Research Agenda

=Important Events and Meetings=

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Where is each of us going and when ; where we be going ?

December 2013

 * Meeting with 5th floor IAEN researchers to present our mutual projects

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=Planned Meeting Agenda=

Meeting November 27

 * Planned bi-weekly invitational seminars


 * Full-day topical seminars


 * Attendance at local workshops of infodesarollo


 * Discuss how we can use in a productive way the 4-hour classes (mandatory as per IAEN's contract) we must give until Dec, 31st and when/where this is going to happen. We have freedom to do the way /for the public we want to.

Meeting November 29

 * Review of the five scoping documents


 * Review of the five expert lists


 * Welcoming George


 * Planned Events
 * int'l workshop with scpm on state / civil society market
 * subject seminars per stream
 * inviting ecuadorian experts
 * 4 hour teaching requirement
 * attending at least one infodesarrollo


 * The issue of buying books


 * Bibliography

Meeting December 3

 * research presentation by George


 * using Zotero


 * Discussion of publication and conference presentation of research work

Meeting December 5

 * George Dafermos research presentation


 * awful logo


 * communication policy in general


 * post-Bauwens departure (xmas break holidays)


 * publication schedule starting in January (w/ communication policy)

Meeting December 9

 * Scope and sourcing documents: ensure consistency in structure/format
 * Start working on the policy documents
 * Prepare calendar/milestones per each stream for January
 * Reports/policy documents per stream: they have to be connected to each other
 * What to do with the 4hour class/seminar:
 * Thu 19 Dec: Janice (14.00-16.00)
 * Fri 20 Dec: John, George (10.00 – 16.00)
 * Mon 23 Dec: Jenny, Daniel (10.00 – 16.00)
 * what we need to do next: book a room (ask Pancho) for the above dates.
 * Also, write an abstract for each class/lecture

December 11

 * 10 am: Meeting with Econ.Gabriela Córdova (Intendencia de Estadísticas Estudios y Normas delegada por el Superintendente de economía popular y solidaria)

Meeting January 6

 * Updates on where our research/writing is at
 * Research framework and policy - what the overall structure and framework of our research is, the key policy areas we are focusing on, and how all this is going to fit together.
 * Deadlines/goals for our first drafts - should we keep the first draft for Feb. 15?
 * Outstanding issues that we still need to address - Urgent need for a Spanish translator; status of prometheus positions; status on two Ecuadorian researchers, Administration; communications; publisher for the research;, etc.
 * Trip to the Amazonas (John, Jenny) scheduled to this coming weekend.
 * Janice's presentation of FLOK and the research on Jan, 8th at Cafolis.
 * Status/further actions to be done on the PESC (the document we have been working with SENESCYT)
 * Overview on the seminars we are supposed to organize for the next weeks (with SPCM, per stream, with civil society)
 * Discussion on presentation for Yachay
 * Meeting with Rifkin’s Office (Jan 22)

Meeting January 14

 * Interview with two Ecuadorian specialists - we need to schedule an interview with them.
 * Infodesarrollo workshops - January, 20th/21st in Quito - who will be going - anyone going to other locations?
 * Welcome to Paul - maybe he wants to talk about his ideas for stream 1?
 * Updates to Michel and Paul on latest news: possible reduction of the 20/25 specialists to come, cumbre moved to last week of May, etc.

=Meeting Minutes Documents=

FLOK Research Meetings
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DPHY3cA2WzwSIzfLVrNYNTDNE3oZye0WvPuwt6Rq9sQ/edit

Other Meetings
20.11.2013 with Infodesarrollo: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iK6L0maFLSwqmVub9Ck-zAoDlGTKTjKRJIJ0Lvollw8/edit

21.11.2013 with YasuniSi: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qrnFniCbr3MpzbfgtO7kB8dWNfw1IMCvDv_uAxmAi98/edit?usp=sharing

25.11.2013 with decano Patricio: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vGUsqJ24i4fl4kWV7goErjNfoDfu2_1kJLMdZz2YnbY/edit

26.11.2013 with Fernando Rosero Garcés, coordinador general del Centro Andino para la Formación de Líderes Sociales (CAFOLIS) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VsmbScdgbEPAWH5tCPY8j-pS9xdVsTkgE_LZVa6SsCk/edit?usp=drive_web

03.12.2013 with EFF's members: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ixMqXFXsJtkIkK1q_taBLMdipGMTmpH5O1ABX-pc2CA/edit

03.12.2013 with Infodesarrollo: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p088nI-E8Kfse1CXkpFq00Eg_Hcxmaj4wwPdmEhdZHs/edit