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RESEARCH FIELDS In the six research fields supported by programme-oriented funding, Helmholtz scientists carry out cross-centre research with external partners in interdisciplinary and international collaborations. The Senate has established Senate Commissions to prepare for discussions on programme funding (based on programme reviews) and the setting of investment priorities. The Senate Commissions consist not only of permanent members – ex-officio representatives of the federal and state authorities and external experts for the six research fields – but also of temporary members for the specific research field under discussion. SENATE COMMISSIONS ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS The Helmholtz Association is a registered association comprising 17 legally independent research centres and one associate institute. Together with the Senate, the association’s central body is the Assembly of Members, to which the scientific and administrative directors of each member centre belong. The Assembly of Members is responsible for all the tasks performed by the association. It defines the framework for the cross-centre development of both strategies and programmes and makes proposals regarding the election of the president and Senate members. I Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research I Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY I Forschungszentrum Jülich I GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel I German Aerospace Center (DLR) I German Cancer Research Center I German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) I GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research I Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ I Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research I Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences I Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie I Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf I Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research I Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health I Karlsruhe Institute of Technology I Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch I Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (associate member) PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE PRESIDENT A full-time president heads the Helmholtz Association and represents it externally. He or she moderates the dialogue between science, industry and government and is responsible for preparing and implementing the Senate’s recommendations regarding programme-oriented funding. The president coordinates programme development across research fields, cross-centre controlling and the formulation of the association’s overarching strategy. VICE-PRESIDENTS The president is supported, advised and represented by eight vice-presidents. Six are scientific vice-presidents who coordinate the six research fields, while the other two represent the association’s administrative arm. MANAGING DIRECTOR The managing director of the Helmholtz Association represents, advises and supports the president in fulfilling his or her duties and runs the association’s head office. As a special officer for administrative matters, the managing director represents the Helmholtz Association both internally and externally. The Helmholtz Association’s Executive Committee is made up of the president, the eight vice-presidents and the managing director. SENAT Together with the Assembly of Members, the Senate, which is made up of external experts, is the Helmholtz Association’s central decision- making body. It consists of both ex-officio members – representatives of the federal and state governments, the German Bundestag and scientific organisations – and figures from science and industry. The latter are elected for three years. The Senate deliberates on all important matters and is responsible for electing the president and the vice-presidents. SENATECOMMITTEE OF FUNDING BODIES The Committee of Funding Bodies – made up of the federal government and the host states – defines research policy guidelines for the individual research fields for a period of several years. It also appoints members to the Helmholtz Senate. HEAD OFFICE Together with the international offices in Brussels, Moscow and Beijing, the head office assists the president, the vice-presidents and the managing director in fulfilling their duties. Health Earth and Environment Key Technologies Structure of Matter Aeronautics, Space and TransportEnergy HELMHOLTZ ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE 49