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Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 14:53:32 -0500
To: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
From: Margaret Wasserman <margaret(_at_)thingmagic(_dot_)com>
Subject: Last Call Comments on draft-ietf-iasa-bcp-02.txt
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behalf of the IASA at the direction of the IAOC. The IAD is likely
to draw on financial, legal and administrative support furnished by
ISOC support staff or consultants. Costs for ISOC support staff and
consultants are allocated based on actual expenses or on some other
allocation model determined by consultation between the IAOC and
ISOC.
This paragraph triggers a concern, but not one that should be dealt
with in this section. We talk here about ISOC support staff costs
being allocated to IASA, but I don't think we ever talk about fund
raising costs being allocated to IASA. Do you think that we need
to say something about that? Or should fund raising costs remain
outside of the IASA budget and be deducted before funds are
credited to the IASA accounts?
We have text that states:
ISOC shall create and maintain appropriate
structures and programs to coordinate donations
intended to support the work of the IETF, and
these will include mechanisms for both in-kind and
direct contributions to the work supported by
IASA.
I am OK with leaving it at that and assume that ISOC will charge
fund-raising costs to the appropriate cost center.
Compare it to
Meeting revenues are an important source of funds
for IETF functions. The IAD, in consultation with
the IAOC, sets the meeting fees as part of the
budgeting process.
All meeting revenues shall be credited to the
appropriate IASA accounts.
We do not specify how "costs for collecting the meeting fees (credit card
fees, bank fees, what have you)" are accounted for either.
In short: do we need all that detail.
As Harald explained in a posting this morning, the reason why we did the
specifics on the text you quote above is that it is too easy to "hide"
internal staff cost under G&A without detail.
So my proposal is: no change needed
Bert
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