The first Management Committee Meeting was the official start of COST Action TU1403 and organized by the COST office in Brussels. The science officer of the COST Action, Mickael Pero, welcomed all 32 participants from 22 participating COST member countries and gave instructions and information about the mechanism, the funding and the reporting of coordination activities within a COST Action.

The Chair, Vice-Chair and the Chairs of the Working Groups were elected by the Management Committee and the elected chair, Andreas Luible, summarized the main objectives, the working programme the organisation and also the planned results and dissemination of COST Action TU1403 according the Memorandum of Understanding.