World Carfree Network

Present: Steve, Steven, Vincent, Kamila, Roeland, Arie, Radka

Announcements:

mobile phone - we found that we can use smart call for calling mobile phones at 5,90 minute
Arie sent the EYF core cost administrative grant application and the youth programme grant for travel to Bogota
Kamila sent the final report for Roeland's EVS
Steven did not go to Berlin this week, but he will be going next thursday
Vincent has mid-term evaluation meeting and will be away tomorrow and Friday
March 3,4,5 for team building at Ondra's cottage
WCN USA has held its elections for directors: They are Gus Yates, Brian Smith, and Sara Stout
EVS conditions - we cannot put EVS costs to grant applications because EVS is already 100% covered

Agenda:
1. WCN Europe - questions?

The main reason for being WCN Europe is that we can get the DG Environment grant and it gives us official status as a Europe- wide network
DO we need WCN International as well as WCN Europe?
Arie believes this is important as an international network to have both WCN International and WCN Europe
WCN International would receive fees from the other WCN groups
Kamila raises the idea that it will be very difficult for us to handle both of these groups
Arie: we could register WCN International somewhere other than in the Czech Republic, for example, with one of the steering committee members
So, WCN International would be the steering committee, and WCN USA and WCN Europe would have their own projects and budgets

2. Magazine

3. Ian Aley internship

Do we need an intern?
If someone wants to volunteer, why not take it?
We can wait on this particular intern
One proposal is to put out a call for unpaid internships based on campaigning, magazine, websites
we will discuss next week projects that need help and see if the current projects can be suited to people that we have already

4. Internet

Two weeks ago we talked about a cheaper internet connection
Now we spend 1500 Kc a month on internet
From Telecom for half the price we get something at half the speed
Will Skype still work?
Steve will investigate further
We need to renew our domain registration for carbusters.org within the next two weeks

5. ESF Climate Change Meeting

We were invited by Global Climate campaign prep. meeting for the European Social Fourm
do we want to go to this meeting on March 4 in Frankfurt
this meeting is related to the next round of Global Climate Change talks
Arie said she would go and it is good to set up these links with the climate change movement

6. WCN USA and other offiliate web pages

Because it has been registered WCN USA should have a website
Could we get a new domain with some very simple information until it gets more developed?
It needs basic information, like mission statement, founding members, by-laws

7. Visegrad Project

8. Arie - Executive Board

9. Grant ideas

Arie has time to work on foundation grants
She will focus on stuff for Bogota and also the New York campaign and mobility justice, matching funds for the Visegrad Fund