h1. Economics Committee Working Group

Mailing List:  golc-econ@mit.edu

h2. Members

* Phil Long
* Christian Guetl
* David Boehringer
* Kemi Jona

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h2. To do list

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* 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?)

h2. Deliverables Timeline

* Feb. 24, 2010 - Draft of Terms of Reference for EC review