[CCWG-ACCT] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
Sam Lanfranco
sam at lanfranco.net
Wed Jul 20 16:23:12 UTC 2016
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?
>
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> *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; 'CCWG-Accountability';
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> *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
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> Senior Director, Internet Policy
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> *From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
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> [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'
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> *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
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> *From:*accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
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> [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>>
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> *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
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> 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*
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> *Virtualaw LLC*
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> *1155 F Street, NW*
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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 *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/>
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> *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
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> Mobile : +1 (805) 312 0052
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> Fax : +1 (310) 957-2348
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> *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
> <mailto:finance-staff at icann.org>>
> *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
> 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 *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
>
> 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
>
> <iana-stewardship-expenses-professional-vendor-01jun16-en.pdf>
>
>
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