No objection

Quoting Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton@spamcop.net>:

> Dear Committee:
>
> I provide below the request for funding for the MemberClicks service by the
> LAC Secretariat.
>
> The process requires my acknowledgment of the receipt of the request, which
> has been sent; since the regional secretariat has made the request, the
> request would now go to a funding decision from ICANN.
>
> It would seem to me that the need for a database for members is something
> the entire community needs. This tool is English-only, which is a drawback,
> but after looking I have found that all the MMSes (Membership Management
> Systems) which are to be easily found are also English only.
>
> I have made the point to the staff that what ICANN needs in the fullness of
> time is a database which would hold records of all constituencies, not just
> one, and that we should look at a procurement process that identifies a good
> solution, and part of what should be considered is a multi-lingual solution.
>
> However, that would take some time and with memberclicks, we would have
> something much better than we have now, which is a static web page with
> out-of-date information and a bunch of Excel spreadsheets which get mailed
> around periodically. The cost of the system is also very reasonable (about
> US$100 per month), and extracting the data and migrating it at some later
> point to another system would be a simple process.
>
> ACTION POINT:
>
> Does anyone on the committee OBJECT to our using MemberClicks as the
> membership database at least for the medium term for the community as a
> whole? And, if there is an objection, could you please tell us all what the
> nature of the objection is?
>
> If no objections are received in, say, the next week, I will assume we're to
> go ahead.
>
> If there are comments or questions from other regions, by all means register
> them.
>
> For those wishing to look further, please see www.memberclicks.com.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Carlton A Samuels <carlton.samuels@uwimona.edu.jm>
> Date: 07-Feb-2007 23:37
> Subject: Application for Funding - Membersclick
> To: nashton@spamcop.net
>
> Nick:
>
> I have attached the paperwork for the funding request for Membersclick.
> Your usual advice and consent requested.
>
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> Carlton
>
>
>
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