Roger et al,
While we wait for Roger's proposal to go to the NC based on
our discussions I have been thinking a little more about the principles
involved behind the recommendation we agreed to.
We agreed to a revised set of estimated costs.
OK
We agreed to exclude web casting but include everything else
including outreach travel of $9000 (in addition to travel to meetings). OK
(sort of)
We then agreed to make some assumptions in order to
calculate the proposed constituency contribution:
1. $120,000 is raised by voluntary contributions -
OK
2. We have actual costs to date of $62,100 (Berkman
centre web cast + AFNIC sec charge) - OK
3. The subs received to date (1999 +2000 = $98,589) are
all we will get. ???
(If all 1999 + 2000 are paid we would receive $130,500).
I am not comfortable with a principle that we say to
constituencies here is the 2001 fee call which assumes that some of you did
not (and will not?) pay the 1999 or 2000 fees. This is not a good
principle. Nor is it conservative budgeting. If we know
there are defaulters in 2000, why assume they will pay in 2001 ? I would
prefer to assume constituencies will pay what they agreed to pay before we ask
them for more.
Comments ?
(Also Roger, we need as a budget committee to agree to an
explicit proposal following the call we can recommend anything to the NC - we
haven't seen this yet).
Philip.