The ET collaboration, composed by the ET scientists, organised in Research Units, has the duty to
- propose, design, realise, install, commission and maintain the Einstein Telescope instrument
- define, develop, investigate the science of the ET observatory
- design, develop and maintain the ET computing model and the related software;
- deliver ET science data, once available, according to the data policy as determined by the ET Council and the Collaboration Board.
- investigate, elaborate and propose to the Council the ET scientific strategy and future upgrades of the ET observatory
The accomplishment of these tasks is a common goal of the entire Collaboration, to which the individual members contribute according to their skills and resources.
The Collaboration is organised in different bodies:
- the Executive Board (EB)
- the Collaboration Board (CB)
- the Forum of National Representatives
- Specific Collaboration Boards
- the Instrument Science Board
- the Observational Science Board
- the E-Infrastructure Board
- the Site Preparation (Characterization) Board
- Service and Standards Boards and Committees (SSB)
The ET Collaboration by-Laws document is available here.
