The Marine Board is a pan-European partnership of national organisations involved in marine scientific research, including both research funding organisations (e.g. research councils, ministries), research performing organisations (e.g. major national marine research institutes) and large university consortia. The Marine Board is entirely self-financed by direct contributions from its Member Organisations, and external (FP) contracts.
Marine Board Delegates meet at Plenary Meetings twice a year to share knowledge, to define common priorities and to agree on activities and outputs which will drive or impact upon European and national marine research and policy agendas.
The European Commission’s DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and DG Research & Innovation have seats as permanent Observers at the Marine Board Plenary Meetings.
The list of Marine Board Delegates and Observers here
Marine Board Delegates at the Autumn 2011 Plenary Meeting (13-14 October 2011, Madrid, Spain)
Marine Board Executive Committee, ExCom (elected by the Marine Board Members), undertakes governance of the Board. See the list of Marine Board ExCom members here
A permanent Marine Board Secretariat supports the work of the Marine Board and the Executive Committee, articulating the vision of the Board with responsibility for translating it into reality. The Secretariat is located in Ostend, Belgium, hosted by the Government of Flanders. More about the Secretariat staff here
ESF provides the scientific, administrative and technical secretariat for COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).