Once Centers’ participation has materialized, the Offering Partner and each participating Center signs an Activity Agreement. This component of the Activity Management System provides the opportunity to discuss and register agreements regarding each party’s roles and responsibilities and costs (if any) regarding the offering of the event. Clarification of these issues is key to the activity’s success.

The Activity Agreement contains five sections: (i.) description of the activity with dates and times; (ii.) roles and responsibilities; (iii.) financial arrangements; (iv.) intellectual property rights; (v.) signature page.

All sections must be discussed and agreed upon by all parties involved; the terms are negotiated within the System’s discussion mechanism. Approximately two weeks prior to the offering of a global dialogue and four weeks prior to the offering of a course, the agreement is signed between the program’s Offering Partner, the participating Center and Coordinator of the GDLN Services team. After offering the activity, once the invoices have been processed, the GDLN Accountant provides the last signature and the Activity Agreement is closed

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