[CCWG-ACCT] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
Barrack Otieno
otieno.barrack at gmail.com
Mon Aug 8 08:54:21 UTC 2016
Dear Xavier,
Many thanks for the response, it makes a lot of sense. This was a
unique period in the organization and we had to manage the challenges
and opportunities on the fly.
Regards
On 8/8/16, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> ICANN by its function is a public governance body, if it is a private
> body by its form and incorporation that is just an anomaly. All the
> discussions/ activities regarding the transition process etc are
> basically aimed at addressing this anomaly, in the practical ways possible.
>
> ICANN should therefore be subject to same level of transparency
> requirements as say the government of the US or of India is subject.
> Quoting 'standard commercial practices' cuts no ice. Government of India
> will not be able to give this response to a right to information query.
>
> More specifically, I would really want to know what exactly were all
> these vendors doing 'raising awareness about IANA transition' ( if I
> understand right, this excludes doing so with US government agencies,
> which would come under lobbying) . Were they focussing within the US or
> also outside? And on individuals or social groups? (I can tell that none
> of their outreach ever came to my notice at all). And of course what
> kind of money (out of taxes raised through control of DNS) got spent on
> this would be very important to know as well?
>
> parminder
>
>
> On Saturday 06 August 2016 02:22 AM, Xavier J. Calvez wrote:
>>
>> All,
>>
>>
>>
>> I have taken several days to review the various inputs and questions
>> you have provided in this email chain, and have involved several ICANN
>> staff members on this topic. Here is [finally!] a response.
>>
>>
>>
>> While ICANN is required under law to report in its form 990 on the
>> identity and amounts paid to its five highest paid independent
>> contractors, we exceed this requirement by reporting on amounts paid
>> to all contractors to which ICANN pays over US$1,000,000 within a
>> fiscal year. See, for example, ICANN’s Form 990 for FY15, at
>> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/fy-2015-form-990-10may16-en.pdf,
>> pages 67-73. None of the vendors in the “Education/engagement”
>> category reach the US$1,000,000 limit, therefore the issue of
>> disclosure of the specific amounts of their work has not been
>> triggered under ICANN’s expansive reporting practices. The reporting
>> on lobbying expenditures, as has been previously discussed, is
>> completed through ICANN’s Form 990 filing, as well as through the
>> forms available at http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/ldsearch.aspx,
>> which each identify both the specific issues covered in the lobbying
>> activity as well as the House of the U.S. Congress or Federal Agency
>> to which the activity was directed.
>>
>>
>>
>> ICANN’s general vendor contracts (which are separate from the publicly
>> available registry and registrar contracts) are commercial contracts
>> containing commitments between two contracting entities. Many of
>> these contracts contain confidentiality clauses, including those
>> requested by vendors. This is normal throughout commercial
>> contracting practice. For example, some vendors have propriety forms
>> for their contracts that they do not want to release; some are subject
>> to “MFN” clauses, which could require them to offer terms or services
>> to other customers that are equal to more favorable clauses offered to
>> other customers; some have confidential pricing schedules; some have
>> propriety information included within the description of how they will
>> deliver services; etc. ICANN’s ability to enter into these normal
>> commercial contracts allows ICANN to obtain the best services needed
>> at the best prices it can negotiate.
>>
>> I hope this helps clarify the context under which confidentiality
>> clauses may exist in ICANN’s contract, and that ICANN does not
>> “require” confidentiality from the vendors, as some of you have
>> inquired about.
>>
>>
>>
>> ICANN has introduced an innovation into its contracting work in recent
>> years: ICANN has imposed a requirement on all its contractors to
>> fill out conflict of interest statements, which require both the
>> contractor and ICANN to carefully consider the impact of other
>> relationships as it may the work performed by ICANN. ICANN takes the
>> issue of conflicts seriously, and expects its vendors to do the same.
>> Most new contracts that ICANN enters into now contain such conflict of
>> interest statements.
>>
>>
>>
>> In light of the various questions or comments that arose from several
>> of you, we have reviewed specifically the contracts with the vendors
>> that are listed in the category of “Education/Engagement”, subject to
>> Brett’s original request for information.
>>
>>
>>
>> For the 7 contracts supporting the “education/engagement” services
>> that ICANN has received, please find below the information that can be
>> shared without challenging the contractual terms:
>>
>>
>>
>> · Albright Stonebridge Group LLC – engagement and education
>> support to raise awareness of, increase understanding of and increase
>> participation in the IANA Stewardship Transition with stakeholders.
>>
>> · Edelman·- public relations and communications support to
>> raise awareness of, increase understanding of and increase
>> participation in the IANA Stewardship Transition
>>
>> · Interface Media – video content project in support of IANA
>> Stewardship Transition
>>
>> · Rice Hadley Gates LLC - engagement and education support to
>> raise awareness of, increase understanding of and increase
>> participation in the IANA Stewardship Transition with stakeholders.
>>
>> · Summit Strategies International LLC - engagement and
>> education support to raise awareness of, increase understanding of and
>> increase participation in the IANA Stewardship Transition with US
>> stakeholders.
>>
>> · WBC Global - engagement and education support to raise
>> awareness of, increase understanding of and increase participation in
>> the IANA Stewardship Transition with US stakeholders.
>>
>> · Wiley Rein LLP: strategic advice on global Internet
>> Governance issues in the context of the IANA Stewardship Transition.
>>
>>
>>
>> ICANN enters into confidentiality obligations as a result of bilateral
>> negotiations with vendors - either using ICANN templates or vendor
>> supplied templates. The confidentiality provisions in these 7
>> contracts were in many instances vendor supplied forms and do not
>> allow, either explicitly or implicitly, for ICANN to disclose publicly
>> the value of the services rendered, or, in several cases, any
>> information pertaining to the contract without mutual agreement. This
>> is consistent with common business and procurement practices, notably
>> for professional services where services and financial terms are
>> highly customized to each customer and project and are viewed by the
>> service providers as competitive information.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regarding lobbying expenses disclosure, lobbying is a well-defined
>> activity in the US, and ICANN complies with all defined disclosure
>> requirements, which those of you who are lobbyists themselves know
>> well. None of the groups above were engaged in lobbying on behalf of
>> ICANN. Again, refer to the blog posted in October 2015 on this topic
>> (which I had included in my previous answers to the recurring
>> questions on lobbying) referenced below. In addition, Brett has shared
>> below the information that is disclosed by the lobbying firms that
>> ICANN has engaged, retrieved from the link I shared in my previous email.
>>
>> ICANN does not have other lobbying activities, corresponding to the
>> established definition of such activities.
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/lobbying-disclosures-contributions-2015-11-18-en_._
>>
>>
>>
>> Though this is not fully reflecting the approaches that some of you
>> had suggested, I hope this is helpful. While there is not much else
>> that can be done at this stage in these specific items, we are
>> thankful for your input and comments on this topic, as this has been a
>> helpful exchange to set directions on future ICANN transparency
>> enhancements, whether as part of WS2 or otherwise.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Xavier
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier Calvez
>>
>> ICANN
>>
>> CFO
>>
>> 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
>>
>> Los Angeles, CA 90094
>>
>> Office : +1 (310) 301 5838
>>
>> Mobile : +1 (805) 312 0052
>>
>> Fax : +1 (310) 957-2348
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>
>> *Date: *Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 11:43 AM
>> *To: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org>, Zakir Syed
>> <zakirbinrehman at yahoo.com>, Marilyn Cade <marilynscade at hotmail.com>,
>> Sam Lanfranco <sam at lanfranco.net>, Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com>, Ken
>> Stubbs <kstubbs at afilias.info>, Paul Rosenzweig
>> <paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com>
>> *Cc: *"cwg-stewardship at icann.org" <cwg-stewardship at icann.org>,
>> 'CCWG-Accountability' <accountability-cross-community at icann.org>,
>> "icann-board at icann.org" <icann-board at icann.org>, Executive Team
>> <executive-team at icann.org>, COMMS Team <commsteam at icann.org>,
>> "community-finance at icann.org" <community-finance at icann.org>, Finance
>> Staff <finance-staff at icann.org>
>> *Subject: *RE: [CCWG-ACCT] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship
>> Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you, I look forward to seeing the information.
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> *Brett* *Schaefer*/
>> Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs
>> Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for National
>> Security and Foreign Policy/
>> The Heritage Foundation
>> 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
>> Washington, DC 20002
>> 202-608-6097
>> heritage.org <http://heritage.org/>
>>
>> *From:*Xavier J. Calvez [mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 03, 2016 2:40 PM
>> *To:* Schaefer, Brett; Zakir Syed; Marilyn Cade; Sam Lanfranco; Phil
>> Corwin; Ken Stubbs; Paul Rosenzweig
>> *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org; 'CCWG-Accountability';
>> icann-board at icann.org; Executive Team; COMMS Team;
>> community-finance at icann.org; 'Finance Staff'
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship
>> Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Brett,
>>
>> Thank you for following. I apologize for the delay in responding. I am
>> close and hope to send an email response by the end of tomorrow, if
>> not earlier. As you all know, we are working hard on the IANA
>> stewardship transition implementation plan and have many critical
>> deliverables with due dates every week, which consume a lot of our time.
>>
>> This is not to say that this topic is not fundamentally important, it
>> is, but there are simply other urgent and important activities that we
>> are attending to at the same time.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Xavier
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier Calvez
>>
>> ICANN
>>
>> CFO
>>
>> 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
>>
>> Los Angeles, CA 90094
>>
>> Office : +1 (310) 301 5838
>>
>> Mobile : +1 (805) 312 0052
>>
>> Fax : +1 (310) 957-2348
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org
>> <mailto:Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>>
>> *Date: *Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 10:40 AM
>> *To: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org
>> <mailto:Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>>, Zakir Syed
>> <zakirbinrehman at yahoo.com <mailto:zakirbinrehman at yahoo.com>>, Marilyn
>> Cade <marilynscade at hotmail.com <mailto:marilynscade at hotmail.com>>, Sam
>> Lanfranco <sam at lanfranco.net <mailto:sam at lanfranco.net>>, Phil Corwin
>> <psc at vlaw-dc.com <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>>, Ken Stubbs
>> <kstubbs at afilias.info <mailto:kstubbs at afilias.info>>, Paul Rosenzweig
>> <paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com
>> <mailto:paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com>>, Xavier Calvez
>> <xavier.calvez at icann.org <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>>
>> *Cc: *"cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>"
>> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>>,
>> 'CCWG-Accountability' <accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>,
>> "icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>"
>> <icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>>, Executive Team
>> <executive-team at icann.org <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>>, COMMS
>> Team <commsteam at icann.org <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>>,
>> "community-finance at icann.org <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>"
>> <community-finance at icann.org <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>>,
>> Finance Staff <finance-staff at icann.org <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>>
>> *Subject: *RE: [CCWG-ACCT] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship
>> Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier,
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope you are back in the office and recovered. I believe you said
>> you would be providing this information when you returned?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Brett
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> *Brett* *Schaefer*/
>> Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs
>> Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for National
>> Security and Foreign Policy/
>> The Heritage Foundation
>> 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
>> Washington, DC 20002
>> 202-608-6097
>> heritage.org <http://heritage.org/>
>>
>> *From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>
>> [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf
>> Of *Schaefer, Brett
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 25, 2016 2:29 PM
>> *To:* Zakir Syed; Marilyn Cade; Sam Lanfranco; Phil Corwin; Ken
>> Stubbs; Paul Rosenzweig; 'Xavier J. Calvez'
>> *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>;
>> 'CCWG-Accountability'; icann-board at icann.org
>> <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>; 'Executive Team'; 'COMMS Team';
>> community-finance at icann.org <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>;
>> 'Finance Staff'
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship
>> Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier,
>>
>>
>>
>> Are you planning to answer the questions raised in this thread?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Brett
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> *Brett* *Schaefer*/
>> Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs
>> Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for National
>> Security and Foreign Policy/
>> The Heritage Foundation
>> 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
>> Washington, DC 20002
>> 202-608-6097
>> heritage.org <http://heritage.org/>
>>
>> *From:*Zakir Syed [mailto:zakirbinrehman at yahoo.com]
>> *Sent:* Friday, July 22, 2016 4:07 PM
>> *To:* Marilyn Cade; Sam Lanfranco; Phil Corwin; Ken Stubbs; Paul
>> Rosenzweig; Schaefer, Brett; 'Xavier J. Calvez'
>> *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>;
>> 'CCWG-Accountability'; icann-board at icann.org
>> <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>; 'Executive Team'; 'COMMS Team';
>> community-finance at icann.org <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>;
>> 'Finance Staff'
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship
>> Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> This is very useful discussion particularly on this very list. Any
>> idea, how are the consultants/contractors hired by ICANN?. If this is
>> through an RFP/competitive bid thn may be the RFP will have the
>> detail/requirement what is required which in other words will mean
>> what the consultants do. Not?
>>
>>
>>
>> Zakir
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> *From:*Marilyn Cade <marilynscade at hotmail.com
>> <mailto:marilynscade at hotmail.com>>
>> *To:* Sam Lanfranco <sam at lanfranco.net <mailto:sam at lanfranco.net>>;
>> Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>>; Ken Stubbs
>> <kstubbs at afilias.info <mailto:kstubbs at afilias.info>>; Paul Rosenzweig
>> <paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com
>> <mailto:paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com>>; "'Schaefer, Brett'"
>> <brett.schaefer at heritage.org <mailto:brett.schaefer at heritage.org>>;
>> 'Xavier J. Calvez' <xavier.calvez at icann.org
>> <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>>
>> *Cc:* "cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>"
>> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>>;
>> 'CCWG-Accountability' <accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>;
>> "icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>"
>> <icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>>; 'Executive
>> Team' <executive-team at icann.org <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>>;
>> 'COMMS Team' <commsteam at icann.org <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>>;
>> "community-finance at icann.org <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>"
>> <community-finance at icann.org <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>>;
>> 'Finance Staff' <finance-staff at icann.org
>> <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 21, 2016 2:27 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship
>> Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd like to stick to the topic we are discussing which is disclosure
>> about 'advisors', and lobbyists, and not venture until the gTLDs
>> contracts. I fear that would become a bog that is too unbounded, with
>> some questioning the marketing plans of different gTLDs, like give
>> aways, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, I ask that as this is the CCWG-ACCT, and the topic is about the
>> amounts paid for consultants specifically working on the IANA
>> transition -- and who they are -- and that they have only ICANN as a
>> client, not also members of ICANN's community on directly related
>> subjects -- we stick to that discussion.
>>
>>
>>
>> All law firms in the US 'clear' conflicts before accepting a new
>> client, and all corporations 'clear' their consultants. While this may
>> be confidential in both these cases, I do agree that a public interest
>> NGO, which is what ICANN is, can best serve itself, and the interest
>> of the broader ICANN community by as much transparency as possible.
>> BUT let's keep it high level and civil in our request for facts and
>> figures.
>>
>>
>>
>> As I like to say: Facts are our friends.
>>
>>
>>
>> Of course, some issues have to be kept confidential.
>>
>>
>>
>> Who the consultants are has been published, what they were paid would
>> add to the transparency. What they do, at a high level, should be
>> published as well. I will say again that I think that the work is
>> probably much needed. I spend a lot of time -- without being paid --
>> explaining ICANN as I do my other IG work and it is is a worthwhile
>> task and an important one if we are to demystify ICANN to RoW [Rest of
>> World].
>>
>>
>>
>> I am sure it is all above board, but it has now taken on a sort of
>> taint of 'why not tell'.
>>
>>
>>
>> Let's keep this high level and not make it a hunt for the details, but
>> just get the high level facts, and make that a standard.
>>
>>
>>
>> Will help us all.
>>
>>
>>
>> M
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship
>> Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>> To: psc at vlaw-dc.com <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>; kstubbs at afilias.info
>> <mailto:kstubbs at afilias.info>; paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com
>> <mailto:paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com>;
>> marilynscade at hotmail.com <mailto:marilynscade at hotmail.com>;
>> brett.schaefer at heritage.org <mailto:brett.schaefer at heritage.org>;
>> xavier.calvez at icann.org <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>
>> CC: cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>;
>> accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>;
>> icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>;
>> executive-team at icann.org <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>;
>> commsteam at icann.org <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>;
>> community-finance at icann.org <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>;
>> finance-staff at icann.org <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>
>> From: sam at lanfranco.net <mailto:sam at lanfranco.net>
>> Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:23:12 -0400
>>
>> As the non-lawyer economist here I would like to observe that the
>> discussion has honed in on a specific enough question, one that has an
>> ICANN definitive answer, and that it should be put both to the Board
>> and the new CEO for a an answer and clarification. I previously
>> worried that the ICANN DNS contract with .sucks seemed to verge on
>> ICANN exposing itself to the RICO act in the U.S., given the .sucks
>> marketing plan. Maybe I am overly cautious but as a not-for-profit
>> corporation operating in the public interest ICANN is more than
>> obliged to provide clarity here. Silence won't do.
>>
>> Sam Lanfranco, NPOC/CSIH
>>
>> On 7/20/2016 12:06 PM, Phil Corwin wrote:
>>
>> If the contract non-disclosure clause indeed violates IRS
>> disclosure requirements then how could ICANN legal agree to it?
>>
>>
>>
>> *Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal*
>>
>> *Virtualaw LLC*
>>
>> *1155 F Street, NW*
>>
>> *Suite 1050*
>>
>> *Washington, DC 20004*
>>
>> *202-559-8597/Direct*
>>
>> *202-559-8750/Fax*
>>
>> *202-255-6172/Cell*
>>
>> * *
>>
>> *Twitter: @VlawDC*
>>
>>
>>
>> */"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey/*
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:*Ken Stubbs [mailto:kstubbs at afilias.info]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 20, 2016 11:37 AM
>> *To:* Paul Rosenzweig; 'Marilyn Cade'; Phil Corwin; 'Schaefer,
>> Brett'; 'Xavier J. Calvez'
>> *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>; 'CCWG-Accountability';
>> icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>; 'Executive
>> Team'; 'COMMS Team'; community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>; 'Finance Staff'
>> *Subject:* Re: [community-finance] [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship
>> Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> I believe Lori is correct here. IRS requirements on disclosures are
>> usually quite specific here
>>
>> Ken Stubbs
>>
>> On 7/20/16 10:32, Lori Schulman wrote:
>>
>> I don’t believe that 501©3 orgs can consider any consulting
>> fees confidential as the top fees are required to be reported
>> on the 990.
>>
>>
>>
>> Lori
>>
>>
>>
>> Lori S. Schulman
>>
>> Senior Director, Internet Policy
>>
>> *International Trademark Association (INTA)*
>>
>> +1-202-704-0408, Skype: lsschulman
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>
>> [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *Paul Rosenzweig
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 20, 2016 10:16 AM
>> *To:* 'Marilyn Cade' <marilynscade at hotmail.com>
>> <mailto:marilynscade at hotmail.com>; 'Phil Corwin'
>> <psc at vlaw-dc.com> <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>; 'Schaefer, Brett'
>> <brett.schaefer at heritage.org>
>> <mailto:brett.schaefer at heritage.org>; 'Xavier J. Calvez'
>> <xavier.calvez at icann.org> <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>
>> *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>; 'CCWG-Accountability'
>> <accountability-cross-community at icann.org>
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>;
>> icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>;
>> 'Executive Team' <executive-team at icann.org>
>> <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>; 'COMMS Team'
>> <commsteam at icann.org> <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>;
>> community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>; 'Finance Staff'
>> <finance-staff at icann.org> <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree completely with Marilyn and Phil. I have been on both
>> sides of non-disclosure agreements – both ones requested by me
>> and ones requested by my clients. Typically, a client (in the
>> position of ICANN) may request that a consultant sign an NDA
>> so as to protect the confidentiality of its efforts or its
>> intellectual property. Sometimes a consultant might have a
>> proprietary methodology or process that they are using on
>> behalf of the client that they wish to protect.
>>
>>
>>
>> Neither circumstance applies here that I can see. And in no
>> case that I am aware of has a client ever asked me to keep
>> confidential my fee … I don’t broadcast them, but I’m in the
>> private sector. For ICANN, which is an NGO acting in the
>> global public interest, I cannot see any reason at all why
>> ICANN would want or agree to a confidentiality arrangement as
>> to the size of the fee paid.
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier – can you tell us what the rationale is? I may be
>> missing something …..
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul Rosenzweig
>>
>> paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com
>> <mailto:paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com>
>>
>> O: +1 (202) 547-0660
>>
>> M: +1 (202) 329-9650
>>
>> VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739
>>
>> www.redbranchconsulting.com <http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/>
>>
>> My PGP Key:
>> http://redbranchconsulting.com/who-we-are/public-pgp-key/
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>
>> [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *Marilyn Cade
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 20, 2016 9:05 AM
>> *To:* Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>>;
>> Schaefer, Brett <brett.schaefer at heritage.org
>> <mailto:brett.schaefer at heritage.org>>; Xavier J. Calvez
>> <xavier.calvez at icann.org <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>>
>> *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>; CCWG-Accountability
>> <accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>;
>> icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>;
>> Executive Team <executive-team at icann.org
>> <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>>; COMMS Team
>> <commsteam at icann.org <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>>;
>> community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>; Finance Staff
>> <finance-staff at icann.org <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> I support Phil's clarifying explanation.
>>
>>
>>
>> I also think that anyone who is in this category, should have
>> to declare if they re also representing companies in a SO/AC.
>>
>>
>>
>> Or advising governments.
>>
>>
>>
>> In the BC, we do not allow an ICANN consultant to be a BC
>> member, regardless of the amount, but if someone is a backdoor
>> advisor to ICANN and also a group of entities, in a SO/AC,
>> that would not be so obvious, but I think that for integrity
>> sake, of course, any such entity would recuse themselves from
>> advising companies, while also advising ICANN.
>>
>>
>>
>> And I would expect ICANN to disqualify such entities as their
>> consultants.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Phil, for this useful clarification.
>>
>>
>>
>> M
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> From: psc at vlaw-dc.com <mailto:psc at vlaw-dc.com>
>> To: Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org
>> <mailto:Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>; xavier.calvez at icann.org
>> <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>
>> Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:48:08 +0000
>> CC: cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>;
>> accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>;
>> icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>;
>> executive-team at icann.org <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>;
>> commsteam at icann.org <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>;
>> community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>; finance-staff at icann.org
>> <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>
>> Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project
>> Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>> In the U.S. much of what used to be done by registered
>> lobbyists is now performed by “strategic advisors” who walk
>> right up to the line of what constitutes lobbying (and maybe a
>> few inches over), and nonetheless facilitate door opening to
>> key members of Congress and the Executive branch, and who
>> “educate” rather than “lobby” members of both branches of
>> government. So while the seven firms may not be engaged in
>> what is considered lobbying under current U.S. law, they are
>> still likely engaged in helping to assure officials outcomes
>> desired by ICANN corporate.
>>
>>
>>
>> It is for that reason – as well as for the exercise of
>> effective oversight over ICANN budgeting and expenditures –
>> that the community should have more data on this. If ICANN is
>> prohibited by its contracts with these firms from disclosing
>> its expenditures that is unfortunate – and in the future I
>> would hope that ICANN would tell any firms being considered
>> for such duties that its own transparency obligations to the
>> community preclude it from agreeing to such restrictions (I’d
>> wager that the majority of the firms would waive
>> confidentiality rather than lose the contract).
>>
>>
>>
>> At a minimum, ICANN should disclose the aggregate amounts
>> spent with these seven firms since they were engaged – surely
>> their contracts don’t bar such aggregate reporting.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal*
>>
>> *Virtualaw LLC*
>>
>> *1155 F Street, NW*
>>
>> *Suite 1050*
>>
>> *Washington, DC 20004*
>>
>> *202-559-8597/Direct*
>>
>> *202-559-8750/Fax*
>>
>> *202-255-6172/Cell*
>>
>> * *
>>
>> *Twitter: @VlawDC*
>>
>>
>>
>> */"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey/*
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>
>> [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *Schaefer, Brett
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 1:04 PM
>> *To:* Xavier J. Calvez
>> *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>; CCWG-Accountability;
>> icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>;
>> Executive Team; COMMS Team; community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>; Finance Staff
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier,
>>
>>
>>
>> Are you saying that ICANN’s contracts for
>> Education/Engagement/Advice with (1) Albright Stonebridge
>> Group LLC, (2) Edelman, (3) Interface Media, (4) Rice Hadley
>> Gates LLC, (5) Summit Strategies International LLC, (6) WBC
>> Global, and (7) Wiley Rein LLP each contain confidentiality
>> provisions that prohibit ICANN from disclosing the specific
>> amount paid to each of these individual vendors?
>>
>>
>>
>> Does this only apply to the CCWG and the public or does it
>> also apply to other parts of the ICANN community, specifically
>> the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for the link on lobbying disclosures. For those who
>> are interested, here are ICANN’s lobbying expenditures based
>> on the disclosure website of the U.S. Congress.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I do have a couple of additional questions. Would this source
>> capture lobbying exclusively directed toward the US Executive
>> Branch? Has ICANN spent any funds during this period lobbying
>> governments other than the US?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>> Brett
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> *Brett**Schaefer*/
>> Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory
>> Affairs
>> Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for
>> National Security and Foreign Policy/
>> The Heritage Foundation
>> 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
>> Washington, DC 20002
>> 202-608-6097
>> heritage.org <http://heritage.org/>
>>
>> *From:*Xavier J. Calvez [mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org]
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 18, 2016 6:30 PM
>> *To:* Schaefer, Brett
>> *Cc:* community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>;
>> cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>;
>> CCWG-Accountability; Executive Team; COMMS Team;
>> icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>; Finance
>> Staff
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Brett,
>>
>> Yes, the information I provided in my latest email had been
>> included in some previous communication. I just wanted to make
>> sure you had a clear visibility on this information, which
>> provides for (i) categories of expenses, (ii) the individual
>> names of the vendors grouped for each category, and (iii) the
>> total value of the expenses for each category.
>>
>> With respect to the contractual obligations of confidentiality
>> in commercial contracts, ICANN is subject to them, like all
>> business organizations. That said, we disclose what we can
>> consistent with standard business confidentiality provisions
>> in vendor contracts. We cannot disclose the specific amount of
>> spend with each vendor but we were able to disclose the names
>> of the service providers engaged.
>>
>> Regarding the lobbying expenses, as you are aware, both
>> organizations that hire lobbyists and firms that lobby on
>> behalf of organizations are required under U.S. federal law to
>> file lobbying disclosure reports. In addition to ICANN’s
>> quarterly lobbying disclosures posted on our website, you can
>> find the amounts ICANN has paid to individual outside lobbying
>> firms at http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/ldsearch.aspx.
>>
>> I hope this helps and clarifies.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Xavier
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier Calvez
>>
>> ICANN
>>
>> CFO
>>
>> 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
>>
>> Los Angeles, CA 90094
>>
>> Office : +1 (310) 301 5838
>>
>> Mobile : +1 (805) 312 0052
>>
>> Fax : +1 (310) 957-2348
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org
>> <mailto:Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>>
>> *Date: *Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 7:07 AM
>> *To: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org
>> <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>>
>> *Cc: *"community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>"
>> <community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>>,
>> "cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>"
>> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>>, CCWG-Accountability
>> <accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>, Executive
>> Team <executive-team at icann.org
>> <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>>, COMMS Team
>> <commsteam at icann.org <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>>,
>> "icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>"
>> <icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>>,
>> Finance Staff <finance-staff at icann.org
>> <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>>
>> *Subject: *Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier,
>>
>>
>>
>> This is pretty much the same information that was provided
>> before. I am asking for a breakdown of how much was paid to
>> each vender in the lobbying category (Akin Gump, etc.) and the
>> education/engagement/advice category (Albright Stoneridge, etc.).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>> Brett
>>
>>
>> On Jul 13, 2016, at 8:13 PM, Xavier J. Calvez
>> <xavier.calvez at icann.org <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Brett,
>>
>>
>> In response to your question listed below on 22
>> June: the detailed information provided on Other
>> professional fees (other than legal fees, detailed
>> in a separate section of the “Transition project
>> cost” expense webpage, on the IANA Stewardship
>> Transition webpage) can be found in the section
>> called “Professional Services – Expenses Breakdown”.
>> Within this section, you will find a link to a
>> document that provides the list of Professional
>> Services (other than legal fees) incurred, by
>> category, with the names of the vendors, and the
>> total amount of expenditures for the category.
>>
>>
>> This link is copied below and was provided in my
>> first answer to your question. I have also attached
>> the file to which this link refers in case the link
>> would not work for you.
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-expenses-professional-vendor-01jun16-en.pdf
>>
>> If this not addressing your question, please let me know.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Xavier
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier Calvez
>>
>> ICANN
>>
>> CFO
>>
>> 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
>>
>> Los Angeles, CA 90094
>>
>> Office : +1 (310) 301 5838
>>
>> Mobile : +1 (805) 312 0052
>>
>> Fax : +1 (310) 957-2348
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> *Brett**Schaefer*/
>> Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory
>> Affairs
>> Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for
>> National Security and Foreign Policy/
>> The Heritage Foundation
>> 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
>> Washington, DC 20002
>> 202-608-6097
>> heritage.org <http://heritage.org/>
>>
>> *From: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org
>> <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 9:45 AM
>> *To: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org
>> <mailto:Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>>,
>> "community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>"
>> <community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>>,
>> "cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>"
>> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>>, CCWG-Accountability
>> <accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>
>> *Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team at icann.org
>> <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>>, COMMS Team
>> <commsteam at icann.org <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>>,
>> "icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>"
>> <icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>>,
>> Finance Staff <finance-staff at icann.org
>> <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>>
>> *Subject: *Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Brett,
>>
>> Thank you for following up.
>>
>> I will make sure to respond no later than the end of this
>> week.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Xavier
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier Calvez
>>
>> ICANN
>>
>> CFO
>>
>> 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
>>
>> Los Angeles, CA 90094
>>
>> Office : +1 (310) 301 5838
>>
>> Mobile : +1 (805) 312 0052
>>
>> Fax : +1 (310) 957-2348
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org
>> <mailto:Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 11:38 AM
>> *To: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org
>> <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>>,
>> "community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>"
>> <community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>>,
>> "cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>"
>> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>>, CCWG-Accountability
>> <accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>
>> *Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team at icann.org
>> <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>>, COMMS Team
>> <commsteam at icann.org <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>>,
>> "icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>"
>> <icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>>,
>> Finance Staff <finance-staff at icann.org
>> <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>>
>> *Subject: *RE: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for promising to get this information to me in
>> Helsinki. Do you have an estimate for when it will be
>> provided?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Brett
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> *Brett**Schaefer*/
>> Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International
>> Regulatory Affairs
>> Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for
>> National Security and Foreign Policy/
>> The Heritage Foundation
>> 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
>> Washington, DC 20002
>> 202-608-6097
>> heritage.org <http://heritage.org/>
>>
>> *From:*Schaefer, Brett
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 22, 2016 2:39 PM
>> *To:* 'Xavier J. Calvez'; community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>;
>> cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>; CCWG-Accountability
>> *Cc:* Executive Team; COMMS Team; icann-board at icann.org
>> <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>; Finance Staff
>> *Subject:* RE: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier,
>>
>>
>>
>> I appreciate the detailed breakdown on the legal fees That
>> is indeed what I was looking for though I would think it
>> useful to have the totals provided in the summary document.
>>
>>
>>
>> However, I did not see similar information for lobbying or
>> education/ engagement/advice in the links provided. In
>> fact, the only specific information that I saw listed is
>> for Jamie Hedlund at $200,000. No information on other
>> individual firms or vendors is listed at all – only the
>> top line budget expenditure in the summary document link
>> originally sent around.
>>
>>
>>
>> Could you provide that information?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Brett
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:*Xavier J. Calvez [mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:43 AM
>> *To:* Schaefer, Brett; community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>;
>> cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>; CCWG-Accountability
>> *Cc:* Executive Team; COMMS Team; icann-board at icann.org
>> <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>; Finance Staff
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> It appears that the first link in my email further below
>> (detail of legal fees by firm) does not resolve correctly.
>> Please use the below instead.
>>
>>
>> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-expenses-legal-firm-fy16-01jun16-en.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Xavier
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier Calvez
>>
>> ICANN
>>
>> CFO
>>
>> 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
>>
>> Los Angeles, CA 90094
>>
>> Office : +1 (310) 301 5838
>>
>> Mobile : +1 (805) 312 0052
>>
>> Fax : +1 (310) 957-2348
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org
>> <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>>
>> *Date: *Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 1:01 PM
>> *To: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org
>> <mailto:Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>>,
>> "community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>"
>> <community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>>,
>> "cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>"
>> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>>, CCWG-Accountability
>> <accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>
>> *Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team at icann.org
>> <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>>, COMMS Team
>> <commsteam at icann.org <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>>,
>> "icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>"
>> <icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>>,
>> Finance Staff <finance-staff at icann.org
>> <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>>
>> *Subject: *Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Brett,
>>
>> Thank you for your interest and question.
>>
>> We currently publish the list of all vendors from whom
>> ICANN obtain services in relation to the IANA Stewardship
>> transition. The $$ value of the services received is
>> aggregated by category of expenses, which you mention
>> below (US Government affairs,
>> Education/engagement/advice,…). This presentation is
>> driven by 2 factors: providing clarity as to the type of
>> services received, and abiding by the contractual
>> obligation of confidentiality in force with each of the
>> vendors (resulting from standard business sensitive
>> information).
>>
>> We do publish however the detail of the legal advice, by
>> firm and by working group, on this same page (see for
>> example the link to the report of fees by firm:
>>
>> _https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-expenses-legal-firm-fy16-01jun16-en.pdf)
>>
>> <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-expenses-legal-firm-fy16-01jun16-en.pdf%29>_.
>>
>> You will also find more information relative to ICANN’s
>> lobbying in the following blog published a few months ago.
>> In this blog, you will also find links to the disclosure
>> reports that ICANN makes on lobbying activities.
>>
>>
>> _https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/lobbying-disclosures-contributions-2015-11-18-en._
>>
>> Lastly, further information on lobbying appears in ICANN’s
>> form 990 (Schedule C, Part II-B. On page 33/73 of the FY15
>> form 990 published at the following link):
>>
>>
>> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/fy-2015-form-990-10may16-en.pdf
>>
>>
>> I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have further
>> questions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Xavier
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier Calvez
>>
>> ICANN
>>
>> CFO
>>
>> 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
>>
>> Los Angeles, CA 90094
>>
>> Office : +1 (310) 301 5838
>>
>> Mobile : +1 (805) 312 0052
>>
>> Fax : +1 (310) 957-2348
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org
>> <mailto:Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 9:54 PM
>> *To: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org
>> <mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org>>,
>> "community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>"
>> <community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>>,
>> "cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>"
>> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>>, CCWG-Accountability
>> <accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>
>> *Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team at icann.org
>> <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>>, COMMS Team
>> <commsteam at icann.org <mailto:commsteam at icann.org>>,
>> "icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>"
>> <icann-board at icann.org <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>>,
>> Finance Staff <finance-staff at icann.org
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>> *Subject: *RE: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you. Could you please provide a more detailed
>> breakdown of legal advice, US government affairs, and
>> educations/engagement/advice? In each category, there are
>> multiple firms/vendors listed
>>
>> (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-expenses-professional-vendor-01jun16-en.pdf).
>> I would appreciate the amount provided to each individual
>> vendor. If it is provided somewhere, I would appreciate
>> you letting me know where to find it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Much appreciated,
>>
>>
>>
>> Brett
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> *Brett**Schaefer*/
>> Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International
>> Regulatory Affairs
>> Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for
>> National Security and Foreign Policy/
>> The Heritage Foundation
>> 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
>> Washington, DC 20002
>> 202-608-6097
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>>
>> *From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
>> <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>
>> [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org]
>> *On Behalf Of *Xavier J. Calvez
>> *Sent:* Saturday, June 18, 2016 12:10 AM
>> *To:* community-finance at icann.org
>> <mailto:community-finance at icann.org>;
>> cwg-stewardship at icann.org
>> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>; CCWG-Accountability
>> *Cc:* Executive Team; COMMS Team; icann-board at icann.org
>> <mailto:icann-board at icann.org>; Finance Staff
>> *Subject:* [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
>> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> You find at the link below the updated project’s expenses
>> as of FY16 Q3 (from July 2014 to March 2016). As indicated
>> a few months ago, we have added new detailed information
>> on the staff support with the individual positions, names
>> and percentages of effort over the period.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-project-costs_
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Xavier
>>
>>
>>
>> Xavier Calvez
>>
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>> <iana-stewardship-expenses-professional-vendor-01jun16-en.pdf>
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