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| - | ====FoAM v0 - Starlab Cultural Department - ([?] - [?])==== | + | ====FoAM v0 - Starlab Cultural Department - (March 2000 - September 2000)==== |
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| + | (NOTE: in need of editing and fact-checking) | ||
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| + | ===Members=== | ||
| * The members were | * The members were | ||
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| * Nik arrived just before bankruptcy | * Nik arrived just before bankruptcy | ||
| - | ====FoAM v1 - Starlab non-profit spin-off - ([?] Before october 2001 ? - [?])==== | + | ====FoAM v1 - Starlab non-profit spin-off - (September 2000 - June 2001)==== |
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| + | ===Structure type=== | ||
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| + | * Starlab started a non-profit spin-off for proto-FoAM | ||
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| + | ===Mission / Purpose=== | ||
| - | * [?] Date ? | ||
| - | * Starlab started a non-profit for proto-FoAM | ||
| - | * FoAM is a starlab spin-off | ||
| - | * Maja helped design the mission of this spin-off, but they did not wanted her to be on the board | ||
| * The mission of this spin off was to | * The mission of this spin off was to | ||
| * Connect Starlab’s scientific research with art & culture¨ | * Connect Starlab’s scientific research with art & culture¨ | ||
| * Put Starlab’s research out in the world | * Put Starlab’s research out in the world | ||
| * Explore forms at the frontier between art & technology | * Explore forms at the frontier between art & technology | ||
| - | * The members were | ||
| - | * Maja, Lina and Nik | ||
| - | * They spent their 6 first months without being paid as core members | ||
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| * Quickly make an organization in Belgium to receive money for the project (from Flemish government + Ars electronica) (October 2001) | * Quickly make an organization in Belgium to receive money for the project (from Flemish government + Ars electronica) (October 2001) | ||
| * Create a structure to work with others in the Netherlands (April 2002) | * Create a structure to work with others in the Netherlands (April 2002) | ||
| - | ====FoAM v2 - Non-profit with possible commercial spin-offs - (October 2001 [?] - 2010)=== | + | ===Members=== |
| - | * [?] October | + | * The members were: |
| - | | + | * Maja, Lina and Nik |
| + | * They spent their 6 first months without being paid as core members | ||
| + | * Maja helped design the mission of this spin-off, but they did not wanted her to be on the board | ||
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| + | ====FoAM v2 - Non-profit with possible commercial spin-offs - (June 2001 - March 2010)=== | ||
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| + | ===Structure type=== | ||
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| + | * This structure was designed by FoAM’s crew, in the post-Starlab era | ||
| * A non-profit with possible commercial spin-offs | * A non-profit with possible commercial spin-offs | ||
| * Non-profit as a playground | * Non-profit as a playground | ||
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| * The creation of spin-offs was not a core mission, but an economic feedback implementation to get revenue in case one was created | * The creation of spin-offs was not a core mission, but an economic feedback implementation to get revenue in case one was created | ||
| * Creating multiple FoAM studios rather than one big FoAM | * Creating multiple FoAM studios rather than one big FoAM | ||
| - | * The mission of this organization was | + | * Other FoAM studios based their statutes on FoAM Brussels statutes, but adapting to local situation |
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| + | ===Mission / Purpose=== | ||
| + | * The mission of this organization was: | ||
| * Still focused on art & technology | * Still focused on art & technology | ||
| * However, opening to very broad collaborations across disciplines (not only art & technology) in an open way | * However, opening to very broad collaborations across disciplines (not only art & technology) in an open way | ||
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| * Broader than art & technology | * Broader than art & technology | ||
| * Open source | * Open source | ||
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| + | ===Members=== | ||
| * Formally, regarding membership | * Formally, regarding membership | ||
| * It started with Nik, Lina, Maja on the board + 1 belgium person in the general assembly | * It started with Nik, Lina, Maja on the board + 1 belgium person in the general assembly | ||
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| * A lot of experiments ([?] on organizational re-design ? ) have been designed ever since | * A lot of experiments ([?] on organizational re-design ? ) have been designed ever since | ||
| - | * Other FoAM studios based their statutes on FoAM Brussels statutes, but adapting to local situation | + | ===FoAM v2.1 - (2001-2005)=== |
| - | * **2001-2005** | + | ==Activities== |
| * The two main focuses were around | * The two main focuses were around | ||
| * Responsive environments | * Responsive environments | ||
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| * No residencies at that time | * No residencies at that time | ||
| - | * **2006-2009** | + | ===FoAM v2.2 - (2006-2009)=== |
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| + | ==Structure type== | ||
| * FoAM became an artlab | * FoAM became an artlab | ||
| * Which is a funding-driven organization | * Which is a funding-driven organization | ||
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| + | ==Mission / Purpose== | ||
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| * After the LETHA project (presented at the Fuckup night), the focus was re-directed on environmentally/ | * After the LETHA project (presented at the Fuckup night), the focus was re-directed on environmentally/ | ||
| * For instance, luminous green | * For instance, luminous green | ||
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| * The mission was redefined around a broader social/ | * The mission was redefined around a broader social/ | ||
| * The circles were opened further | * The circles were opened further | ||
| + | * The mission also shifted contentwise | ||
| + | * The world situation was quite optimistic at that time | ||
| + | * Climate change was becoming mainstream | ||
| + | * Multidisciplinarity was being praised for in Davos | ||
| + | * And then, all came back as it was previously !!! | ||
| + | * This led to the “resilients/ | ||
| + | * In late 2009, FoAM became a lab for speculative culture | ||
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| + | ==Activities== | ||
| * The work was distributed between | * The work was distributed between | ||
| * Projects | * Projects | ||
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| * For instance for Grig, an EU project which lasted 3 years from 2006 to 2009 | * For instance for Grig, an EU project which lasted 3 years from 2006 to 2009 | ||
| * [? TBChecked] FoAM had to manage 5 times its operational budget | * [? TBChecked] FoAM had to manage 5 times its operational budget | ||
| - | * The mission also shifted contentwise | ||
| - | * The world situation was quite optimistic at that time | ||
| - | * Climate change was becoming mainstream | ||
| - | * Multidisciplinarity was being praised for in Davos | ||
| - | * And then, all came back as it was previously !!! | ||
| - | * This led to the “resilients/ | ||
| - | * In late 2009, FoAM became a lab for speculative culture | + | ====FoAM v3 - Funding-induced structural change - (2010 - 2016)==== |
| - | ====FoAM v3 - Funding-induced structural change - (2010 - now)==== | + | ===Structure type=== |
| * A hierarchical structure was imposed by funding in 2010, extension of board + membership) | * A hierarchical structure was imposed by funding in 2010, extension of board + membership) | ||
| * The funders requested | * The funders requested | ||
| * An extension of the board | * An extension of the board | ||
| - | * A larger general assembly | + | * A larger general assembly |
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| * The structure intertwined the board and a core team | * The structure intertwined the board and a core team | ||
| * The board included a member of the core team (Maja) | * The board included a member of the core team (Maja) | ||
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| * Many comments of people saying “you cannot let this happen” | * Many comments of people saying “you cannot let this happen” | ||
| * This is when the Resilients project started in June 2011 | * This is when the Resilients project started in June 2011 | ||
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| + | ===Mission/ | ||
| * From late 2009 onwards, FoAM Brussels is still running 100% in the “nurturing regime” - almost no “own work” | * From late 2009 onwards, FoAM Brussels is still running 100% in the “nurturing regime” - almost no “own work” | ||
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| * All partners were satisfied too | * All partners were satisfied too | ||
| - | * The audit came ([?] for Grig ?) in 2012, and induced a breaking point | + | * The audit came (for Grig) in 2012, and induced a breaking point |
| - | * One year and half have been spent on the audit ([?] TBChecked) | + | * One year and half have been spent on the audit (March 2012-August 2013) |
| - | * The first report from the auditors was asking 600 k€ back ([?] TBChecked) | + | * The first report from the auditors was asking |
| - | * At the end of the process, they were asking “only” 300 k€ back, but after a lot of work, stress, etc ([?] TBChecked) | + | * At the end of the process, they were asking “only” 300 k€ back, but after a lot of work, stress, etc |
| * In 2013, the decision was made to actively split nurturing activities and own work | * In 2013, the decision was made to actively split nurturing activities and own work | ||
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| * This organisation happened that way, not intentional | * This organisation happened that way, not intentional | ||
| - | [?] | + | ====[?]==== |
| - | - Do you think that a better matching between legal responsibility and decision-making power within the structure would have been better ? | + | |
| - | [TODO] | + | ====[TODO]==== |
| - | Look at Maja’s doc sent by email | + | |
| - | It is now saved in the same folder as the text you are currently reading | + | * It is now saved in the same folder as the text you are currently reading |
| - | Charter (txt) | + | * Charter (txt) |
| - | Organisational diagram (pdf) | + | * Organisational diagram (pdf) |
| - | FoAM blurbs (txt) | + | * FoAM blurbs (txt) |
| - | [?] Dates of each blurbs | + | * [?] Dates of each blurbs |
| - | There are two other online docs to be read | + | * There are two other online docs to be read |
| - | FoAM projects | + | * FoAM projects |
| - | FoAM mirror (inquiry through foam network) | + | * FoAM mirror (inquiry through foam network) |
| - | Group questions | + | * Group questions |