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Memorandum of Understanding RD-51 Collaboration

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MoU MoU

• Outlines the purpose of the Collaboration
• Lists the membership in the Collaboration
• Lists the membership in the Collaboration
• Lays down the ground-rules for the

i ti d f ti i f th

• rganization and functioning of the

Collaboration

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Goals Goals

• Short description what the Collaboration

Short description what the Collaboration wants to do , wants to achieve

• Technical details are given in the proposal
• Technical details are given in the proposal

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Membership Membership

• Research institutes only

Research institutes only

• Industrial partners can collaborate on specific

issues under separate agreements issues under separate agreements

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Organization Organization

• Collaboration Board defines policies

Collaboration Board defines policies

– One representative per collaborating institute

• Management Board runs ‘daily’ affairs
• Management Board runs ‘daily’ affairs
• Spokespersons executes policies
• Conveners direct research activities

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Procedures Procedures

• Nominations and elections

Nominations and elections

• Cost sharing

Ch i b hi

• Change in membership
• Disputes
• Further details will be in separate agreements

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Responsibilities Responsibilities

• Contributions

Contributions

• Publications

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Intellectual property issues Intellectual property issues

• Define rules

Define rules

– See talk by B.Denis

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