Re: [nc-budget] RE: FIRST PROPOSAL FOR A DNSO BUDGET FOR 2002

[Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales <vany@sdnp.org.pa>]

Hi Roger and all:

Thank you!!! I didn't listen the phone ring and I was here waiting the
call.

However, I think the best is to save this kind offering for the official
call.  Thank you again Roger.

Best Regards
Vany


"Cochetti, Roger" wrote:
> 
> Vany-
> 
> We tried to call you in order to get you into this informal teleconference
> but Sarah said that there was no answer at your number.  Sorry we were not
> able to connect, but we will have a formal meeting of the Budget Committee
> sometime during the next few weeks.
> 
> Roger
> 
> Roger J. Cochetti
> Senior Vice President & Chief Policy Officer
> VeriSign
> rcochetti@verisign.com
> 202-973-6600
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales [mailto:vany@sdnp.org.pa]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 10:06 AM
> To: Cochetti, Roger
> Cc: Gomes, Chuck; 'Anthony Harris'; 'Elisabeth Porteneuve'; 'Erica
> Roberts'; 'Ken Stubbs'; 'Ken Stubbs'; 'Marilyn Cade'; 'Peter deBlanc';
> 'Philip Sheppard'; 'Nc-Budget (E-mail)'
> Subject: Re: [nc-budget] RE: FIRST PROPOSAL FOR A DNSO BUDGET FOR 2002
> 
> Hi Roger and all:
> 
> I understand that there are lines items that it would be desirable to
> include
> if the Budget Committee will submit any request to ICANN for funding
> such item lines in full.
> But if such funding is not aprooved, then the NCDNHC will be in serious
> problems again for year 2002
> because for us is not realistic to contribute with our part in the same
> way our other partners in the NC are able to contribute.
> 
> So I suggest to make two Budgets:
> 
> 1.  The Regular Budget as Roger and Glen proposed if ICANN aprooves to
> include DNSO in its Budget.
> 
> 2.  An emergency Budget if ICANN doesn't aproove such funding, where
> will have the only the following item lines
> that are the most obligatory ones because we got some compromises:
> 
>    SECRETARIAT (Including AFNIC)  $60000.00
>    TRAVEL EXPENSES OF SECRETARIAT $15000.00
>    TELEPHONE EXPENSES             $ 5000.00
>    SUBTOTAL:                      $80000.00
>    LESS SURPLUS                 - $63000.00
>    TOTAL                          $17000.00
> 
>    CONTRIBUTION PER CONSTITUENCY  $ 2429.00
> 
> ---------------------------------------------
> 
> I have other question about the Budget proposed by Roger:
> 
> 1.  What is this item line of conectivity? I understand
> that AFNIC and Lodger INC has their own resources of conectivity to
> Internet
> and that as such is included in the work their are doing, as far as I
> understand.
> Also for meetings ICANN set up the conectivity so need to pay extra
> connectivity
> in ICANN meetings.
> 
> 2. In the potential services needed, I wish to know which tasks will do
> such additional
> task that is not included in the task to be done by Lodger Inc and
> AFNIC. In any case
> the NCDNHC cannot support additional staff for DNSO.
> 
> 3.  Web Casting:  In fact there are another creative ways to make
> webcasting with minute taking work.
> I also think it shouldn't be so sophisticated as Berkman Center makes
> it, with video editing and other
> very desirable jobs, but that we cannot afford it.  I think that we
> should make the exercise to contact
> local teams where the meeting will be developed in order to know how
> much more or less would cost
> to hire a local team to perform the same tasks as Berkman Center for the
> NC meetings and GA Assembly.
> 
> 4. Translation services:  I think that ICANN is perfoming this...very
> slow but doing it.
> 
> 5.  Miscelaneos:  I understand the merit to include a miscleanous item
> line, just in case of any "urgence" expense has
> to be made.  But I think that DNSO has to learn to live without
> miscelanous since the NCDNHC doesn't have the capacity to afford
> miscelaneous in this or any future budget.  Instead of adding
> miscelanous, lets organize ourselves in a way that we won't need a
> miscelanous item line.
> And if we need in the future anything to pay not included in a Budget,
> then lets simply doing the fundraising when needed or search sponsors
> when needed.
> 
> Any thoughs?
> 
> Best Regards
> Vany
> 
> "Cochetti, Roger" wrote:
> =======================================================================
> > >
> > >
> > > Current funds                                                 $173K
> > >
> > > Rough Commitments Against Current Funds Through EOY 2001
> > >
> > >       AFNIC '00   $59K
> > >       AFNIC  '01  $40K
> > >       G S G        $ 7K
> > >       Other          $4K
> > >       TOTAL                   $110K
> > >
> > > Projected surplus of Funds at Year-End 2001                   $63K
> > >
> > > =======================================================================
> > >
> > > PROJECTED DNSO EXPENSES IN 2002:  MINIMUM
> > >
> > > Secretariat (including AFNIC)                                 $60K
> > >
> > > Connectivity                                                  $10 K
> > >
> > > Telephone                                                     $ 5K
> > >
> > > Secretariat Travel                                            $15K
> > >
> > > Misc                                                          $30K
> > >
> > >
> > > TOTAL                                                         $120K
> > >
> > > LESS 2001 CARRYOVER                                           -$63K
> > >
> > > ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEEDED                                       $57K
> > >
> > > PER CONSTITUENCY (7)                                  $8.2K
> > >
> > >
> > > POTENTIAL ADDED EXPENSES
> > >
> > > Partial Staff Support                                         $50K
> > > ($7.2K/Constituency)
> > >
> > > Web casting                                                   $50K ( " "
> )
> > >
> > > Translation Services                                          $50K  ( "
> "
> > > )
> > >
> > > Full Staff Support                                            $120K
> > > ($17.1K/Constituency)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Roger J. Cochetti
> > > Senior Vice President & Chief Policy Officer
> > > VeriSign
> > > rcochetti@verisign.com
> > > 202-973-6600
> > >
> > >
> > >
> 
> --
> Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
> Information Technology Specialist
> Sustainable Development Networking Programme/Panama
> Tel: (507) 317-0169
> http://www.sdnp.org.pa
> e-mail:  vany@sdnp.org.pa

-- 
Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
Information Technology Specialist
Sustainable Development Networking Programme/Panama
Tel: (507) 317-0169
http://www.sdnp.org.pa
e-mail:  vany@sdnp.org.pa