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On 27 February 2007, the Minister for Education and Science at the time, Lars Leijonborg, announced that the Swedish government was offering to host ESS. That was the starting signal for the development of a new organisational structure at ESS Scandinavia, which is currently in progress.
- In 2007, the Secretariat at Lund University was established and, in 2008, several changes will take place. The Secretariat in Lund is the hub of ESS Scandinavia, takes responsibility for the day-to–day running of the business and is lead by a Director, Professor Colin Carlile.
- The Advisory Group is linked to the Secretariat and has been established and appointed by the Swedish government in order to give advice and review the Secretariat’s activities.
- The ESS Scandinavia Consortium, which has had a significant role in pushing the proposal to build ESS in Lund ever since the turn of the century, will be given a different role, as will the other bodies that have been linked to the Consortium.
As before, ESS Scandinavia is currently working to ensure ESS will be built in Lund, but today, is an organisation undergoing change. If, or when, a group of European countries decides to build and operate ESS together in Lund, this will see the formation of a new international organisational structure. |
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In June 2007, the Swedish government charged Lund University with the task of forming a Secretariat. The Secretariat’s roles are to plan for achieving the construction of the European Spallation Source in Lund and to set up an international organisation for ESS. In addition, the Secretariat:
- assists in the ongoing negotiations with other European countries in order to assemble a multinational collaboration
- creates technical cooperation with laboratories and universities in Europe
- pursues the granting of the necessary legal permits for planning, licensing and environmental compliance, and
- builds up competency and recruit researchers, engineers, technicians and administrators.
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A group of Scientific Advisors will help ESS Scandinavia in generating forward momentum towards the construction of ESS and shape the future of neutron scattering in Europe. It will provide international advice and external moderation on three main topics: the model for organisation and operation of ESS in Lund, scientific priorities for ESS, scientific environment and collaborations with other European facilities.
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An advisory group was established by the Swedish government in October 2007. The group was given the task of advising on and reviewing the ESS Scandinavia secretariat’s activities in planning for the construction of ESS in Lund. The group’s members comprised representatives for science, politics, industry and trade. The Chairman was Lund University’s then Rektor, Göran Bexell.
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The ESS Scandinavia Consortium, consisting of a large number of Scandinavian universities, colleges, research institutes, research organisations and public bodies, was formed in order to create opinion in favour of building ESS in the Öresund region and to present an expression of interest. |
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