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Re: [nc-budget] REPORT ON NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE TELECON OF 3 NOVEMBER 2000
Great - we need to move on search committee issues.
erica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cochetti, Roger" <rogerc@netsol.com>
To: "'Erica Roberts'" <erica.roberts@bigpond.com>; "Peter de Blanc"
<pdeblanc@usvi.net>; "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@verisign.com>; "Cochetti, Roger"
<rogerc@netsol.com>; <nc-budget@dnso.org>
Cc: "McAllister, Athena" <athenam@netsol.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 12:35 AM
Subject: RE: [nc-budget] REPORT ON NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE TELECON OF
3 NOVEMBER 2000
> I think everyone is available so let's meet at 7:15 AM in room 251...I
will
> have to finish by 8:00 AM, however, since I have another meeting at that
> time.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erica Roberts [mailto:erica.roberts@bigpond.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 8:38 AM
> To: Peter de Blanc; 'Gomes, Chuck'; 'Cochetti, Roger';
> nc-budget@dnso.org
> Cc: 'McAllister, Athena'
> Subject: Re: [nc-budget] REPORT ON NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE
> TELECON OF 3 NOVEMBER 2000
>
>
> I am available.
>
> erica
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter de Blanc" <pdeblanc@usvi.net>
> To: "'Gomes, Chuck'" <cgomes@verisign.com>; "'Cochetti, Roger'"
> <rogerc@netsol.com>; <nc-budget@dnso.org>
> Cc: "'McAllister, Athena'" <athenam@netsol.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 11:21 AM
> Subject: RE: [nc-budget] REPORT ON NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE TELECON
OF
> 3 NOVEMBER 2000
>
>
> > I am available
> >
> > peter de Blanc (room 249 at marriott)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-nc-budget@dnso.org [mailto:owner-nc-budget@dnso.org]On
> > Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 4:53 PM
> > To: Cochetti, Roger; 'nc-budget@dnso.org'
> > Cc: McAllister, Athena
> > Subject: RE: [nc-budget] REPORT ON NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE
> > TELECON OF 3 NOVEMBER 2000
> >
> >
> > I'm available.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cochetti, Roger [mailto:rogerc@netsol.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 12:51 PM
> > To: 'nc-budget@dnso.org'
> > Cc: McAllister, Athena
> > Subject: [nc-budget] REPORT ON NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE TELECON OF
> > 3 NOVEMBER 2000
> >
> >
> > Based on the comments received, I take this report of out 3 November
> meeting
> > as final. As you know, the NC/BC meeting that was scheduled for Sunday
> > evening took place, although several members of the Budget Committee
were
> > not able to attend due to schedule conflicts. Consequently, I am trying
> to
> > schedule another face-to-face meeting of the Committee for Los Angeles
> this
> > week.
> >
> > Can you advise me ASAP of your availability on Thursday morning at 7:15
> AM?
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
============================================================================
> > =========================================
> >
> > 1. Calling in were: Roger, Elisabeth, Erica, Danny, Peter, and Chuck.
> > Absent: Phillip, Mark and Ken, who is an ex-officio member))
> >
> > 1. Voluntary Fund-Related Activities
> >
> > Roger reported that he had presented the BC report to the full Names
> Council
> > and the Council had taken note of the BC's plans to proceed.
Accordingly,
> > VeriSign Global Registry Services has asked its outside counsel, Wilmer
> > Cutler, to develop any required paperwork for the creation of a
> > un-incorporated association that would exist for the sole purpose of
> > "raising and dispersing funds for the provision of professional support
> > services to the DNSO and the Names Council" and that would in no way
incur
> > liability for ICANN or the DNSO or the Names Council. As previously
> > reported, the account will be set up at the Bank of America using an
> on-line
> > service. Roger indicated that he plans to use the name "DNSO VOLUNTARY
> > SUPPORT FUND (DVSF)" unless anyone has a better idea and that he needs
> > Budget Committee volunteers who are willing to serve as trustees for
this
> > account.
> > He also reported that once the account is opened, he will widely
circulate
> > the previously-agreed solicitation materials and ask that everyone on
the
> BC
> > work to get donations.
> >
> > Peter suggested that the BC might set up a separate account that could
> serve
> > as the basis for an endowment fund if we see opportunities for major
> > donations that would create a permanent endowment for the DNSO.
> Discussion
> > ensued. It was agreed that several members would investigate this and
the
> > BC would take it up at a future meeting.
> >
> > 2. Search-Related Activities for Policy-Oriented Professional Support
> >
> > The BC discussed - but reached no agreement on - whether funds from the
> > DVSF alone or funds from the DVSF combined with funds from
> > ICANN-administered/mandatory dues could be used for policy-oriented,
> > professional services, although it was clear that most of the funds for
> > policy-oriented professional services would have to come from the DVSF.
> > This is important since it is unclear how much will be raised in the
DVSF,
> > creating some uncertainty in the search process for policy-oriented
> > professional support. Accordingly, the BC created a Sub-Committee to
> manage
> > the search process consisting of Phillip, Erica and Chuck and asked the
> > Sub-committee to begin work forthwith on planning an conducting a search
> for
> > policy-oriented, professional support services, subject to: (1) the job
> > description is as previously agreed to; (2) the Subcommittee should
> > investigate the possibility that such service might be provided by
either
> an
> > individual or an organization; (3) In any recruitment efforts, the
> > Sub-Committee should be truthful in characterizing the funding
situation,
> > with the understanding that the target amount needed to proceed to
serious
> > recruitment discussions would be around $120,000 in cash on hand or
> reliable
> > commitments; and (4) the Sub-Committee should report back to the BC
> > periodically on its progress.
> >
> >
> > 3. ICANN-Administered/Mandatory Fees-Related Activities
> >
> > The BC recognized that, at present ICANN management, is administering
> around
> > $72,000 of funds that have been collected in mandatory fees from DNSO
> > Constituencies for the purpose of DNSO operations, and that this amount
is
> > significantly less than the $96,000 that the Names Council had approved
> for
> > the DNSO's Calendar Year 2000 budget. Accordingly, the BC has begun the
> task
> > of developing a revised DNSO budget for 2000 and recommending to the
Names
> > Council a specific set of expenses that should be authorized.
> >
> > At the outset, the BC attempted to establish whether there are any
claims
> > against the $72,000 in ICANN-administered funds. At this point,
Elisabeth
> > recused herself as a member of the Budget Committee and represented
AFNIC,
> a
> > service-provider to the DNSO and a potential claimant against these DNSO
> > funds. AFNIC indicated that during Calendar Year 1999, it had primarily
> > donated services to the DNSO (with the exception of certain telephone
> > expenses), but that for Calendar Year 2000, some of its services to the
> DNSO
> > were on a commercial basis, for which it expected compensation. AFNIC
was
> > not able to estimate at this time how much it felt it was due to it for
> > services during 2000, although it indicated that during this year it was
> > continuing to donate some services to the DNSO as well as to provide
some
> > services on a commercial basis. The BC recognized that it could proceed
> no
> > further on the topic of 2000 expenses until this matter was clarified
and
> it
> > asked AFNIC to provide it with an assessment of the services (both
donated
> > and commercial) that AFNIC feels AFNIC has provided to the DNSO in 2000,
> and
> > a statement of AFNIC's view of the monthly costs of these services on a
> > going-forward basis.
> >
> >
> > 4. ICANN Administration of DNSO Funds
> >
> > A copy of a note from ICANN President Mike Roberts to Names Council
Chair
> > Ken Stubbs was circulated to the BC and there was a preliminary
discussion
> > of the alternative arrangements for the management of DNSO funds. The
BC
> > decided to discuss this further at its next meeting.
> >
> >
> > 5. Next Meeting
> >
> > The BC agreed to meet next in person (call in will be available for
anyone
> > not able to attend in person) on Sunday, November 12th at 6:30 PM at
Roger
> > Cochetti's room at the Marina del Ray Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles. At
> > that time, it will resume its discussion of potential recommendations to
> the
> > Names Council for the disposition of the ICANN-administered mandatory
DNSO
> > fees, and discuss the DNSO fund-raising campaign as well as the issue of
> the
> > long term administration of the DNSO account. ICANN management has been
> > invited to make a presentation to the BC on this item.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
============================================================================
> > ==============================================
> > As of Tuesday, 18 October, ICANN's records indicate that
> > it has received the following amounts on behalf of the
> > DNSO:
> >
> > 1st Call 2d Call
> > Business Constituency $5,000.00 $13,642.86
> > ccTLD Constituency $2,757.41 $0.00
> > gTLD Constituency $5,000.00 $13,642.86
> > IP Constituency $5,000.00 $13,642.86
> > ISP Constituency $0.00 $0.00
> > NCDNHC $3,085.00 $0.00
> > Registrars Constituency $5,000.00 $3,000.00
> > Total paid $25,842.41 $43,928.58
> >
> > Total both calls - $69,770.99
> > Net outlays - $ 2,700.00
> > Remaining available - $67,070.99
> >
> > ADD IN ISP FUNDS RECEIVED: $72,070.99
> >
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