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Please speak for yourself.<br><br>
Alan<br><br>
At 05/02/2016 04:41 PM, Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Cost per participant is
negligible.<br><br>
el<br><br>
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Sent from Dr Lisse's iPad mini 4<br><br>
On 5 Feb 2016, at 22:57, Seun Ojedeji
<<a href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com">seun.ojedeji@gmail.com</a>
> wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">+1 FWIW, I expect that the legal
costs would reduce significantly. Aside ICANN expense, I expect the
overall cost of participation for each volunteer would reduce since
schedules will be more flexible. I can imagine some volunteers in this
process has made this a priority that may have cost them one way or the
other.<br><br>
Cheers!<br>
On 5 Feb 2016 2:59 p.m., "Jonathan Zuck"
<<a href="mailto:JZuck@actonline.org">JZuck@actonline.org</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<dd>Agreed. One budget positive aspect of WS2 is that it is perhaps more
policy driven and less structural as well as more dispersed and more
easily amortized.<br><br>
<dd>Jonathan Zuck<br>
<dd>President<br>
<dd>ACT: The App Association<br><br>
<br><br>
<dd>On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 5:53 AM -0800, "Drazek, Keith"
<<a href="mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com">kdrazek@verisign.com</a>>
wrote:<br><br>
<dd>Hi Mathieu, <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>Thanks for forwarding this information. I support the approach you
have outlined.<br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>I would add, however, that we will also need to help ICANN more
accurately predict workload and associated expenses for WS-2, so future
budget planning can be more accurate. Speaking personally, I believe the
Board’s concerns around the “impact of project cost on ICANN’s
reserves” are legitimate. We should help ICANN’s finance department
better understand the future WS2 work plan to help ICANN allocate (or
re-allocate) funds and hopefully avoid future overages and having to draw
on reserves. <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>Regards,<br><br>
<dd>Keith<br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>From:</b>
<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">
accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>
[<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>] On Behalf Of
</b>Mathieu Weill<br>
<dd>Sent:</b> Friday, February 05, 2016 4:16 AM<br>
<dd>To:</b> 'CCWG-Accountability'<br>
<dd>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] Inputs requested - Budget of the IANA
Stewardship Transition<br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>Dear colleagues, <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>This note to report that the co chairs were invited to participate to
a Board Finance Committee meeting to discuss the costs of the IANA
Stewardship Transition project (overall, not only our group). You can
find the notes from the call attached. <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>A follow up meeting is planned for Tuesday, February 9th. The purpose
of the call is the following (quoting the invite): <br><br>
<dd>The Board Chair and members of the Board Finance Committee (BFC)
would like to request a call with the Chairs of the SO/AC Chartering
Organizations and CCWG/CWG co-chairs to seek their help and collaboration
on how to address key concerns regarding the escalating costs of the
current phase of work of the USG IANA Stewardship Transition and
Accountability WS1 (thereafter referred to in this document as THE
PROJECT) as well as Implementation work as specified in the CWG
Proposal.<br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>In advance of this call, we would like to hear your feedbacks
regarding our proposed contribution to this matter. <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>We believe we could recognize : <br><br>
<dd>- the value of the advice we are receiving from our two legal firms,
which is instrumental to our progress<br><br>
<dd>- the appreciation from our group of the support we are getting from
staff<br><br>
<dd>- the legitimate concerns from the Board regarding the impact of the
project costs on Icann's financial reserves<br><br>
<dd>- the massive effort undertaken by Icann to support the IANA
Stewardship Transition process<br><br>
<dd>- that there are limited costs that can be attributed to the groups
(groups are not responsible for lobbying costs; personnel costs for
example), and even some of those costs directly linked to the group are
out of the control of the groups ( how many public comments received
(costs to analyze them etc)).<br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>We would also suggest to keep our current processes in place as they
are until Marrakech, while renewing our group's commitment to act in a
financially responsible manner. <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>We could also offer to include in our Marrakech deliberations a
discussion to present to the Board a request for additional funding, to
support Bylaw Drafting and Implementation of WS1 on the one side, and to
support WS2 on the other side. This type of request is consistent with
our Charter, which states : <br><br>
<dd>In addition to the advisors selected by the PEG, the
CCWG-Accountability may also identify additional advisors or experts to
contribute to its deliberations in a similar manner as the Advisors
selected by the PEG. Should additional costs be involved in obtaining
input from additional advisors or experts, prior approval must be
obtained from ICANN. Such a request for approval should at a minimum
include the rationale for selecting additional advisors or experts as
well as expected costs. <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>We believe it would also be reasonable if approval of such funds were
to be provided in Tranches, so that at the end of each period of, for
example, 3 months, our group would have to report on progress and, when
appropriate, renew its request or present a new one. <br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>Thank you for sharing your views on list on this. We look forward to
your contributions.<br><br>
<dd> <br><br>
<dd>Thomas, Leon & Mathieu<br><br>
<dd>Co-chairs<br><br>
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