Re: [atlarge-discuss] ALOC spending

["todd glassey" <todd.glassey@worldnet.att.net>]

Sotiris, I did follow the indents, I was reiterating my feeling about the
content and complexity of the website...

Todd

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sotiris Sotiropoulos" <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>
To: "todd glassey" <todd.glassey@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: "atlarge discuss list" <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] ALOC spending


> Todd et al.,
>
> If you followed the indents, you'll see that that was exactly the thrust
of my
> original questions.
>
> I have followed up and asked Denise Michel to provide details and
specifics on
> where the $10,000 went exactly.  I feel that the "work" so far produced by
the
> ICANN ALOC designees does not warrant such extravagant expenditures.
Further, I
> asked Denise Michel why ICANN is not footing the bill for her "discounted"
> consulting fees seeing as how they were the ones who 'appointed' or
'hired'
> her.  I'm waiting on responses to these questions and I'll keep the
Members
> informed.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Sotiris Sotiropoulos
>
> todd glassey wrote:
>
> > What website are we talking about? What 10,000 worth of work? Have I
missed
> > something?
> >
> > todd
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sotiris Sotiropoulos" <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>
> > To: "discuss" <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 6:32 PM
> > Subject: [atlarge-discuss] ALOC spending
> >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > Just thought you would like to know how the contributions to the ALOC
are
> > being
> > > handled (seems like between Joop and Denise Michel the "self-organized
> > effort"
> > > just might go bankrupt before it goes anywhere...):
> > >
> > > Denise Michel wrote:
> > >
> > > > Of the US$17,000 in donations, US$10,000 has been used thus far for
> > > > April/May expenses incurred on website development, administrative
costs
> > > > (including international phone calls) and my (discounted) consulting
> > fee.
> > > >
> > > > *Specific* comments on improving website (or contributions to it)
are
> > always
> > > > welcome.
> > > >
> > > > Denise
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Sotiris Sotiropoulos" <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>
> > > > To: "Denise Michel" <denisemichel@sbcglobal.net>
> > >
> > > > > Christian.Ahlert@sowi.uni-giessen.de wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > <snip>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sorry, for this long email, but I hate to see that the ALOC got
only
> > > > > > 17 000 US via voluntary contributions to actually create an
> > At-Large,
> > > > > > when ICANN spent 400 000 US to study the ALM and rich cctld's
> > > > > > spend more than 17k to travel first class to one ICANN meeting!
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm still waiting to hear from Denise on what happened to the 17k
> > donated
> > > > so
> > > > > far.  I fail to see anything in the ALOC organizing thus far which
> > > > required more
> > > > > than a couple hundred dollars (if that!). In fact, all there
really is
> > > > evidence
> > > > > of is a rather unappealling, very rudimentary  web site comprised
of a
> > > > very few
> > > > > pages and little else besides.  Where did the money go in such a
short
> > > > time?
> > > > > This is an important question.  I hope Denise will provide a
detailed
> > > > answer
> > > > > ASAP.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sincerely,
> > > > >
> > > > > Sotiris Sotiropoulos
> > >
> > >
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