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European Astrobiology Institue
2nd Communication of the
Interim Board of the European Astrobiology Centre
Following the discussions over the last years about the establishment of a European Institute of Astrobiology (EAI) an Interim Board consisting of members of the main European organisations involved in Astrobiology has been established which will elaborate a detailed Action Plan for the establishment of such an institute. First deliberationss focused on the tasks and the structure of the institutes and deliberations about other important issues concerning the institute will follow and information will be constantly updated. Several important features of the proposed future European Astrobiology Institute were discussed on January 10th 2018.
1. Tasks of the EAI
The tasks of the EAI were discussed by the Board. The Board will propose the following tasks of the EAI to the European Astrobiology Community and to the General Assembly.
These tasks will be integrated in the Action Plan of the EAI.
2. Structure
The following main bodies of the EAI will be proposed by the Board:
Note: Each participating organisation will send one delegate to the General Assembly
> Several Working Groups will be established with the following responsibilities
Note: Working Group leaders and co-leaders will be appointed by the General Assembly.
Note: All above bodies will be responsible for coordinating the activities of the EAI between General Assemblies.
3. Future Actions
Important tasks of the Interim Board for the immediate future include:
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Participating Countries
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
COST International Partner Countries
Canada (UQAM), South Africa (Univ. of Johanesburgh), Russian Federation (Institute of Geology, Petrozavodsk), Australia (University of Sydney), United States of America (University of Hawai)
Specific Organisations
European Space Agency (ESA)
Aiming at fostering collaboration, sharing new techniques, and infrastructure that may not be available in other participants' institutions or laboratories. STSMs are intended especially for young PhD researchers, but they are open to senior researchers as well. View the documents at this link.
It should be explicitely noted that Master students are not eligible for STSMs which are for PhD students and more experienced researchers.
Life-ORIGINS (TD1308) is a Trans Domain European COST Action dedicated to the scientific investigation of the origins and evolution of life on Earth and habitability of other planets.
The Action has specifically excluded the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life in its portfolio. Creationist theorems are also outside the Action’s remit.
Individuals are not allowed to use the name of the Action, its logo or any corporate identity of COST TD1308 in any communication without prior approval of the Management Committee.
All publications referencing the support of the Action should be sent to the appropriate Working Group chair at the time of submission.