The purpose of the EDCAT-1 project is to:

1. provide overall scientific and financial coordination for the
   whole Phase 1 EDCAT programme
2. ensure that the results of the programme are effectively reported to the various stakeholders, including the Steering Group which will be composed of a representative of each funding agency and each participating institute.

Objectives

• To coordinate the various EDCAT projects in order to ensure that they adhere as far as possible to their objectives, and to facilitate the transfer of essential information between them.
• To track expenditure of all EDCAT projects and report financial outturns to the funding agencies at whatever frequency they require.
• To attend meetings of the programme steering group.
  To compile an annual report to the funding agencies, and a final report at the end of Phase 1 in 2008.
• To prepare a published final report in non-technical language of the programme’s key results.
• To coordinate contacts between the programme and the media, and disseminate programme information via the internet.
• To coordinate the production of papers for publication in the scientific literature and for presentation at scientific meetings.

Programme Co-ordinator
Professor Peter Matthiessen

Deputy Co-ordinator
Dr Tom Pottinger