Composition of the ISC
The ISC was composed of high level governmental or funding agency representatives from those countries intending to contribute to the funding of the construction and operation of the XFEL project.
The ISC was initially chaired by Dr. Hermann Schunck (formerly BMBF). Since July 2007, Professor John Wood (formerly chief executive CCLRC, later Principal of the Faculty of Engineering at the Imperial College London; ESFRI chair) became the new chairperson of the ISC.
Modus operandi
In order to properly address scientific and technical issues, as well as administrative and funding questions, two working groups were formed:
- the Working Group on Scientific and Technical Issues (STI), chairperson Francesco Sette (ESRF), and
- the Working Group on Administrative and Funding Issues (AFI), chairperson Hermann-Friedrich Wagner (formerly BMBF).
Both groups reported on a regular basis to the ISC.
More internal information on the Steering Committee, the Working Groups, and futher sub-groups, as well as on historical legal frame documents may be obtained via the links below.