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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Seun, thank you for taking the time to look at the document. See a response on question #3, which Steve did not address.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Steve, thank you for responding. I don’t have much to add to what you already.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Xavier<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Xavier Calvez<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>CFO<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Los Angeles, CA 90094<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Office : +1 (310) 301 5838<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Mobile : +1 (805) 312 0052<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Fax : +1 (310) 957-2348<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Steve Crocker <steve@shinkuro.com><br><b>Date: </b>Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 1:34 PM<br><b>To: </b>Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com><br><b>Cc: </b>Steve Crocker <steve@shinkuro.com>, Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez@icann.org>, "accountability-cross-community@icann.org" <accountability-cross-community@icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [CCWG-ACCT] A few questions (Was Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN FY16 Annual Report of Expense Reimbursement and Other Payments to ICANN Directors for the Period 1 July 2015 Through 30 June 2016)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Seun, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Many of us are in transit to Hyderabad so I’ll give quick answers to some of your questions. I’ll leave it to Xavier to answer the others.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Steve<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Oct 30, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Seun Ojedeji <<a href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com">seun.ojedeji@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hello Xavier,<br><putting ccwg in CC as I have no idea which other list discusses this><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I am looking at the figures recently published and I find it quite interesting but i am always reminded that ICANN sure have the money so why not. However I have a few questions and would appreciate your response:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>1. The figure vary by Board member, apart from difference that could occur as a result of flight booking, are there any other factor/elements that affect figures?<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal>There are multiple factors. Some members travel considerably more than others. Some live in places where travel is significantly more expensive.<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>2. Is there any limit to what a Board member can spend?<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal>We’re more focused on making good use of Board member’s time. Some Board members have more time to contribute, and some of those contributions involve increased travel. We are evolving a travel policy that seeks a good balance between cost and value to the ICANN community. It’s a work in progress aimed at empowering Board members but with reasonable controls to avoid excess.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>3. Does the column for amount paid "on behalf" include travel expense for ICANN meetings (and other Board specific meetings)?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>XC: correct. It includes any travel, lodging, incidentals, training expense that has been paid for a director directly by ICANN to the vendor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>4. What determines if a Board get compensated or not. i.e is board member participation like attendance to meetings, delivery on internal committee tasks et all considered as part of the requirement for payment? and is there publicly available record of such?<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal>Board remuneration is set at $45,000 USD ($75,000 for the chair) without regard to attendance, committee chairmanship, etc.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>All Board members, including liaisons, are eligible. Some Board members may elect not to accept the remuneration. The most common reason is when a Board member is being paid by his or her company.<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>5. Am I right that the compensation is tax free as the Board ain't employees?<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal>No. The tax status may be different in different jurisdictions. For U.S. Board members, the compensation is subject to taxation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>XC: the compensation is a taxable income for any director, whether in the US or otherwise. It is for each director to determine the applicable taxation of such income in their respective country of taxation.<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>6. Some of the members seem not to be given the compensation, is there a reason for this?<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal>See the answer to (4).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Steve<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(Answering from my <a href="mailto:steve@shinkuro.com">steve@shinkuro.com</a> email address because that seems to be how I’m listed on the CCWG mailing list.)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sent from my LG G4<br>Kindly excuse brevity and typos<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message 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