[CCWG-ACCT] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
Sam Lanfranco
sam at lanfranco.net
Wed Jul 20 21:41:40 UTC 2016
@Marilyn, Just for clarification, I was NOT suggesting going beyond the
important disclosure issue at hand. The reference to a gTLD was only in
reference to me being overly cautious, and certainly not an effort to
ignite another discussion stream. I apologize if that was not clear to all.
Sam L.
On 7/20/2016 5:27 PM, Marilyn Cade wrote:
> 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; kstubbs at afilias.info;
> paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com; marilynscade at hotmail.com;
> brett.schaefer at heritage.org; xavier.calvez at icann.org
> CC: cwg-stewardship at icann.org;
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> community-finance at icann.org; finance-staff at icann.org
> From: 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*
>
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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
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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
>
> Senior Director, Internet Policy
>
> *International Trademark Association (INTA)*
>
> +1-202-704-0408, Skype: lsschulman
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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 *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>
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> <accountability-cross-community at icann.org>
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> 'Executive Team' <executive-team at icann.org>
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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
> <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>>
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> <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>; CCWG-Accountability
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> Executive Team <executive-team at icann.org
> <mailto:executive-team at icann.org>>; COMMS Team
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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*
>
> *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
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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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