Re: [council] Draft minutes from today NC telecon October 5th,1999

[Dennis Jennings <Dennis.Jennings@ucd.ie>]

Richard,

"The NC feels obliged" or "The NC considers that it has an 
obligation to"

As you say - not a legal requirement

Dennis

Date sent:      	Wed, 06 Oct 1999 11:18:36 +0900
From:           	Richard Lindsay <richard@interq.ad.jp>
Subject:        	Re: [council] Draft minutes from today NC telecon October 5th,1999
To:             	Joe Sims <Joe_Sims@jonesday.com>
Copies to:      	council@dnso.org

> Joe,
> 
> I believe the term should be - obligated by "a desire to support
> transparent process and remote participation" rather than
> "law".  We should change the wording although I am sure there is
> a more simple phrase that what my brain has come up with...
> 
> NC members, am I correct in this assumption?
> 
> Richard
> 
> > Query:  what is the basis for the statement that NC is legally obligated to
> > webcast?
> 
> >   * Schedule of Meetings in LA and technical arrangements
> >
> >      Resolved that the constituencies meetings on Monday will not be
> >      webcast, but only recorded. Different considerations: cost ($US 8000),
> >      time (afternoon in LA is in the middle of night in Europe),
> >      practicability (it is almost impossible to have a conference call with
> >      large aadience).
> >
> >      The NC is obligated by law to webcast, but have no money. There is a
> >      reality shock, the DNSO and its institutions are likely to be
> >      expensive. Impossible to have international organization,
> >      teleconferences, secretariat working 15 hours/day, notes, and support
> >      without appropriate budget. The raw estimation is $US 300,000.
> >      Furthermore also constituencies need to estimate their budget. Some
> >      constituencies would like to share facilities with the DNSO central
> >      secretariat, some consider needing full time dedicated secretariat.
> 


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