On Fri, 15 Mar 1996 10:05:55 +0100 Hans-Ulrich Giese <[log in to unmask]> said: >my intention even goes a bit further : the NJE coordination has to be >free of charge for the currently paying contributors of the GUMNCC (this >includes of course CREN-members) for the time after 31.12.1996. who or >which organization will finally take the sponsorship, is a different >issue, which doesn't need to be discussed here. You are optimistic as always :-) STILL, if I were a CREN site looking for NJE connectivity past Dec 1996, I would put some $500-1000 in my budget for this. If it doesn't have to be spent, great, but if push comes to shove the funds will be available. This isn't much money and I would NOT take the risk of relying on a possible sponsor that has yet to make any kind of commitment. > i have however some difficulties in putting this proposal into > wordings which are acceptable for Terena (for taking the > sponsorship). What did I jus say? ;-) >not yet ;-) note, that i'm currently working contracted by Terena. Yes, but this is a totally different situation. You're not *employed* by Terena, Terena is buying a fraction of your time from your employer through a contractual service agreement that runs from date 1 to date 2. The worst they can legally do is decide not to renew this agreement. If this happens, it is a relatively simple matter to arrange for the money to come from another source starting from date 2. This is very different from having to worry about still having a job next week... Eric