Congratulaations to all who achieved this. So the NCUC should start to develop a useful response - maybe the Kuala Lumpur meetings of ICANN will provide also an opportunity for this? Who will be in KL? (I hope to be there) Norbert Klein Open Forum of Cambodia = valerie gordon wrote: > This is fantastic news. Thanks to all who worked hard on the proposal and > piloted it through. As we would say in Jamaica "Big up Harold and posse!" > Lets see if we can make good use of the opportunities this presents > > Valerie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Harold Feld <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:41 AM > Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] PIR Approves NCUC Funding Request > > > >>I am please to report that the PIR Board has approved the 4-year funding >>proposal submitted to the PIR Advisory Council. As a condition of >>granting the funding, PIR requires that the NCUC submit an annual report >>describing how it spent the previous year's disbursement and >>demonstrating that the NCUC meets the benchmarks of success outlined in >>the proposal. This report is in the nature of a "due dilligence" to >>ensure that NCUC is properly spending the money, rather than in the >>nature of a reapplication under which funding for the next year will be >>decided. The PIR Advisory Board made clear in its recommendation that >>certainty of long-range funding was critical to the ability of the NCUC >>to invest in the long-range planning and capcity building envisioned by >>the proposal. Details still need to be arranged between the NCUC and >>PIR, and we expect to settle these after Memorial Day (May 31). >> >>In addition, I will continue to serve on the Outreach and Web Resources >>Subcommittee of the PIR Advisory Committee. I hope to explore >>opportunities by which NCUC and PIR can jointly reach out to the broader >>noncommercial Internet community. It is my continued hope that this is >>only the beginning of collaborative efforts between PIR and the NCUC to >>serve the public interest in DNS policy. >> >>Harold Feld >>NCUC Representative to PIR Advisory Committee >> > > >