Steering Committee
| Participating Country | Organization | SC representatives |
| Italy | Ministero dell´Istruzione dell´Università e della Ricerca | Mr. Angelo Riccaboni |
| Tunisia | Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Tunisia | Mr. Mourad Ballassoued |
| Spain | General Secretariat for Research of Spain | Mr. Joaquín Serrano |
| Egypt | Ministry of Scientific Research of Egypt | Mr. Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry |
| Lebanon | National Council of Scientific Research of Lebanon | Mr. Chadi Abdallah |
| Jordan | Higher Council for Science and Technology of Jordan. | Mr. Mashhoor Al-Refai |
| Portugal | Foundation of Science and Technology of Portugal. | Ms. Rosario Costa |
| Germany | Federal Ministry of Scientific Research of Germany. | Mr. Tobias Katzschmann |