Hi Harald,
At 09:10 PM 3/14/2003 +0100, you wrote:
On Wednesday at the IESG plenary, I'm doing a presentation about IETF financials.
I have a few questions and comments on this presentation.
Do we have a real budget for 2003? Or are the numbers for 2003 based on the projection information (from the slide labeled "Predicting the Future")?
If we do have a budget, could you make it publicly available? It would be useful to get more information about where the money is coming from, and where it is going. Without that sort of information, it would be difficult to make the choices outlined on the last slide.
Who decides how much of the ISOC's income is directed to IETF activities? Do we know what percentage of ISOC's income is represented in the $500-600K number?
Also, you have omitted at least one possible choice from the section on options:
We could attempt to increase fundraising for ISOC/the IETF. For instance, we don't send fundraising requests to IETF attendees (at least I've never received any). Does ISOC engage a professional fundraising firm? If not, maybe that should be considered.
BTW, I think that it is good that you're bringing this issue up now, instead of when the first check bounces.
Margaret