Expectations of the role of EUROPRACTICE Representative
The EUROPRACTICE Representative MUST be a senior, full-time, permanent member of ACADEMIC staff, or senior research
staff if from a Research institute member, with appropriate connections to senior management (i.e. not
students and not IT staff or other technical support workers) with appropriate technical knowledge
within the sphere of Microelectronics design and is expected to:
Act as a focal point for the EUROPRACTICE member Institute, maintaining an overview of the overall tools holding at the Institute. Countersign (wherever possible) order forms for new and rehosted licences, and give advice if possible to users on current tools holdings and how these may affect annual charges on new orders. Countersign any Termination forms, ensuring that all users of the bundle being terminated have been consulted.
Make it clear to potential or actual users that commercial use is forbidden (unless a written waiver from the vendor is obtained) and that use must be limited to current staff and students of the EUROPRACTICE member Institute on their premises only.
Receive periodic e-mail announcements regarding news on the development of the EUROPRACTICE design tools portfolio and events and training opportunities, and distribute these to an appropriate set of colleagues internally, within the EURORPACTICE member Institute (colleagues can also join our mailing list via our homepage for direct copies)
Receive private login password (updated periodically), for download of latest EUROPRACTICE tools versions via FTP server and access to password controlled data (appropriate colleagues can be nominated for their own password for access to FTP server and other data)
Receive end of year and annual upgrade key files and distribute these to an appropriate set of colleagues internally, within the EURORPACTICE member Institute (appropriate colleagues can be nominated for their own password for access to copies of licenses)
Receive annual fees invoice(s) or specify an alternative direct address. Receive periodic statements of account for EUROPRACTICE invoices, for forwarding to the Finance Department for prompt payment and investigation (relevant colleagues can be nominated for their own password for access to copies of invoices).
Notes
The Microlectronics Support Centre at URKI-STFC is always happy to give advice on any aspect of EUROPRACTICE membership and design tools support, both administrative and technical, to anyone at an existing or prospective new EUROPRACTICE member Institute. It is not necessary for all enquiries to be routed via the EUROPRACTICE Representative. We do ask that all enquiries are sent to our central account of MicroelectronicsCentre@stfc.ac.uk so that they can be logged and distributed to the most appropriate member(s) of the MSC Staff.
If the EUROPRACTICE Representative should change at your Institute, please inform EUROPRACTICE using the form above. This form must be completed and signed by the new Representative and the previous Representative - or a responsible person at your Institution if the previous Representative is not available.