The second Management Committee (MC) meeting of the Action took place online due to the travel restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. It gathered 79 participants, from 29 countries, and lasted for 1/2 day. At this occasion, the Core Group presented the MC with the advances made in each Working Group since the launch of the Action, and with the Action's website and Slack forum for internal discussions. A brief update on the STSM applications so far was made. Lastly, the Action Chair presented the new virtual networking tools made available by COST in May 2021. The MC approved the amendment of the Work & Budget plan to adapt to the virtual setting due to the pandemic. The next MC meeting will be hold in October 2021.
