RE: [council] The $ 100,000 (was) Fw: [ga] Suspension of Voting Rights

["Peter de Blanc" <pdeblanc@usvi.net>]

Erica, under item (1) below, i am referring to general costs of the DNSO.

I believe the only "request" passed along was for a one time sum of $
100,000 as a start up contribution to the "voluntary fund" of the DNSO.

Also, I noticed that when that request was passed, it was for a "granty",
not expressed as a possibility of a "start-up loan".

Perhaps it might not have been refused if couched as a "loan".

After all, ICANN itself got such loans, from Cisco Corp and others.

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@dnso.org [mailto:owner-council@dnso.org]On Behalf Of
Erica Roberts
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 12:13 AM
To: council@dnso.org
Subject: [council] Fw: [ga] Suspension of Voting Rights


Given that the NC has written to ICANN requesting funding of $100k to
support DNSO activities, I am surprised by Peter's comment (below) that this
request has not been passed to the Budget committee.  Perhaps this is
something we should address at our next meeting and with ICANN staff and
Board members..

erica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter de Blanc" <pdeblanc@usvi.net>
To: "'Harald Tveit Alvestrand'" <harald@Alvestrand.no>; "'babybows.com'"
<webmaster@babybows.com>
Cc: <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 9:46 PM
Subject: RE: [ga] Suspension of Voting Rights


> Two issues:
>
> 1. ICANN could cover costs of DNSO, simply by including those costs in the
> annual budget. I am on the budget task force, or whatever it is called.
> There has been, to data, no official request from NC or DNSO to include
such
> a budget item. There _could be_, though, in the future, if the NC/DNSO
> wishes.
>
>
> 2. Meanwhile, I agree with Harald. the DN "Supporting Organization" is,
> under current structure, supporting itself. One must "pay to play". Many
> non-commercial organizations pay lawyers and lobbyists, pay to have their
> representatives travel to meetings, stay in 4 star hotels, etc. All that
> high-powered executive talent should be able to raise US $ 15 to $ 20
> thousand a year. IN fact, if asked, I would donate funds to the NCC.
>
> Peter de Blanc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Harald
> Tveit Alvestrand
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 10:32 AM
> To: babybows.com
> Cc: ga@dnso.org
> Subject: Re: [ga] Suspension of Voting Rights
>
>
> It is not obvious to me either that ICANN can reasonably be asked to cover
> the cost of DNSO operation or that the DNSO can permit those who refuse to
> follow DNSO rules to continue to take part in DNSO decision making, even
> when those rules involve paying money to cover DNSO operation.
>
> This viewpoint may be unpopular.
>
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