[okfn-coord] Fwd: Communia budget?

Thu Nov 5 14:29:24 UTC 2009

Thanks for following up on this Jonathan.

On 5 Nov 2009, at 12:51, Jonathan Gray wrote:

> HI all,
>
> Please find below (for the record) clarification of the OKF's
> remaining Communia budget, and about how this can be used. In total,
> we should have € 8,626.5 left to be used from now until August 2010.

That's a good chunk of change.
>
> It would be great if it was possible that we could all try and go to
> at least one of the following:
>
>   1. 1-2 February 2010, a crucial workshop on policy & the public
> domain in Luxembourg (workshop),

I'll put  in my calendar now. Would love to go if you think I'd help.

Also, should we look to see who we could sponsor out of the PD  
Calculators workshop next week?  If we can find someone like Mathias  
(or Mathias himself) that is making a solid contribution but doesn't  
have a budget to come, we should have them come along with an OKF hat.

>   2. in April somewhere in the EU (workshop), [possibly Istanbul]

This one will probably be hard for me as April already looking like a  
busy month.

>   3. 28-30 June 2010 in Turin (final conference of the project)
>
Definitely want to be at this one and will attend.

> Also we should open this invitation to our advisory board members,
> working group members and others.

Agreed - that's plenty of money and we should be involving everyone we  
can that will contribute to the project.

Thanks

~Jordan

>
> Jonathan
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Federica Cedriano <federica.cedriano at polito.it>
> Date: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Communia budget?
> To: Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
> Cc: "J.C. DE MARTIN" <demartin at polito.it>, Federico Morando
> <federico.morando at polito.it>, Selina Fenoglietto
> <selina.fenoglietto at polito.it>
>
>
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> I hope this message finds you well.
>
> I am replying on Juan Carlos' behalf because I am in charge of this
> kind of issues.
> Please find here below my answer.
> I hope this can help you.
>
> All my best,
> Federica
>
>
> Each COMMUNIA Member (50 Members in total) has a budget of € 4,800.00
> per each year. In your case, € 4,800.00 *3 = total € 14,400.00.
>
> Jonathan Gray ha scritto:
>
> Hi J.C.,
>
> I've recently had a conversation with our board about the OKF's
> Communia budget, and wondered if you could clarify a few things so I
> can report back to them?
>
>  (i) Am I correct in thinking that the OKF will be allocated 4800 EUR
> for 2008-9 and 4800 for 2009-10? Which is 9600 EUR overall?
>
> Yes, perfectly understood!
>
> So far I believe we have received half of the budget for 2008-9.
>
> Yes, you received the first installment for 2008-9 of 2,880 € and
> untill now you spent just € 973.50.
>
> If we are still going to receive the second installment for 2008-9,
> when will we
> receive this?
>
>
> You will receive the second installment for 2008-9 of € 1.920,00 when
> OKF will spend at least the remaining amount related to the 2nd year =
> € 3,826.5 (= 4,800 - 973.50).
>
> In few words OKF should spend the remaining amount related to the 2nd
> year = € 3,826.5 (= 4,800 - 973.50) + € 4,800.00 for the 3rd year =
> total amount of € 8,626.5, that can be spent from now until the end of
> the project (31st August 2010).
> Do you think to manage to spend this amount planning to attend the
> future COMMUNIA events?
>
>  (ii) Do the budgets roll over? I.e. can we spend any of our 2008-9
> budget in 2009-10?
>
>
> Yes, sure (see above).
>
>  (iii) Is it alright if we use our budget for travel expenses for OKF
> members coming from outside of Europe? E.g. for Advisory Board Members
> such as Peter Suber (also at SPARC), Project Advisory members such as
> Ellen Miller (also at Sunlight Foundation), project and working group
> members and so on?
>
>
> Yes.
>
> For (iii) we'd particularly like to invite several US public domain
> experts that are working with the OKF on public domain calculators. We
> think their contribution for WG6 on the calculators would be very
> valuable - and wanted to check we can reimburse them for their flights
> from the US. It would be really useful for them to meet other Communia
> members, especially Lucie Gilbault at IViR, and others directly
> working on the same issues as them...
>
> I hope all is well!
>
>
> Yes, you can reimburse them for their flights from the US. Consider
> that any colleague, PHD student, researcher, etc. interested or
> involved into the COMMUNIA topics and who could give any contribution
> to the Thematic Network can attend the COMMUNIA events.
>
> Please find here below the future scheduled COMMUNIA events so that
> OKF people could organize them on time :
>
>    1. 1-2 February 2010, a crucial workshop on policy & the public
> domain in Luxembourg (workshop),
>    2. in April somewhere in the EU (workshop),
>    3. 28-30 June 2010 in Turin (final conference of the project)
>
> Finally, consider also the email sent from Juan Carlos on 28/10/2009
> 0.02 "[Communia-members] [Fwd: Request for Cooperation and
> membership]", speaking about the opportunity to invite an ICT-related
> NGO based in Kosovo, Mediafleta (on your funding)
> to the remaining COMMUNIA events.
>
>
> -- 
> Jonathan Gray
>
> Community Coordinator
> The Open Knowledge Foundation
> http://www.okfn.org
>
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