Achievements in reporting period:

• List of working documents

• Preparing change proposal
• Update of travel request document
• Internal TNA guideline document
• Preparation of Outreach plan for 2010

• Main Activities during 2009 Q3 and Q4 and Work Plan for Q1 and Q2:

The pre-financing was received and distributed.

Two-weekly meetings were organised at ASTRON. Main issues were support to ongoing networking activities and preparation of board meeting and mid term review venue.

During the 3rd quarter it was also clear that SHAO had an interest in Uniboard. The best way to involve this institute is to have them enter the contract. An email vote was issued and SHAO was voted in unanimously. This initiated a contract change. In this contract change other things will also be corrected:

• - TNA travel budget
• - Contingency fund
• - Work shift between NRAO and NRF in ALBiUS
• - Some name changes and new banking details

Current status, change requires input from SHAO and NRF.

Supported a memorandum of agreement to allow more Uniboard hardware to be produced. So each participant in the project will have a Board for testing purposes.

New Outreach materials were ordered: pens, post cards and flyers.

• Meetings attended by people involved

At Limelette in Belgium a meeting was organised for the administrative staff of RadioNet. Here the financial reporting and the budget were explained in detail. The meeting was well attended by 8 partners. This number is low and so a lot of explaining will still be required at the first progress report. Experience was shared with RadioNet FP6 and ESO.

Problems / Issues

• Issues - organisational, administrative or other problems foreseen

Main issue is the way the EC will deal with TNA in FP7. Although there are no big differences with respect to FP6 one must be repared for a tighter control by the financial section. H. Cruetzen, Radio-Assistant Program Officer will issue a guideline on TNA before X-Mas.

• Red flags - major problems

None

Forward Look

• Plan for next quarter/half year– 3 and 6 month outlook, more detail in first 3 months (including budget)

• Preparation of second board meeting
• Completion of change proposal
• Outreach Plan 2010
• Update of Consortium Agreement
• Preparation of Mid Term Report and Review

None

• Expected milestones/deliverables

• Expenditures - equipment, material and services

Subcontract include contribution to ESKAC and website Materials include outreach, new stand Investements computer hardware for mgt.

• Person month spent/to be spent until next EC Report

• Number of Persons working in Management

5 persons are working