Economics Committee Working Group

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• Phil Long
• Christian Guetl
• David Boehringer
• Kemi Jona
• Jud Harward

To do list

• cost structures: identify cost factors in a total cost of ownership. Quantify the total cost of ownership
• detect costumer groups/entities
• List dissemination activities
• Develop business model
• Define categories/possibilities of usage conditions
• Define parameters for accounting: What can be charged? What can be logged? What chargeable/accountable triggers are there?
• Describe (possibilities of) accounting infrastructure
• Define service level agreements
• Define membership benefits
• Detect cost factors of the central organisation and the central technical infrastructure
• Define possibilities for membership fees and contributions (are there differences between core members and community members?)

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Working Principles
The work of the Economics and Finance Committee will be guided by transparency and fairness in
1. Developing membership options and the benefits that go might go with them
2. The encouragement of an open exchange of information relating to the real costs of remote laboratory.
3. An open mind to the possibilities collaboration with third parties as we explore long-term sustainable mechanisms for online laboratoriesl

Villach Meeting - 24-June-2010

GOLC Economics Subcommittee
From Sydney:
• determine cost structures: identify cost factors in a total cost of ownership.
• Identify costumer groups/entities
• List dissemination activities
• Develop business model
• Define categories/possibilities of usage conditions
• Define parameters for accounting: What can be charged? What can be logged? What chargeable/accountable triggers are there?
• Describe (possibilities of) accounting infrastructure
• Define service level agreements
• Define membership benefits
• Detect cost factors of the central organisation and the central technical infrastructure
• Define possibilities for membership fees and contributions (are there differences between core members and community members

For Villach -
1. Membership categories & consequent benefits
What does one ‘get’ for becoming a ‘member’? (for each of the member categoris)
Information
Core vs. Community?
Activities valuable to members
2. Cost structures
Central organization (provider)
Infrastructure costs
Consumables
3. Data Gathering