| Structure |
The co-ordination and integrated execution of the different activities requires a higher level organisational structure. This structure should be lean and efficient, with clearly distributed responsibilities. The Virtual Automation Networks consortium consists of independent co-operating partners whose mutual relationships are based on consensus.
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| Coordination: SIEMENS |
Siemens acts as coordinator of the entire project under the IP-contract with the EU-Commission. The coordinator is the chairman of the Board and is assisted by a Project Secretary, designated by himself, to help him with the daily work.
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| Technical Project Coordination Committee (TechPCC) |
| The technical coordination of the project, as well as the organization of the implementation work (prototypes and demonstrators) in the Virtual Automation Networks (VAN) project, has been assumed by the Technical Project Coordination Committee (TechPCC). This organisational body was created by the end of 2006 and is constituted in principle by the leaders of the technical WPs, though it's open to every VAN partner. |
| Project Secretary: PTKA-PFT |
| The Project Secretary assists the Co-ordinator and the Board in their duties to perform the project, provides and controls financial procedures for the project and the Work packages and conducts the daily management of the project. The Project Secretary is responsible for the integrated document management, that is crucial for the over-all consistency between the different project activities, concepts exchange, change management, and scientific and technological co-ordination. The Project Secretary participates in organisational and technical meetings and provides the necessary reports. |
| Board Members |
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The Board consists of the Co-ordinator and one representative of each partner. The Board is the highest instance for decision-making. It shall be responsible for the overall direction of the project and allocates the project's budget in accordance with the EU Contract. Furthermore, the Board is deciding upon press releases and joint publications by the partners with regard to the project.
The board consists of delegates from each partner, who are qualified in decision making for both areas - technical and economical. |
| Work package committee |
| The Work package (WP) Committee is composed of representatives of the partners involved in the WP. It is responsible for the technical steering of the Work package and is chaired by the WP Coordinator. |
| Work package coordination |
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The basic unit of the project organisation is the Work package. Each WP is put under the authority of the Work package Coordinator who will lead the Work package Committee during the period of activity of all Tasks in the WP. Each Work package executes on its own control over internal issues and delivers research and development results in accordance to what has been agreed and within the allocated resources.
The Work package Coordinator is organising the review of each specification of each Task. In doing so he sets up the reviewer and follows the review process. |
| Task Leader |
| The Work packages are structured in Tasks. Each Task is coordinated by a Task Leader. The Task Leader is responsible for the technical contents and the Task schedule. He is in charge of collecting the contributions and summarising the results. The Task is the prime location to build the consensus for project development. Activities are structured in Tasks that are performed by teams of sub-groups and individuals. |
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