Dear Jacky,

thank you very much to clear the situation. As a free lancer I am in the
disagreeable situation to find some funding. Of course I do not want to have
a full job. I think it will take me about 1 day per week. But I do not want
to ask or take money from IAS/UNU or IOBB, because this money is needed
elsewhere. Switzerland is not member of the UN, so I came to the idea that
Switzerland can also contribute to an international project in paying a
co-ordinator and providing the infrastructure. I think the project and the
money spend for it, easily can be justified by the Swiss government.

Tomorrow I go to Germany. But I will clear up the chances to get such a
financing for IBSnet Working Group this week in Switzerland. As far as I
know ETH has an interest on such projects.

Your proposition to "ask the director of the IAS/UNU (Tokyo) and/or chairman
of IOBB (Australia) to write the Swiss Government to realise a budget for
your contribution in co-ordinating the IBSnet Farm Working Group.? will be
very helpful. So I have not to explain long stories and they know from the
beginning that a real interest exists from the people and the institutions
involved in this Working Group.

Regards   Markus Bieri