Communique #2
Dear CRCSI-2 Colleagues
An update on the implementation of CRCSI-2, grouped under several major headings. If you have any queries feel free to contact us. The below does not cover the wind up of CRCSI-1.
CRITICAL DATES
Nov/Dec CRC Program approval to execute all contracts; contract execution
9/10 Nov Participants Forum (tbc)
Mid-Oct “Near final” Commonwealth Agreement and Participants Agreement with CRC Program for their review
7 Oct Participants Agreement v2 to Essential Participants for comment by 14 Oct
21 Sep Participants Agreement v 1 with commentary distributed to Essential Participants for their comment asap and before 30 Sep
6 Sep CommAg Schedules to Essential participants distributed for information
CRCSI-2 CONTRACTS
Commonwealth Agreement and Schedules (which describe our work outcomes and milestones over the period) - a draft has been sent to the Commonwealth for their review; and to the Essential Participants for their information/comment. The contract is signed by the Commonwealth and SIS Ltd on behalf of the CRCSI-2 Unincorporated Joint Venture.
Participants Agreement (which describes how the CRCSI-2 Unincorporated Joint Venture will operate) - a draft template has been received from the Commonwealth, and the executive has suggested changes and additions though our solicitors FAL. This draft and a covering explanatory note will be circulated to Essential Participants and College Participants on Monday 21 September. We understand that only the former are required to execute this contract. Please alert your legal advisers to this timing: we hope to have all feedback on this draft before 7 October.
College Participants - formerly known as “Other Participants” in the Commonwealth language - we anticipate a simple agreement contract to confirm intended contributions and engagement mechanisms and withdrawal terms for execution by those who are not classified as “Essential participants” in the CRC Program’s language but which are nonetheless very important to our operations.
All the 43pl-2 companies will be included under the 43pl-2 unit trust documentation.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
While there is much focus on the contractual foundations of the CRCSI-2 we must in parallel develop our research and education programs for review by the new CRCSI-2 Board in the new year. Program researchers should be working up their project proposals, using the CRCSI1 templates, in conjunction with their respective program managers and leaders and also the CRCSI executive ; and of course in conjunction with CRCSI-2 end-users. There are already planned several workshops in Oct/Nov. If there are new entities you seek to involve please advise us and we can facilitate this.
The CRCSI-1 proposal template, while it may be altered in due course for CRCSI-2, still serves as a valid template to capture proposal information and contributions as they are developed. You can download it, within a CRCSI-1 project leader’s manual, at http://crcsi2.com.au/research-programs/
COLLEGES
Research and Education College - is meeting weekly to set up its governance and communication mechanisms amongst the four Essential Participants and all the College Participants. It is chaired by Graeme Wright and Deputy Chair is Ray Cooksey. The College will establish a communication channel to the College participants at its next meeting.
43pl-2 - the current board of 43pl has taken on the “43pl-2 Steering Committee” role. Gaden’s lawyers have been engaged to draw up a new structure and this will be soon circulated to companies which have expressed interest in 43pl-2.
CRCSI-2 OPERATIONS
A review team is looking at how we operated in CRCSI-1 to see where we might improve and adapt our processes and procedures in the new CRCSI-2. Feel free to make suggestions by reply email.
WEB SITE
We will keep using the crcsi2.com.au website as we work up CRCSI-2; and evaluate the changes we want to make to our extant crcsi.com.au website. Feel free to suggest changes / new functionality by reply email or 0417 908 180.
Prime contacts for any research program queries
P1 - Positioning - Phil Collier 03 8344 9200 pcollier@crcsi.com.au
P2 - Automated Spatial Information Generation - Clive Fraser 03 8344 9200 cfraser@crcsi.com.au
P3 - Spatial Infrastructure - Dan Paull 02 6295 7033 dan.paull@psma.com.au ; Kylie Armstrong 08 9273 7518
P4.1 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Climate Change - Kim Lowell 0439 439 174 klowell@crcsi.com.au Dave Lamb dlamb@une.edu.au
P4.2 - Energy Utilities - George Curran - 0431 041 336 gcurran@crcsi.com.au
P4.3 - Defence - Charles Vagi - charles.vagi@defence.gov.au
P4.4 - Health - Narelle Mullan 0418 910 940 nmullan@crcsi.com.au
P4.5 - Sustainable Urban Planning - Peter Newman p.newman@curtin.edu.au
Any queries please get in touch …
Mike Ridout
08 9386 5967 mob 0417 908 180
www.crcsi2.com.au - the rebid site