Dear Hari, On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Hari Prasad Nadig <m...@hpnadig.net> wrote:
> discussion running up to these changes. My specific concern is how the > Chapter would evolve going ahead from here, and given that CIS has helped > the Chapter activities in the past, what role CIS plans to play in > strengthening the Chapter - whether there would be efforts to strengthen > the organization or such. > Please don't worry on that count. CIS will maintain status quo w.r.t. to Chapter relationships. Whatever facilities/services are currently being provided to Chapter and have been provided to the Chapter in the past - will continue to be provided from CIS's core-funding. These services will continue beyond the 22 month period of this grant and for as long as we are around. For WikimediaIndia-l users, just a note that I had earlier posted a > response to Barry's email here: > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2012-July/121523.html > > As mentioned in my first message to the list - CIS is very committed to increasing the accountability and transparency of this particular grant and also the organisation as a whole. For example - to control travel related costs - CIS could publicly disclose the list of hotels in each city that are affordable at our per diem rates - these hotels will be used by all staffers including the A2K team. For greater transparency around staff travel - we could provide demand-based access to the staff calendar including the A2K team. In other words, if you wanted to know what I or any member of the A2K team was doing or will be doing on a particular date - you could email our publication's manager and he would tell you. Hopefully measures such as these will increase the bang you are getting for your buck. I hope you will also point out other areas where we could make improvements as CIS. Best wishes, Sunil
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