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When can I expect to receive my perks? As soon as the Crowdfunding campaign is over on 15 October, we will prepare all the perks and send them to you as a donor. You will receive them by 30 November. |
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Who will be the Jury? The Jury of the Challenge is composed of all the scientific Editors who edited Manuscripts for this Challenge and of an equal number of members who are not climate scientists. The latter will be nominated by the Board of Directors in the coming months. |
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Why do you give a membership voucher if the membership is free? Yes, Climanosco’s membership is available for free for 2015-2016. But then we plan to introduce annual membership fees. If your donation is associated with a membership voucher, you will be able redeem the voucher once the membership fees are introduced. |
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Can I submit a manuscript if I have not received an invitation? Submission of manuscripts to Climanosco is open at all times, including during our launch challenge 2015. However, we require your patience if you submit a manuscript during this challenge, as the community is working hard to streamline the manuscripts participating to the challenge. |
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What partners does Climanosco engage with? Climanosco is independent at both the financial and governance levels. Climanosco is a non-profit association exclusively governed by its members. It does not accept institutional members. Donations are capped and Climanosco does not engage with any partnership with its donors. |
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How has Climanosco been funded so far? Climanosco is being funded by its founder and relies on the work of all members and especially of the Board of Directors. They are willing to take this challenge because Climanosco means something personally to all of them. |
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Where is Climanosco based? Climanosco has its legal domicile in at the Impact Hub Zurich, Switzerland, at the address: Climanosco The Impact Hub Zurich is part of a network of hubs around the world providing entrepreneurs co-sharing spaces, workshops, and networking possibilities. |
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What is Climanosco’s business model? Our strategy is based on a high value engagement business model. In other words, we rely on quality elbow grease! We take great care to maximise the ratio output/costs by doing a lot of “home-made” thanks to our access to brilliant students and by capitalising on our community’s engagement. Financially, Climanosco relies on membership fees (free for 2015-2016), capped donations and the occasional sale of publications or other products. We offer our main end-product, namely our published articles, for free. This is for Climanosco the fairest possible publicity and the best way to engage more people around the world to contribute to our effort. |
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