Mountain Forum Annual Board Meeting - Rolle, Switzerland, Sept. 2001

INFOANDINA PROGRESS INFOANDINA PROGRESS REPORTREPORT

by:

Ana María PonceManager, Latin American Node of the Mountain Forum

CONDESAN - InfoAndina

Mountain Forum Annual Board Meeting - Rolle, Switzerland, Sept. 2001

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

A. Consolidating the Mountain Forum in Latin America

B. Consolidating CONDESAN & InfoAndina

C. Support IYM2002 activities in Latin America

Mountain Forum Annual Board Meeting - Rolle, Switzerland, Sept. 2001

A. STRENGTHENING LATIN AMERICAN MOUNTAIN FORUM MEMBERSHIP

Results achieved in 2001:

InfoAndina's membership is composed by a wide base of institutions from diverse sectors

InfoAndina users are formally registered MF members (institutional & individual), and list subscribers:

• Institutional Members (18) • Individual Members (370)• Andean Members (225)• Lists subscribers (1,000)

Chart 3. InfoAndina membership (N=1000)

July , 2001

University or research

29%

Other 5%

Donor organization

2% Government 11% Intergovernmenta

l organization 7%

No affiliation (private member)

11% Non- governmental org

(NGOs) 25%

Intl Non- governmental org

(INGO) 10%

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InfoAndina Outreach Strategy: Travelling Workshops in the Andes

• To promote use of informatic resources for sustainable development in secondary andean cities, increase participation in the Mountain Forum and advocate IYM2002

• Between 2000 and 2001, InfoAndina has organized 12 travelling workshops in 4 countries, incorporating 172 new members

• InfoAndina edited and distributed a training manual: "Informatic Resources for Sustainable development”

172total

46443646Sub-totales

2Santa Marta6Oruro2Loja

16Bogota1Santa Cruz7Cuenca

19Cali6La Paz11Puno7Riobamba

4Popavan19Cochabamba17Cusco7Carchi

5Tunia12Tarija8Arequipa23Quito

ColombiaBoliviaPeruEcuador

Strengthening Latin American Mountain Forum membership: LISTS

Table 1. Mountain Forum - Latin America Email List Subscribers

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

Jan-96 Jan-97 Jan-98 Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01

LAC

Infoandina

Paramos

• InfoAndina moderates the second largest lists of the Mountain Forum. (MF-LAC, InfoAndina-fm), as well as thematic lists (ej. MF-Paramo ).

• Over these lists, InfoAndina disseminates newsletters on sustainable development issues (InfoNotas), and host E-Conferences

Strengthening Latin American Mountain Forum membership: LISTS

• In July 2001, InfoAndina and MF-LAC lists merged into a single list: InfoAndina-fm with 900 subscribers

InfoAndina900

MF-LAC950

InfoAndina850

INFOANDINA THEMATIC LISTS• InfoAndina has setup discussion lists for IYM2002 Committees,

specialized crop networks, and CONDESAN Technical Committee• These lists are moderated by InfoAndina's partners • A total of 555 subscribers over 6 lists• InfoAndina provides free training & support to list moderators

LIST TOPIC MODERATOR SUBSCRIBERS PURPOSEIYM2002 lists for National Committees

PERU AIM2002IYM2002National

Committee

Maria C.Rozas,Vice-Ministry of

Environment(Peru)

51Planning IYM

agenda meetings

BOLIVIA AIM2002 IYM2002National

Committee

FAO (Bolivia)114

Planning IYMmeetings

Specialized lists

INFOPAPAPotato crop

issues in LatinAmerica

CIP & CORPOICA(Colombia) 286

Specialized potatoNewsletter

(REDEPAPA)INFOANDINA-IPM Integrated Pest

ManagementCIP 51 Periodic e-

newsletters :PANUPs

CONDESAN & InfoAndina Technical Committees

REDINFRegional

InformationNetworks

For Development

InfoAndina & CIAT-REDECO

(Colombia)28

Planning ofREDISAL

meetings, cross-posting amongregional lists

CT-CONDESAN TechnicalCommittee ofCONDESAN

CONDESANCoordinators 25

CONDESANTrimestral

CoordinationReport

TOTAL 555

B. STRENGTHENING INFOANDINA & CONDESAN

• Organize regional workshops of Information Networks for Development in Latin America (REDISAL) (Chile, Venezuela)

• Facilitate Dialogue for CONDESAN Technical Committee (CT-CONDESAN)

• WEB Master of CONDESAN

• InfoAndina staffing: new assistant since Aug 2001

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C. SUPPORT IYM2002 ACTIVITIES IN LATIN AMERICA

2001 ACHIEVEMENTS:

• PERU: InfoAndina is a member of GNTEM, the peruvian IYM2002 Committee, organize the International Mountain Ecosystems Workshop (Cusco, April 2001). Design GNTEM WEB page and co-moderate list PERU_AIM2002 .

• VENEZUELA: InfoAndina project leader was elected member of the International Organizing Committee os the IV Simposium of Mountain Ecosystems (Merida, Nov. 2001)

• ECUADOR: InfoAndina support the organizers to post into MF lists announcements on Quito World Mountain People’s Meeting

• BOLIVIA: FAO-BOLIVIA moderates the BOLIVIA_AIM2002 list

• “Regional IYM2002 newsletter” edited in July 2001 with contributions of partners from Bolivia, Peru , Ecuador & Venezuela

FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES OF INFOANDINA

SERVICES OFFERED BY INFOANDINA:

• E-Conferencing ServicesAverage income: 9,000 USD per E-ConferenceFundraising strategy: • Seminars & exhibits at IYM2002 regional events• Publish printed proceedings • Seek multiple sponsorship• Seek support from “Ad-Hoc Committtee”

• Virtual Bookstore sales Average income: $ 500 / year Fundraising strategy: • Edit printed catalogue of publications• Promote catalogue in exhibits & workshops

FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES OF INFOANDINA

SERVICES OFFERED BY INFOANDINA (Cont.)

• WEB Page design & hosting Average income : $ 300 USD x WEB site Fundraising Strategy: Promote WEB pages for IYM2002 events

FUTURE INFOANDINA SERVICES :

• LIST setup & moderation training services List setup fees: $ 100 / list will be charged Moderation training: $ 400 / list will be chargedFundraising Strategy: Seminars for specialized networks

• Virtual Trade Fair on Andean Biodiversity Strategy: Organize this in the frame of IYM2002 activities

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION

InfoAndina

Latin American Node of the Mountain Forum

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Andean Membership by Country

Bolivia

19%

Ecuador

17%Peru

39%

Colom bia

21%

Venezuela

4%

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citiesCochabamba La P az Oruro Tarija Santa Cruz

BOLIVIA:

Andean Membership

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5

10

15

20

25

citiesQuito Riobamba CuencaBolivar-Cl Tulcan Ciudad de P auteLatacunga Loja M cLean

ECUADOR:

Andean Membership

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cities

Lima Cusco Huaraz Arequipa P uno

Cajamarca Huancayo M oyobamba Trujillo

PERU:

Andean Membership

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5

10

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cities

Bogotá Cali Tunja P opayan

M edellín Santa M arta Bolivar Valle Caldas

Chinchina M anizales Nuevo Colón P almira

Samacá San J uan de P asto Toca

COLOMBIA:Andean Membership

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VENEZUELA:

0

2

4

6

8

cities

Caracas M érida P uerto Ordaz

Andean Membership

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