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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Ed, I think that this is a good and
wise suggestion. As a prior step to such a meeting it is important
that we, the NCSG Finance Committee, have some historical record
of NCSG accounts for the past several years. I for one am
completely in the dark as to what funds there are, where they come
from, who administers them, and where to find the reports of
transactions for the past two or three years. <br>
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I would find it embarrassing to have a meeting with Xavier where
we put a request on the table to insure that "the NCSG and its
Constituencies receive fair and equivalent financial support from
ICANN" but were unable to say what we have had in the past, how it
was spent, and how it is administered. <br>
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Sam <br>
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<div><i>I think we all know that we haven't used the Finance
Committee to its full potential. I look forward to working
with both of you, the NCSG EC and our great membership in
building this vital part of the NCSG.</i></div>
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<div><i>The NCSG Charter §2.6.5 states that "when possible, as
enabled for example by an ICANN meeting, a face-to-face
meeting of the NCSG-FC will be held". To fulfil our Charter
obligations, I would like to ask Chair Tarvainen to schedule
a full meeting of the Finance Committee for the next ICANN
general meeting, ICANN 58, in Copenhagen.</i></div>
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<div><i>I would propose that we then ask ICANN CFO Xavier Caldez
and his team to shift his committee's presentation and
consultation from the General Meeting of the NCSG to that of
the Finance Committee. The Charter tasks the Finance
Committee to "work with ICANN finance officers to insure the
NCSG and its Constituencies receive fair and equivalent
financial support from ICANN". I believe that hosting the
ICANN CFO and his team at our FC meeting will enable us to
do just that.</i></div>
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<div><i>Thanks again for your confidence and I look forward to
working with everyone on the FC.</i></div>
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