Iran Knowledge Institute Protocol

1. Sending the confirmation email (about time and topic of the talk/workshop) to the speaker
   
   
2. Assessment of talk information (title/abstract/etc…)
   
   
3. Arranging a Skype Call or other online platforms with the speaker before the talk/workshop for more acquaintance and know about his/her preferences about the talk (such as time, host, audience, etc…)
   
   
4. Finding a proper host for the talk according to the speaker’s preferences
   
   
5. Contacting the host and arranging the talk/workshop
   
   
6. Sending the online survey form for the speaker/host/audience
   
   
7. Collecting and studying the results of survey forms
   
   
8. After the talk/workshop, the International Relations Experts of Iran Knowledge Institute will determine the financial support for the talk/workshop according to the results of survey forms and the advisory board of Iran Knowledge Institute’s decision:
   
   a) The speaker will give an honorary speech with the assistance of Knowdiff (a non-profit organization) and a certificate of appreciation will be offered to him/her by Iran Knowledge Institute.
   b) Iran Knowledge Institute will offer the financial support of his/her talk from the budget of the international interactions center of Science and Technology of Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology (VPST) according to the below table:
   
   *It is worth mentioning that the trip duration means the whole time passing on the plane (one way only) and doesn’t include Transit Time.
   
   
   

   Trip Duration (one way)	8 or more than 8 hours	Up to 8 hours	Up to 5 hours	Up to 2 hours
   VPST Fund	100 million IRR	80 million IRR	60 million IRR	40 million IRR

9. Once the amount of financial support is finalized, the experts will ask the speaker to provide some documents for preparing a MOU and ask the speaker to sign it. It is worth mentioning that the financial support will be transferred after budget provision by VPST.