PIR Approves NCUC Funding Request

[Norbert Klein]

Congratulaations to all who achieved this. So the NCUC
should start to develop a useful response - maybe the Kuala
Lumpur meetings of ICANN will provide also an opportunity
for this?

Who will be in KL? (I hope to be there)


Norbert Klein
Open Forum of Cambodia

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valerie gordon wrote:

> This is fantastic news. Thanks to all who worked hard on the proposal and
> piloted it through. As we would say in Jamaica "Big up Harold and posse!"
> Lets see if we can make good use of the opportunities this presents
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> Valerie
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Harold Feld <hfeld at MEDIAACCESS.ORG>
> To: <NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:41 AM
> Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] PIR Approves NCUC Funding Request
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>>I am please to report that the PIR Board has approved the 4-year funding
>>proposal submitted to the PIR Advisory Council.  As a condition of
>>granting the funding, PIR requires that the NCUC submit an annual report
>>describing how it spent the previous year's disbursement and
>>demonstrating that the NCUC meets the benchmarks of success outlined in
>>the proposal.  This report is in the nature of a "due dilligence" to
>>ensure that NCUC is properly spending the money, rather than in the
>>nature of a reapplication under which funding for the next year will be
>>decided.  The PIR Advisory Board made clear in its recommendation that
>>certainty of long-range funding was critical to the ability of the NCUC
>>to invest in the long-range planning and capcity building envisioned by
>>the proposal.  Details still need to be arranged between the NCUC and
>>PIR, and we expect to settle these after Memorial Day (May 31).
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>>In addition, I will continue to serve on the Outreach and Web Resources
>>Subcommittee of the PIR Advisory Committee.  I hope to explore
>>opportunities by which NCUC and PIR can jointly reach out to the broader
>>noncommercial Internet community.  It is my continued hope that this is
>>only the beginning of collaborative efforts between PIR and the NCUC to
>>serve the public interest in DNS policy.
>>
>>Harold Feld
>>NCUC Representative to PIR Advisory Committee
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