eLTER Interim Council - General

The eLTER Interim Council, IC, is established to discuss and approve strategic issues such as legal, governance and financial matters, eLTER Site and eLTSER Platform labelling and location of Central Services in implementing the integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological systems Research Infrastructure (eLTER RI). The role of the IC is to make decisions for implementing eLTER RI and preparing its legal entity, ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium).

The IC will:

negotiate and approve the legal model, governance structure and founding documents,
approve the financial plan and the draft internal financial rules,
approve policy papers provided by the PPP,
approve all other necessary founding documents for implementation of eLTER RI,
approve the selection procedure and appointment of the Interim Director when needed, and
decide on any other issues deemed necessary by the IC.

eLTER Interim Council Members

A country (e.g. Member State or Associated State) which has signed the Expression of Political Support, or equivalent expression of support, for the eLTER ESFRI process. eLTER IC is open to new member and observer countries.