[NCUC-EC] Budget question

Thu Mar 2 17:30:58 CET 2023

Hi Ben!
I cannot promise that website will be ready next week. I’m working on it when I have time free from direct work obligations. As I said before it’s not a very fast and straightforward process. I’m trying to finalize it as soon as possible but I would not recommend making its launch a point of Cancun meeting agenda. There is no real rush given that website is in that poor condition for a couple of years. Once the data is moved fully, I’ll share the updated interface. Please be a little bit more patient on this. The work is ongoing. If I promised, I’ll do it. 

Best,
Olga

2 березня 2023 р. о 16:18:28,від "Benjamin Akinmoyeje" <benakin at gmail.com>:

Dear Olga, Ken and Mili,
Thank you for your email. I would have appreciated a response from Olga, to give an idea of the level of progress and manage expectations.

It is difficult to announce to the community that work is going on, when I have no update of the level of effort and timeline involved.

I will appreciate it if anyone  can share the level of update he or she has on the work going on the website.

Kind regards,
Benjamin 

On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 7:01 AM Mili Semlani <milisemlani at gmail.com> wrote:
I agree with Ken. It will also be worth mentioning and duly crediting that Olga is making extra effort to work on the most effective ways to improve the website. 
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Mili Semlani
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On Thu, 2 Mar 2023 at 04:07, Ken Herman <ken at kherman.com> wrote:
Benjamin, although it would be a tremendous achievement if Olga can have something completed by the time of the meeting, i do not believe it is absolutely essential. Given the effort involved, I feel it would enough to announce that the web site is undergoing improvement, demonstrate any work in progress and solicit comment on form and content.

Ken

From: NCUC-EC <ncuc-ec-bounces at lists.ncuc.org> On Behalf Of Benjamin Akinmoyeje
Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 4:37 PM
To: Olga Kyryliuk <olga_kyryliuk at ukr.net>
Cc: ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org
Subject: Re: [NCUC-EC] Budget question

Dear Olga,

Good day and I hope you are doing well.

Please, is there any update about the website now? We are looking forward to an updated website next week?

Is this possible or we have to look elsewhere? We are having a launch of the updated website next week according to our schedule.

Kind regards,
Benjamin 

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 8:17 AM Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Olga,

Thank you very much for this. Apologies if I did not come back to you. Please carry on with the task. I will just await your response. 

Thank you for a good job, I should have come to you for updates first.

Kind regards,
Benjamin 

On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 4:57 PM Olga Kyryliuk <olga_kyryliuk at ukr.net> wrote:
Ben, which open calls? When that call was even announced? You told me explicitly to take care of this task. I’m already working on the website redesign as you know. Website itself is in total mess, plugins broken, it takes a lot of efforts to fix and update it all. I need some more time to properly arrange all contents on new WordPress. Just managed to fix all the errors. Once finished, will share with you all the new design. But let’s not run simultaneous processes for same thing if I took charge of this task as we agreed.

22 лютого 2023 р. о 12:24:54,від "Benjamin Akinmoyeje" <benakin at gmail.com>:

Dear Prof.,

 Thank you for your response and the update.

Dear ECs, 
I believe we can proceed with our discussions as suggested. Can we review the open calls for the website proposal and volunteers from Andrea (responses received)? 

In respect of long-term management or maintenance of the website - we have to guide the community to create a team of volunteers to manage the platform.

One EC member is leading the website governance development process.

We can also learn from other constituencies how they keep their website running and up to date.

Once more thank you for the engagement on the NCUC website conversation.

Kind regards,
Benjamin 

On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 4:46 PM Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu> wrote:
Ben, NCUC EC colleagues

Sorry about the difficulty in meeting with me. However, I think there may be a misconception about my role. I do not understand why you need my involvement to make decisions.

As the Treasurer, I just follow the EC’s directions. If you tell me to pay for something, I send out a check. I’ve told you about the amount of money in the account ($82,000 roughly) and about recurring expenses (about $30/month for the domain  name). I’ve also made it clear that based on my experience, the real issue around a website is the cost and time required to maintain it and develop fresh content. Based on that info, you guys can decide what to do. I will make any payments needed to support it.

Best regards,

Dr. Milton L Mueller

School of Public Policy

Georgia Institute of Technology

From: Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 4:20 PM
To: Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu>
Subject: Re: Budget question

Dear Prof.,

It is understandable, please when are you available next? The team had wanted to meet .

Kind regards,
Benjamin 

On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 6:23 PM Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu> wrote:
Ben, Very sorry, I had two conflicting appointments.
--MM

From: Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 9:12 AM
To: Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu>
Subject: Re: Budget question

Dear Prof,

Good day to you and I hope you are well.

Please I would like you to join in our meeting that is ongoing right now.

Kind regards,
Benjamin

On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 2:59 PM Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu> wrote:
Can you send me the question Ken asked? i do not have time to monitor the NCSG lists. As I've told you several times, we have about $80,000 in our bank account.

From: Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2023 5:26 AM
To: Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu>
Subject: Budget question

Dear Prof.,

Good day and I hope you are doing great. 

I need your support and response to move forward with the website project.

Please is there a way to give a response to Ken or to  the EC about financial state in time.

I heard our mailing list is public or is there a place we can check?

Thank you prof., and looking forward to reading from you.

Kind regards,
Benjamin 
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