Memorandum of Understanding

& Common Fund

Status Report

AMS Technical Interchange MeetingCERN, 27 July 2006

Manuel Aguilar-Benítez, CIEMAT, Madrid - Spain

•AMS-MOU: Status of the Signatories

•Meeting of the AMS Collaboration Board (CERN, 24 April, 2006)

•Meeting of the AMS Finance Review Committee (CERN, 11 May, 2006)

Memorandum of Understanding for Collaboration in the Integration,

Testing and Operation of the AMS Experiment

between the Participating Institutions

STATUS OF SIGNATORIES

MoU sent on December 19, 2005Last Update: July 14, 2006

PENDING

CHINA Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE), Chinese Academy of Sciences

Represented by Dr. Kong Li, Director

FINLANDHelsinki University of Technology, Metsahovi Radio Observatory

Represented by A. Mujunen

FRANCE IN2P3 / CNRS

Represented by Dr. Michel Spiro, Director

RUSSIA Federal Agency of Russia for Atomic Energy (Rosatom), Directorate for Scince and

Technology Represented by Dr. O.O. Patarakin, Director

SWITZERLAND Schulleitung, ETH – Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich

Represented by Prof. Felicitas Pauss

21 Participating Institutions out of 26 Have Signed the MoU

STATUS OF SIGNATORIESSUMMARY

MEETING OF THE AMS COLLABORATION BOARDChair: Maurice Bourquin

CERN, April 24, 2006

AGENDAAGENDA

• Status of the Signatories of the AMS-MoU

• Discussion & Approval of the Finance Plan

• Preparation of the First Meeting of the AMS

Finance Review Committee & Approval of the Agenda

• Date of the Next Meeting of the Collaboration Board (during the July AMS TIM)

FIRST MEETING AMS FINANCE REVIEW

COMMITTEEChair: André J. Naudi

CERN, May 11, 2006

AGENDAAGENDA

1. Welcome by the Chairman (A. J. Naudi)

2. Role of the AMS Finance Review Committee (A. J. Naudi)

3. MoU for Collaboration in the Integration, Testing and Operation of the AMS Experiment (M. Aguilar)

4. Report on the status of the AMS Detector (M. Bourquin)

5. Report on the status of the assembly hall for the integration at CERN of the AMS detector (Prevessin, Bldg. 867) (G. Viertel)

6. Integration, Testing and Operation Budget and Expenses for the years 2002-2003-2004. Outstanding Contributions (H. Hofer)

7. Integration, Testing and Operation Budget and Expenses for the years 2005-2006 (H. Hofer)

8. Procedure for financing Integration, Testing and Operation Budget for the years 2005-2006 (H. Hofer)

9. Any Other Business10. Date of the next meeting

DECISIONSDECISIONS

For the management of the Integration, Testing and Operation Budget &Expenses of the AMS

Experiment, a CERN account, under the control of A.J. Naudi and C. Saita, will be

established

Similar procedure to the LEP Finance Review Committee, LHC Resources Review Board

DECISIONSDECISIONS• Integration, Testing and Operation Budget & Expenses for the years 2002-2003-2004 Outstanding Contributions (207 956.00 CHF): MUST BE PAID A. J. Naudi will contact the Funding Agencies at the Highest Level

• Integration, Testing and Operation Budget (2006) and Expenses (2005) Approved (1 188 715.92 CHF)

• Procedure for financing Integration, Testing and Operation Budget for the years 2005-2006

Approved. Invoices sent to each Participating Institution on June 14. Until now only Academia Sinica (Taiwan) and University of Turku (Finland) have paid

• Date of the next meeting CERN, 20 November 2006, 14:30

• Two AMS FRC Meetings / year Spring Meeting: Approve the Expenses incurred in the Previous Year Autumn Meeting: Approve the Budget for the Next Year + Sharing among Participant

Institutions

SUMMARY TABLE II

Status of the institutional contributions to the Integration, Testing and Operation Expenses for the years 2002-2003-2004

Institutions 2002   2003   2004   TOTAL TOTAL

  paid unpaid paid unpaid paid unpaid Paid Unpaid

Aachen I 6,008.00   5,985.00     15,600.00 11,993.00 15,600.00

Aachen III 1,001.00   2,660.00   2,660.00   6,321.00  

IHEP Beijing 4,776.00           4,776.00  

CIEMAT 4,467.00   3,990.00   10,400.00   18,857.00  

ETHZ 14,327.00   14,620.00     38,025.00 66,972.00

Geneva Uni. 3,466.00   8,640.00   22,100.00   34,206.00  

Turku Finland 1,810.00   3,990.00   10,400.00   16,200.00  

Helsinki Finland 1,810.00   3,990.00   10,400.00   16,200.00  

INFN   18,332.00   32,580.00   84,825.00   135,737.00

Grenoble   2,234.00   5,985.00   15,600.00   23,819.00

LAPP Annecy 1,849.00   3,325.00     8,775.00 5,174.00 8,775.00

Korea 3,081.00   9,310.00   24,050.00   36,441.00  

LISBOA 1,772.00   4,655.00   12,025.00   18,452.00  

Taiwan 3,004.00   6,650.00   17,225.00   26,879.00  

MIT 7,394.00   11,906.00   31,200.00 50,500.00  

Maryland 539.00   1,330.00     3,575.00 1,869.00 3,575.00

Mexico         1,700.00   1,700.00  

Kurchatov       1,330.00   3,575.00   4,905.00

ITEP Moscow   1,155.00   3,990.00   10,400.00   15,545.00

TOTAL 55,304.00 21,721.00 81,051.00 43,885.00 142,160.00 142,350.00 316,540.00 207,956.00

TOTAL Budget 77,025.00 124,936.00 322,535.00 524,496.00

                 

         

TOTAL OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS 245,981.00

Integration, Testing and Operation Expenses for 2005 & Budget for the year 2006

Years Computer Computer Infrastructure TOTAL

  Hardware & System Integration & Assembly  

  Maintenance Manager Space* in CERN Prevessin  

         

2005 4,970.70 92,879.18 55,087.24 152,937.12

2006 143,200.00 92,578.80 800,000.00 1,035,778.80

         

TOTAL 148,170.70 185,457.98 855,087.24 1,188,715.92

         

*Details for the 800'000 CHF see finance table of G. Viertel

Integration, Testing and Operation Cost Sharing by Countries

Expenses for 2005 and Budget 2006

COUNTRYCommon Fund contributing

AuthorsPercentage CHF

TOTAL   1,188,715.92

       

China 46 22.56% 268,174.31

Denmark 1 0.49% 5,824.71

Finland 6 2.94% 34,948.25

France 15 7.35% 87,370.62

Germany 10 4.90% 58,247.08

Italy 45 22.07% 262,349.60

Korea 3 1.47% 17,474.12

Mexico 1 0.49% 5,824.71

Netherlands 2 0.98% 11,649.42

Portugal 4 1.96% 23,298.83

Romania 4 1.96% 23,298.83

Russia 6 2.94% 34,948.25

Spain 14 6.86% 81,545.91

Switzerland 12 5.88% 69,896.50

Taiwan 11 5.39% 64,071.79

USA 24 11.76% 139,792.99

     

TOTAL 204 100% 1,188,715.92

SECOND MEETING OF THE AMS FRCSECOND MEETING OF THE AMS FRCCERN, 20 November 2006, 14:30CERN, 20 November 2006, 14:30

• Update List of Common Fund contributing Authors Preparation of the Integration, Testing and Operation Cost

Sharing by Countries / Budget 2007 DEADLINE: 20 October 2006

• At the October AMS TIM (October 23-27) the 2007 Budget will be presented together with the sharing by Countries