KM4Dev-2007 meeting April 27, 2007

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  • [4:02:54 PM] Nancy White says: Helllooo all
  • [4:03:45 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: hi all. i also have a meeting but in half an hour
  • [4:03:58 PM] Nancy White says: I'm here!
  • [4:05:41 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: need a process to find an choose the people (and get money to them)
  • [4:06:12 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: suggestion is that a contribution of 4500 could be made
  • [4:06:23 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: which means support likely for 3 participants
  • [4:06:58 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: how to do the selection?
  • [4:07:24 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: would like to bring people who have specifically requested to join in the KE session
  • [4:10:19 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: only one person who is interested in the KE is requesting funding
  • [4:14:06 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: need to come up with questions to find out more about the people who could be funded
  • [4:14:53 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: couldn't we ask them to prioritize which sessions they are interested in
  • [4:15:09 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: we won't have the funds to support all 9
  • [4:15:18 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: KE has funds to bring in 3 people
  • [4:15:24 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: no funds yet to bring in others
  • [4:15:38 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: storytelling contest?
  • [4:15:57 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: funds from PSO are not tied to bringing in participants but could be used to do so
  • [4:19:46 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: in the invitation there was a line that told people to let us know if they needed funding
  • [4:21:21 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: ACTION: Simone and Allison to get back to the dgroup re process to fund participants
  • [4:23:50 PM] Nancy White says: Agenda:
  • [4:23:57 PM] Nancy White says: 1. Funding, 2. Program, 3. Projects
  • [4:25:48 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: 12,000 has been contributed to date
  • [4:26:40 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: Other options?
  • [4:26:42 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: Hivos?
  • [4:28:58 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: need an extra 5000
  • [4:29:06 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: would be nice but not a must
  • [4:30:21 PM] Nancy White says: Just a note: Luca Servo from FAO will be coming as a participant. He is awaiting confirmation from his bosses boss.
  • [4:31:20 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: at what point is the size of the group an issue
  • [4:31:36 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: size of group is growing; will the room fit all of us
  • [4:31:43 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: can receive up to 80 persons
  • [4:32:00 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: staying with the big room
  • [4:32:49 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: up to around 50 (without funded participants)
  • [4:33:47 PM] ewenirc says: Do we start saying no to participants (because of group size)?
  • [4:34:28 PM] ewenirc says: If we keep accepting participants, does it affect costs?
  • [4:34:43 PM] ewenirc says: No, they would have to pay themselves. Food also included in accomodation costs
  • [4:35:49 PM] ewenirc says: Can we have priority setting in terms of what we'll fund if we have money?
  • [4:36:30 PM] ewenirc says: Maarten will make an overview based on Dorine's budget and keep it updated, adding / removing activities
  • [4:37:27 PM] ewenirc says: Guest speakers: Nancy's been talking with Dick Axelrod
  • [4:38:12 PM] ewenirc says: Camilo wanted to bring people from other sectors / fields. We can ask him later about this
  • [4:38:39 PM] ewenirc says: Rate of Axelrods: probably above USD 1000
  • [4:39:29 PM] ewenirc says: At WOTRO conference some people were mentioned (Camilo will know who)
  • [4:40:37 PM] ewenirc says: For participants' funding, important to prioritise... bring colleagues from South? External speakers?
  • [4:42:05 PM] ewenirc says: Victoria Ward and Peter (CG) are from other sectors. They could be asked to present sthg different
  • [4:43:21 PM] ewenirc says: Victoria Ward (SparkNow) and Petr Kosina (CIMMYT) are coming from the Knowledge Expedition side
  • [4:45:49 PM] ewenirc says: Anybody up to join the reflection of Lucie and Ewen on the programme?
  • [4:47:42 PM] ewenirc says: Would it be an idea to do a mapping of the projects?
  • [4:49:48 PM] ewenirc says: Yep, think so too, go ahead!
  • [4:56:11 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: ACTION nancy and Lucie to talk about the programme
  • [4:56:12 PM] ewenirc says: Action: Nancy and Lucie to discuss mapping of projects on Monday morning Seattle time
  • [4:56:30 PM] ewenirc says: Lucie, Bram and Ewen to pick this up later in the week
  • [4:56:59 PM] ewenirc says: Social evening?
  • [4:57:14 PM] ewenirc says: Sightseeing included in budget
  • [4:58:02 PM] ewenirc says: Jaap Pels could explore social evening activities
  • [4:58:09 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: ACTION: Ewen to ask Jaap to be the social convernor;-)
  • [4:58:36 PM] ewenirc says: 3. Project development
  • [4:58:51 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: Sarah signed up participants
  • [4:58:55 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: to the dgroup
  • [4:59:04 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: so we have a general forum
  • [4:59:21 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: contact the group leaders to give them the options to have a dgroup
  • [4:59:33 PM] ewenirc says: or use the wiki?
  • [5:00:19 PM] ewenirc says: ACTION: Allison will contact group leaders and ask them if they want to fill up the form and create a Dgroup
  • [5:04:35 PM] ewenirc says: Add the participants' list on the wiki with email addresses?
  • [5:04:49 PM] ewenirc says: ACTION: Lucie to add email addresses in XLs
  • [5:07:00 PM] ewenirc says: On wiki creating tables is difficult but for participants it would be useful to update the wiki
  • [5:07:42 PM] ewenirc says: Make a Google spreadsheet?
  • [5:08:22 PM] ewenirc says: Yes but difficulties to access it + layouts are not that easy
  • [5:09:57 PM] Allison Hewlitt says: ACTION: Allison to follow-up with project leads and invite them to use the wiki or dgroup to support conversation leading up to the workshop
  • [5:10:11 PM] ewenirc says: ACTION (not mentioned on the phone): Ewen to update the XLspreadsheet to make affiliation of people to projects more clearly visible
  • [5:10:20 PM] ewenirc says: (Actually mentioned now )
  • [5:10:58 PM] ewenirc says: Selection of projects / participants? A few projects have few participants, including to-be-funded participants
  • [5:11:23 PM] ewenirc says: Projects 6, 7 & 8 are not sure because project leaders are not sure to make it to the event
  • [5:14:27 PM] ewenirc says: W0uld room sharing make costs more accessible to participants?
  • [5:14:38 PM] ewenirc says: Difference is about EUR 80 p.p.
  • [5:16:01 PM] ewenirc says: Difference is actually EUR 36 p.p.
  • [5:16:32 PM] ewenirc says: ACTION: Find out exactly who asked for funding
  • [5:16:46 PM] ewenirc says: Action above to be done by Lucie
  • [5:24:59 PM] ewenirc says: ACTION: all to use the Google Spreadsheet
  • [5:25:36 PM] Nancy White says: Lucie for you and language on Google: http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=58512&topic=10631
  • [5:28:01 PM] Maarten Boers says: shall I add a sheet with the budget to the spreadsheet?
  • [5:29:04 PM] ewenirc says: ACTION: Maarten to add budget overview to spreadsheet
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