[NCUC-EC] Durban, South Africa Supported Travel

[William Drake]

Our response due now in 4 days

On May 13, 2013, at 9:33, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:

> 
> On May 11, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Tapani Tarvainen <ncuc at TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO> wrote:
>> 
>> I guess I don't really *need* to be there, but I'm willing to go,
>> possibly even with partial support.
> 
> Thanks for the data point.  Others would be helpful.
>> 
>>> PS: We've never actually formalized the selection criteria and
>>> written it down so there's a standard policy to reference each time
>>> this comes up. If someone would like to draft a couple paragraphs
>>> sometime, that would be most welcome!
>> 
>> I fear it would be very hard to formalize, at least not strictly
>> enough to really help in making the decision. Some loose guidelines
>> might be doable, though.
> 
> One can formalize loosely, it being understood decision based on a balance of factors listed.
>> 
>>> Also, any other news on developments regarding ongoing projects
>>> would be welcome—we've sort of gone quiet since Beijing.
>> 
>> I've got a short to-do list for the e-team I somehow haven't
>> gotten around to sending out because I keep thinking something
>> important is missing... guess I better not wait any more.
>> Not much progress since Beijing though.
> 
> Well, our organizational 'tell' in Beijing was listservs and promises of future items now pending. So anything there?  If the website can be shared discussed tweaked and then go live, then Roy and friends are waiting to pull together NCUC statements and docs and organize these.  That'd be a good thing, and might entice members and others to look to the site, think about what else they can see/do, etc.
> 
> BD
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