Agenda Monday 5th September

0930  - Introduction. Summary of where we are and where we need to be for the report.

1000  - Partner report on their WPs. (BG) (Outcome results complete, outcome results to be completed, support required)

1030  - Partner report on their WPS. (CZ) (Outcome results complete, outcome results to be completed, support required)

1100 - Break

1130 - Partner report on their WPS. (ES) (Outcome results complete, outcome results to be completed, support required)

​1200 - Partner report on their WPS. (RO) (Outcome results complete, outcome results to be completed, support required)

​1230 - Lunch

1330 -  Partner report on their WPS. (UK) (Outcome results complete, outcome results to be completed, support required)

1400 - Plenary - What are the priorities for the FR to ensure final payments?

1500  - Break

1530 - Demonstration of new web site features. Any individual training requirements.

In your partner report, please have up to date figures for what you have spent and the associated evidence. If there is likely to be an underspend we need to know which cost centre it is in eg Staffing days, Travel and subsistence, subcontracting (printing) or other and how much. Don't forget subsistence cost daily rate is the rate for the country visited, not the rate of your country. 

We also need to provide evidence that the project results are secure and reflect the number of days budgeted, so be able to explain this because I need to be able to explain such queries to the NA. So format should be something like

Travel and subsistence, budget allocated spent with receipts and necessary evidence, outstanding.

Subcontracting - budget allocated, spent with receipts and necessary evidence, amount outstanding

Other - budget allocated, spent with receipts and necessary evidence, amount outstanding.

Work package results - Name of result, status of associated products,  days allocated, days used, surplus/deficit.

Minutes

Present:  IL, RL, AS, II,  KN, JD, CS, GM, MR, LR

• AS - provided a comprehensive over-view of work packages 3 and 6. https://theingots.org/community/FinalRep-BG
• The certification trials have proved to be a success in Bulgaria and it seems that there is a potentially sustainable market.
• BG- Trained assessors 111, active 46, organisations 12, 1621 certificates, in 3 years 8000.
• Link to the Bulgarian web site is http://ingot.adamsmith.bg/
• Translations: FAQs still to do. All partners finalising with priority to making practical take up possible. 
• Free software manual is complete just needs finalising and printing through Lulu.
• Printing costs, underspent because we are using the web site and Lulu.
• FOSS is an integral part of assessor training. 
• Dissemination and publicity - Local INGOT web site ingot.adamsmith.bg. Localised version of the Logo
• Press clips banners. BHRM and development association.
• Search for INGOT in Bulgarian brings it to the top of the list. 
• Moderation centres - market research, survey evidence. Analysis. We now have a full model to support post-project continuation.
• Underspent on the travel budget but should be less than 10% overall so virement is possible.
• Legal agreement developed between TLM, BG and CZ, needs to go to Ro and ES
• Working links with Brasil to extend dissemination - additional contribution of Brasilian Portuguese translations
• Online training area established for quick reviews of things. /community/trainingarea
• Partner survey. Active assessors will increase as the new assessors start the new term.
• Retaining evidence. All partners need to retain evidence samples of work to fit the regulatory conditions.
• Pricing for future will be different in different countries. Needs local decision making on what is sustainable
• Promotion and marketing budgets for each partner need establishing post-project.
• WP7 - Learning resources - 24 units specified for support. 24 units - Games and safe internet usage links. 
• (10 new games, 10 guidelines how to make 10 different games, 1 of the game - puzzle - consists of 4 different puzzles, 7 links to safe internet)
• Links to other open resources to support the criteria
• Some transfer between manager and researcher days but at the same rate
• Handbook - Translation then asked pedagogic adviser in CZ. Changed some things and republished.
• Czech web site is at  ingots.cz/
• Liberix is a strong link. CZ Teacher training organisations and regional government are continuing to be supportive. Establishing INGOT centres in these places. And MoE accreditation.
• Budget  is completely spent with some additional contributions from the partner beyond the contract.
• ES - Visit to "Consorcio Fernando de los Rios" (6th but related to this meeting)
• IL presented the project to this organisation which is dedicated to Open Source software training across Andalucia. Each project member described the positive impact of the INGOTs in their countries. The main issue for CFLR is funding to pay for the certification. 
• LR and JJ sought clarification on the "Other costs" heading associated with dissemination. RL provided the information. There is still some work to do on the competitions, questions and screencasts but it will be completed before the end of the project. 
• Ro - Translations are mostly im place, still some work to finish off the translation interface. The final quality assurance report is in preparation. Overall, checks on the products have shown appropriate levels of quality and partners have responded to deficiencies. 
• KN - provided an overview of the games produced. One question was that Bronze and Gold were targeted so why not Silver? The idea is that the Gold links are for how the program works, specifically for those doing the specialist software unit at level 2 or 3. The games themselves can be used to support aspects of bronze, silver and gold awards. 
• KN has checked all the menu translations and ensured that they are in accurate Czech. The main issue is that there is not a tradition of getting end-users to pay for certification even when it is very low cost. This is the biggest challenge for the future to make the project sustainable in the Czech Republic. 

Actions -

​1. All partners to provide RL with any outstanding travel and subsistence or other expenses evidence by 16th September 2011. Any further spending must be eradicated if possible and if unavoidable please discuss with RL. There can be no spending after 30th September. 

2. All partner results from their Workpackage must be finalised by 30th September.  If this looks like a problem contact IL or RL as soon as possible.

3. RL will send out the final report form. Partners must complete their sections before 30th September and return.

4. Translation priorities should be the user interface, FAQs and How tos so that users can use the support technologies. Check that all assessment criteria in the new units on the markbook site are translated.