[ga] RE: GA/DNSO Funding Issues

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@verisign.com>]

Danny,

Such expenses could certainly come directly from ICANN's funds.  But it is
important to keep in mind that the fees ICANN collects must be raised to
accommodate the increased costs.  Donations have served as a way to keep the
budget lower.

I think it is important to keep in mind that ICANN does not have any funds
except for what it collects in fees.  So unless there is a decrease in costs
in another area, for every increase in expenditures, there needs to be a
corresponding increase in fees.  Right now the majority of fees are paid by
registries and registrars so ultimately the fees are paid by registrants.

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: DannyYounger@cs.com [mailto:DannyYounger@cs.com]
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 12:22 PM
To: cgomes@verisign.com
Cc: ga@dnso.org
Subject: Re: GA/DNSO Funding Issues


Hello Chuck,

I would question why all such funding that you describe must come from 
donations.

If one of the "Continuing Priorities" in the 2001-2002 Budget is to "Conduct

an active education and outreach program that supports public participation 
in ICANN policy-making activities, including public meetings, electronic 
forums, publications (hardcopy or electronic), accessible website etc.",
then 
the question should really be, "Why isn't this covered by the appropriate 
portion of the ICANN budget?"
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