Table of Definitions
for Database Entries

NAME of ORGANIZATION:
This is the Main Entry for the Database. This is the name of a given organization. The default language is English.

Alternate or Native Name:
Any alternate name that the organization might have or its name in the native language.

Year Founded:
Year the ORG. came into being notwithstanding any name changes occurring.

Address:
This is the MAILING or POSTAL address of the ORG.

Phone:
The main phone number useable to contact the ORG.

Other Phone:
Another number available for use in contacting the ORG

FAX:
The facsimile phone number that is publicly useable to contact the ORG.

Telex:
Telex service number for the ORG.

Cable Address:
Address for sending wires (telegrams) to the ORG.

Mail Address:
Either a central/main electronic mail address for the ORG or the e-mail address for a designated contact person.

Web Address:
The URL (Universal Resource Locator) for the ORG's official website (NOT one where the ORG is referenced)


Purpose:
A brief (2-3 sentences) synopsis of the ORG's mission and goals statement.

Publications:
List all publications the ORG issues to members or makes available to the general public. Also, identify the frequency of publication in parentheses: (2 or 3 times yr.)

Biography:
A synopsis of the history of the ORG (including its date of inception)

Region:
What is the ORG's home-base for operations(the central office).

Information Staff:
Number of employees available to answer general inquiries or provide information about the ORG.


Speaker Description
Number of staff members of the ORG available for speaking engagements.

Speaker Charge:
Fee associated with ORG providing a speaker for a given function.

Speaker Honor.
What the customary honorarium given to speakers of the ORG. is used for.

Speaker Travel Expense:
Whether ORG’s speakers require travel reimbursement.

Speaker Contact Method:
BEST manner for arranging/scheduling a speaker to come from the ORG.

Speaker Contact:
How to contact a speaker of interest within the ORG directly, or alternatively, the co-ordinator for the ORG in arranging speaking engagements.

Acronym:
The abbreviation of the ORG.(esp. if it is preferred; i.e. World Wildlife Federation - WWF)


INTERNSHIPS:
Does the ORG have internships that are available to interested students/persons.

Paid Internship?
Please specifiy whether any of the internship positions are pay-positions.

Internship Director:
Who is the director for overseeing the Interns of the ORG?

Additional Info:
Additional information from the ORG about the internships (pre-requisites, spoken languages necessary, frequency of appointments)

Internship Co-ordinator:
Who should the interested person contact for further details on the internships (please give email address as well as mailing address, fax & phone number)


AUDIENCE:
The intended audience of the ORG's focus for speaking engagements or publications.

  • Rank:
    The ORG's preference for audience types.

    FOCUS:
    Areas of study, concern, research, aid assistance.(i.e. Southeast Asia)

    RESOURCES:
    Resources ORG has in conveying information about its cause/mission/efforts

    • Publications
      (newsletters, e-journals, listservs, etc)

    • Conferences:
      Whether ORG holds conferences for limited or general public access

    • Mailing lists or labels for sale:
      Does ORG provide/sell mailing lists of related orgs or the ORG's members?

    AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS:
    Branches/associations/units/offices of the ORG located elsewhere or other research/education institutions with which the ORG is closely tied or works with jointly on projects.

    Memberships:
    Does the ORG allow general public to submit for membership in it? If so, what kinds? Annual dues? Benefits of membership?

    Experts:
    What are the names of the experts that are affiliated/employed/work under the auspices of the ORG?

    Title:
    If they hold a position in the ORG's structure, what is the title of the expert's position?

    Address:
    What is the postal address of the ORG's expert, if it is different from the ORG's?

    Phone:
    What is the phone number for the expert, if it is different from the ORG's?

    Other phone:
    An alternative number for contacting the expert.

    Fax:
    What is a fax number for sending information to the expert, if there is a different fax number from that of the ORG's?

    Telex:
    What is a telex number for contacting the expert, if there is a different number from that of the ORG's?

    Cable Address:
    What is the cable wire address for the expert if there is a different number from that of the ORG's?

    E-mail:
    What is the expert's e-mail address?

    Years of Experience:
    Years of research, hands on detail, teaching, publishing the expert has on the given field of expertise.

    Biography:
    URL for the expert's CV or resume or a brief synopsis of the expert's scholarship background.

    Geographic Focus:
    Regional focus of expert’s area of expertise(i.e. Asian studies-Chinese/Japanese relations)

    Language:
    What language(s) is the expert fluent in?

    Publications:
    List of recent authorships in scholarly/peer-reviewed publications.

    Region:
    Home country/country of residence of expert.

    Specialty:
    Is there a specialty within field of expertise that this expert does? (i.e. Alternative Dispute Resolution for businesses in E. Europe chemical industry)