Hello, On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Zahid Jamil <zahid@dndrc.com> wrote:
We have agreed with him a termination date of 31 12 2009.
I trust that the very large reserve held by the Secretariat will be put into a separate bank account in the name of the BC, or alternatively into the control of ICANN. With the BC having members like HSBC and eBay (owners of PayPal), the expertise certainly exists to manage the finances of the constituency in a proper manner, as previously discussed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/bc-gnso/msg00345.html The bizconst.org and bizconst.com domain names should also be transferred to the control of BC members, as well as an archive of all existing website content. The reserve should probably be converted from Euros to US dollars, which is the same currency as the majority of BC members and is the dominant currency for international trade. The general ledger should also be released to the constituency.
The Officers will be looking for a replacement and ask members also if they have any suggestions.
Given that the new charter has not been finalized, it's unclear which duties, if any, should be outsourced to a paid secretariat, versus volunteers and an elected Secretary and/or Treasurer.
To avoid conflicts of interest and to ensure accountability to the BC executive committee this position is not open to a BC member.
See above. Other constituencies have elected Secretary and/or Treasurer positions, and those positions are obviously from constituency members.
Gary will be drafting a job description to help in the process of recruitment.
That description will factor in optional services available from ICANN.
For simple administrative work, there are many freelancers available at places like Odesk.com and Elance.com, for example, to outsource mundane tasks. Indeed, at places like GetFriday.com, one obtain the services of an outsourced virtual assistant to do administrative tasks for $200 to $360 per month: https://getfriday.com/?module=plans&action=monthly for the 20 to 40 hours per month of duties (which probably overstates the amount of actual work required to perform the relevant duties). This would save the constituency a considerable amount of money per month with no reduction in the level of service. Constituency voting can also be fully automated and be made transparent using the BigPulse.com system for only $550/yr (Country = USA, number of voters = 50) http://www.bigpulse.com/fees Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/