Publication framework (see contacts for detailed reference) 

This Newsletter is issued by the two scientific organisations:
European Late Effects Project group,  EULEP
	John Hopewell (Chairman) University of Oxford
and
European Radiation Dosimetry Group, EURADOS
	Pascal Pihet  (Chairman) Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, IRSN
in partnership with
European Commission  Directorate-General J "Preserving the Ecosystem – Research into energy efficiency"  Division 4 "Nuclear fission and radiation prote ction"
	Hans Forsström (Head of Division) DG RTD J.4
under contract FIKR-CT-2000-80021
co-ordinated by
Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire
	Pascal Pihet Département de Protection de la santé  de l'Homme et de Dosimétrie

Project summary

The project consists of the regular publication of a Newsletter and the design and management of a world wide Web (www) site in order to:

• circulate within the European Commission and the community of radiation researchers and radiation protection specialists in the European Union information concerning the specific programme EURATOM “Research and training  in the field of nuclear energy” reflecting in particular the activities carried out and the progress achieved within the key action programme nuclear fission and the generic research and development programmes in radiological sciences,

• disseminate to a broader community of institutes and authorities in each Member and Associated State, and other international bodies concerned with the key issues of radiation protection,  information on research activities carried out under the Programme in radiological sciences and its major achievements translated in a form which is understandable by a wider audience,

as a support to the networking activities of the contractor organisations, EULEP and EURADOS.

The information disseminated includes:

-   general information on the Programme,

-   current progress of the action groups,

-   topical reports of their achievements,

-   announcements and status of accompanying activities (conferences, seminars, scientific and technical meetings, key publications),

-   topical debates of scientific questions and correspondence.

Two communication infrastructures are delivered to achieve these objectives:

• a Website is made available to the public to present permanently, and update at regular intervals,  information on the scientific achievements and accompanying activities carried on in the programme. The site includes useful practical information such as contacts, announcements, research opportunities, etc... and links to other relevant sites.

• a Newsletter is published twice yearly in paper form as a widely disseminated and storable  form of the information included in the Website, possibly summarised for the purpose of keeping the hard copy attractive and economic. It is distributed to the contractors involved in the programme, and members and corresponding members of EULEP and EURADOS, and correspondents in relevant key positions within Member and Associated States and outside EU.

The contact group includes the coordinators of the actions in receipt of EC funding, and the members of EULEP and EURADOS councils and the representatives of EC DG Research and DG Environment. This broader group allows more efficient collection of information from the Programme than in the past, as well as that from other relevant networks at EU and national levels.

To stimulate contributions and gather the information material, an editorial board is formed by scientists from the EULEP and EURADOS Networks. Four associate editors, including the co-ordinator, perform the work of selecting the material, keeping the relation with the contact persons and preparing the information in a suitable form for the purpose of the Website and the Newsletter.