Management Committee

According to the COST Action Management, the coordination, implementation, and management of an Action as well as supervising the appropriate allocation and use of the funds with a view to achieving the Action's scientific and technological objectives are entrusted to the Action Management Committee (MC). Action MC Members represent the COST Member Country or the Cooperating State having been nominated by the COST National Coordinator, regardless of their nationality. The MC is composed of up to two representatives from each Member Country or Cooperating State participating in the Action. The MC may include up to two representatives from International Partner Country, Near Neighbour Country or Specific Organisation participating in the Action. In the latter case, researchers are MC Observers with no voting rights and must come from different institutions. The Action MC, supported by the advice of the DC rapporteur and the COST Office, has the responsibility to:

• Define and manage the Action Strategy;
• Define the Action Structure, including: Working Group structure and membership, election of the Action Chair, Vice-Chair, Grant Holder and other COST Action Positions needed to achieve Action Objectives;
• Establish specific provisions linked to the management, sharing or exploitation of Intellectual Property that may rise from an Action (...). Such provisions must comply with national or international legislation and the need for protecting the participants’ legitimate interests;
• Perform the reporting duties for the monitoring and assessment of an Action, without prejudice of the monitoring responsibilities of the DC and COST Office.

In fulfilling its responsibilities the Action MC shall take into account the advice provided by the DC Rapporteur responsible for the Action and by the COST Office.

COST Management Committee Chairs

COST Participants