[tdwg-ncd] FW: Moore Foundation Round II bid from NCD Task Group

Neil Thomson N.Thomson at nhm.ac.uk
Fri Nov 17 09:45:18 CET 2006


Hi NCD'ers,
 
Please see the initial feedback from Lee on our bid to the Moore
Foundation. Please send me your ideas for outcomes expected from the
2007 Workshop, as indicated in the second paragraph.
 
With thanks,
Neil

________________________________

From: Lee Belbin [mailto:leebel at netspace.net.au] 
Sent: 17 November 2006 05:35
To: Neil Thomson
Subject: RE: Moore Foundation Round II bid from NCD Task Group


Hi Neil
 
I've spent the day summarising the proposals and will get a statement
about them to all the submitters sometime next week.
 
On your part 5 (the NCD meeting), I really need to know specifically
what will be done at the meeting/workshop or by the people attending the
meeting. I can't fund meetings, only what will be produced as a
consequence of them.
 
I've cut out part of an e-mail to Aimee Stewart (below) about this that
may help.
 
"Meetings and Workshops shouldn't be talkshops.  I have found a simple
process very effective for productive meetings. The cost of entry is the
provision of a significant component of work. That work may be
determining and documenting how to communicate between two components,
outlining a portion of the workflow, providing data, writing software,
researching options and presenting conclusions etc. The other key point
is to come away from the meeting with the outcome. Done. Written up. The
works. This tends to focus the mind, determine what is really needed,
and ensure that it gets done."
 
I've also broken your proposal into 5 components as we may end up having
to pick and choose in some cases. I've done the same with a few others.
 
On a related subject, Roger, Donald, Adrian, Stan and I have had some
discussion yesterday on what the 'observations' may encompass. We
currently have quite a few proposals (no charters as yet!) for Interest
Groups. The structure is flat in that there has not been a 'horizontal
perspective' on how any of these proposed IGs relate. I doubt we (the
Exec) can do much on that until we have the charters. Catch-22. I
mentioned that one perspective could put NCD into observations. Anyway,
as I said early on, I strongly suggest you discuss the options with
Adrian. We really need to keep the discussions flowing on this issue.
 
Cheers
 
Lee

Lee Belbin
Manager, TDWG Infrastructure Project
Email: lee at tdwg.org
Phone: +61(0)419 374 133 

 

________________________________

From: Neil Thomson [mailto:N.Thomson at nhm.ac.uk] 
Sent: Thursday, 16 November 2006 9:54 PM
To: leebel at netspace.net.au
Subject: RE: Moore Foundation Round II bid from NCD Task Group


Hi Lee,
 
Thank you for confirming receipt.
 
Neil

________________________________

From: Lee Belbin [mailto:leebel at netspace.net.au] 
Sent: 16 November 2006 02:18
To: Neil Thomson
Subject: RE: Moore Foundation Round II bid from NCD Task Group


Hi Neil
 
Thanks for the proposal. I'll be evaluating them over the next few weeks
and will get back you on the outcomes ASAP.
 
Cheers
 
Lee

Lee Belbin
Manager, TDWG Infrastructure Project
Email: lee at tdwg.org
Phone: +61(0)419 374 133 

 

________________________________

From: Neil Thomson [mailto:N.Thomson at nhm.ac.uk] 
Sent: Wednesday, 15 November 2006 1:53 AM
To: lee at tdwg.org
Cc: tdwg-ncd at lists.tdwg.org; leebel at netspace.net.au
Subject: Moore Foundation Round II bid from NCD Task Group



Hi Lee, 

I attach a one-page bid for funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation on behalf of the Natural Collections Descriptions Task Group.
I look forward to hearing the outcome, in due course.

Thank you for considering this bid, 
Neil 

<<NCD-MooreRound2Bid-Final.doc>> 

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