2022-04-05-accounts

Interspecies I/O (UK)

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 13/09/2021 - 05/04/2022 Charity Name: Interspecies I/O Charity registration number: 1195800

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Table of Contents

Objects and Activities ................................................................................................................... 3

Financial Review ............................................................................................................................. 4

Structure Governance and Management ................................................................................. 4

Reference and Administrative details ....................................................................................... 5

Declarations ..................................................................................................................................... 5

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Objects and Activities

Objects (Charitable Purpose)

'For the public benefit, to advance education in, and the science of, interspecies communication by adding to the collective knowledge and understanding of interspecies communication and by promoting research and creating a global network to share and apply research in the subject.'

Activities

To continue to advance education and the science of interspecies communication since formalising, we have delivered 1 conference, 12 lectures, including 22 speakers and increased our membership to 5777 representing over 300% growth. To continue to drive progress, we appointed a Head of Programming, Kate Armstrong, to curate and deliver more content. In 2023 we plan to develop our online presence into a hub of resources, references and citizen science tools to share the history and latest research findings in an effort to further advance and support the field of animal communications.

Achievements and Performance

Our 2021 conference has had a live audience and online viewings totalling over 3300, the membership has reached nearly 6000 with over 300% growth, and our lectures have been seen over 2500 times and counting.

Workshopand conference	2020	2021
Workshopinvitations	200	252
Workshop participants	115	124
Conferenceparticipants	723	818
Conference chat	829	281
Watches	1826	3338

Membership	2019	2023	Increase
Slack	0	487
YouTube	0	399
Facebook	1752	1,957
Twitter	0	449
Instagram	0	749
LinkedIn	0	199
Tiktok	0	3
Mailinglist	96	1,534
Total	1848	5777	312.61%

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Lectures	Audience since March 2023
William Lynn Ethics and Interspecies Internet April 2021	351
Ofer Tchernichovski Balanced imitation sustains song culture: zebra finches June 2021	555
Natalie Uomini Conversations with Crows November 2021	202
Dylan Kerr Tools for Thought: Artifacts from the History of Comparative Psychology May2022	155
Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas Building the Dog Internet July2022	267
Jennifer Mather Octopuses as intelligent aliens from space: What? July2022	807
Blaise Agüera y Arcas Can machines learn how to behave? September 2022	177
Karen Bakker Listening Across the Tree of Life December 2022	364
Tom Mustill How To Speak Whale January2023	330
Total audience	2,844

Financial Review

Since launch, we are yet to raise any finances. All work is voluntary, and this year we will look to develop a fundraising strategy. We have no funds held in reserve.

Structure Governance and Management

Interspecies I/O is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with charity registration number 1195800. It is governed by its Articles of Association, last revised in 2021. The Articles of Association set out the charitable purposes for public benefit.

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In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard for the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity Name: Interspecies I/O Other name the charity uses: Interspecies Internet Registered charity number: 1195800

Charity’s principal address: 4 St Margarets Grove, London, SE18 7RL, UK

Trustees

Trustees
Name	Start date
Vinton Cerf	2021
Peter Gabriel	2021
Neil Gershenfeld	2021
Diana Reiss	2021

Administration

Will Davis, Executive Director

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature Full Name Position Date
	Diana Reiss
	Chair
	14/03/23

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