Minutes of the 23/6/2014 meeting

Attending: G. Heinzel, B. Krishnan, H. Lück, M.A. Papa, R. Prix, B. Willke

After some discussions, we agreed to proceed with the proposal put forward by Benno : we will assess the need and requirements for the following functionalities, which are common to both divisions:

- building & facility management

- IT

- PR

- teaching

- purchasing (initiate and control purchasing process, support request-for-quotation process, tranfer purchasing info to budgeting department

- management (budget planning and distribution, chair service group meetings, staff planning and contracts, organize safety, large contracts)

- teaching coordinator (organize lectures and lecture announcments, organize and modernize student lab, coordinate PhD programs)

- international office

We reconvene on thursday 26th, 9:00. We will first consider additions (or subtractions) to the list of common tasks and then begin with discussing requirements for the building and facility management.