[CWG-Stewardship] [community-finance] [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update

Cheryl Langdon-Orr langdonorr at gmail.com
Wed Jul 20 04:13:26 UTC 2016 

Agree totally with you on the importance of this work in WS2  Chuck...


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On 20 July 2016 at 12:48, Gomes, Chuck <cgomes at verisign.com> wrote:

> This is a good example of why I thought that ‘Transparency’ should have
> been in Work Stream 1 instead of Work Stream 2 but it is way too late for
> that now.  I think we just need to seriously focus on the ‘Transparency’
> work in Work Stream 2.
>
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> *From:* community-finance-bounces at icann.org [mailto:
> community-finance-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Marilyn Cade
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 7:04 PM
> *To:* Michele Neylon - Blacknight; Paul Rosenzweig
> *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org; CCWG-Accountability; Schaefer, Brett;
> icann-board at icann.org; Executive Team; COMMS Team;
> community-finance at icann.org; Finance Staff
> *Subject:* Re: [community-finance] [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship
> Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>
>
>
> I am a consultant to an NGO, on the Board of an NGO, and I represent
> companies and trade associations.
>
>
>
> Usually the confidentiality clause is about WHAT one does, and eliminating
> conflicts with other clients.
>
>
>
> If these consultants are unable to acknowledge that they are ICANN
> consultants, this is a problem.If they are afraid to declare the amount
> they are receiving as consultant, I am concerned.  And if they are
> simultaneously a consultant to a group of AC/SO entities and ICANN, then
> they need to declare that.
>
>
>
> M
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: michele at blacknight.com
> To: paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com
> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:30:20 +0000
> CC: cwg-stewardship at icann.org; commsteam at icann.org;
> accountability-cross-community at icann.org; icann-board at icann.org;
> executive-team at icann.org; Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org;
> community-finance at icann.org; finance-staff at icann.org
> Subject: Re: [community-finance] [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
> Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
>
> Xavier
>
>
>
> Is ICANN imposing the confidentiality you refer to, or is it the vendors?
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Michele
>
> Mr Michele Neylon
>
> Blacknight Hosting & Domains
>
> http://www.blacknight.host/
>
> http://www.mneylon.social
>
> Sent from mobile so typos and brevity are normal
>
>
> On 19 Jul 2016, at 19:59, Paul Rosenzweig <
> paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com> wrote:
>
> Xavier
>
>
>
> May I follow up on Brett’s question by also asking whether those
> confidentiality provisions are part of ICANN’s standard contracts with all
> vendors or are they only part of the agreements with these particular
> vendors?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> Paul Rosenzweig
>
> paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com
>
> O: +1 (202) 547-0660
>
> M: +1 (202) 329-9650
>
> VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739
>
> 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
> <accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Schaefer,
> Brett
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 1:04 PM
> *To:* Xavier J. Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org>
> *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org; CCWG-Accountability <
> accountability-cross-community 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; Finance Staff <finance-staff at icann.org>
> *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.
>
>
>
> <image001.png>
>
>
>
> 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
>
> *From:* Xavier J. Calvez [mailto:xavier.calvez at icann.org
> <xavier.calvez at icann.org>]
> *Sent:* Monday, July 18, 2016 6:30 PM
> *To:* Schaefer, Brett
> *Cc:* community-finance at icann.org; cwg-stewardship at icann.org;
> CCWG-Accountability; Executive Team; COMMS Team; 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>
> *Date: *Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 7:07 AM
> *To: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org>
> *Cc: *"community-finance at icann.org" <community-finance at icann.org>, "
> cwg-stewardship at icann.org" <cwg-stewardship at icann.org>,
> CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community at icann.org>, Executive
> Team <executive-team at icann.org>, COMMS Team <commsteam at icann.org>, "
> icann-board at icann.org" <icann-board at icann.org>, Finance Staff <
> 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>
> 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
>
> *From: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org>
> *Date: *Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 9:45 AM
> *To: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>, "
> community-finance at icann.org" <community-finance at icann.org>, "
> cwg-stewardship at icann.org" <cwg-stewardship at icann.org>,
> CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community at icann.org>
> *Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team at icann.org>, COMMS Team <
> commsteam at icann.org>, "icann-board at icann.org" <icann-board at icann.org>,
> Finance Staff <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>
> *Date: *Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 11:38 AM
> *To: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org>, "
> community-finance at icann.org" <community-finance at icann.org>, "
> cwg-stewardship at icann.org" <cwg-stewardship at icann.org>,
> CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community at icann.org>
> *Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team at icann.org>, COMMS Team <
> commsteam at icann.org>, "icann-board at icann.org" <icann-board at icann.org>,
> Finance Staff <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
>
> *From:* Schaefer, Brett
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 22, 2016 2:39 PM
> *To:* 'Xavier J. Calvez'; community-finance at icann.org;
> cwg-stewardship at icann.org; CCWG-Accountability
> *Cc:* Executive Team; COMMS Team; 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
> <xavier.calvez at icann.org>]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:43 AM
> *To:* Schaefer, Brett; community-finance at icann.org;
> cwg-stewardship at icann.org; CCWG-Accountability
> *Cc:* Executive Team; COMMS Team; 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>
> *Date: *Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 1:01 PM
> *To: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer at heritage.org>, "
> community-finance at icann.org" <community-finance at icann.org>, "
> cwg-stewardship at icann.org" <cwg-stewardship at icann.org>,
> CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community at icann.org>
> *Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team at icann.org>, COMMS Team <
> commsteam at icann.org>, "icann-board at icann.org" <icann-board at icann.org>,
> Finance Staff <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
> <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>
> *Date: *Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 9:54 PM
> *To: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org>, "
> community-finance at icann.org" <community-finance at icann.org>, "
> cwg-stewardship at icann.org" <cwg-stewardship at icann.org>,
> CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community at icann.org>
> *Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team at icann.org>, COMMS Team <
> commsteam at icann.org>, "icann-board at icann.org" <icann-board at icann.org>,
> Finance Staff <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
>
> *From:* accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org [
> mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
> <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; cwg-stewardship at icann.org;
> CCWG-Accountability
> *Cc:* Executive Team; COMMS Team; 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
> <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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