Re: [ga] Blending Top-down and Bottoms-up

[Eric Dierker <eric@HI-TEK.COM>]

Your points are well raised gentlmen and prevail at will.  I ask Mr. Bruce James for some
insight here.  I believe that this project could garner a little outside support -
earmarked and since we are dealing in truly small donational funds these could be gotten
through the emergency status of most foundations.  While the ICANN as a whole suffers
from inability to cloister sums because they miss their mark as a mission we may do well
to prevail upon the hosts of good conscience.  Something also tells me that there are
other sources as well.

Let us not be puritanical and naive here money comes with a tag.  I would suggest an open
and notorious group of donors which get unfettered access and contribution to the group
in exchange for a very sizeable donation, not voting and all communication open and
transparent - call it corporate outreach and cross marketing.  Believe it or not this
method works great for things like the AMA dealing with drug companies.  The best
conferences and meeting grounds take place at someones expense.  I do not believe that
Stockholm was tainted by the fact of sponsorship of different gatherings. Far from it, it
is open and good and allows us to learn and prosper.

It is time to move, there are folks on this "appointment list" who can find the
resources. Mr. Williams will you consider such matters and decide how you best could help
and insure the integrity you so correctly seek?

Sincerely,

Sotiris Sotiropoulos wrote:

> Jeff Williams wrote:
>
> >   Let me try to be a bit more clear.  The problem I see with Danny's proposal
> > is that there is no funding for it that I have seen or heard of to date.  To ask
> > or appoint individuals to such a task, without any compensation, is a bit
> > over the top, as the say...
>
> A valid point.
>
> >   I am more than willing and happy to try to help.  But I am not god.  And
> > I can only hope to help those that are willing to help themselves.  Getting
> > this "Baby into the Harbor" as you say, required some method of propulsion,
> > or $$ in this instance.  As there doesn't seem to be any moneys available for this
> > project, I fail to see how this scow can make it to harbor...  In that the
> > ICANN BoD just recently received some $5m US from Verisign, possibly
> > Danny could prevail upon the ICANN staff or BoD to allocate adequate
> > funds for this project?  If the ICANN BoD see it as a viable project
> > I am sure they will be more than willing to fund it.
>
> Again, I think you make an excellent point.  Let's ask the Chair to "prevail upon the
> ICANN staff or BoD to allocate adequate funds for this project."  Danny, how 'bout
> some greenbacks for the troops?
>
> Sotiris Sotiropoulos
>         Hermes Network, Inc.
>
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