Minutes of the conference call held on 02/29/2012 at 9pm 
Present: Amrish, Ravi, Sowmya, Kavitha, Sriram, Priya, Nagasree, Aparna 

1.Ravi presented the annual progress report provided by Sireesha and 
the financial proposal for 2012 (Feb 2012 to Jan 2013). The reports 
were distributed in the chapter google groups. The meeting reviewed 
and discussed the annual report submitted by Sireesha. The planned 
site visit by Ravi during the month of October 2011 could not be taken 
up during his India trip in October 2011 due to difficulty and 
uncertain situation with the transport in Andhra Pradesh caused by 
agitations taking place. The meeting expressed satisfaction with the 
achievements during the project period and decided to renew the 
fellowship for the next year. The meeting then considered financial 
proposal with an annual budget of Indian Rupees 2, 52,000 based on the 
inputs from Sireesha, the cost of living and customary annual 
increase. The monthly budget considered was Rs 21,000 with a break up 
of Rs 12000 towards Sireesha’s salary, Rs 5000 towards the salary of 
the assistant, Rs. 2000 for office and other expenses, and Rs 2000 for 
training workshops, awareness campaigns and other support expenses. 
The meeting approved the proposed budget of Indian rupees 2, 52,000. 
It was decided that the dollar conversion existing at the time of 
sending check be considered. The meeting also recommended for a site 
visit this year, and a review of impact of the fellowship by someone 
who is familiar with the area and have experience in reviewing such 
work such as Ganguli, Timbaktu founder, or another organization.   The 
meeting requested Ravi to prepare the project check list for disbursal 
of the funds. 


2.The meeting discussed the Ustav 2012 related issues. Ravi shared his 
discussion with Gandhar on performance fee of $1000. The meeting 
discussed its impact on the overall budget, and alternatives to the 
Ustav model. It was decided to organize Ustav event with just kids’ 
performance. The meeting approved for the expenses such as auditorium 
advances, and related permissions,  insurance, audio system, ticket 
printing, etc as may be necessary for organizing the event. The 
meeting also requested Aparna to recruit performers, sell tickets 
($15), and solicit vendors for the food stall. Sowmya would order for 
printing tickets as necessary. 


Minutes posted by Ravi