Re: [nc-budget] FISAT AND AFNIC INVOICES TO THE DNSO FOR MARCH 2002

["Harold J. Feld" <hfeld@mediaaccess.org>]

Elisabeth, thanks for the explanation.

I will swicth from an "abstention" to "aye."

Harold Feld

Elisabeth Porteneuve wrote:

>Harold,
>
>
>You may want to catch up with NC budget and expenses - what you
>name "typical expenditure".
>
>Each month FISAT and AFNIC send two _contractual_ invoices
>for $5000 the two ($3200+$1800).
>(BTW: contract to be signed since October 2001 - awaiting ICANN.
>In very brief here is a summary of one year work: the NC set up 
>a Budget Committee, which subsequently set up its Search sub-Committee 
>(1) to determine the NC needs, (2) to prepare the selection criteria 
>and selection process for the NC Secretariat, (3) to draft an RFP.
>Later on, the Search Sub-Committee hired an Australian 
>consultant (1) to make a call for proposals, (2) to make a study 
>of anonymous answers and to prepare the results.
>At the end of this very long work FISAT and AFNIC got selected,
>and got the contract for services.)
>
>To those monthly contractual invoices Glen is adding specific
>invoices for reimboursement of her expenses, which are of 2 categories: 
>(a) travels to ICANN meetings and hotel as specified in contract, 
>(b) telephone and connectivity according to what she really is charged 
>by telcos or ISP.
>
>Best regards,
>Elisabeth
>--
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>>From owner-nc-budget@dnso.org Mon Apr 15 22:44 MET 2002
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>>Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:51:05 -0400
>>From: "Harold J. Feld" <hfeld@mediaaccess.org>
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>>Abstain, only because I would like to get a sense of what are typical 
>>expenditures before approving anything.
>>
>>Harold
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>>Antonio Harris wrote:
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>>>I support
>>>
>>>Tony Harris
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Cochetti, Roger" <RCochetti@verisign.com>
>>>To: "Nc-Budget (E-mail)" <nc-budget@dnso.org>
>>>Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:56 PM
>>>Subject: [nc-budget] FISAT AND AFNIC INVOICES TO THE DNSO FOR MARCH 2002
>>>
>>>
>>>>Attached you will find four invoices from FISAT (Glen de Saint Gery) and
>>>>AFNIC that cover the services that they provided to the DNSO during March
>>>>2002.
>>>>
>>>>The first two cover routine, monthly expenses for both suppliers; the
>>>>
>>>third
>>>
>>>>FISAT's telecommunications expenses and the fourth, the balance of FISAT's
>>>>expenses associated with DNSO and Names Council support during the Accra
>>>>meetings.  (Last month, we approved a FISAT invoice that covered the cost
>>>>
>>>of
>>>
>>>>Glen's travel to/from the Accra meetings.)
>>>>
>>>>Please indicate whether you support, do not support, or abstain on the
>>>>payment of these invoices.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Roger Cochetti
>>>>Chair
>>>>Names Council Budget Committee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Roger J. Cochetti
>>>>Senior Vice President & Chief Policy Officer
>>>>VeriSign
>>>>rcochetti@verisign.com
>>>>202-973-6600
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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