WP1
WP1 - Network Management
Overview
Centre for Computational Science
Department of Chemistry
University College London
20 Gordon Street, WC1H OAJ
United Kingdom
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Project Office: Key responsibilities
It is the responsibility of the Project Office to ensure that certain tasks are achieved in order to facilitate the smooth running of the Project Office. These tasks are:- Maintain Project Office communication
- Technical project management
- Support personnel recruitment
- Collate short-term project plans
- Risk management
- Meetings and strategy Review
- Scientific Advisory Board interaction
- Contractual matters and reporting
- VPH outreach and sustainability
- VPH Initiative networking
Coordinator: UCL and UOXF
In the light of aims of the VPH NoE - to support stronger coordination of independent research initiatives within the VPH research area - the first WP of the VPH NoE is dedicated entirely to Network management and connecting the VPH NoE itself to the wider VPH Initiative.
As joint coordinators of the VPH NoE, UCL and UOXF are responsible for the planning and execution of tasks regarding Network management, via the Project Office (PO). The PO is composed of the Principle Investigators (PIs) (at UCL and UOXF), Project Managers (PM), and a Technical Project Manager (TPM), together with dedicated Contractual and Finance Administration (CFA) support from the UCL European Research and Development Office (ERDO) and UCL Finance. Collectively the PO manages the activities of the VPH NoE through a defined hierarchical management structure. Full details of this are available on request.
Management structure
A key responsibility within WP1 is the organisation of meetings that support the management structure and facilitate flow of information/decision making processes. These may be within the PO, or involve communication between the three management levels, namely: the PO (see Project Office: Key responsibilities); the Steering Committee (SC); and the General Assembly (GA).
Most important is the GA, which is composed of one representative from all institutions/organisations within the VPH NoE membership. The GA is therefore the largest body convened with regards to VPH NoE management and, because of its size, is mainly an information and discussion body which will convene annually (coincident with the annual VPH NoE meeting). Certain issues that affect the VPH NoE as a whole may be put to the GA for a vote to determine the action to be taken. In this case the agenda will be set by the SC, and an open online forum in the preceding 3 months will allow submission of topics for discussion, to be tabled by any member of the network.
VPH NoE meetings and events
The VPH NoE is scheduled to hold the following meetings and/or events, during its lifetime.
Project Meetings and workshops
- VPH Annual Meeting, including General Assembly and VPH Initiative Working Group Satellite Meeting - September 2009
- International VPH Study Group I - May 2009
- VPH Annual Meeting, including General Assembly and first VPH International Open Symposium - September 2010
- International VPH Study Group II - September 2010
- VPH Annual Meeting, including General Assembly and VPH Initiative Working Group Satellite Meeting - September 2011
- International VPH Study Group III - March 2012
- VPH Annual Meeting, including General Assembly and second VPH International Open Symposium - September 2012
Satellite Symposia and focussed sessions
A number of VPH-related sessions will be held in conjunction with major international meetings. These include sessions at:
- EB 2009 (April, 2009)
- The Cardiac Physiome (July, 2009)
- IUPS 2009 (July, 2009)
- ICCB 2009 (September, 2009)
VPH NoE Milestones
Key project milestones are as follows.
- MS1 VPH NoE kick-off meeting (PM 1) .. Complete
- MS2 (WP2) VPH Exemplar Project Strategy Document (PM 6) .. Complete
- MS3 (WP3) Research and Technology Assessment Exercise UOXF (PM6) .. Complete
- MS4 (WP2/3) First joint WP2/3 meeting (PM7) .. Complete
- MS5 (WP4) VPH Academic Policy and Integrative Studies strategy (PM 10) ..Complete
- MS6 (WP5) First VPH Roadmap (PM 14)
- MS7 (WP3) First assessment of VPH ToolKit development (PM 14)
- MS8 First VPH annual meeting (PM 16)
- MS9 (WP5) Second VPH Roadmap update (PM 26)
- MS10 Second VPH annual meeting and symposium (PM 28)
- MS11 (WP2) Final report on first Exemplar Project(s) (PM 30)
- MS12 (WP4) Industrial and Clinical Career Needs Strategy Document (PM 30)
- MS13 (WP5) VPH on the International Stage - Strategy Document (PM 36)
- MS14 (WP5) Third VPH Roadmap update (PM 38)
- MS15 Third VPH annual meeting (PM 40)
- MS16 (WP5) Final VPH Roadmap update (PM 50)
- MS17 Final VPH annual meeting and symposium (PM 52)
More information on each of these activities can be found on the WP-specific pages.
VPH NoE Repository
Please note that WP1 related documents and a private WP1 workspace is now available in the VPH NoE repository. To go to the VPH repository please click here.