2. The European Picture

3. First European collaborations
1953 CERN
1956 EURATOM
1962 ESRO European Space Research Organisation
1967 ILL (Laue-Langevin Institute)
1969 Airbus

4. Research in Europe info @ http://cordis.europa.eu.int/home.html
Created European Research Area (2000) to counteract deficits in European research
insufficient funding,
lack of an environment to stimulate research and exploit results
the fragmented nature of activities and the dispersal of resources

6. Framework Programmes
1957: EURATOM treaty; Joint Research Centre set up
1983: ESPRIT programme
1984: First Framework Programme ( ), followed by 4 successive Framework Programmes (up to 2002)
1987: “European Single Act” - science becomes a Community responsibility;
Second Framework Programme ( )
1993: Treaty on European Union; role of RTD in the EU enlarged
2001: Proposal for the Sixth Framework Programme
: FP6

7. FP6 budget = 5% of Europes total public spending on civil research
More and more aiming at Research of ‚real economic and social value‘.

8. ILIAS

11.
Sixth Framework Programme Structuring the European Research Area Specific Programme RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES ACTION

13. What is ApPEC http://appec.in2p3.fr/
Committee for the coordination of Astro-particle-Physics in Europe (Steeing Committee and Peer Review Committee)
Founded by the big funding agencies for Astro-particle physics in Belgium, Germany, France, Greece, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland und Spain.
More countries are about to join (have joined?) ApPEC: Finnland, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Chzech Republic
CERN as an international Organisation
Associated: ESA, MPG

14. ApPEC Roadmap Committee
Frank Avignone
Jose Bernabeu
Thomas Berghoefer
Leonid Bezrukov
Pierre Binetruy
Hans Bluemer
Karsten Danzmann
Franz v. Feilitzsch
Enrique Fernandez
Werner Hofmann
John Iliopoulos
Uli Katz
Paolo Lipari
Manel Martinez
Antonio Masiero
Benoit Mours
Francesco Ronga
Andre Rubbia
Subir Sarkar
Guenther Sigl
Gerard Smadja
Nigel Smith
Christian Spiering
Alan Watson

15. Recommendations in the ApPEC Roadmap

19. Roadmap due autumn 2006

24. Current N5/GWA net: participants
NETWORK
LAPP Annecy, University of Barcelona, University of Birmingham, Cardiff University, EGO Cascina, INFN Ferrara., INFN Firenze, INFN Frascati, MPI Garching, INFN Genova, University of Glasgow, MPI Golm, MPI Hannover, LZH Hannover, Universitat Illes Balears, Universitat Jena, INFN Legnaro, Leiden University, Imperial College London, IPN Lyon, INFN Napoli, OCA Nice, LAL Orsay, INFN Padova, Universite Paris VI, ESPCI Paris, INFN Perugia, INFN Pisa, CNR Roma, INFN Roma1, INFN Roma2, Universita di Trento, CNR-ITC Trento, Universität Tubingen, University of Warsaw
35 institutions, 7 countries (France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain)
All members of Virgo, GEO, AURIGA, NAUTILUS/EXPLORER, MiniGRAIL collaborations
Groups involved in R&D for future detectors (including most of the LISA European groups)

25. Current N5/GWA net: objectives & contents
NETWORK
“Increase the level of European coordination in the field”
“Help the enhancement of the performance of existing detectors”
“Prepare the future of this discipline in Europe”
“Open existing facilities to more people from more countries”
“Help the structuring of a European GW research community”
From Overall description and fundamental objectives of the I3 from ILIAS webpage
“Gravitational Wave Antenna” (N5/GWA) The objective of this network is to increase the level of coordination in the field of gravitational wave research. It aims at linking the theoreticians and the groups working on the experimental detection using the two large European interferometers and the three resonant cryogenic detectors.“
Three working groups:
WG1: Detectors commissioning and characterization
WG2: Joint operation of detectors and network data analysis
WG3: An European strategy for future detectors
Beside working group activities:
Have bi-annual meetings involving the responsibles of the main projects and research poles (3 so far) Organize an annual general meeting open to all participants (Orsay in 2004, Palma de Mallorca in 2005)

27. Gravitational Wave Antenna (GWA) Expected outcome ANNEX 1 – Description of Work for ILIAS - Contract number: RII3-CT
Chairmen: Hartmut Grote, Giovanni Losurdo
The results of Working Group 1 are expected to allow establishing a coordinated collaboration among the Anglo-German team working at the commissioning of GEO and the French-Italian team working at the commissioning of the Virgo detector. This collaboration will speed up the commissioning of the detectors and will allow testing similar characterization algorithms on the two detectors. Apart from the annual reports, the two teams will provide recommendations for short and long term improvements based on the detector commissioning results.
Chairmen: Gianluca Guidi and Ik Siong Heng (advised by the former chairmen Giovanni Prodi and Sathyaprakash)
The prospects of setting relevant astrophysical results (based on signal detection or upper limits) rely on the achieved degree of coordination of the community, given that the operation of many detectors as a network is required. Working Group 2 is expected to establish the necessary coordination among the groups involved in the operating detectors in order to perform joint observations and the related data analysis. Recommendations for the planning of joint observations and the technical aspects involved in the data exchange and analysis will be provided. In addition, the Working Group 2 will provide comparative studies on the achieved results on the observation and on the relevance of the participating detectors.
Chairmen: Michele Punturo, Harald Lück
Working Group 3 is focused on producing a plan setting up priorities and objectives for the existing and future detectors and defining a coherent global strategy around which the European gravitational waves community could unite and on pulling together their efforts, expertise and capabilities towards a common objective.
The development of a European research community for gravitational waves is also expected to contribute to establishing more balanced and productive collaborations with non European communities ( USA , Japan ).

28. Joint Research Activity 3
JRA3

29. Table 8 – Working group distribution vs tasks and Task Supervisors of Joint Research Activity 3
Working groups
Co-ordinator
Task Supervisor
M1 Substrates for Interferometers
IGR - MAT
Gianpietro Cagnoli
Lead: Vincent Loriette Co-lead: Michele Punturo
INFN – AURIGA
Jean-Pierre Zendri
INFN – VIRGO MAT
Michele Punturo
CNRS - ESPCI
Vincent Loriette
M2 Test Masses for resonators
Lead: Jean-Pierre Zendri Co-lead: Giorgio Frossati
INFN – ROG MAT
Yuri Minenkov
IFN
Paolo Falferi
LEIDEN
Giorgio Frossati
M3 Superconducting Materials
INFN – PACO
Renzo Parodi
Lead: Renzo Parodi
M4 Mirror Coatings
IGR – MAT
Sheila Rowan
Lead: Sheila Rowan Co-lead: Michele Punturo
CNRS – SMA
Alban Remilleux
CNRS – ESPCI
M5 Suspension Materials
Lead: Michele Punturo Co-lead: Sheila Rowan
M6 Cosmic Rays Acoustic Effect
INFN – ROG FRASCATI
Giovanni Mazzitelli
Lead:Giovanni Mazzitelli
C1 Cryogenics for Last Stage Suspensions
INFN – VIRGO CRYO
Roberto Passaquieti
Lead: Fulvio Ricci Co-lead: Giorgio Frossati
C2 Cryogenics for Ad. Resonant Detectors
INFN – ROG CRYO
Massimo Bassan
Lead: Giorgio Frossati Co-lead: Massimo Bassan
C3 Cryogenics for Upper Suspensions
Lead: Roberto Passaquieti
T1 Thermoelastic noise
IGR – INT
Mike Plissi
Lead: Mike Plissi Co-lead: Michele Punturo
INFN – LENS
Francesco Marin
CNRS – LKB
Antoine Heidmann
T2 Photothermal noise
Lead: Antoine Heidmann Co-lead: Francesco Marin
T3 Large area read-outs
Lead: Paolo Falferi Co-lead: Antoine Heidmann

30. FP7
FP6 budget = 5% of Europes total public spending on civil research
More and more aiming at Research of ‚real economic and social value‘.

31. FP7 ( )
Call for proposals (planned for late 2006) will be delayed by about one year
Funding starting with top-down project; hence funding of our proposals delayed by another year starting 2009 earliest.

32. FP7 (2007-2013) Proposed total budget: 72726 Meuros 48000???
Cooperation
61%
(Space 5.4%)
Ideas
16%
People 10%
Capacities 10%
RI 5.4%
DUAL
NETWORK DS
LISA
COOPERATION
Themes (Using all funding schemes. Including international cooperation.)
Health
Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities
Security and Space
Total COOPERATION
IDEAS
European Research Council
PEOPLE
Marie Curie Actions
CAPACITIES
Research Infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Activities of International Co-operation
TOTAL CAPACITIES
Non-nuclear actions of the Joint Research Centre
TOTAL EC
LISA
DUAL
LISA
NETWORK DS

33. The main objectives of the LISA Proposal
The European LISA research groups (low frequency GW community) are planning to prepare proposals for one or more of the following FP7 projects:
A Research Training Network (for educating young researchers in low frequency data analysis)
A Virtual Research Institute to integrate the European researchers interested in all aspects of low-frequency gravitational wave science, including, but not limited to, relativity, astrophysics, cosmology and data analysis.
Possible participation in ILIAS NEXT with the intention of networking research groups in Europe interested in low-frequency gravitational waves.

34. Letter Of Intent for an FP7 Proposal (Ideas)
DUAL
Realization of a prototype of an advanced wide-band acoustic detector: DUAL
Mo Dual ton height 3.0m Ø 0.94m
SiC Dual 62.2 ton height 3.0m Ø 2.9m

35. Gravitational Wave Research
NETWORK
Letter of Intent for an FP7 Proposal (Capacities / Research Infrastructures)
GWnet: A Network on
Gravitational Wave Research

36. Current N5/GWA net: participants
NETWORK
LAPP Annecy, University of Barcelona, University of Birmingham, Cardiff University, EGO Cascina, INFN Ferrara., INFN Firenze, INFN Frascati, MPI Garching, INFN Genova, University of Glasgow, MPI Golm, MPI Hannover, LZH Hannover, Universitat Illes Balears, Universitat Jena, INFN Legnaro, Leiden University, Imperial College London, IPN Lyon, INFN Napoli, OCA Nice, LAL Orsay, INFN Padova, Universite Paris VI, ESPCI Paris, INFN Perugia, INFN Pisa, CNR Roma, INFN Roma1, INFN Roma2, Universita di Trento, CNR-ITC Trento, Universität Tubingen, University of Warsaw
35 institutions, 7 countries (France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain)
All members of Virgo, GEO, AURIGA, NAUTILUS/EXPLORER, MiniGRAIL collaborations
Groups involved in R&D for future detectors (including most of the LISA European groups)

37. Main objectives of the network
to continue the exchange of information on subjects of common interests such as: - operation and commissioning of existing detectors
- network data analysis
to develop collaboration between the experimentalists and the theorists involved in gravitational wave related research on subjects such as:
- science case for future detectors
- properties of gravitational wave sources
to develop the exchange of information with other fields of astronomy (gamma-rays, high energy cosmic rays and neutrino astronomy),
to support the access of more people from more countries to the existing infrastructures by means of a visitor program

38. DS
Letter of Intent for an FP7 Proposal (Capacities / Research Infrastructures)
A Design Study of a European Gravitational Wave Observatory based on a
Third Generation Laser Interferometer

39. Detector Sensitivities
Courtesy: B. Mours

40. (Prototype)
Slide source K. Danzmann (modified)

41. Slide source M. Punturo (modified)

44. Marie Curie Actions Human resources and mobility
Recent suggestions to propose a participation in MCA (Marie Curie Research Training Networks (RTN)) to educate PhD students in GW research.
How to apply? (
Proposals must be presented by a minimum of three mutually-independent legal entities (organisations or individuals) established in at least three Member States or Associated States of which two must be Member or Associated candidate countries. However, it is anticipated that a network will normally consist of a larger number of participants.

45. Marie Curie Actions Human resources and mobility

46. Marie Curie Research Training Networks (RTN)
These Networks provide the means for research teams of recognised international stature to link up, in the context of a well-defined collaborative research project, in order to formulate and implement a structured training programme for researchers in a particular field of research. Networks will provide a cohesive, but flexible framework for the training and professional development of researchers, especially in the early stages of their research career. Networks also aim to achieve a critical mass of qualified researchers, especially in areas that are highly-specialised and/or fragmented; and to contribute to overcoming institutional and disciplinary boundaries, notably through the promotion of multidisciplinary research. They will also provide a straightforward and effective means to involve the less-favoured regions of the EU and Associated Candidate Countries in internationally recognised European research co-operation.