ACTRIS operations are coordinated by ACTRIS ERIC, a specific legal entity for European Research Infrastructures established by the European Commission. ACTRIS ERIC's statutory seat is located in Helsinki, Finland, with one unit located in Italy.
ACTRIS ERIC consists of:
- the Director General
- the Head Office
- the Data Centre
- the General Assembly
- the Financial Committee
- the Scientific and Innovation Advisory Board
- the Ethical Advisory Boards.
Detailed descriptions of the tasks of the governance bodies are described in the ACTRIS statutes, and in the Technical and Scientific Description of ACTRIS ERIC.
Director General
The ACTRIS ERIC Director General carries out the day-to-day management of ACTRIS ERIC and is responsible for the implementation of the decisions of the General Assembly. The Director General is responsible for managing the staff and activities of the Head Office. The current Director General of ACTRIS ERIC is Dr Eija Juurola.
Head Office
The ACTRIS ERIC Head Office is the central coordinating body of ACTRIS, ensuring the research infrastructure's efficient operation, governance, and strategic development.
Data Centre
The Data Centre acts as ‘one-stop shop’ for all ACTRIS digital services, including data products and digital tools can be openly accessed by anyone.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body of ACTRIS ERIC. It is composed of representatives of the Member and Observer countries of ACTRIS ERIC.
| Country | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Karolina Begusch-Pfefferkorn | Delegate |
| Jochen Wagner | Permanent Expert | |
| Elke Ludewig | Permanent Expert | |
| Belgium | Aline van der Werf | Delegate |
| Bart Dils | Delegate | |
| Bulgaria | Kalin Mutavchiev | Delegate |
| Tanja Dreischuh | Delegate | |
| Christo Angelov | Permanent Expert | |
| Czech Republic | Zdimal Vladimir | Delegate |
| Jan Svehla | Delegate | |
| Cyprus | Michalis Mouskos | Delegate |
| Chrysanthos Savvides | Delegate | |
| Jean Sciare | Permanent Expert | |
| Christos Papadopoulos | Permanent Expert | |
| Denmark | Mads Rugaard Christensen | Delegate |
| Finland | Petteri Kauppinen | Delegate |
| Hannele Korhonen | Delegate | |
| Tuukka Petäjä | Permanent Expert | |
| France | Jean Marie Flaud | Delegate | Chair |
| Jérôme Rose | Delegate | |
| Stephane Sauvage | Permanent Expert | |
| Sabine Philippin | Permanent Expert | |
| Germany | Jonas Esche | Delegate |
| Jochen Elberskirch | Delegate | |
| Christian Plaß-Dülmer | Permanent Expert | |
| Marcel Langer | Permanent Expert | |
| Italy | Mauro Bertelletti | Delegate |
| Gelsomina Pappalardo | Delegate | Chair | |
| Carmela Cornacchia | Permanent Expert | |
| Lucia Mona | Permanent Expert | |
| Netherlands | Arnoud Apituley | Delegate |
| Barbara Dammers | Permanent Expert | |
| Norway | Odd Ivar Eriksen | Delegate |
| Cathrine Lund Myhre | Permanent Expert | |
| Kjetil Tørseth | Permanent Expert | |
| Poland | Michał Rybiński | Delegate |
| Iwona Stachlewska | Delegate | |
| Alek Piertruczuk | Permanent Expert | |
| Mariola Jabłońska | Permanent Expert | |
| Romania | Viorel Vulturescu | Delegate |
| Beatrice Păduroiu | Delegate | |
| Jeni Vasilescu | Permanent Expert | |
| Livio Belegante | Permanent Expert | |
| Doina Nicolae | Permanent Expert | |
| Spain | María Vallejo Abascal | Delegate |
| Carlos Toledano | Delegate | |
| Lucas Alados Arboledas | Permanent Expert | |
| Sweden | Sara Moa | Delegate |
| Magnus Friberg | Delegate | |
| Ulf Jonsell | Delegate | |
| Erik Swietlicki | Permanent Expert | |
| Switzerland | Maarten Lupker | Delegate |
| Martin Gysel-Beer | Permanent Expert | |
| Stefan Reimann | Permanent Expert |
Financial Committee
The Financial Committee is an advisory body of the General Assembly that supports matters related to the financial management and preparation of the budgets, expenditures and accounts, as well as future financial planning of ACTRIS ERIC, Topical Centres and Data Centre.
The Financial Committee advises the General Assembly and supports the Head Office's work in preparing the financial documents for the General Assembly.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Carmela Cornacchia | Chair |
| Laura Sadaine | Member |
| Christian Plaß-Dülmer | Member |
Scientific and Innovation Advisory Board
The ACTRIS ERIC Scientific and Innovation Advisory Board (SIAB) is an independent external body responsible to the ACTRIS ERIC General Assembly and reports annually to the General Assembly. The objective of the SIAB is to advise and support ACTRIS ERIC General Assembly in strategic scientific and innovation related developments of ACTRIS and in the further development of ACTRIS services and operations, and give guidance and recommendations to the Director General. The SIAB is composed of 3-6 members appointed by the General Assembly.
The SIAB shall:
- Monitor scientific and operative quality of ACTRIS ERIC and ACTRIS;
- Give feedback and make recommendations to develop ACTRIS ERIC and ACTRIS;
- Promote novel developments and activities in ACTRIS, this may include new services, collaboration activities with new partners and stakeholders, engaging new user communities
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Leonard Barrie (SIAB Chair) | McGill University, Stockholm University, The Cyprus Institute |
| Valérie Thouret | European Research Infrastructure In-service Aircraft for Global Observing System (IAGOS-AISBL) |
| Øystein Hov | The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters |
| Vincent-Henri Peuch | Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) |
| Carlo Rizzuto | CERIC-ERIC (Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium) |
| Paolo Laj | World Meteorological Organization (WMO) |
Ethical Advisory Board
The ACTRIS ERIC Ethical Advisory Board (EAB) is an independent external body responsible to the ACTRIS ERIC General Assembly and reports annually to the General Assembly. The EAB gives feedback and makes recommendations to the General Assembly and the Director General to maintain and develop the ethical aspects of ACTRIS ERIC and ACTRIS as a distributed research infrastructure. The EAB is composed of 3-5 members appointed by the General Assembly.
The EAB shall:
Give feedback and advice on how best to maintain and develop ethical aspects of ACTRIS;
Assist with the implementation of ACTRIS Ethics policy as approved by the General Assembly;
To give expert opinion on potential issues on conflict of interest as addressed in the ACTRIS Ethics policy.
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Linda Petraska (EAB Chair) | GeoSphere, Austria |
| Ilja Richard Pavone | CNR, Italy |
| Jörgen Svidén | Swedish Ethics Review Appeals Board, Sweden |
