[registrars] RE: Call for nominations to participate in the 2005 ICANN budgetary process.

["Rob Hall" <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

What is the composition of the BEAST?  It sounds like you intend it to
replace the BAG, but the BAG is actually an ICANN structure.  If you intend
it to be it's own Registrar task force, then how many members do you see on
it ?

We are allowed to put 3 representatives on the BAG. If ICANN has asked us
for the names of these three candidates, we should start the process to
determine who they are quickly.

In the past, our representatives to the BAG have indeed come from a wide
variety of type and size of Registrar.  I would hope to see this trend
continue.

Being the representatives to the Budget Advisory Committee is an important
task.  It is further complicated by the fact that you are not allowed to
communicate the details of what you are discussing until the budget is
posted publically.  I know that this has frustrated the reps in the past.

Rob.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert F. Connelly [mailto:BobC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 9:14 AM
To: Registrars Constituency; RC Voting Members
Subject: Call for nominations to participate in the 2005 ICANN budgetary
process.

Dear Members:

In 2004, we learned how important the Budget Advisory Committee (BAG) can be
for ICANN Accredited Registrars.  Lacking Registrar input, the increased
financial l burden transferred from other sources to Registrars can be
devastating:-(

It is time to select nominees for the 2005 committee.  It has been suggest
that we change it to a Task Force, namely, the "Budget Evaluation and
Advisory Special Taskforce" or BEAST.

Candidates for the BEAST should be able to deal even handedly with the
divergent impacts of both large and small registrars.

Please submit nominations to the Secretary.  1. Before making a nomination,
please be sure that your nominees will accept the nomination.  2. Please be
sure that an endorser will second your nomination.  3. Nominees must
formally accept their nominations.  4. Nominees must post a conflict of
interest statement.

It would be helpful if the nominator and seconder say why they think their
nominee is qualified to serve on the BEAST. A similar statement by the
nominee would help our members to evaluate candidates.

Let the nominations begin!

Respectfully submitted,
Bob Connelly
Secretary to the Registrars Constituency.