Management Advisory Committee meets for the first time
On 30-31 May, the Management Advisory Committee (MAC) to the Interim ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Council was convened for the first time, in Gréoux-les-Bains (near Cadarache). The majority of MAC members are government-level representatives of the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Parties, and its goal is to advise the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Council on matters such as ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ project management, budget allocations, and other administrative issues.
The first MAC was moderated by Mr. Bob Iotti, president of the engineering company CH2M-WG Idaho. The activities of the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ since the opening of the Cadarche Joint Work Site in March 2006 were presented by ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ senior management. Included in these were a general overview of the activities by NDG Kaname Ikeda, a presentation on ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ project management and the progress in the development of an integrated project schedule by NPDDG Norbert Holtkamp, and a presentation by Eisuke Tada on the function and major activities of the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Project Office. Mr. Tada also presented a proposal for the establishment of a group to coordinate the project activities between the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ and the Domestic Agencies, which was supported by the MAC.
Further presentations were given on the current staffing status and plans, the resource estimates for 2007/2008, guidelines for the in-kind procurement process, and the Headquarters Agreement between the IO and the French State, which provides the priviliges and immunities for the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ staff.