Re: [nc-corp] AFNIC EXPENSES FOR JULY 2003

["Ken Stubbs" <kstubbs@digitel.net>]

can anyone comment  on current status of contract for Glen's secretariat
services ?


thanks

ken stubbs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger J. Cochetti" <roger@cochetti.us>
To: "nc budget committee" <nc-corp@dnso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 2:57 AM
Subject: [nc-corp] AFNIC EXPENSES FOR JULY 2003


> You will recall that at the last meeting of the GNSO Council
> Budget Committee,  the Committee considered the issue of a
> transition from the old to the new budgetary arrangements
> for the GNSO.  The Committee authorized me to write to ICANN
> management strongly encouraging them to conclude
> arrangements with AFNIC for the parallel operation of the
> old AFNIC-provided GNSO Website and Listserv systems during
> a one month transition period in order to minimize the risk
> of any type of failure of the GNSO Website and Listserv's.
> This would require that AFNIC continue t provide technical
> services to the GNSO during the transition month, July 2003,
> which was not previously budgeted.
>
> The Committee also authorized me to strongly encourage ICANN
> management to reach an arrangement with Glen de St Gery soon
> so that there was no risk of an interruption in secretariat
> services to the GNSO as a result of the transition.)  To the
> point:  In order to ensure continuous service to the GNSO
> Council, the Committee authorized on a contingency basis the
> payment of one month of AFNIC's fees (US $1,800) or one
> month of FISAT's fees (US $4500) in the event that ICANN
> management did not commit to make these payments.
>
> In this way, both FISAT and AFNIC were assured of payment
> for April services, although the Committee strongly felt
> that it was the responsibility of ICANN management, not the
> GNSO, to cover these cost for July 203 services.
>
> This note is to advise you that Glen has informed me that
> ICANN management has declined to cover operating expenses
> for AFNIC's Website and Listserv services for July 2003, and
> upon written confirmation of this by AFNIC, the contingency
> in the Committee's authorization of payment to AFNIC will
> have been met and the GNSO will pay AFNIC's July, 2003
> operating expenses for Website and Listserv services to the
> GNSO.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions,
>
> Roger Cochetti
> Chair
> GNSO Council Budget Committee
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> Roger J. Cochetti
> TEL 301-654-2923
> FAX 301-654-7262
> roger@cochetti.us
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