[ga] Re: Fwd: [council] Fw: Names Council Budget Request

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Vany and all,

  It would seem to me that US$100k is a bit more than is necessary.
I would like to see what the justification for this much $$ is based
on before being supportive.

Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales wrote:

> Dear fellows:
>
> The Names Council requested a support for $100000.00 to the ICANN Board in
> order to have setted-up a properly Secretariat.
>
> The ICANN Board through M. Stuart Lynn that for this year it won't be possible
> to even discuss it for the budget of this year but that maybe it can be
> discussed the next period.
>
> Also, I should note that Stuart Lynn made a call to the NC to raise such funds
> or find support amongst all constituency regarding such Secretariat.
>
> Please, find below such letter.
>
> ----------  Mensaje Reenviado  ----------
> Subject: [council] Fw: Names Council Budget Request
> Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 13:53:12 +0200
> From: "Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@aim.be>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "M. Stuart Lynn" <lynn@icann.org>
> To: "Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@aim.be>
> Cc: "vint cerf" <vcerf@MCI.NET>; "ICANN Budget Group"
> <budget-group@icann.org>; "ICANN Finance Committee" <fin-comm@icann.org>
> Sent: 09 May 2001 07:51
> Subject: Names Council Budget Request
>
> Phillip:
>
> Several weeks ago, you forwarded a resolution from the Names Council
> to Vint and me requesting that ICANN include $100,000 in the
> 2001-2002 budget to provide support for the Names Council
> Secretariat. I want to bring you up to date on this matter.
>
> The Finance Committee, which is advisory to me and the Board,
> discussed this request but felt that it could not consider
> recommending financial support for one Standing Organization
> independent of overall policy guidance from the Board regarding ICANN
> support for all SO's. Furthermore, it was felt that it is too late
> for such guidance to be developed for the coming year's budget, but
> that the matter should be discussed by the Board in time for
> consideration for the 2000-2003 budget.
>
> Certainly other questions arose. Since 90% of ICANN's discretionary
> funds (that is, the portion not earmarked for a corresponding
> expense) comes from certain DNSO constituencies, for ICANN to provide
> financial support to the DNSO Secretariat would in effect be
> returning funds already raised from those constituencies. In other
> words, ICANN would be increasing its expenditures by $100,000 for
> which there would be a corresponding increase of $90,000 contributed
> from certain DNSO constituencies (the remaining 10% would essentially
> come from ASO contributed funds). If those constituencies wish to
> contribute $90,000 to the DNSO Secretariat, can they not choose to do
> so directly within the DNSO budget framework?
>
> That notwithstanding, I believe it is fair to say that there is
> certainly much sympathy for the need for a properly supported DNSO
> Secretariat, and encourage your and the Names Council's efforts to
> provide for that support from among your constituencies.
>
> Stuart
> --
>
> __________________
> Stuart Lynn
> President and CEO
> ICANN
> 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
> Marina del Rey, CA 90292
> Tel: 310-823-9358
> Fax: 310-823-8649
> Email: lynn@icann.org
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> Best Regards
> Vany
>
> --
> Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
> IT Specialist
> Sustainable Development Networking Programme/Panama
> Tel: (507) 230-4011 exrt 213
> Fax: (507) 230-3455
> e-mail:  vany@sdnp.org.pa
> http://www.sdnp.org.pa
>
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