[NA-Discuss] [At-Large] Post-Paris Review

[Ross Rader]

Izumi AIZU wrote:

> Some cultures are not accustomed to be exposed in financial details
> on individual basis. If ICANN community wants to know how much ALAC
> is spending, then aggregation should be sufficient.

I think it is more important to know who is receiving funding than how 
much. In general, I think it is appropriate that if any individual 
accepts funding that they also accept the strings attached to it - i.e. 
that details regarding the funding will be made public. Anyone 
uncomfortable with that can choose not to accept the funding.

Keep in mind that I'm not worried about the use of travel funds to 
support ALAC members. I'm much more concerned about the use of travel 
funds by professional lobbyists and lawyers and consultants looking for 
clients - as has become so popular within the GNSO. I raise this as an 
issue here because it is a terrible use of registration funds.

/r