Management of the consortium will be undertaken within SP7. This comprises a single work package, led by the Co-ordinator (IC) and Project Secretariat (ICON). The role of this SP is to provide overall co-ordination and management of all project activities, including:

• strategic planning;
• monitoring of progress of the work;
• quality assurance and control of project deliverables;
• trouble-shooting, problem avoidance and conflict resolution;
• financial and budgetary control;
• liaison with the European Commission;
• reporting.

Management Structure and Systems

The overall coordination and management of the INTARESE project will be carried out by the Project Co-ordinator, Prof. David Briggs (IC), and by the Project Secretariat (ICON).

Management and co-ordination is then undertaken at three key levels:

1. at the full project level, by the Project Steering Group (which comprises, the Project Co-ordinator, Project Secretariat and Sub-Project Co-ordinators);
2. at the Sub-Project level, by Sub-Project Management Groups, comprising the SP co-ordinator and relevant WP leaders;
3. at the Work Package level, via Work Package management teams, comprising WP leader and PIs of all contributing partner.

In addition, a Project Advisory Group, comprising representatives of high-level specialists and users, will provide advice on strategic issues, while technical teams will operate on an ad hoc basis to bring together researchers at the task-level.