STRUCTURE

Following the EUREKA principles, the MEDEA+ Programme is industry-initiated and guided. The executive bodies of the MEDEA+ Organisation are:

• the MEDEA+ Board,
• the MEDEA+ Support Group and
• two MEDEA+ Steering Groups (for Technologies and Applications).

The composition of these bodies reflects the contributions of the industry sectors as well as of the countries participating in MEDEA+.

MEDEA+ Board

Chairman of the Board:     - Jozef Cornu (MEDEA+)   Members of the Board: - Alcatel-Lucent - ASM International - ASML - Bull - Carl Zeiss - EADS - Infineon Technologies - NXP Semiconductors - Robert Bosch - STMicroelectronics - Thomson Representatives of the Scientific Committee: (non-voting members) - IMEC - Fraunhofer Institute - IDMT

The MEDEA+ Board is the top executive body of the MEDEA+ Organisation. It is responsible for the strategy and coherence of the whole Programme.

It establishes general rules for the Programme management, and it interfaces with Public Authorities for Programme strategy and co-funding.

MEDEA+ Support Group

The MEDEA+ Board is assisted by the MEDEA+ Support Group. The MEDEA+ Support Group decides on project proposals for issuing MEDEA+ labels. It deals with all operational issues regarding the management of the total Programme in view of the strategic objectives and available resources of MEDEA+.

The MEDEA+ Steering Groups

Steering Group Applications Chairman: - Eberhard SCHMID (MEDEA+)   Steering Group Technologies Chairman: - Giuseppe VENTO (MEDEA+)

The two MEDEA+ Steering Groups "Applications" and "Technologies", give recommendations in strategic orientation and are responsible for the initiation of projects, their evaluation and for their monitoring.

The Steering Groups recommend projects for selection and labelling and for priority setting and ranking by the MEDEA+ Support Group.

MEDEA+ Office

Office Director: - Guy DUBOIS (MEDEA+)

The MEDEA+ Office assists the MEDEA+ Board in the coordination, administration and organisation of all MEDEA+ affairs. It is a central contact point and a meeting place for the whole MEDEA+ Organisation. It handles the Programme's interface with the outside world.

Public Authorities

The Public Authorities supporting MEDEA+ take care of harmonisation and synchronisation of their measures related to the MEDEA+ Programme in order to secure continuity and optimal Programme execution. They directly interface with the MEDEA+ organisation on 2 levels - the Board and the Support Group.