9.2The Annual Conference establishes recommendations from the disaster community for GDIN goals, and objectives, policies, operating procedures, and the types and providers of GDIN services. The Conference is hosted by a country or disaster organization; the host and location changes regularlyr. The Conference is organized and executed by a Conference Committee chaired by the host. It comprises Chairs of the immediately previous and succeeding conferences, the Chair of the Funding Committee, Chairs of GDIN Working Groups, the GDIN Executive Director, and other members, as the Annual Conference or Conference Committee may deem appropriate. Direction from the conference is based on a consensus of attending delegates, in accordance with this Declaration. The Conference Committee prepares a report of the Conference findings and recommendations. The venue for the next conference or, alternatively, the one after the next, is selected at the end of each conference.  Note:  As of the full incorporation of GDIN, the Executive Committee took on responsibility for received recommendations and acting on them.

GDIN Funding Committee (now the GDIN Fund as of 2006)

9.5 The Funding Committee oversees and directs disbursements from a fund, to be known as the GDIN Fund. The Funding Committee comprises one representative each from any government or other participants that provides 5% or more of GDIN core funding, including in-kind contributions or contributions of approved services. Organizations may aggregate their contributions to meet the 5% threshold and gain a joint representative on the Committee. Committee membership is for the year in which a contribution is made. The Executive Director of GDIN is also be a voting member of the Funding Committee, except on the GDIN annual budget. Each representative has one vote. An organization is limited to one vote, regardless of the number of contributions from its component parts The Committee is presided over by a Chair, elected by the Funding Committee, for a term of one year. Decisions are based on a consensus of committee members, in accordance with this Declaration..

Initial members of the Funding Committee

• President: David Baxa
• GDIN Executive Director: Larry Roeder
• GDIN Working Group Chairs (non-voting members)

 

• Donors who contribute 5% or more:
  US Department of State: The US Department of State is a donor. The Department of State is already paying for the services of the Executive Director as an in-kind contribution. This includes administrative and other costs associated with that functions. In addition, the Department has contributed the full time services of an intern to the project, with the administration costs associated with that function. The value of this contribution is in excess of $200,000. In addition, the Department is considering a pledge $150,000 of direct financial aid to the UN to conduct research on the GDIN Information Facilitator function (see the appropriate web site).

  AmTech: Amtech is also a donor, having provided as a donation the services of a Web expert, who maintains the web site, as well as the use of a server and the purchase of the domain. This is intended to be a temporary donation and a start up assistance to GDIN.

  Australia: Australia is a donor, as they hosted GDIN2001 and its costs.

  Smaller in-kind donations that do not count to the level of Voting Donor have been made by the United States Institute for Peace (which has allowed GDIN to use space).