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WORKING PHASES FOR THE COUNTRY SURVEYS ON
THE EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABILITY
PHASE 1: Orientation Phase Milestone 1: September 5, 2002 GUIDELINE A
PHASE 2: Collection and Screening of Evaluation Reports Milestone 2: September 30, 2002 GUIDELINE B
PHASE 3: Analysis Phase Milestone 3: December 1, 2003 GUIDELINE C
PHASE 4: Submission of Country Survey Milestone 4: February 1, 2003 PAPER
PHASE 5: Paper Presentation Milestone 5: April/May 2003 FINAL PAPER




PHASE 1:
    Orientation Phase
GOAL
    Indentify the "hot spots" and institutional structure of Evaluation of Sustainability in your country.
CONTENT
  • EASY-ECO 1: papers, presentations and workshops
  • press release
  • expert interviews (25 - 40)
  • develope a COUNTRY PROFILE together with the other Young Researchers in your country
  • start of collection of evaluation reports
YOUR BENEFIT
  • you will find other experts and relevant evaluation reports easily
  • you can make yourself known
  • get an overview of what is happening within your country
  • COUNTRY PROFILE = basis for your paper
  • you can compare your country profile with other countries
TOOLS
  • structure of the COUNTRY PROFILE as pdf = GuidelineA
DELIVERABLES
    one COUNTRY PROFILE per country of 5 - 8 pages
TIME NEEDED
    5 - 10 days estimate per person
MILESTONE 1
    September 5, 2002: Please send your COUNTRY PROFILE to easy@wu-wien.ac.at by then.



PHASE 2:
    Collection and Screening of Evaluation Reports
GOAL
    Collect 30 - 50 evaluation reports (per person) in your country and do a first screening.
CONTENT
  • collection of 30 - 50 evaluation reports
  • first screening of the evaluation reports
  • present evaluation reports on www.sustainability.at
YOUR BENEFIT
  • you can offer evaluators to present their evaluation reports on the website of a European Network for Evaluation of Sustainability (www.sustainability.at)
  • you will receive feedback from from the EASY-ECO Team on your draft before you start the analysis
TOOLS
  • DATA SHEET for evaluation reports as xls
  • GuidelineB: Definition of the Scope of the country surveys ("what is in and what is out?") as pdf
DELIVERABLES
  • a DATA SHEET of evaluation reports per person
  • the conference management team gives you feedback on the country profiles and the topics you chose within 3 weeks after delivery
TIME NEEDED
    5 - 10 days estimate
MILESTONE 2
    September 30, 2002: Please send your DATA SHEET to easy@wu-wien.ac.at by then.



PHASE 3:
    Analysis Phase
GOAL
    A DRAFT PAPER of your country survey (one per person).
CONTENT
  • reading of the evaluation reports
  • analyse the evaluation reports according to the RESEARCH QUESTIONS
  • develope a draft paper
YOUR BENEFIT
  • you get feedback on your draft paper before you go into detail
  • you can exchange your draft paper with other Young Researchers and get inputs
TOOLS
  • RESEARCH QUESTIONS are available on request from easy-@wu-wien.ac.at = GuidelineC
DELIVERABLES
  • one draft country survey per person (3 - 5 pages)
  • you will get feedback on your selection of evaluation reports (only) if we think that changes are necessary within 2 weeks after delivery
TIME NEEDED
    10 - 20 days estimate
MILESTONE 3
    December 1, 2002: Please send your DRAFT COUNTRY SURVEY to easy@wu-wien.ac.at by then.



PHASE 4:
    Writing of the COUNTRY SURVEY PAPER
GOAL
    Submission of your country surveys to the EASY-ECO team and feedback by the scientific committee.
CONTENT
  • country surveys
YOUR BENEFIT
  • you get feedback on your paper by the scientific committee
TOOLS
  • use the forum for your questions to other Young Researchers and Keynotes
DELIVERABLES
  • you will receive feedback on your draft paper within 3 weeks after delivery
  • your paper of 2000 - 6000 words = COUNTRY SURVEY
TIME NEEDED
    5 - 15 days estimate
MILESTONE 4
    February 1, 2003: Please send your COUNTRY SURVEY to easy@wu-wien.ac.at by then.



PHASE 5:
    Presentation at EASY-ECO 2
GOAL
    Presentation of your COUNTRY SURVEY and the European Synthesis at EASY-ECO 2.
CONTENT
  • final COUNTRY SURVEY paper
  • feedback by scientific committee
  • presentation at EASY-ECO 2
  • EASY-ECO Proceedings
YOUR BENEFIT
  • you get feedback on your paper before the presentation by the scientific committee, within 6 weeks after delivery
  • you can present your paper in front of a large audience of scientists, commissioning agents, evaluators
  • you receive EU funding for travel, accommodation and conference fee
TOOLS
  • use the forum for your questions to other Young Researchers and Keynotes
DELIVERABLES
  • final COUNTRY SURVEY paper of 2000 - 6000 words
  • 15 minute presentation at EASY-ECO 2
  • your paper will be printed in the EASY-ECO Proceedings
TIME NEEDED
    1 - 3 days estimate
MILESTONE 5
    April/May 2003: presentation of your paper at EASY-ECO 2

 
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