[registrars] Registrar Constituency Budget

[Nevett, Jonathon]

Thanks Marcus.  I absolutely agree with you and we intend to increase
membership.  The budget estimates a 20% membership increase (50 to 60).
I think that we could do much better.  We plan to accomplish this by: 
1) waiving the initial enrollment fee that we used to charge; 2) sending
a letter encouraging membership to all ICANN accredited registrars
(perhaps removing duplicate addresses from the mailing so Paul, Rob,
Bhavin, and others aren't inundated with mail); 3) having a letter from
the RC in the ICANN welcome packet for new registrars; and 4) attending
regional registrar meetings in coordination with ICANN staff (i.e. the
Barcelona meeting in May and a potential meeting in Asia in October).  

Thanks again.

Jon
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Marcus Faure
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 3:58 AM
To: Nevett, Jonathon
Cc: Registrars Constituency
Subject: Re: [registrars] Registrar Constituency Budget


Hi Jon,

this may be a bit offtopic but are there any plans to promote rc
membership to more ICANN registrars? That way we could increase the
income while also increasing the interest in the RC.

Marcus


> Attached is a proposed 2006-07 budget for the Registrar Constituency.

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> A couple of points in the proposal:
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> *	We are following the ICANN fiscal year July 1 - June 30.  
> *	Dues will continue to be $250.
> *	Unlike in the past, there will not be any enrollment fees
> charged.
> *	ICANN Meeting Expenses refer to expenses incurred at the RC
> meeting portion of the full ICANN meetings (lunch, equipment rentals,
> etc.) 
> *	The current asset amount should be a bit higher once we receive
> the funds held in a merchant account in India.
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> We are working on a system to make dues payment easier, although we
may
> have to stick with Paypal or checks this round.  
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> Please review and provide any comments.
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> Thanks.
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> Best,
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> Jon
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Content-Description: Proposed 2006-07 RC Budget.pdf

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