06 Oct 2004							REF:CPPBGRE1

TO:	ITOL Project			
	DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS 
	INFORMATION TECHNOCLOGY AND THE ARTS

FM:	Guy BLOMBERG					E: guy.blomberg@smeems.net
	Principal					T: 0419-174-405
	GMB & ASSOCIATES					

CONFIRMATION OF IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EDCM PROJECT

This is confirmation of the services and resources I am prepared to provide for the Electronic Dangerous Cargo Management
[EDCM] project on a 50% consultancy fee. 

In 1987/1988 I was engaged as an IT Consultant by Stephen GOULD Managing Director Halisa Pty Ltd of New South Wales to:

	1 	develop a demonstration for the NSW Maritime Services Board [NSW MSB] based on the RUBAC Electronic 
		Information Management methodology using the Information Workflows from the United Nations Port Management 
		Information [PORTMIS] 

	2 	As a result of that demonstration a letter was received in Jan 1988 from the Australian Association of Port
		and Marine Authorities [AAPMA] requesting a quotation for implementing the RUBAC methodology throughout the
		ports influenced by the International Port and Harbour Authority [IPHA]

	3 	In Feb 1988 as a result of discussions that Stephen GOULD had with a number of leading EDI proponents at
		the Compat'88 EDI Conference at the Hague, I was commissioned by Halisa Pty Ltd to fly to Europe to give a
		number of presentations on the PortMIS prototype at the London office of the Australian Trade Commission 
		AUSTRADE

	4 	There presentations were given to a number of separate organisations including

		1 	Dr Elizabeth MULLER, Executive Director, Lloyds of London Press 

		2 	John ARNOLD, Principal, UK Customs Directorate Division G

		3 	Nigel FENTON, Executive Secretary, UK Article Numbering Association

		4 	John HAMMOND CEO Maritime Cargo Processing 

John HAMMOND was one of the few people to appreciate the different concept of the RUBAC electronic information management 
methodology.  In his letter he states "The concept for an electronic communication and filing system addresses the 
major problem of information retrieval."
 
The Architecture of the demonstration developed for NSW MSB appears to meet the "newer Architecture" identified in s16 
Technical Architecture Status of the presentation slide given by Duane NICKULL at the recent UN/CEFACT Forum in Virginia 
from 17-24 Sep 2004.

In 1987-1988 the contracts that Halisa Pty Ltd offered were based on 50% consultancy fee and 50% Intellectual Property 
Royalties of 200% after 3 years (1990)and 300% after 5 years (1992).

My fee at the time in 1987 was $ 10,000 for 3 months work with $ 10,000 as the IPR fee.  

I will provide to this knowledge and Intellectual Property to develop an Australian Electronic Dangerous Cargo Management 
process.


Guy BLOMBERG
Principal
GB & ASSOCIATES