DONATE PEDOMETRICS!
Dear
Pedometricians,
The
Pedometrics
Commission
is
a
part
of
the
International
Union
of
Soil
Science.
As
such
our
activities
must
be
fully
open
to
members
of
national
soil
science
societies
affiliated
with
IUSS,
and
we
charge
no
membership
fee.
The
Commission
can
obtain
funds
from
IUSS
from
time
to
time.
For
example,
the
initial
costs
to
establish
our
website
were
met
from
Division
1
of
IUSS
(Soils
in
Space
and
Time)
to
which
we
belong.
However,
I
would
like
us
to
have
more
resources
to
use
for
promoting
Pedometrics
internationally,
and
the
current
activities
of
the
Commission
do
incur
costs.
Events
like
the
Pedometrics
meeting
are
expected
to
return
any
surplus
funds
to
the
Commission
for
its
activities.
However,
this
is
a
relatively
infrequent
and
unpredictable
source
of
income,
and
the
Commission
has
no
funds
at
all
at
the
moment.
My
hope
is
that
the
Commission
can
become
financially
sustainable
so
that,
among
other
things,
we
can:
- provide
a
regular
bursary
for
students
to
attend
the
Pedometrics
conference
- expand
and
maintain
our
website
-
provide
pump-priming
funds
to
set
up
workshops
in
new
areas
of
pedometrics
or
interfaces
with
other
areas
of
soil
science
-
respond
positively
to
new
ideas
proposed
by
commission
members
that
require
some
financial
outlay
(e.g.
to
produce
a
publication)
For
this
reason
we
have
set
up
an
account
for
the
Commission
which
is
managed
by
Budiman
Minasny
in
Sydney.
Details
are
given
below.
I
hope
that
you,
individually
or
from
your
institution,
will
consider
donating
to
our
account.
We
will
provide
annual
accounts
of
how
the
money
is
used
which
will
be
publicized
on
the
Pedometrics
Commission
website
(www.pedometrics.org).
We
will
list
donors
in
a
page
on
the
website
(unless
anonymity
is
requested).
My
hope
is
that
we
can
build
up
modest
funds
to
meet
our
requirements
from
such
donations.
We
are
not
looking
for
large-scale
commercial
sponsorship,
which
might
appear
to
compromise
our
scientific
independence.
Our account details are as follows:
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Account
name:
The
Pedometrics
Commission
of
the
IUSS
Account
No.:
10280907
BSB
No.
(Branch
No.):
062284 |
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Bank
Name:
Commonwealth
Bank
Branch
Name:
University
of
Sydney
SWIFT
No
:
CTBAAU2S |
However,
for
small
donations
transfer
to
the
account
direct
is
inefficient,
incurring
charges.
We
have
therefore
set
up
a
Paypal
account
which
can
be
accessed
at
http://tinyurl.com/22n8jz
and
which
can
accept
online
credit
card
payments.
Both
these
accounts
are
managed
by
Budiman
Minasny,
ViceChair
of
the
Pedometrics
commission.
If
you
do
decide
to
donate
then
please
email
Budiman
(b.minasny@usyd.edu.au)
to
let
him
know.
With
thanks,
and
best
wishes
for
your
work
in
Pedometrics.
Murray
Lark
The
Chair
of
Pedometrics
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