Forms of participation

The KDNet (= Knowledge Discovery Network of Excellence) is an open Network of participants from science, industry and the public sector. KDNet plays an important role in promoting and delivering state-of-the art know-how related to all aspects of knowledge discovery.

Different forms of participation to the KDNet project are:

• organization of events (e.g. conferences and workshops)
• contribution to events by giving presentations, invited talks
• publishing event results, training materials on the KDNet Online Information System
• elaboration of case studies, technical reports, etc.

The research activities and discussion meetings are proposed and coordinated by the community members themselves. They will be dissiminated to the different workpackages of the KDNet project:

Member Role	Tasks (events or deliverables to EC)	Formal role
Coordination of the KDNet Project and Events	Coordinating workpackages Contact and reporting to ECFinancial and other administration	Principal Contractor: Fraunhofer AIS
Workpackage chair	responsible that tasks in a workpackage are carried out properly participation in KDNet Management Board	Management Board Member Member
Workpackage co-chair	responsible that tasks in a workpackage are carried out properly	Member
Workpackage contributor	actively participating in a workpackage task, e.g. providing input for technology roadmap, organizing industrial workshop	Member Subcontractor
Supporter	give feedback on reports/drafts of things, provide information or texts	Member
General audience	Requesting information from the network, accessing resources from the Online Information Service, attending conferences	Non-Members

Funding of Member Nodes

Funding is only possible for KDNet Members, who have already signed the Membership Agreement.
For further details, please contact KDNet Office.

Regular funding can be provided for example for general coordination of KDNet activities, for workpackage coordination, and other organizational tasks, that have the purpose to strenght and improve the Network. All funding proposals have been assigned in advance to the KDNet Management Board.