Ross and all, I agree! And glad to read you Ross, saying so. I am sure than that you will not be needing or requesting any travel funds EVER, right? Ross Rader wrote:
Izumi AIZU wrote:
Some cultures are not accustomed to be exposed in financial details on individual basis. If ICANN community wants to know how much ALAC is spending, then aggregation should be sufficient.
I think it is more important to know who is receiving funding than how much. In general, I think it is appropriate that if any individual accepts funding that they also accept the strings attached to it - i.e. that details regarding the funding will be made public. Anyone uncomfortable with that can choose not to accept the funding.
Keep in mind that I'm not worried about the use of travel funds to support ALAC members. I'm much more concerned about the use of travel funds by professional lobbyists and lawyers and consultants looking for clients - as has become so popular within the GNSO. I raise this as an issue here because it is a terrible use of registration funds.
/r
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