Ref: Profits from 6th ICAAP; Clarifications from Dennis Altman

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Recently Mr/Ms Jadhukar raised the question of profits from 6th ICAAP. I

wrote to Dennis Altman and this is his reply forwarded to you all.

Aditya Bondyopadhyay

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From: Dennis Altman <d.altman@...

" Aditya Bondyopadhyay " <adit@... (save address)>

Subject: Re: 6 ICAAP

Dear Aditya,

Many thanks for this message and for your courtesy in contacting me. This

is a very legitimate question, though I find it interesting that the

question is from someone who does not identify him/herself, and that no

attempt has been made to contact me or the other chairs of 6th ICAAP for

a response.

The situation is this (please publicise widely and feel free to post on

the net):

The IAC of 6th ICAAP made a decision in mid-2001 as to how profits from

the Congress would be disbursed. Half would go to ASAP, whose survival helps

ensure future ICAAPs, with the remainder divided amongst other regional

community co-sponsors.

As it happened 6th ICAAP struggled to break even. The events of September

11 cost us a great deal, not only in terms of cancelled registrations but

also in the loss of certain airline deals for speakers and scholarship

holders, and the loss of late registrants as travel became difficult and

was perceived as dangerous. (At least one big US-based organisation

instructed its staff that they could not attend ICAAP as a result.)

Negotiations over some outstanding money issues dragged on all through

2002, and we have almost closed the books with a seeming profit of about

A$10,000. This money is being lent to Kobe as was provided for early on,

and as part of an obligation which was inherited by 6th ICAAP.

I wish we had more money to distribute but we don't. I also wish that

people who moderate web sites (in this case AIDS-India) would have the

sense to ask for responses to such messages before posting them.

Very Best

Dennis

Dennis Altman <d.altman@...

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