European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics in Nice

ERCIM (European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics) is an important consortium of leading research institutions coming from 17 European countries and committed to information technology and applied mathematics. The main office is located in Nice, France. Jérôme Chailloux is the manager of ERCIM. Mr. Chailloux is responsible for ensuring that the implementation of ERCIM's general policy is within the framework specified by its members and administering the budget.

The European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics aims to increase co-operation with European industry and to foster collaborative work within the European research community. The consortium features different working groups. Their purpose is to create and maintain a network of ERCIM researchers in a scientific field. Each working group is open to any researcher in its scientific field. The working groups are also the focus of internal mobility within the consortium. ERCIM is participating in numerous projects as co-ordinator or associated partner. Several member institutes carry out the research, while ERCIM takes care of administrative tasks.

ERCIM News is the magazine of the consortium. The magazine reports on joint actions of the ERCIM partners as well as has the aim to reflect the contribution made by the consortium to the EC in Information Technology. The magazine features short articles and news items and offers a forum for an exchange of information between the institutes. ERCIM News is published quarterly.