Kickoff Meeting

Each project starts with a kickoff meeting at the Netherlands eScience Center. At this meeting the PI, eScience engineer, Coordinator, and an MT-member are present. Other project partners are welcome.

For this meeting the standard agenda is:

• Round of introductions.
• Assignment of the eScience engineer(s) and coordinator.
• Netherlands eScience Center introduction presentation (by coordinator).
• Project introduction (by PI).
• Discussion on initial project planning and deliverables.
• Any other business.

In the Netherlands eScience Center introduction presentation several important topics are explained:

• How do we work.
• What is the role of the eScience engineer and coordinator.
• Project life cycle (annual reviews and rapports, payment, project end, etc.).
• How to communicate with the Netherlands eScience Center.
• Publications.
• Intellectual property (IP).
• Communication by the Netherlands eScience Center (project page at eScience Center website, pitches, etc.).
• Software and software quality.
• Role of eStep, knowledge base, etc.