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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) | ||
| ===Members=== | ===Members=== | ||
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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)==== |
| ===Structure type=== | ===Structure type=== | ||
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| * Maja helped design the mission of this spin-off, but they did not wanted her to be on the board | * Maja helped design the mission of this spin-off, but they did not wanted her to be on the board | ||
| - | ====FoAM v2 - Non-profit with possible commercial spin-offs - (After April 2002 [?] - 2010)=== | + | ====FoAM v2 - Non-profit with possible commercial spin-offs - (June 2001 - March 2010)=== |
| ===Structure type=== | ===Structure type=== | ||
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| ===FoAM v2.1 - (2001-2005)=== | ===FoAM v2.1 - (2001-2005)=== | ||
| - | ===Activities=== | + | ==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 | ||
| - | ===FoAM v2.1 - (2006-2009)=== | + | ===FoAM v2.2 - (2006-2009)=== |
| - | ===Structure type=== | + | ==Structure type== |
| * FoAM became an artlab | * FoAM became an artlab | ||
| * Which is a funding-driven organization | * Which is a funding-driven organization | ||
| - | ===Mission / Purpose=== | + | ==Mission / Purpose== |
| * 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/ | ||
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| * In late 2009, FoAM became a lab for speculative culture | * In late 2009, FoAM became a lab for speculative culture | ||
| - | ===Activities=== | + | ==Activities== |
| * The work was distributed between | * The work was distributed between | ||
| * Projects | * Projects | ||
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| * [? TBChecked] FoAM had to manage 5 times its operational budget | * [? TBChecked] FoAM had to manage 5 times its operational budget | ||
| - | ====FoAM v3 - Funding-induced structural change - (2010 - now)==== | + | ====FoAM v3 - Funding-induced structural change - (2010 - 2016)==== |
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| + | ===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 | ||