New subject: [CWG-Stewardship] [community-finance] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update

July 20, 2016


      Agree totally with you on the importance of this work in WS2  Chuck...


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On 20 July 2016 at 12:48, Gomes, Chuck <cgomes@verisign.com> wrote:
...
This is a good example of why I thought that ‘Transparency’ should have
been in Work Stream 1 instead of Work Stream 2 but it is way too late for
that now.  I think we just need to seriously focus on the ‘Transparency’
work in Work Stream 2.
Chuck
*From:* community-finance-bounces@icann.org [mailto:
community-finance-bounces@icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Marilyn Cade
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 7:04 PM
*To:* Michele Neylon - Blacknight; Paul Rosenzweig
*Cc:* cwg-stewardship@icann.org; CCWG-Accountability; Schaefer, Brett;
icann-board@icann.org; Executive Team; COMMS Team;
community-finance@icann.org; Finance Staff
*Subject:* Re: [community-finance] [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship
Transition - Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
I am a consultant to an NGO, on the Board of an NGO, and I represent
companies and trade associations.
Usually the confidentiality clause is about WHAT one does, and eliminating
conflicts with other clients.
If these consultants are unable to acknowledge that they are ICANN
consultants, this is a problem.If they are afraid to declare the amount
they are receiving as consultant, I am concerned.  And if they are
simultaneously a consultant to a group of AC/SO entities and ICANN, then
they need to declare that.
M
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From: michele@blacknight.com
To: paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:30:20 +0000
CC: cwg-stewardship@icann.org; commsteam@icann.org;
accountability-cross-community@icann.org; icann-board@icann.org;
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Subject: Re: [community-finance] [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition -
Project Expenses - FY16 Q3 update
Xavier
Is ICANN imposing the confidentiality you refer to, or is it the vendors?
Regards
Michele
Mr Michele Neylon
Blacknight Hosting & Domains
http://www.blacknight.host/
http://www.mneylon.social
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On 19 Jul 2016, at 19:59, Paul Rosenzweig <
paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com> wrote:
Xavier
May I follow up on Brett’s question by also asking whether those
confidentiality provisions are part of ICANN’s standard contracts with all
vendors or are they only part of the agreements with these particular
vendors?
Thanks
Paul
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*From:* accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [
mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org
<accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Schaefer,
Brett
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 1:04 PM
*To:* Xavier J. Calvez <xavier.calvez@icann.org>
*Cc:* cwg-stewardship@icann.org; CCWG-Accountability <
accountability-cross-community@icann.org>; icann-board@icann.org;
Executive Team <executive-team@icann.org>; COMMS Team <commsteam@icann.org>;
community-finance@icann.org; Finance Staff <finance-staff@icann.org>
*Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses
- FY16 Q3 update
Xavier,
Are you saying that ICANN’s contracts for Education/Engagement/Advice with
(1) Albright Stonebridge Group LLC, (2) Edelman, (3) Interface Media, (4)
Rice Hadley Gates LLC, (5) Summit Strategies International LLC, (6) WBC
Global, and (7) Wiley Rein LLP each contain confidentiality provisions that
prohibit ICANN from disclosing the specific amount paid to each of these
individual vendors?
Does this only apply to the CCWG and the public or does it also apply to
other parts of the ICANN community, specifically the Supporting
Organizations and Advisory Committees?
Thank you for the link on lobbying disclosures. For those who are
interested, here are ICANN’s lobbying expenditures based on the disclosure
website of the U.S. Congress.
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I do have a couple of additional questions. Would this source capture
lobbying exclusively directed toward the US Executive Branch? Has ICANN
spent any funds during this period lobbying governments other than the US?
Thank you,
Brett
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*Brett* *Schaefer*
* Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs
Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for National Security
and Foreign Policy*
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-608-6097
heritage.org
*From:* Xavier J. Calvez [mailto:xavier.calvez@icann.org
<xavier.calvez@icann.org>]
*Sent:* Monday, July 18, 2016 6:30 PM
*To:* Schaefer, Brett
*Cc:* community-finance@icann.org; cwg-stewardship@icann.org;
CCWG-Accountability; Executive Team; COMMS Team; icann-board@icann.org;
Finance Staff
*Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses
- FY16 Q3 update
Brett,
Yes, the information I provided in my latest email had been included in
some previous communication. I just wanted to make sure you had a clear
visibility on this information, which provides for (i) categories of
expenses, (ii) the individual names of the vendors grouped for each
category, and (iii) the total value of the expenses for each category.
With respect to the contractual obligations of confidentiality in
commercial contracts, ICANN is subject to them, like all business
organizations. That said, we disclose what we can consistent with standard
business confidentiality provisions in vendor contracts. We cannot disclose
the specific amount of spend with each vendor but we were able to disclose
the names of the service providers engaged.
Regarding the lobbying expenses, as you are aware, both organizations that
hire lobbyists and firms that lobby on behalf of organizations are required
under U.S. federal law to file lobbying disclosure reports. In addition to
ICANN’s quarterly lobbying disclosures posted on our website, you can find
the amounts ICANN has paid to individual outside lobbying firms at
http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/ldsearch.aspx.
I hope this helps and clarifies.
Thank you.
Best,
Xavier
Xavier Calvez
ICANN
CFO
12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90094
Office     : +1 (310) 301 5838
Mobile   : +1 (805) 312 0052
Fax                          : +1 (310) 957-2348
*From: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org>
*Date: *Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 7:07 AM
*To: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez@icann.org>
*Cc: *"community-finance@icann.org" <community-finance@icann.org>, "
cwg-stewardship@icann.org" <cwg-stewardship@icann.org>,
CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community@icann.org>, Executive
Team <executive-team@icann.org>, COMMS Team <commsteam@icann.org>, "
icann-board@icann.org" <icann-board@icann.org>, Finance Staff <
finance-staff@icann.org>
*Subject: *Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses
- FY16 Q3 update
Xavier,
This is pretty much the same information that was provided before. I am
asking for a breakdown of how much was paid to each vender in the lobbying
category (Akin Gump, etc.) and the education/engagement/advice category
(Albright Stoneridge, etc.).
Thank you,
Brett
On Jul 13, 2016, at 8:13 PM, Xavier J. Calvez <xavier.calvez@icann.org>
wrote:
Dear Brett,
In response to your question listed below on 22 June: the detailed
information provided on Other professional fees (other than legal fees,
detailed in a separate section of the “Transition project cost” expense
webpage, on the IANA Stewardship Transition webpage) can be found in the
section called “Professional Services – Expenses Breakdown”. Within this
section, you will find a link to a document that provides the list of
Professional Services (other than legal fees) incurred, by category, with
the names of the vendors, and the total amount of expenditures for the
category. This link is copied below and was provided in my first answer
to your question. I have also attached the file to which this link refers
in case the link would not work for you.
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-expenses-profes...
If this not addressing your question, please let me know.
Thank you.
Best,
Xavier
Xavier Calvez
ICANN
CFO
12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90094
Office     : +1 (310) 301 5838
Mobile   : +1 (805) 312 0052
Fax                          : +1 (310) 957-2348
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*Brett* *Schaefer*
* Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs
Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for National Security
and Foreign Policy*
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-608-6097
heritage.org
*From: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez@icann.org>
*Date: *Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 9:45 AM
*To: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org>, "
community-finance@icann.org" <community-finance@icann.org>, "
cwg-stewardship@icann.org" <cwg-stewardship@icann.org>,
CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community@icann.org>
*Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team@icann.org>, COMMS Team <
commsteam@icann.org>, "icann-board@icann.org" <icann-board@icann.org>,
Finance Staff <finance-staff@icann.org>
*Subject: *Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses
- FY16 Q3 update
Brett,
Thank you for following up.
I will make sure to respond no later than the end of this week.
Thank you.
Best,
Xavier
Xavier Calvez
ICANN
CFO
12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90094
Office     : +1 (310) 301 5838
Mobile   : +1 (805) 312 0052
Fax                          : +1 (310) 957-2348
*From: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org>
*Date: *Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 11:38 AM
*To: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez@icann.org>, "
community-finance@icann.org" <community-finance@icann.org>, "
cwg-stewardship@icann.org" <cwg-stewardship@icann.org>,
CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community@icann.org>
*Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team@icann.org>, COMMS Team <
commsteam@icann.org>, "icann-board@icann.org" <icann-board@icann.org>,
Finance Staff <finance-staff@icann.org>
*Subject: *RE: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses
- FY16 Q3 update
Xavier,
Thanks for promising to get this information to me in Helsinki. Do you
have an estimate for when it will be provided?
Thanks,
Brett
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*Brett* *Schaefer*
* Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs
Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for National Security
and Foreign Policy*
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-608-6097
heritage.org
*From:* Schaefer, Brett
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 22, 2016 2:39 PM
*To:* 'Xavier J. Calvez'; community-finance@icann.org;
cwg-stewardship@icann.org; CCWG-Accountability
*Cc:* Executive Team; COMMS Team; icann-board@icann.org; Finance Staff
*Subject:* RE: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses
- FY16 Q3 update
Xavier,
I appreciate the detailed breakdown on the legal fees That is indeed what
I was looking for though I would think it useful to have the totals
provided in the summary document.
However, I did not see similar information for lobbying or education/
engagement/advice in the links provided. In fact, the only specific
information that I saw listed is for Jamie Hedlund at $200,000. No
information on other individual firms or vendors is listed at all – only
the top line budget expenditure in the summary document link originally
sent around.
Could you provide that information?
Thanks,
Brett
*From:* Xavier J. Calvez [mailto:xavier.calvez@icann.org
<xavier.calvez@icann.org>]
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:43 AM
*To:* Schaefer, Brett; community-finance@icann.org;
cwg-stewardship@icann.org; CCWG-Accountability
*Cc:* Executive Team; COMMS Team; icann-board@icann.org; Finance Staff
*Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses
- FY16 Q3 update
Dear all,
It appears that the first link in my email further below (detail of legal
fees by firm) does not resolve correctly. Please use the below instead.
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-expenses-legal-...
Thank you.
Best,
Xavier
Xavier Calvez
ICANN
CFO
12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90094
Office     : +1 (310) 301 5838
Mobile   : +1 (805) 312 0052
Fax                          : +1 (310) 957-2348
*From: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez@icann.org>
*Date: *Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 1:01 PM
*To: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org>, "
community-finance@icann.org" <community-finance@icann.org>, "
cwg-stewardship@icann.org" <cwg-stewardship@icann.org>,
CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community@icann.org>
*Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team@icann.org>, COMMS Team <
commsteam@icann.org>, "icann-board@icann.org" <icann-board@icann.org>,
Finance Staff <finance-staff@icann.org>
*Subject: *Re: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses
- FY16 Q3 update
Dear Brett,
Thank you for your interest and question.
We currently publish the list of all vendors from whom ICANN obtain
services in relation to the IANA Stewardship transition. The $$ value of
the services received is aggregated by category of expenses, which you
mention below (US Government affairs, Education/engagement/advice,…). This
presentation is driven by 2 factors: providing clarity as to the type of
services received, and abiding by the contractual obligation of
confidentiality in force with each of the vendors (resulting from standard
business sensitive information).
We do publish however the detail of the legal advice, by firm and by
working group, on this same page (see for example the link to the report of
fees by firm: *https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-expenses-legal-...)
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-expenses-legal-firm-fy16-01jun16-en.pdf%29>*
.
You will also find more information relative to ICANN’s lobbying in the
following blog published a few months ago. In this blog, you will also find
links to the disclosure reports that ICANN makes on lobbying activities.
*https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/lobbying-disclosures-contributions-201...
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/lobbying-disclosures-contributions-2015-11-18-en>.*
Lastly, further information on lobbying appears in ICANN’s form 990
(Schedule C, Part II-B. On page 33/73 of the FY15 form 990 published at the
following link):
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/fy-2015-form-990-10may16-en.pdf
I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have further questions.
Thank you.
Best,
Xavier
Xavier Calvez
ICANN
CFO
12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90094
Office     : +1 (310) 301 5838
Mobile   : +1 (805) 312 0052
Fax                          : +1 (310) 957-2348
*From: *"Schaefer, Brett" <Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org>
*Date: *Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 9:54 PM
*To: *Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez@icann.org>, "
community-finance@icann.org" <community-finance@icann.org>, "
cwg-stewardship@icann.org" <cwg-stewardship@icann.org>,
CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community@icann.org>
*Cc: *Executive Team <executive-team@icann.org>, COMMS Team <
commsteam@icann.org>, "icann-board@icann.org" <icann-board@icann.org>,
Finance Staff <finance-staff@icann.org>
*Subject: *RE: [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses
- FY16 Q3 update
Xavier,
Thank you. Could you please provide a more detailed breakdown of legal
advice, US government affairs, and educations/engagement/advice? In each
category, there are multiple firms/vendors listed (
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-expenses-profes...).
I would appreciate the amount provided to each individual vendor. If it is
provided somewhere, I would appreciate you letting me know where to find
it.
Much appreciated,
Brett
------------------------------
*Brett* *Schaefer*
* Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs
Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom Davis Institute for National Security
and Foreign Policy*
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-608-6097
heritage.org
*From:* accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [
mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org
<accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Xavier
J. Calvez
*Sent:* Saturday, June 18, 2016 12:10 AM
*To:* community-finance@icann.org; cwg-stewardship@icann.org;
CCWG-Accountability
*Cc:* Executive Team; COMMS Team; icann-board@icann.org; Finance Staff
*Subject:* [CCWG-ACCT] IANA Stewardship Transition - Project Expenses -
FY16 Q3 update
Dear all,
You find at the link below the updated project’s expenses as of FY16 Q3
(from July 2014 to March 2016). As indicated a few months ago, we have
added new detailed information on the staff support with the individual
positions, names and percentages of effort over the period.
*https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-project-costs
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-project-costs>*
Thank you.
Best,
Xavier
Xavier Calvez
ICANN
CFO
12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90094
Office     : +1 (310) 301 5838
Mobile   : +1 (805) 312 0052
Fax          : +1 (310) 957-2348
<iana-stewardship-expenses-professional-vendor-01jun16-en.pdf>
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