IETF administrative cost and meeting revenue for 2005. While the IETF community is refining its plans for how it handles its administrative future, the ISOC annual budgeting process is upon us. We needed to provide some input to ISOC about the IETF's 2005 financial reality: on our current trajectory, we will be impacting their 2005 budget differently than 2004.
The projections were made on the assumptions:
- Secretariat functions cost as much in 2005 as it did in 2004
- Meetings cost roughly the same as in 2004
- Attendance at meetings remains around 1300 people per meeting
- We hire the IETF Admin Director on Jan 1 or thereabouts
- We substantially expand the funds available to the RFC Editor, to speed up processing (based on an increase in approved RFCs over the last few years).
The assumptions are VERY rough. Furthermore, they will have to be revised by the IASA transition team, and ultimately by the IAOC as they pull together more data and make choices for 2005.
Under those assumptions, the IETF budget balances if meeting fees remain at USD 500, and ISOC provides approx USD 1.4 million for the IETF
and RFC Editor functions.
This proposal is currently in front of the ISOC Board, and may see modification based on their budget process.
Harald
All values in thousands
Operations 2005 Projection
IETF
Meeting costs $1,364
Secretariat 757
IAD 183 (including benefits)
Office space 12
Financial & legal 60
Insurance 16
IETF/IAB discretionary 84
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2,476
RFC Editor 802
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Total: $3,278Transition Expenses 2005 Projection
Add'l legal & fin $ 40
Tools devel/adjust 100
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Total: $ 140 Total 2005 expenses: $3,418
======Meeting Fees 2005 Projection
Meeting revenue $2,048 (assuming 1300 attendees/meeting)
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Total: $2,048
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Shortfall/Total ISOC support: $1,370
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