SCWP Minutes for 8 January 2008
In attendance:
- Tim Shadix (via telephone)
- Jessie Conrad (via telephone)
- Daniel Bachhuber (via telephone)
Agenda/Minutes
Conference problem with lunches
- Lunch is going to cost us $13 a head which comes out to an extra $2700
- Options
- Cut conference in half (i.e. only have a morning session)
- Take people from the Science Centre to somewhere else
- Networking sesh/get to know each other on the bus, dynamic seating arrangement at lunch
Application we want to create for NP’s to attend the conference
- One application for the conference and an addendum for a travel scholarship
- Conference application includes
- Basic contact info
- Paragraph about the NGO
- Paragraph about the region they operate in
- Paragraph about their keystone water projects
- How many people they want to send/ interested in attending
- Travel scholarship application includes
- Location
- A paragraph about why they need a travel scholarship (or some way to demonstrate need)
- What sort of travel conditions/ accommodations they are willing to accept
Travel scholarships
- Our budget says we have $2500 for these, but then again our budget needs an audit
Restructuring the water book
- Jessie’s idea (more of a directory for conference attendees)
- Part one: name of NGO, paragraph description
- Also include text from speeches, or essays from speakers
- Text and synthesizes of workshops
- If we have time: massive case study book
- Initial content will be compiled before conference
- Interviews of the NGOs involved at the conference
- Editing and publication in the two months after the conference
- Conclusion: go forth with first idea and, although we like the second idea, we need to discuss it with WDA
Action items
- Letterhead for formal invites (Jessie)
- Conference NGO application (Tim)
- Travel application addendum (Jessie)
Tags: Action items, agenda/minutes, attendance, budget, Sadhana Clean Water Project, Safe and Sustainable Water Conference, Water Book