But you still haven't answered WHY??? As John L, pointed out, they have plenty of money, so why would this kind of pittance and accounting nightmare be desirable to them? Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-6531 Fax: (867) 979-8870 dthompson@gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Danny Younger Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:00 PM To: 'NA Discuss' Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Financial Contribution & Assessment of Dues Eduardo, There are currently 16 accredited North American ALss (with more on the way). Dividing $500 amongst this group amounts to no more than $30 per year per organization... (and most organizations have more than a handful of members). As ICANN is prepared to spend $760,000 on the at-large this year (or $152,000 per region) for staff support and travel funds, I view a modest membership fee as eminently reasonable. --- " Eduardo Diaz, PE" <ediaz@dconsultinggroup.com> wrote:
Danny:
We are an all volunteer organization that participates in the NARALO. As such, our funds are almost non-existent. Therefore, what you are proposing (or asking) is no-pay = no participation.
Eduardo Diaz President ISOC-PR
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