> I know that the financial system is being evolved over time - its current implementation wasn't really set up for full project level reporting...
Oh come on, Bruce, this has been the same excuse for nearly a decade now.
Back in 2008 when I was on staff I asked for budget codes for translation in different languages so we could keep a proper track of expenditure. After a month of chasing, I was told that it was not possible to do that as the system ICANN ran wasn't able to do full project reporting.
But ICANN's CFO Kevin Wilson said that there were introducing a new system that would make it possible next year.
Four years later, at I believe Toronto in October 2012, I asked the new CFO at an open finance session a series of simple questions about ICANN's finances and was told that it wasn't possible to provide that sort of information because ICANN's finance systems were outdated and not able to provide project-based information.
But Xavier Calvez assured the room ICANN was introducing a new system and in the next year it would be possible to provide that sort of information.
It is now three years later and ICANN - and you - are still trotting out the same line. How long does it take to introduce a decent finance system?
And why as a Board member are you prepared for ICANN to continue to run poor financial systems year after year? And not only that but actually defend the lackadaisical attitude to proper financial reporting.
You have been a Board member, Bruce, for eight years now. If you think that it is fine that ICANN can't or won't introduce a half-decent financial reporting system and if you believe that the current level of financial reporting is sufficient then perhaps you are exactly why the ICANN community needs to ability to get rid of underperforming directors.
Kieren