Changes in Irish ERCIM Membership

The Irish Universities Association (IUA) signed the scientific agreement with ERCIM becoming the official Irish ERCIM member.

The 55th meeting of the ERCIM Executive Committee took place at Dublin City University (DCU) on 23 September 2005. In conjunction with the meeting, a signing ceremony was necessary as the official Irish ERCIM membership was moved from Trinity College Dublin to IUA and Dublin City University took over the administrative and financial affairs for IUA. Prof. Ferdinand von Prondzynski, president of Dublin City University (for Irish Universities Association) and Eckart Bierdümpel, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (for ERCIM) completed the signing process.

Left to right: Eugene Kennedy (vice president for research at DCU), Heather Ruskin (DCU and ERCIM board of Directors), Eckart Bierduempel (ERCIM Executive Committee Chair), Mark Roantree (DCU and ERCIM Executive Committee vice-chair), and Ferdinand von Prondzynski (DCU President and IUA President).

The Irish Universities Association represents the seven Irish universities in ERCIM:

Dublin City University
Univeristy College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
University of Limerick
National University of Ireland Cork
National University of Ireland Galway
National University of Ireland Maynooth.

Link:
http://ercim.computing.dcu.ie/

Please contact:
Mark Roantree, Dublin City University, Ireland
E-mail: Mark.Roantreecomputing.dcu.ie