diff --git a/base/pdata.sty b/base/pdata.sty
index edcf5c2..e646675 100644
--- a/base/pdata.sty
+++ b/base/pdata.sty
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 \pdata@def{prop}{gen}{totalduration}{#1}}
 \define@key{prop@gen}{fundsuntil}{\def\prop@gen@fundsuntil{#1}%
 \pdata@def{prop}{gen}{fundsuntil}{#1}}
+\define@key{prop@gen}{topdownPM}[true]{\def\prop@gen@topdownPM{#1}}
+\define@key{prop@gen}{botupPM}[true]{\def\prop@gen@botupPM{#1}}
 \newcommand\prop@gen@acro@default{ACRONYM}
 \def\prop@gen@acro{\prop@gen@acro@default}
 \newcommand\prop@gen@months@default{???months???}
diff --git a/base/proposal.cls b/base/proposal.cls
index e0d90e0..ce2c5a3 100644
--- a/base/proposal.cls
+++ b/base/proposal.cls
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
 \define@key{workpackage}{short}{\pdata@def{wp}\wp@id{short}{#1}}
 \define@key{workpackage}{type}{\def\wp@type{#1}\pdata@def{wp}\wp@id{type}{#1}}
 \define@key{workpackage}{wphases}{\def\wp@wphases{#1}\pdata@def{wp}\wp@id{wphases}{#1}}
+\define@key{workpackage}{swsites}[true]{\def\wp@swsites{#1}}
 \newcommand\wp@mk@title[1]{Work Package {#1}}
 \newcommand\wp@label[1]{WP{#1}}
 \ifwork@areas
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@
 \if@RAM\newcounter{wp@RAM}\fi
 \newenvironment{work@package}[1][]%
 {\def\wp@wphases{0-0}% default values
+\def\wp@swsites{false}
 \setkeys{workpackage}{#1}\stepcounter{wp}\stepcounter{allwp}%
 \startend@wphases\wp@wphases%
 \pdata@def{wp}\wp@id{start}\wphase@start\pdata@def{wp}\wp@id{end}\wphase@end%
@@ -213,15 +215,23 @@
 \newcounter{wp@sites@num}
 \newcommand\wp@sites@efforts@lines{%
 \setcounter{wp@sites@num}{0}
-{\let\G@refundefinedtrue=\relax\let\@latex@warning=\relax%
+{\let\G@refundefinedtrue=\relax\let\@latex@warning=\relax\let\@sw\relax%
 \let\site\relax\let\textbf\relax\let\sum@style\relax\let\lead@style\relax%
 \let\pn\relax\let\sys\relax%
 \xdef\wp@sites@line{\wp@legend@site}\xdef\wp@efforts@line{\wp@legend@effort}%initialize lines
 \@for\@site:=\prop@gen@sites\do{\if@site@contributes\@site{\stepcounter{wp@sites@num}}%
 \xdef\wp@sites@line{\wp@sites@line%
-\if@site@contributes\@site{&\ifx\@site\wp@lead\lead@style{\site{\@site}}\else\site{\@site}\fi}}%
+\if@site@contributes\@site{&%
+\ifx\wp@swsites\@true%
+\@sw{\ifx\@site\wp@lead\lead@style{\site{\@site}}\else\site{\@site}\fi}%
+\else\ifx\@site\wp@lead\lead@style{\site{\@site}}\else\site{\@site}\fi%
+\fi}}%
 \xdef\wp@efforts@line{\wp@efforts@line%
-\if@site@contributes\@site{&\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RM}\if@RAM+\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RAM}\fi}}}%
+\if@site@contributes\@site{&%
+\ifx\@site\wp@lead%
+\lead@style{\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RM}\if@RAM+\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RAM}\fi}
+\else\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RM}\if@RAM+\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RAM}\fi\fi}}%
+}% do
 \xdef\wp@sites@line{\wp@sites@line&\sum@style{\wp@legend@all}}%
 \xdef\wp@efforts@line{\wp@efforts@line&
 \sum@style{\textbf{\pdataref{wp}\wp@id{RM}\if@RAM+\pdataref{wp}\wp@id{RAM}\fi}}}}}
@@ -713,9 +723,13 @@ wagray,.70/.70,.70,.70/0,0,.70/0,0,0,.30}
 \@wp@lines\hline%
 \multicolumn{\the\local@count}{|c|}{\prop@legend@totals}\@totals\\\hline%
 \ifsubmit\else%
-\multicolumn{\the\local@count}{|c|}{\prop@legend@intendedtotals}\intended@totals\\\hline
-\multicolumn{\the\local@count}{|c|}{\prop@legend@requestedtotals}\requested@totals\\\hline
-\fi
+\ifx\prop@gen@topdownPM\@true%
+\multicolumn{\the\local@count}{|c|}{\prop@legend@intendedtotals}\intended@totals\\\hline%
+\fi% topdownPM
+\ifx\prop@gen@botupPM\@true%
+\multicolumn{\the\local@count}{|c|}{\prop@legend@requestedtotals}\requested@totals\\\hline%
+\fi% botupPM
+\fi% submit
 \end{wp@figure}}
 \newcommand\prop@legend@totals{\textbf{totals}}
 \newcommand\prop@legend@intendedtotals{\textbf{intended totals}}
diff --git a/base/proposal.dtx b/base/proposal.dtx
index 1e0f72e..587a27d 100644
--- a/base/proposal.dtx
+++ b/base/proposal.dtx
@@ -196,6 +196,15 @@
 % text. Note that these macros use |\xspace| internallly, so they do not have to be
 % enclosed in curly braces.
 % 
+% There are two ways of organizing the distribution of personnel resources when developing
+% a proposal. Either the coordinator takes a \emph{top-down approach} where she assigns
+% person months (PM) to the respective site, of she takes a \emph{bottom-up approach},
+% where the sites ``request'' personnel resources by marking them up in the CVs of the
+% researchers in the site descriptions. |proposal.cls| supports both of these. Support
+% for the first is configured via the \DescribeMacro{topdownPM}|topdownPM| key and for the
+% other via the \DescribeMacro{botupPM}|botupPM| key. They add respective lines for
+% planning in the WA/WP figure (see~\ref{sec:user:wpwa}).
+% 
 % \subsection{Proposal Appearance}\label{sec:user:appearance}
 % 
 % The |proposal| environment takes a second set of keyval arguments that allow to
@@ -279,6 +288,9 @@
 % \item In multi-site proposals the \DescribeMacro{lead} |lead| key specifies the work
 %   package or work group lead, the value of this feature should be the short name of the
 %   respective partner.
+% \item For work packages with many prospers the \DescribeMacro{swsites}|swsites| key
+%   can be given (no value needed) to turn the site names sideways to conserve
+%   (horizontal) space. 
 % \end{compactitem}
 % 
 % It is often useful to group the work packages in a proposal further (especially for
@@ -705,6 +717,8 @@
 \pdata@def{prop}{gen}{totalduration}{#1}}
 \define@key{prop@gen}{fundsuntil}{\def\prop@gen@fundsuntil{#1}%
 \pdata@def{prop}{gen}{fundsuntil}{#1}}
+\define@key{prop@gen}{topdownPM}[true]{\def\prop@gen@topdownPM{#1}}
+\define@key{prop@gen}{botupPM}[true]{\def\prop@gen@botupPM{#1}}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % and the default values, these will be used, if the author does not specify something
 % better.
@@ -918,6 +932,7 @@
 \define@key{workpackage}{short}{\pdata@def{wp}\wp@id{short}{#1}}
 \define@key{workpackage}{type}{\def\wp@type{#1}\pdata@def{wp}\wp@id{type}{#1}}
 \define@key{workpackage}{wphases}{\def\wp@wphases{#1}\pdata@def{wp}\wp@id{wphases}{#1}}
+\define@key{workpackage}{swsites}[true]{\def\wp@swsites{#1}}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % We define the constructors for the work package and work group labels and titles. 
 %    \begin{macrocode}
@@ -993,6 +1008,7 @@
 \if@RAM\newcounter{wp@RAM}\fi
 \newenvironment{work@package}[1][]%
 {\def\wp@wphases{0-0}% default values
+\def\wp@swsites{false}
 \setkeys{workpackage}{#1}\stepcounter{wp}\stepcounter{allwp}%
 \startend@wphases\wp@wphases%
 \pdata@def{wp}\wp@id{start}\wphase@start\pdata@def{wp}\wp@id{end}\wphase@end%
@@ -1076,15 +1092,23 @@
 \newcounter{wp@sites@num}
 \newcommand\wp@sites@efforts@lines{%
 \setcounter{wp@sites@num}{0}
-{\let\G@refundefinedtrue=\relax\let\@latex@warning=\relax%
+{\let\G@refundefinedtrue=\relax\let\@latex@warning=\relax\let\@sw\relax%
 \let\site\relax\let\textbf\relax\let\sum@style\relax\let\lead@style\relax%
 \let\pn\relax\let\sys\relax%
 \xdef\wp@sites@line{\wp@legend@site}\xdef\wp@efforts@line{\wp@legend@effort}%initialize lines
 \@for\@site:=\prop@gen@sites\do{\if@site@contributes\@site{\stepcounter{wp@sites@num}}%
 \xdef\wp@sites@line{\wp@sites@line%
-\if@site@contributes\@site{&\ifx\@site\wp@lead\lead@style{\site{\@site}}\else\site{\@site}\fi}}%
+\if@site@contributes\@site{&%
+\ifx\wp@swsites\@true% 
+\@sw{\ifx\@site\wp@lead\lead@style{\site{\@site}}\else\site{\@site}\fi}%
+\else\ifx\@site\wp@lead\lead@style{\site{\@site}}\else\site{\@site}\fi%
+\fi}}%
 \xdef\wp@efforts@line{\wp@efforts@line%
-\if@site@contributes\@site{&\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RM}\if@RAM+\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RAM}\fi}}}%
+\if@site@contributes\@site{&%
+\ifx\@site\wp@lead%
+\lead@style{\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RM}\if@RAM+\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RAM}\fi} 
+\else\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RM}\if@RAM+\pdataref@safe\wp@id\@site{RAM}\fi\fi}}%
+}% do
 \xdef\wp@sites@line{\wp@sites@line&\sum@style{\wp@legend@all}}%
 \xdef\wp@efforts@line{\wp@efforts@line&
 \sum@style{\textbf{\pdataref{wp}\wp@id{RM}\if@RAM+\pdataref{wp}\wp@id{RAM}\fi}}}}}
@@ -1951,9 +1975,13 @@ wagray,.70/.70,.70,.70/0,0,.70/0,0,0,.30}
 \@wp@lines\hline%
 \multicolumn{\the\local@count}{|c|}{\prop@legend@totals}\@totals\\\hline%
 \ifsubmit\else%
-\multicolumn{\the\local@count}{|c|}{\prop@legend@intendedtotals}\intended@totals\\\hline
-\multicolumn{\the\local@count}{|c|}{\prop@legend@requestedtotals}\requested@totals\\\hline
-\fi
+\ifx\prop@gen@topdownPM\@true%
+\multicolumn{\the\local@count}{|c|}{\prop@legend@intendedtotals}\intended@totals\\\hline%
+\fi% topdownPM
+\ifx\prop@gen@botupPM\@true%
+\multicolumn{\the\local@count}{|c|}{\prop@legend@requestedtotals}\requested@totals\\\hline%
+\fi% botupPM
+\fi% submit
 \end{wp@figure}}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % and now multilinguality support 
@@ -2372,11 +2400,11 @@ joint&\multicolumn{\the@site}{l|}{\jpub $\hat=$ publication, \jpro $\hat=$ proje
 % LocalWords:  def id title acronym discipline start months Proposal Erg by cls endinput
 % LocalWords:  empty em name affiliation Applicants Work Address email The pn Hartenstein
 % LocalWords:  curriculum vita the applicants are enclosed appendix reference Schr
-% LocalWords:  Research area and field work Scientific Fields Anticipated write
-% LocalWords:  duration Application period Summary short lead Package label task
-% LocalWords:  tasks deps number line Effort target ids count warning at pdata
-% LocalWords:  for undefined safe zero one two three four five six seven eight
-% LocalWords:  nine ten eleven twelve style lines totals Packages xscale yscale
+% LocalWords:  Research area and field work Scientific Fields Anticipated write botupPM
+% LocalWords:  duration Application period Summary short lead Package label task botupMP
+% LocalWords:  tasks deps number line Effort target ids count warning at pdata swsites
+% LocalWords:  for undefined safe zero one two three four five six seven eight swsites
+% LocalWords:  nine ten eleven twelve style lines totals Packages xscale yscale wphrases
 % LocalWords:  step set gray very thin grid workphase len force phase length to
 % LocalWords:  taskdep from rectangle left right width pt color red above dep
 % LocalWords:  Overview Activities Signatures Date paralist ymonths ymid yinc
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diff --git a/dfg/examples/report/finalreport.pdf b/dfg/examples/report/finalreport.pdf
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diff --git a/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal.pdf b/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal.pdf
index f17b345..5f3d219 100644
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diff --git a/eu/euproposal.cls b/eu/euproposal.cls
index 2b12803..fff0b5a 100644
--- a/eu/euproposal.cls
+++ b/eu/euproposal.cls
@@ -8,17 +8,21 @@
 %% 
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1999/12/01]
 \ProvidesClass{euproposal}[2013/01/13 v1.4 EU Proposal]
+\newif\ifpartB\partBfalse
+\DeclareOption{partB}{\partBtrue}
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{proposal}}
 \ProcessOptions
-\LoadClass[report,noRAM]{proposal}
+\ifpartB\LoadClass[report,noRAM]{proposal}\else\LoadClass[noRAM]{proposal}\fi
 \RequirePackage{longtable}
 \RequirePackage{eurosym}
 \RequirePackage{wrapfig}
 \RequirePackage{eupdata}
+\ifpartB
 \def\thepart{\Alph{part}}
 \setcounter{part}{2}
 \def\thechapter{\thepart.\arabic{chapter}}
 \def\numberline#1{\hb@xt@\@tempdima{#1\hfil} }
+\fi
 \newcommand\prop@sites@table{\def\@@table{}
 {\let\tabularnewline\relax\let\hline\relax
 \@for\@I:=\prop@gen@sites\do{\xdef\@@table{\@@table\pdataref{site}\@I{number}}
@@ -69,44 +73,70 @@
 \setcounter{tocdepth}{2}\setcounter{part}{2}}
 {\newpage\printbibliography[heading=warnpubs,maxnames=999]}
 \def\prop@gen@instrument{Proposal Instrument (e.g. IP)}
-\newenvironment{sitedescription}[2][]{\def\@test{#1}%
-\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{5.4cm}\vspace{-2.5ex}%
-\begin{tabular}{|p{5cm}|}\hline\vspace{1mm}%
-\ifx\@test\@empty%
-\wa@institution@logo[height=1.3cm]{#2}\else%
-\wa@institution@logo[#1]{#2}\fi\\[1ex]%
+\define@key{site@desc}{box}[true]{\def\site@desc@box{#1}%
+\pdata@def{sitedesc}{\@site}{box}{#1}}
+\define@key{site@desc}{logo}[true]{\def\site@desc@logo{#1}%
+\pdata@def{sitedesc}{\@site}{logo}{#1}}
+\define@key{site@desc}{width}{\def\site@desc@width{#1}%
+\pdata@def{sitedesc}{\@site}{width}{#1}\@dmp{wd=#1}}
+\define@key{site@desc}{height}{\def\site@desc@height{#1}%
+\pdata@def{sitedesc}{\@site}{height}{#1}\@dmp{ht=#1}}
+\newenvironment{sitedescription}[2][]%
+{\def\@site{#2}% remember the site ID
+\newcounter{site@#2@PM} % for the site PM
+\def\site@desc@box{false}% not box unless requested
+\def\site@desc@logo{false}% not logo unless requested
+\def\site@desc@height{1.3cm}% default height
+\def\site@desc@width{5cm}% default width
+\setkeys{site@desc}{#1}% read the keys to overwrite the defaults
+\ifx\@site@desc@box\@true% if we want a logo
+\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{\site@desc@width}\vspace{-2.5ex}%
+\begin{tabular}{|p{\site@desc@width}|}\hline\vspace{1mm}%
+\ifx\@site@desc@logo\@true% if we want a logo
+\wa@institution@logo[height=\site@desc@width]{#2}\\[1ex]%
+\fi% end logo
 \textbf{\wa@ref{institution}{#2}{type}.\hfill \wa@ref{institution}{#2}{country}}\\%
 \small\wa@ref{institution}{#2}{streetaddress}, \wa@ref{institution}{#2}{townzip}\\\hline%
 \end{tabular}\vspace{-2.5ex}%
 \end{wrapfigure}%
+\fi% end box
 \pdata@target{site}{#2}%
-{\subsection{\wa@ref{institution}{#2}{acronym}:%
+{\subsection{\wa@ref{institution}{#2}{acronym}: % space here
 {\textsc{\wa@ref{institution}{#2}{name}}  (\wa@ref{institution}{#2}{countryshort})}}}%
 \small%
 \renewcommand\paragraph{\@startsection{paragraph}{4}{\z@}%
                                     {0.25ex \@plus1ex \@minus.2ex}%
                                     {-1em}%
                                     {\normalfont\normalsize\bfseries}}}
-{}
+{\pdata@def{site}{\@site}{reqPM}{\csname thesite@\@site @PM\endcsname}}
+\define@key{site@part}{type}{\def\site@part@type{#1}\@dmp{type=#1}}
+\define@key{site@part}{PM}{\def\site@part@PM{#1}\@dmp{PM=#1}}
+\define@key{site@part}{salary}{\def\site@part@salary{#1}}%\@dmp{\euro=#1}}
+\newenvironment{participant}[2][]%
+{\def\site@part@type{}\def\site@part@PM{}\def\site@part@salary{}%
+\setkeys{site@part}{#1}%
+\ifx\site@part@PM\@empty\else\addtocounter{site@\@site @PM}{\site@part@PM}\fi%
+\paragraph*{#2 \ifx\site@part@type\@empty\else(\site@part@type)\fi}%
+\ignorespaces}
+{\par\medskip}
 \newmdenv[frametitle=Objectives]{wpobjectives}
 \newmdenv[frametitle=Description]{wpdescription}
 \renewenvironment{workpackage}[1][]
-{\begin{work@package}[#1]\subsubsection*{\wptitle}
+{\begin{work@package}[#1]\medskip\wpheadertable%
 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsubsection}{\wp@label\wp@num: \pdataref{wp}\wp@id{title}}}
 {\end{work@package}}
 \newcounter{@sitespo}\newcounter{@sitespt}
 \renewcommand\wpheadertable{%
 \wp@sites@efforts@lines%
 \setcounter{@sitespo}{\thewp@sites@num}\addtocounter{@sitespo}{1}%
-\setcounter{@sitespt}{\thewp@sites@num}\addtocounter{@sitespt}{2}%
 \par\noindent\begin{tabular}{|l|*{\thewp@sites@num}{c|}c|}\hline%
-\multicolumn{\the@sitespt}{|l|}{\textbf{\wp@mk@title{\wp@num}: }%
-\textsf{\pdata@target{wp}{\wp@id}{\pdataref{wp}\wp@id{title}}}}\\\hline%
-\textbf{Start: }\pdataref{wp}\wp@id{start}&%
-\multicolumn{\the@sitespo}{l|}{\textbf{Activity Type: }\pdataref{wp}\wp@id{type}}\\\hline%
+\multicolumn{\the@sitespo}{|l|}{\textbf{\wp@mk@title{\wp@num}: }%
+\textsf{\pdata@target{wp}{\wp@id}{\pdataref{wp}\wp@id{title}}}}
+&\textbf{Start: }\pdataref{wp}\wp@id{start}\\\hline%
 \wp@sites@line\\\hline%
 \wp@efforts@line\\\hline%
 \end{tabular}\smallskip\par\noindent\ignorespaces}
+\surroundwithmdframed{wpdelivs}
 \newenvironment{risk}[3]
 {\paragraph{Risk: #1}\hfill\emph{probability}: #2, \emph{gravity}: #3\par\noindent\ignorespaces}
 {}
diff --git a/eu/euproposal.dtx b/eu/euproposal.dtx
index 3965a44..231c078 100644
--- a/eu/euproposal.dtx
+++ b/eu/euproposal.dtx
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 % and the default values, these will be used, if the author does not specify something
 % better.
 %
-% If the |propB| option is given, wwe need to redefine some of the internal counters and
+% If the |propB| option is given, we need to redefine some of the internal counters and
 % table of contents mechanisms to adapt to the fact that the proposal text is just Part B.
 %
 %    \begin{macrocode}
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