The Ithaka Foundation’s Accounts :

In-kind contributions:

• Former founding member Monica Maurer - initial web design and preparatory work to set up the Foundation
• Romania Travel Plus - on-going consultancy for events organization
• Master Print - promotional materials design
• Con10t H.G.M.B. - web site update
• Eleanor Sebastian and Charles Frank - overall assistance in Paris

The Ithaka Foundation’s audit is carried out by FISCONT www.fiscont.ro

The United Europe Chapter has raised 57,385 €:

• EU Awareness Programme;
• New Words For Europe;

And has spent 62,505€:

• Organization of the 30th of June Conference - 1,400 € (plus contribution Romania Travel Plus);
• Organization of the EU Conference "Quelle Roumanie dans quelle Europe, L'Europe vue par les jeunes roumains" - 32,000 €, including the publication "New Words for Europe"; (500 copies: 250 Romanian, 250 French, translation into French), sponsorship for students, and project coordination - 4,000 €;
• Travel and projects coordination (consultancy contract) 9,105 €;
• Paris conference- 5,500 €;

The Youth Development Chapter has raised 139,367  USD for The Everest Expedition 2003 and has spent 126,594 USD to support it:

The Everest Expedition 2003 :

• Sponsorship to Mr. David Neacsu for team coordination on the field - 96,465 USD
• Management of the Expedition – Karmile Ventures contract – 15,000 USD under the direction of the former Vice President, Mrs. Maurer.*

  (Due to conditions independent from and unknown by the Executive Board, unfortunately no project has been coordinated in line with the Ithaka Foundation’s objectives, within the Youth Development Chapter, as initially planned. As a Project Director, Mr. Krishan George’s collaboration with the Foundation has expired on November 30 th 2003.)

• Miscellaneous: equipment, promotion = 15,129  USD

Since its commencement in December 2002, the Ithaka Foundation:

1. organized five European conferences
• December 16th 2002- « United Europe - Promoting the EU enlargement process in Romania and Bulgaria » (Bucharest, Crowne Plaza);
• June 30th 2003-"United Europe: Promoting the EU Enlargement Process in Romania and Bulgaria the Europa Page/ Conclusions of the Hellenic Presidency of the EU" (Bucharest, The Diplomatic Club);
• 12-13th march 2004- « Which Romania in which Europe? United Europe in the eyes of young Romanians»; in partnership with the Robert Schuman foundation, (Bucharest, The Parliament Palace);
• September 23rd 2004 - « Current EU Policies, a UK Perspective", in partnership with the British Council, (Bucharest, The Titulescu Foundation);
• 9th November 2004 - « The Future of Europe? The European Constitution, European identities and European citizenship », (Paris, IEP de Paris), special guest: Mr Alexandru Farcas, Romania's Minister for European Integration;
2. selected de 20 journalists having started a professional training on EU affairs;
3. accompanied and promoted 12 Romanian students having represented Romania at the Convention for the Future of Europe (Youth Conventionals in Paris and Rome.);
4. published the first book from the collection « New words for Europe»;

We will continue our advocacy for Romania’s integration in the EU.

We trust in continuing our partnership and thank you for having supported the Ithaka Foundation.

* In line with the Ithaka Foundation’s Internal Instruction Manual 8-10% of the funds raised are used for administrative purposes.