Fwurg

[Nehket Aeka]

To all Union members,

The Veolian Commonwealth, together with the Miomanian Colonists and the High Chiefdom of Skuldda, anounce the upcoming G-22 Galactic Economy Summit.Speakers from all Union worlds are invited to send in abstracts for their short talks!

See the programme for details on submission and attendance.

G-22 Galactic Economy summit programme

The G-22 summit is intended to be a political event where representatives of the highest level are accomodated in their busy schedules. The summit will last for nine days, and special consideration will be given to the security needs of representatives.

The summit will be held on Mirda, starting the 5th of April, and ending the 13th of April.

Programme

2014-4-5: Opening and introductory talk "Comparative Advantage"

2014-4-6 - 2014-4-11: Talks and discussion panels. This segment of the programme is divided into three tracks. Each track will host several short talks, followed by a discussion panel. Three tracks are available:

• Macroeconomics: Intergalactic scale production and specialisation
• Financing: Investments, loans and financial instruments
• Interstellar Logistics: Transportation, both scaling and efficient

2014-4-12: Left open for meetings between representatives
2014-4-13: Closing ball

Important Dates

2014-3-22: Deadline for submission of abstracts
2014-3-23: Speaker notification of selected talks
2014-4-5: Deadline for submission of talks

Speakers are invited to send in an abstract of their short talk (including title, speaker name, affiliation and preferred track). Multiple speakers per world are encouraged.

((OOC: We intend this summit's talks to be short and concise, and about an actual economic mechanic or effect in FWURG. Talks should not exceed 750 words.

Furthermore, we hope to streamline the summit by having people send in a one-line abstract of the short talk they wish to post, AND have them PM the short talk itself to the organizer before the actual summit. This way, we won't be locked down if someone fails to post on time.

The idea is to post all talks in rapid succession, and then immediately switch to the discussion panel, allowing everyone there to ask questions of all the speakers at the same time: this takes advantage of the forum as a recording medium of each talk to allow all questions at the same time ^_^

Again: the idea is to have short and sweet talks about actual economic mechanics and effects!

So, if you want to have your talk at the summit:

1. Write a one or two sentence abstract to submit here, together with track you want to be in, the title, the speaker name and their affiliation. (It might be smart to include a short ooc-note to highlight the specific rules or economic mechanics you will write about, if this isn't clear from the abstract.)
2. Start writing the talk itself! If I don't have it by 2014-04-05 it is not going into the summit.
3. You'll hear from me whether the talk is accepted based on the abstract (it will be, unless it is gibberish ^_^)
4. PM me the talk before 2014-04-05. I will post it for you during the summit. If you want to, include the necessary information for me to add the correct mask.

))

[Veolian Commonwealth]

Title: Labour Pricing goods valuation and tax correction
Speaker: Dr. Dhana (Mirda Center for Applied Economics, Veolian Commonwealth)
Track: Macroeconomics

"This talk will present a fundamental approach to valuation of tradable goods, including corrections for Union taxation. The valuation will be shown in practice through a real-life use-case."

[Baltimorus & Salaha]

Title: Introducing the Baltimorus & Salaha Union Economic Index
Speaker: Salaha Mahatvapūr (Baltimorus & Salaha Management Consulting, Unity City)
Track: Financing

"We will present the Baltimorus & Salaha Union Economic Index and explain how the index is derived from publicly available economic data in all Union Members."

((OOC: I will introduce some facets of http://www.fwurg.net/tools/economy/bs-uei, which is derived from turn reports.))

[Teprogrenaian Consensus]

Title: Pricing based on return of investment
Speaker: Danar Disentris, Speaker Miathan Consult for Economics (Miathan High Economical Consult, Teprogrenaian Consensus)
Track: Macroeconomics

"Danar Disentris will show what the Return on Investment is on products and how this can be used to calculate prices."

[Praetorian Empire]

Title: Optimizing fleet trade using a bozzy spine trade hub
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Orlandazi Fundamixo (Praetorian trade department, Praetorian Empire)
Track: Interstellar Logistics

"Orlandazi Fundamixo will explain the power and benefits of building a trade hub on the bozzy spine that connects 10 Union factions."

[Veolian Commonwealth]

Title: Tax N-set estimation
Speaker: Dr. Sampatti (Mirda Center for Applied Economics, Veolian Commonwealth)
Track: Macroeconomics

"In this talk, we will present our findings on the estimated welfare impact and taxable values of tax sets other than the traditional sets."

[Veolian Commonwealth]

Title: Union-wide holonet relay coverage, or "The rise of the net"
Speaker: Dr. Sanjāla (Kilan University, Veolian Commonwealth)
Track: Interstellar Logistics

"The current shift from generalized transportation to specialized transportation of information-based products has dramatically increased the holonet coverage within the Union. We will present an up-to-date map of the holonet backbone infrastructure, and analyse the possibilities for improvement on a Union-wide scale."

[Veolian Commonwealth]

Title: Flat-fee loans based on zone production disparity between systems
Speaker: Asamānatā Pyara, MSc (Dewa Parivāra University, Veolian Commonwealth)
Track: Financing

"We will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of flat-fee loans based on zone production disparity. We will explain the seemingly high interest rate based on a recent use case of loans between the Veolian Commonwealth and the Astai Republic, where interest was as high as 75% over a period of 50 ."

[Veolian Commonwealth]

Title: A new investment model: Undeveloped zone leasing
Speaker: Asamānatā Sukhada, MSc (Dewa Parivāra University, Veolian Commonwealth)
Track: Financing

"In this talk we present a new investment model based on the temporary leasing of undeveloped zones. We will show that this model is beneficial to both the investor and the investee, and that the model has enough flexibility to appeal to both starting and established economies."

[Veolian Commonwealth]

To all Union Members,

Reminder:
2014-3-22: Deadline for submission of abstracts

[Praetorian Empire]

Title: Commitment, focus and timing are the key factors in mass production
Speaker: Zatiri Ferumdra (Omnipotari Corporation, Praetorian Empire)
Track: Macroeconomics

"Zatiri Ferumdra will explain the need to focus the Union economy on mass producing one or two products per faction."

[Unified Republic of Darya]

Title: Natural aptitude and eduacation in the production process
Speaker: Dr Anna Alkaev
Track: Macroeconomics

"Dr Alkaev will explain how using the natural aptitude of a race and enhancing that with good education impacts production."

[Veolian Commonwealth]

This message was sent to all speakers that sent in an abstract.

Dear speaker,

We are glad to inform you that your talk has been accepted.

((OOC: PM me the talk before 2014-04-05. I will post it for you during the summit. If you want to, include the necessary information for me to add the correct mask. If I do not have the talk at the deadline, you're out of luck.))

[Veolian Commonwealth]

Notice: Dealine extension.

The Financing and Interstellar Logistics track have an extended deadline, to 2014-04-20.

((OOC: I need an abstract as soon as possible, and the talk itself at the 20th.))

[Sundarian Federation]

Title: Better supply chain management ensures economic growth
Speaker: Lady Neomi de Savony
Track: Interstellar Logistics

"Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods. It includes the movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. Interconnected or interlinked networks, channels and node businesses are involved in the provision of products and services required by end customers in a supply chain."