<div dir="auto"><div>Hi Tapani,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Can you please send details of this second phase of development. I thought we were supposed to do most of it in first phase. Maybe sending the initial documents that vendor sent when we discussed requirements then those for the new development? <br><div class="gmail_extra" dir="auto">That will give better idea for everyone about the project. </div><div class="gmail_extra" dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" dir="auto">Best,</div><div class="gmail_extra" dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" dir="auto">Rafik </div><div class="gmail_extra" dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto">On May 19, 2017 2:29 PM, "Tapani Tarvainen" <<a href="mailto:ncuc@tapani.tarvainen.info">ncuc@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="quoted-text">On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 07:58:20PM +0000, Mueller, Milton L (<a href="mailto:milton@gatech.edu">milton@gatech.edu</a>) wrote:<br>
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> So this is an annual cost? I just cannot believe we are paying that<br>
> much money...for what? What exactly is this company doing for us?<br>
<br>
</div>Developing new member database and website for NCSG, NCUC and NPOC. It<br>
will also replace some of the back end functionality of NCUC's own<br>
website (member listings and statistics) and provide something new as<br>
well (member area where members can view and update their own data).<br>
<br>
That sum is not a forever annual cost, it's for development, which was<br>
planned to take two years and I hope to have it ready by Abu Dhabi.<br>
After that basic maintenance will cost some hundreds of dollars per year.<br>
<br>
Of course future developments are possible after that and I expect<br>
some additional work will be needed, but not this much - although<br>
ICANN would apparently be happy to keep on paying it.<br>
<br>
I had thought this was agreed on last year, but I guess the duration<br>
of the project wasn't made clear then. My bad - apologies.<br>
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> As Treasurer I would ask that we open this up for examination and<br>
> evaluation.<br>
<br>
</div>NCUC members involved in the project are Brenden, Rafik and James as<br>
well as NCSG EC members Robin and Monika, in case you wish to ask for<br>
their opinion. Of course any NCUC EC member willing to put work in it<br>
or just oversee things would be welcome to join the team - just let me<br>
know.<br>
<br>
Anyway, if you (EC) decide not to let NCUC account to be used for this,<br>
please decide it quickly so that I can arrange some alternative solution.<br>
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On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 07:59:07PM +0000, Mueller, Milton L (<a href="mailto:milton@gatech.edu">milton@gatech.edu</a>) wrote:<br>
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> Further, if this an annual cost I think it would make a lot more<br>
> sense for them to bill ICANN directly.<br>
<br>
</div>Yes, indeed I think that would make more sense even for a one-off, but<br>
for some obscure legal reasons ICANN isn't willing to do that.<br>
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