Re: [atlarge-discuss] Membership Dues

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Joop and all stakeholders or other interested parties,

Joop Teernstra wrote:

> At 11:25 a.m. 20/07/2002 -0400, DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
> >It costs money to participate in ICANN.
>
> Quite so.
> The way ICANN operates, this cost has become an attrition-factor that
> limits  participation to those who are on expense accounts.

  Well if you don't have the dime, don't do the crime I guess.

>
>
> As an example, I am out-of-pocket for thousands of dollars just for travel
> expenses  for the six meetings that I have participated in.
> This is a big element in participants' burn-out.

  Well in my country you can deduct some of those expenses on
you taxes.

>
>
> >I support a much higher barrier -- real cash.
> >
>
> Cash contributions are a necessity, but should not act as a barrier to
> participation.

  Good point.  But membership dues should be mandatory at some
point soon for ICANNATLARGE.COM members.  However these
dues should be minimal and based on the gross national income
of each members home country.

>
> Not in the non-commercial DN holders' constituency and not for icannatlarge.
>
> I would support a beneficiary membership status that can be maintained via
> a public record of a request for exemption from payment of contributions.

  I wouldn't.

>
>
> --Joop
>
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