health 6. Individuals, Society, Culture and Health INSOCH

9. COST Domain 7. Informtion and Communication Technologies ICT ICT 8. Materials, Physical and Nanosciences PHYMANO Transport and Urban Development 9 Transport and Urban Development TUD

10. New COST Actions Information and Communication Technologies -8 - COST 2100 Pervasive Mobile & Ambient Wireless Communications - COST 2101 Biometrics for Identity Documents and Smart cards (BIDS) - COST 2102 Cross-Modal Analysis of Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication - COST 2103 Advanced Voice Function Assessment - COST IC0601 Sonic Interaction Design - COST IC0602 Algoritmic Decision Theory - COST IC0603 Antenna Systems & Sensors for Information Society Technologies - COST IC0604 Anatomic Telepathology Network

11. New COST Actions Transport and Urban Development – 5 - COST 358 Pedestrians’ Quality Needs - COST C27 Sustainable Development Policies for Minor Deprived Communities - COST TU0601 Robustness of Structures - COST TU0602 Land Management for Urban Dynamics - COST TU0603 Buses with a high level of service

12. New COST Actions Materials, Physical and Nanosciences – 5 - COST 543 Research and Development of Bioethanol Processing for Fuel Cells - COST MP0601 Short Wavelenght Laboratory Sources - COST MP0602 Advanced Solder Materials for High Temperature Application - COST MP0603 Chemical imaging by means of Cars-microscopy - COST MP0604 Optical Micro-Manipulation by Nonlinear Nanophotonics

13. New COST Actions Earth System Science and Environmental Management - 7 - COST 637 Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water - COST 638 Investigating and managing the impacts of marine sand and gravel extraction and use - COST 735 Tools for Assessing Global Air Sea Fluxes of Climate and Air Pollution Relevant Gases - COST ES0601 Advances in homogenisation methods of climate series: an integrated approach - COST ES0602 Towards a European Network on Chemical Weather Forecasting and Information Systems - COST ES0603 Assessment of production, release, distribution and health impact of allergenic pollen in Europe - COST ES0604 Atmosferic Water Vapour in the Climate

14. New COST Actions Food and Agriculture -10 - COST 870 From production to application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agricultural systems: a multidisciplinary approach - COST 871 Cryopreservation of crop species in Europe - COST 872 Exploiting genomics to understand plant-nematode interactions - COST 873 Bacterial diseases of stone fruits and nuts - COST 929 A European Network for Environmental and Food Virology - COST FA0601 Fish reproduction and fisheries - COST FA0602 Bioactive food components, mitochondrial function and health - COST FA0603 Plant proteomics in Europe - COST FA0604 Triticeace genomics for the advancement for advancement of essential European crops - COST FA605 Signaling control of stress tolerance and production of stress protective compounds in plants

15. New COST Actions Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies - 5 - COST D42 Chemical Interactions between Cultural Artefacts and the Indoor Environment - COST D43 Colloid and Interface Chemistry for Nanotechnology - COST CM0601 Electron Controlled Chemical Lithography - COST CM0602 Inhibitors of angiogenesis: design, synthesis and biological exploation - COST CM0603 Free Radicals in Chemical BIOLOGY

16. New COST Actions Forests, their Products and Services – 4 - COST E55 Characterization of the fine structures and properties of papermaking fibres using new technologies - COST FP0601 Forest Management and the Water Cycle - COST FP0602 Biotechnology for lignocellulose biorefineries - COST FP0603 Forest models for research and decision support in sustainable forest managemant

17. New COST Actions Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences - COST BM0601 Advanced Methods for the Estimation of Human Brain Activity and Connectivity

18. Multumesc pentru atentie Ecaterina Gica Romanian COST Secretariat Tel. +40.21.212.77.91 Fax. +40.21.318.30.53 E-mail: egica@mct.roegica@mct.ro www.mct.ro www.cost.esf.org