The Wireless World Research Forum Financial Report Fiona Williams Ericsson Research

WWRF - 2Wireless World Research Forum Financial Report  Financial Organisation  Report of financial status 2001/2002  Basis of expenses Office expenses Chairman expenses Academic members subsidy to attend meetings  Income and expenditure summary  Budget 2003  Assumptions  Expense budget  Income and expenditure summary

WWRF - 3Wireless World Research Forum Finance Organisation  Treasurer function: financial planning and budgeting, authorisation of payments and controlling cash-flow, done by Ericsson (Karina and I), countersigned by Werner Mohr, Siemens  Book-keeping: Being done by Interhold in Switzerland, according to Swiss law  Auditing: Annually, proposed to be organised by Interhold with a Swiss auditing company, Curator Auditing, according to Swiss law.  The first audit of the accounts will take place in early 2003 and will cover the period of the first financial year  First financial year of WWRF is from 14 August, 2001 to 31 st December, Thereafter, it will be the calendar year  The invoices for the membership fees for 2003 have been sent out in the last few days

WWRF - 4Wireless World Research Forum Report of financial status for 2001/2002  Income for 2001/2002 is much more than planned  Expenditure has been less than planned  Bank balance will be very strong at the end of the year enabling us to undertake major investment next year and to maintain a very good financial reserve for the forum  Cash flow positive and will stay positive if we keep a good cash reserve during next year

WWRF - 5Wireless World Research Forum Expenses Basis in 2001/2002  The basic running expenses of the Forum for the period 2001/2002  Use of Swiss address and Swiss book-keeping company  Legal fees for the inauguration of the forum  Banking fees for the forum account  Web server space rental  Web site design and publicity materials  Other minor expenses connected with the forum  The participation of one member per University Member at each Forum Workshop will be subsidized during the period  The Chairmen, coming from academic institutions, receive the sum of Euro per year, or pro-rata per part of a year, to cover their travel costs and preparation work for forum meetings and publications for the period 2001/2002

WWRF - 6Wireless World Research Forum Office Expenses 2000/2001

WWRF - 7Wireless World Research Forum Chairperson & meeting expenses 2000/2001

WWRF - 8Wireless World Research Forum Income & Expenditure Summary ( )

WWRF - 9Wireless World Research Forum Budget 2003 assumptions  30 new members, 20 of which are universities, expected  Working Group Chairs – 5 working group chairs assumed  Assumed 3 large meetings during the year  Optional items:  International “branding” of the forum  Running “roadshows” in Asia to get more members  Advertising for the forum to get members and publicise meetings

WWRF - 10Wireless World Research Forum Expenses Budget 2003

WWRF - 11Wireless World Research Forum Income & expenditure budget summary 2003