Virtual BiodiversityViBRANT

ViBRANT management arrangements

Dave RobertsNHM

dmr@e-mail.address

ViBRANTVirtual Biodiversity

Workpackage 1Project management

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Who we are & what we do

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• Overall management structure• Management Board

– WP leaders represent their piece of the project, NOT their institution;

– Control resources;

– Monitor and ensure WP interactions.• Strategy Board

– My job to transfer Board advice into reality.

• Timesheets & budgets are local responsibility

• NHM will co-ordinate documentation and returns to the EU

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Communication - Twitter140 characters or less

• Create an account in your name• “Tweet” what you are doing• Include @vbrant in your tweet• Include #wp[1-8] for your workpkg. • Tweet often!• Download an app.

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Communication - VBRANT.EUE-Mail integration in the forum

• http://vbrant.eu/forum• Each has its own e-mail address• Send via your registered e-mail address• Message attachments also sent, archived & backed up

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Reporting deliverables & milestonesCompleted via http://vbrant.eu/deadlines

• Find your deliverable or milestone

• Edit the record, adding links & reports• See for what you are responsible

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• success criterion is simple: user numbers.