Re: [ga] Grants, Funding, Moneys - Who is going to pay for all of this?

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

Derek and all assembly members,

  I must agree with you on one point.  Most of the constituencies
and SO's have few members, due to various reasons, little of
no funding, and really little of no idea how to acquire funding
from what I have seen.  It is almost laughable, but sad at the same
time.

Derek Conant wrote:

> It appears to me that certain of ICANN's Domain Name Supporting
> Organizations (SOs) are demanding positions and processes from ICANN
> that the SOs cannot properly represent, implement or manage themselves.
>
> These SOs have a demonstrated record of not being able to properly
> organize their constituencies nor advance any meaningful agenda through
> valid consensus.  I believe that this is mostly due in part because of
> the SOs' inability to obtain adequate funding, staffing and resources
> and the SOs memberships are very few in numbers.
>
> Further, I believe that the SOs cannot obtain funding because they do
> not appear to be making any progress in their agendas, they lack
> direction and there is no real benefit, whatsoever, for any organization
> to invest or otherwise provide grants or funding or moneys for travel
> and expenses for representatives of these SOs.
>
> Furthermore, it appears to me that any organization giving money to
> certain of these SOs is an organization that has money to boast its
> academic representatives, or that has money to waste, or that is
> completely out of touch with this process.
>
> ICANN appears to expect stake holders and interested parties and the
> At-Large to operate for free.  Certain SO appear to believe that ICANN
> should pay for everything.  The facts are that no one has come up with
> any money to fund the SOs' pipe dreams.
>
> The SOs are starting to appear to be merely platforms for academic
> representatives to qualify their existence more than anything else.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but it takes money to run this show.  I don't
> see the academic representatives and philosophers, those who propose SO
> resolutions or describe what they believe is best for everyone, paying
> for any of this.
>
> Who is going to pay for all of this and what is the reward in return?
>
> Derek Conant
> DNSGA President and Chairman
>
> Telephone:  (202) 801-0158
> Facsimile:  (202) 234-0685
> E-mail:  dconant@dnsga.org
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Regards,

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