Individuals requesting invitation to attend the Seminario in Camagüey.

Suggested steps to follow when applying to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's  "Foreign Assets Control"

1. Go to the OFAC home page and sign up for e-mail advisors related to any changes in the Cuban policies at http://treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/cuba/cuba.shtml

    

2. Review the " Overview of Sanctions"  Note especially the language in the sub-section "Who Can Go...."

    

   "Full-time professionals whose travel transactions are directly related to professional research in their professional areas, provided that their research: (1) is of a noncommercial academic nature, (2) comprises a full work schedule in Cuba, and (3) has a substantial likelihood of public dissemination."

   ALL of these three point must be somehow addressed in your letter to OFACs to increase the probability of your receiving the licence to travel.

   See especially: https://cubatravel.ofac.treas.gov/guidelines.htm#ProfessionalResearch  The OFAC office takes these applications very, very seriously, and we each have to be sure to carefully address its requests.

    

3. Go to the link Request a Specific License for Travel under the Comprehensive Guidelines for License Applications  Work through the wizard; you will be "Requesting a New License" 

    

4. When you get to the page asking you to select the category for travel, you probably want to choose "Professional Research and Meetings"

    

5. NB: This category requires you to state your request for a specific license under § 515.564(b) of the Regulations to engage in transactions directly incident to professional research or attendance at a professional meeting or conference or for the organization of a professional meeting or conference in Cuba that does not qualify for the general license under § 515.564(a)."  This means you should include this specific request in the cover letter of your applications to OFAC.  Secondly, you are "applying as an individual."

    

6. In Step 2 of 7, you will be required to supply an organizational relationship.  If you have one to use, fine.  If not,  then use "Inst. for Analytic Journalism" and "Non-profit eductional" as type.

    

7. You will be asked for travel dates.  We suggest using a "Departure date: 19 February 2009" and a "Return date: 3 March 2009."  These probably will NOT be the exact dates, but we do not yet know what the flight schedules.

    

8. You will be asked to "DESCRIBE THE MEETING/CONFERENCE"  This is what I wrote: "Conference description"  Use as you wish, but the character limit is a firm one.

    

9. "Supporting Documentation (Step 5 of 7)"  I (TJ) have selected "yes," and am submitting a flyer for our Handout for SuperComputing kickoff-2up.pdf.  Some of you could, of course, use that.  Others will need to be more inventive, perhaps by putting together something from the SF Complex site at www.sfcomplex.org

    

10. Answer the obvious check boxes, noting:

    Do not forget to attach the following with your application:

          * Copy of your organization's brochure or other literature describing typical activities.

          * Copy of agenda/program. 3rd Biennial - Call for papers.pdf and/or 3rd Bienal - Call for papers - Spanish.pdf

     

          * Copy of resume or curriculum vitae.

     

11. The most important thing is to make sure that your application cover letter says that "You will be presenting a paper or a workshop that will be written up in Proceedings of the Workshop.*

     

     

12. Be sure to keep hard copies of all your application paperwork, both Cuban and U.S.  You will want to have that with you when entering Cuba and, perhaps, coming back to the states.

     

     

13. Get to work post haste on this application and get it in; we expect complications in Washington.  Then let us know, in the table below, the status of your application.

     

     

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Name on passport	Address	Affiliation	Passport No.	Reason for attending Complexity Seminar (e.g. attendee, plan to present a paper, conduct workshop, etc.)	E-mail and Personal Page URL	Letters of Invitation	OFAC Licence received	Notes
Johnson, John T.	1201 Madrid Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 USA	Mgr. Director Inst. for Analytic Journalism	217032634	Coordinator of Team Santa Fe workshops	tom@jtjohnson.com www.jtjohnson.com	Johnson, Tom Invite Letter.pdf
Bracey, Dorothy H.	1201 Madrid Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 USA	Director Institute for Analytic Journalism		Coach for hands-on training sessions	dhbracey@comcast.net	Bracey, Dorothy Invite Letter.pdf
Daitz, Dr. Ben		Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico		M.D with speciality in public health and complex systems	bdaitz@unm.edu	Daitz, Ben Invite Letter.pdf
Steiner, James Paul	123 Rev S Howard Woodson Jr Way, Trenton, NJ, 08618, USA	Thomson Reuters	096974892	Team Santa Fe workshop instructor	james@turtlezero.com (or gregortroll@gmail.com	Steiner, James Invite Letter.pdf
Sadd, John R.	50 Encantado Loop, Santa Fe NM 87508 USA	Fellow, Inst. for Analytic Journalism	219631152	Team Santa Fe Workshop participant	john@progress.com	Sadd, John Invite Letter.pdf		Cannot go
Guerin, Stephen	2257 Camino Iris, Santa Fe, NM 87505	President, Redfish Group Chairman, Santa Fe Complex Faculty, Santa Fe Institute Summer School		Team Santa Fe workshop instructor	stephen.guerin@redfish.com	Guerin, Stephen Invite Letter.pdf
Wimberly, Francis C.	140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505	Principal Scientist, Redfish Group, Member of the Board, Santa Fe Complex		Team Santa Fe workshop participant, Spanish/English Interpreter	wimberly3@earthlink.net	Wimberly, Frank Invite Letter.pdf
Thorp, Joshua	608 Onate Pl, Santa Fe, NM 87505	Stigmergic Productions		Team Santa Fe workshop instructor	joshua@stigmergic.net	Thorp, Joshua Invite Letter.pdf
Prescott, Paige	137 E. Santa Fe Ave. Santa Fe, NM 87505	Coordinator, Project Growing Up Thinking Science	159470000	Instructor in StarLogo TNG	paigeaprescott@gmail.com	Prescott, Paige Invite Letter.pdf
Gizzi, Michael	Illinois State University, Normal, IL	Asst. Prof., Criminal Justice Sciences		Lead instructor in Netlogo	mgizzi@gmail.com	Gizzi, Mike Invite Letter.pdf		Cannot go
Wikle, Glenn	2006 Conejo Dr Santa Fe, NM,87505	Santa Fe Complex		Starlogo & Netlogo Instructor	glennwikle@gmail.com	Wikle, Glenn Invite Letter.pdf
Sorvig, Kim R.	School of Architecture & Planning, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131	Research Associate Professor School of Architecture & Planning	133458280	Team Santa Fe NetLogo presenter	sorvig@santafe-newmexico.com	Sorvig, Kim Invite Letter.pdf
Jimerson, Paul M.	2107 Van Ness Ave #408 San Francisco, CA 94109	Fellow, Institute for Analytic Journalism	218732686	Team Santa Fe Network Specialist	pjimerson@gmail.com	Jimerson, Paul Invite Letter.pdf		Cannot go