[ncdnhc-discuss] Grants, Funding, Moneys - Who is going to pay for all of this?

[Derek Conant]

It appears to me that certain of ICANN's Domain Name Supporting
Organizations (SOs) are demanding positions and processes from ICANN
that the SOs cannot properly represent, implement or manage themselves.

These SOs have a demonstrated record of not being able to properly
organize their constituencies nor advance any meaningful agenda through
valid consensus.  I believe that this is mostly due in part because of
the SOs' inability to obtain adequate funding, staffing and resources
and the SOs memberships are very few in numbers.

Further, I believe that the SOs cannot obtain funding because they do
not appear to be making any progress in their agendas, they lack
direction and there is no real benefit, whatsoever, for any organization
to invest or otherwise provide grants or funding or moneys for travel
and expenses for representatives of these SOs.

Furthermore, it appears to me that any organization giving money to
certain of these SOs is an organization that has money to boast its
academic representatives, or that has money to waste, or that is
completely out of touch with this process.

ICANN appears to expect stake holders and interested parties and the
At-Large to operate for free.  Certain SO appear to believe that ICANN
should pay for everything.  The facts are that no one has come up with
any money to fund the SOs' pipe dreams.  

The SOs are starting to appear to be merely platforms for academic
representatives to qualify their existence more than anything else.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it takes money to run this show.  I don't
see the academic representatives and philosophers, those who propose SO
resolutions or describe what they believe is best for everyone, paying
for any of this.

Who is going to pay for all of this and what is the reward in return?

Derek Conant
DNSGA President and Chairman

Telephone:  (202) 801-0158
Facsimile:  (202) 234-0685
E-mail:  dconant at dnsga.org