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Re: [iaoa-education] grant distribution: results?

To: IAOA Education Committee <iaoa-education@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Claudio Masolo <masolo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "Obrst, Leo J." <lobrst@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:35:39 +0000
Message-id: <FDFBC56B2482EE48850DB651ADF7FEB018384165@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Sure, ok by me.

 

Thanks,

Leo

 

From: iaoa-education-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:iaoa-education-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Werner Kuhn
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 6:15 PM
To: IAOA Education Committee
Cc: Claudio Masolo
Subject: Re: [iaoa-education] grant distribution: results?

 

Fine with me

werner

 

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On Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 6:44 PM, Robert Hoehndorf wrote:

"GA" == Galton, Antony <A.P.Galton@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

 

I agree, it would be good for us to cover this.

 

R

 

GA> I would be happy for us to pay his return fare. What do the rest

GA> of you think? Antony

 

GA> -----Original Message----- From:

GA> Stefano Borgo Sent: 26 April 2012 15:04 To: IAOA education Cc:

GA> Claudio Masolo Subject: Re: [iaoa-education] grant distribution:

GA> results?

 

GA> Dear all, all applicants but Ali Rahnama have been contacted.

GA> will it take long to decide about Ali? to open a special

GA> registration session for these people (which will pay the early

GA> registration fee since we asked them not to register before the

GA> decision about the grants) we need to have all information out.

GA> Cheers -Stefano

 

GA> On 24 Apr 2012, at 12:19, Stefano Borgo wrote:

 

>> Thank you, Antony. We are holding the message to Ali Rahnama.

>> As far as I can say at this moment, Ali seems willing to stay in

>> Trento from the time of the school. Cheers -Stefano

>>

>>> Stefano,

>>>

>>> (1) Here is our statement about the process:

>>>

>>> "Applications were judged on the basis of qualification (as

>>> evidenced by the applicant's background and statement of

>>> purpose) and economic need. Five submissions were rated "strong

>>> accept" and 10 "accept"; grants were awarded to all applicants

>>> of the former group and the strongest of those in the latter as

>>> far as our budget would extend, allocating funding as far as

>>> possible in accordance with what was requested."

>>>

>>> (2) OK, fine.

>>>

>>> (3) We suggest Camara as a reserve candidate

>>>

>>> (4) Not sure. We haven't discussed this - we'll get back to you.

>>>

>>> Antony

>>>

>>>

>>> -----Original Message----- From:

>>> Stefano Borgo Sent: 23 April 2012 11:33 To: IAOA Education

>>> Committee Cc: Claudio Masolo Subject: Re: [iaoa-education] grant

>>> distribution: results?

>>>

>>> Dear Antony and all, thank you for all the work.

>>>

>>> We have a few things to ask you: 1) will you make a short note

>>> to make the process transparent? we could add this in the

>>> answer to the applicants and/or as a note open to IAOA members

>>> (e.g. how many applications where acceptable, what was taken

>>> into account in the evaluation, how the lump of money was

>>> distributed)

>>>

>>> 2) it seems more reasonable to us to count 6 nights at least for

>>> those coming from a different continent (there is no airport in

>>> Trento and it is unlikely one can arrive on Monday morning or

>>> leave right away on Friday evening). Also, Nelcy asked for

>>> lodging and not for registration (she already paid for the

>>> school). Then we could redistribute this part of the grants as

>>> follows:

>>>

>>> Nelcy: accommodation only 160 Euro Skowron, Sojic, Dramé, Kless:

>>> reg.+accommodeation 310 x 4 = 1240 Euro total: 1400 Euro

>>>

>>> instead of

>>>> Reg. + Accommodation: Nelcy, Skowron, Sojic, Dramé, Kless 5 x

>>>> 287.85 = 1439.25

>>>

>>>

>>> 3) we should have some other candidate in the case someone does

>>> not accept the grant we propose.

>>>

>>> 4) one of the students (Ali Rahnama) is planning to spend some

>>> time at LOA after the school (this would be a 6-month stage

>>> within his PhD program). Things are being discussed now and

>>> nothing has been fixed yet. In particular we do not know if he

>>> will remain in Trento after the summer school or go back to his

>>> country to come to Trento in the fall. In the first case

>>> (i.e. if he will remain in Trento for some time) we leave up to

>>> you to decide whether to cut the reimbursement e.g. to cover

>>> just half of the ticket.

>>>

>>> Cheers Stefano and Claudio

>>>

>>>

>>> On 21 Apr 2012, at 14:18, Galton, Antony wrote:

>>>

>>>> Stefano,

>>>>

>>>> I think we've come up with a final decision now, as follows:

>>>>

>>>> Registration only: Ruggieri 150.00 Reg. + Accommodation: Nelcy,

>>>> Skowron, Sojic, Dramé, Kless 5 x 287.85 = 1439.25 Reg + Accomm

>>>> + Travel: Aysolmaz 650.00 Rahnama 1100.00 Deniz Iren 600.00

>>>>

>>>> Total: 3939.25 euros

>>>>

>>>> Antony

>>>>

>>>

>>

 

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