Working groups are self-organised and supported by the EIC. This means that a working group has a contact person, or a chair, who will do the main organisation of the working group. Working group chairs will be elected by the working group members every two years (the same person can stay in the lead if re-elected by the members). If preferred, working groups can elect co-chairs to share the work and responsibility of running the working group. Basic administrative support – for example, to establish mailing lists, website representation, or organise meetings including Zoom technology – will be provided by the EIC secretary. If additional support is needed, the working group representative and the EIC Board will discuss potential solutions. Each working group will also have a contact person from the EIC Board to ensure fluid communication. How a working group wants to organise itself in terms of information exchange, member meeting schedule etc. is up to the working group chair and its members, and might change over time.

If you are interested in setting-up a working group, please use the template below and follow the described steps. All running working groups will be part of a yearly evaluation process to document progress. This includes a questionnaire to be completed by the working group leader and participation in a joint meeting of all working group leaders. This process enables reporting on an overview of the yearly activities, exchanging information among the working groups, identifying needs for support, and potentially deciding to terminate a working group because of long-term inactivity.