WG-Nexus
Synergies
WssTP-WG-NEXUS
Dr Lydia S. Vamvakeridou-
Lyroudia
Centre for Water Systems
University of Exeter
24/11/2016

What are “Synergies”
• Synergies : Actions towards a common “path”
between different projects/organisations/people
• Links/Exchange of information
• Common activities
• Common actions
• Common sessions in Conferences
• Common papers
• Calls-Participating “together” in calls

Links/Exchange of information
• Identification: We get to know each other
• E-mailing list
• Newsletter – Distribution of news through WssTP or
through other channel
• LinkedIn Group
• Twitter Group
• Looking out for related projects/groups and making
contacts (e.g. SIM4NEXUS-MAGIC-DAPHNE)

Common activities (costly)
• Working Group meetings (WssTP)
• Organising thematic special sessions at
Conferences
• Organising thematic workshops Organising
common special issues (or sections of special issues)
at journals
• Common books (contributions by many of us)
• Organising common educational activities (e.g.
summer school)
• PLEASE NOTE: The budget for any of the above
needs to come from another source.

Common activities (free)
• Common books (contributions by many of us)
• Common papers for journals
• Roadmap(s)…. For WSSTP and the EC
• Method: One person is the “coordinator”/main
author/first author
• A number of people indicate interest
• Outline/Title/Theme produced
• Journal/Publisher selected
• Co-authors write their parts
• First author collects and edits……
• PLEASE NOTE: Harder, cheaper, taking longer, but
with more lasting impact

Finding a common theme
• Option 1: Select a geospatial location ( the “same”
for all the participants/projects) and apply different
approaches/methodologies. Compare results in the
end.
• Option 2: Select a common “driver” and
apply/develop it in various locations, using
different approaches (with comparable results)
• Option 3: Comprehensive state-of-the-art review
(with taxonomy/classification). Can be extended to
be a book.
• Option4: ……… Other?.......

Thank you for your attention
L.S.Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia@ex.ac.uk