Conclusions

Project activities were presented by the Co-ordinator and the Contractors.

For information: the formal review of the project will take place at the end of April 1998.

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The meeting agenda is the following :
1) Opening (overview of participants)
2) Current situation of the study and future plans (by the Contractor). Discussion on deliverables / reports Time schedule for future deliverables
3) Administrative and contractual issues
4) Other issues
The agenda is approved. Coordinator introduces the project Contractors that are present. Due to other engagements ZGDV is not present. Arenotech is PO and is represented by Infobyte.
1) An overview on the project is presented by the Coordinator; he emphasizes that both ZGDV and Arenotech works, are until this stage, in line with the project expectations. A cost statement problem with Arenotech occurred and a solution is at study. At the moment Arenotech activities are suspended in order to avoid impact with the economical aspects of the Contractors.
DISET presents the synthesis of the partner research activities (WP 1300). The in progress agreements with the major vendors have been outlined (Microsoft, HP, Apple, Silicon Graphics, 3M Imation, Italtel...), and the same in reference to major content providers and partners in dissemination ( ABI, MAE, CHIN, Fondazione SanPaolo, Regione Friuli, VG...). DISET emphasizes to have the possibility to have a formal presentation of MOSAIC within the next G7 meeting in Rome.
The greatest part of the existing tools and technologies applied in other fields (e.g. : medical) could be reused in the Cultural Heritage field (image processing, digitalisation techniques, printing ..)
The Mosaic additional partner list is increasing (see the Web MOSAIC in the additional partner area - WP 1300).
Infobyte gives an overview about the potential users and the good matching between MOSAIC and the users expectations.
Cineca presents the status of the demo service centre. The first feeling on the activated services is in line with the expectations.
JRC gives an overview of the JRC activities (Raphael, Telematics, Cimi,..). MOSAIC represents a very interesting market approach based mainly on the network of service centres.
An overview of others EU and International projects as VISEUM, OCEANS, CHIN (Canada) and AMICO (USA) has been done by DISET and JRC.
A particular attention will be payed to the potential join with this projects, mainly with the Canada CHIN project. A preliminary agreement of cooperation is running and an improvement in cooperation is under analysis.
2) deliverables / results The Progress Report document illustrates the activities done during the first phase of the project. The title of the Progress Report has to be modified in agreement to the contract (Periodic Progress Report). The Executive Summary documents delivered (WP 1400 and WP 1500) are in line with the EC request. The executive summary has to be produced for all the deliverables in order to provide a quick overview of the document delivered.	Coordinator Coordinator
Coordinator WP 1100 review: The executive summary of the WP 1100 is delivered. The first issue of guidelines and recommendation has been presented as forecasted in the previous delivery.
Main EC remarks on the WP1100 documents are: missing of guidelines and recommendations quality of the document (quality improvement is requested) redundancies are to be removed Due to the fact the fact that most of remarks had been already taken in consideration in the actual issue, quality problems previously due to software release incompatibility are already solved. A new release of the WP 1100 document including new technological contribution will be provided as foreseen. ( This document is already available on the Web ).	DISET middle of February
WP 1400 review: the progress report document contains a not clear sentence about the WP1400 activities. All the foreseen demo sessions has been done during the August and September months (SIGGRAPH and ICHIM) and the WP1400 document already takes into account the results. A revision of this specific point will be done.	Coordinator (Progress report pag. 4 Chapter 3) Coordinator
A clarification about quality chapter has been done during the meeting.
WP 1500 review: no major remarks. The document is in line with the expectations. The WP 2000 has been activated and the invitation to the EC to see the demo centre of Bologna has been renewed.	EC as soon as possible
Planning: the planning is in line with the progress report document. A plan for the dissemination phase has to be produced and presented to the EC. ( This document is already available on the Web ).	DISET middle of February
A detailed configuration of the demo service centre will be provided.	CINECA middle of February
3) The cost statements of Contractors in original form has been delivered by the Coordinator. The Arenotech cost statement is suspended until the internal Arenotech situation is clarified. Infobyte has to define and submit a strategy to the EC in order to manage the Arenotech situation.	Infobyte and EC (first week of February)
Some issues have been outlined : Arenotech situation : management of P.O. accounting in the next Infobyte cost statement. The overheads to be considered are referred to the real organisation situation for the project. Budgetary figures modification could be applied in the final cost statement with reference to the contract accepted percentage and with reference to the global project breakdown. According to this rule, effort may be transferred between WPs within the budget allocated to a particular Contractor, and within the global breakdown of costs for this Contractor. If this reallocation of efforts between WPs for a particular Contractor leads to a reallocation of the tasks among the Partners, than an amendment to the contract has to be requested.	(next cost statement)
The EC will analyse the delivered cost statement and will contact the Coordinator for major unclear aspects. The second payment date is counted from the 28th January 1998.	EC next week EC (60 days after the 28th January 1998)
4) No specific points.