Re: [registrars] Budget Committee Nominations

["Sigmund Solares" <sig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the nomination, Ross. I accept the nomination to run for the
Budget Committee.

My statement:

I am the Chief Executuve Officer and part owner of Intercosmos Media Group,
Inc., dba directNIC.com. If elected to this position I will put forth the
effort required to perform an excellent job fulfilling the duties of the
position. Whether I am elected or not, I plan to participate more in the
DNSO.

My disclosure:

I do not have any ownership in any registry and I have not provided any
consulting, management or other services to any registry. The same is true
for Intercosmos Media Group, Inc. We do not have access to any "Registry
sensitive information." I do not have ownership in any registrar other than
Intercosmos. There is no conflict of interest for me to disclose. If at any
time, any of you have questions about any potential or perceived conflicts,
please do not hesitate to come to me.

Sincerely,


Sigmund J. Solares, J.D., M.B.A.
Chief Executive Officer
Intercosmos Media Group, Inc.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Registrars Constituency" <registrars@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 11:34 AM
Subject: [registrars] Budget Committee Nominations


> I believe that the nominations for the budget committee election closes
> today. Two important items that need attention;
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> 1) If your name is;
>
> - Tom Barrett;
> - Paul Westley;
> - Sig Solares, or;
> - Mark Jeftovic
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> and you would like to represent registrar interests on this important
> committee, then please acccept your nomination. I firmly believe that
> each of you would be excellent representatives.
>
>
>
> 2) If you would like to support one or all of these candidates, then
> please make your endorsements heard.
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>
> Side-note...
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> I am personally frustrated by the seemingly endless increases in the
> fees that registrars must pay and also by what seems to be a lack of new
> participants from our constituency on these types of committees. I
> really believe that we need some fresh ideas at the budget table in
> order to ensure that the fees that registrars pay are appropriate and
> well utilized.
>
> -rwr
> on behalf of me...
>
>
> The following is my original nomination of these candidates...
>
>
>  > ...I'd also like to make the following
> > nominations;
> >
> > - Tom Barret, Encira. Tom is a business man that has been around the
> > domains racket for a long time. I think he'd do well for us.
> >
> > - Paul Westley, Internetters. He is our treasurer after all. If we can't
> > trust him to look after our interests with the budget then we've got
> > bigger problems ;) Paul would be a great addition to the committee.
> >
> > - Sigmund Solares, Intercosmos/DirectNIC. Sig may be quiet, but he's one
> > of the smartest entrepreneurs that I know. If anyone could extract
> > concessions from the budget process, it would be him. Sig seriously
> > deserves our considerations.
> >
> > - Mark Jeftovic, EasyDNS. Mark knows how to run a small business. ICANN
> > would do well to watch smaller players like Mark as ICANN grows its own
> > business. Mark sits on the Board of CIRA and the Whois Steering
> > Committee - he'd do a great job for us as well.
> >
> > - Bhavin Turakhia, Directi. Bhavin is outspoken on a lot of issues but
> > never gets the chance to step up to the plate in an official capacity.
> > I'd love to see him take a crack at the budget and think that he would
> > do a great job for us.
> >
> > Two points I'd like to make - 1) I haven't talked to any of these
> > nominee's, so I'm not sure if any or all of them will accept the
> > nomination - they should, they'd all be great. 2) The constituency
> > membership deserves more input from a broader set of members. The same
> > people run time and time again and while they do a reasonable job, we
> > need a broader voice in order to get a better result. I really hope that
> > people take this into account when they cast their ballots.
> >
> > And now, I'm going back to my vacation ;)
> >
> > Have a good holiday everyone!
> >
>
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