Re: [Fwd: [council] Invoicing ccTLD Contributions]

[Dennis Jennings <Dennis.Jennings@ucd.ie>]

Andrew,

The only way out of this "Catch 22" sitation is for the Names Council to submit
a budget of $35,000 (7 x $5,000) for web-casting for 1999/2000 to ICANN asap, so
that ICANN can raise the necessary invoices so that ccTLD Managers can pay.

Dennis

Andrew McLaughlin wrote:
> 
> In reply to Dennis note --
> 
> In general, expenditures and receipts by ICANN, the DNSO, etc., have to be
> approved by the ICANN Board.  The NC has decided to solicit voluntary
> contributions from the constituencies to fund its meeting-related expenses.
> Accordingly, I don't have the authority to issue "invoices" in the sense of
> "bills for money due."  Once the NC makes a budget/income recommendation
> that is approved by the Board, the staff will have such authority.
> 
> But in the meantime, I'm more than happy to issue receipts for
> contributions, or even "invoices" for contributions, if the person or
> organization tells me that he/she/it wants to make a contribution.  In order
> to make the accounting work properly, contributions for DNSO-related
> expenses should be made to "ICANN," and should be accompanied by a note
> indicating that the contribution is for DNSO-related expenses.  In addition,
> the contributor should note whether the contribution should be credited to
> any particular constituency.  ICANN staff will periodically report to the
> Names Council for contributions received.
> 
> It is my understanding that the members of the IP constituency have
> contributed US $5,000 for DNSO-related expenses, paid by check to ICANN.
> 
> As we have discussed before, ICANN has advanced the DNSO's meeting and
> webcasting expenses for Berlin, Santiago, and Los Angeles, with the
> expectation that the Names Council would develop a plan to fund those and
> future meeting expenses.  Total DNSO meeting and webcasting expenses to date
> have been approximately as follows (using the allocation principles detailed
> in my prior emails of 14 September 1999, 4 October 1999, 6 October 1999):
> 
>      - Berlin:  ~ US $8,000 (meeting space and webcast)
>      - Santiago: ~ US $10,500 (meeting space, webcast, Spanish and
> Portuguese translation)
>      - Los Angeles:  ~ US $8,000 (meeting space and webcast)
> 
> In addition, I understand that the DNSO owes the Berkman Center
> approximately $2,000 for NC teleconference webcasts to date.
> 
> Assuming the usual webcast budget of $25,000 to $30,000 for Cairo, I would
> expect that webcasts of Names Council and GA meetings would result in
> approximately $8,000 of DNSO-attributable expenses for that round of
> meetings.  We are not currently planning to do translations in Cairo, and I
> will endeavor (as always) to minimize the expense of meeting spaces through
> local sponsorships.
> 
> I hope this is helpful;  let me know how you'd like to proceed.
> 
> --Andrew
> 
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> [ -----Original Message-----
> [ From: owner-council@dnso.org [mailto:owner-council@dnso.org]On Behalf Of
> [ Dennis Jennings
> [ Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 3:26 PM
> [ To: Andrew McLaughlin
> [ Cc: Fay Howard; DNSO Names Council
> [ Subject: [Fwd: [council] Invoicing ccTLD Contributions]
> [
> [
> [ Andrew,
> [
> [ I don't remember getting a reply to this e-mail.
> [
> [ Any progress on the invoicing procedure for ICANN to collect the
> [ volunteered
> [ $5,000 for the DNSO Names Council ?
> [
> [ Thanks
> [ Dennis
> [
> [