RE: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-10 Thread John C Klensin
--On Wednesday, 08 December, 2004 14:21 +0100 Harald Tveit Alvestrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --On 8. desember 2004 14:00 +0100 Wijnen, Bert (Bert) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about Once funds or in-kind donations have been credited to the IETF accounts, they shall be

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Wijnen, Bert (Bert) wrote: I don't think irrevocably assigned to the IETF works well for money. I actually also have kept that sentence in the principles, namely at principle 5. It does not read so bad. This is what it sais in my working copy: my co-editor Rob did not think the reading was

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On onsdag, desember 08, 2004 09:56:15 +0100 Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wijnen, Bert (Bert) wrote: I don't think irrevocably assigned to the IETF works well for money. I actually also have kept that sentence in the principles, namely at principle 5. It does not read so bad.

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: --On onsdag, desember 08, 2004 09:56:15 +0100 Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wijnen, Bert (Bert) wrote: I don't think irrevocably assigned to the IETF works well for money. I actually also have kept that sentence in the principles, namely at principle

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Scott Bradner
Harald asks: Donations to the IETF shall be irrevocably committed to the support of the IETF. Does that make sense? works for me Scott ___ Ietf mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Will McAfee
While I agree that it is a question for lawyers, I think that are in the permanent posession, until it is decided that funds will be spent is a better way to put it. ___ Ietf mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Margaret Wasserman
At 10:20 AM +0100 12/8/04, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: Donations to the IETF shall be irrevocably committed to the support of the IETF. There are already laws about designated/earmarked donations that make this true. I think that the point that Brian was trying to make is that the meeting

RE: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Scott Bradner
Bert suggests: Once funds or in-kind donations have been credited to the IETF accounts, they shall be irrevocably allocated to the support of the IETF. I'd rather Harald's suggestion Donations to the IETF shall be irrevocably committed to the support of the IETF. its cleaner and

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Margaret Wasserman wrote: At 10:20 AM +0100 12/8/04, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: Donations to the IETF shall be irrevocably committed to the support of the IETF. There are already laws about designated/earmarked donations that make this true. I think that the point that Brian was trying to

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread avri
On 8 dec 2004, at 10.20, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: Donations to the IETF shall be irrevocably committed to the support of the IETF. I am not sure I understand what it means. i.e. are you trying to say that donations to the IETF are to be allocated to the IETF's budget and may not be

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Margaret Wasserman
Hi Brian, At 2:26 PM +0100 12/8/04, Brian E Carpenter wrote: What we're really trying to say is ISOC can't take (or take back) any money or in-kind donation that has been logged in as an IETF asset. How that is said is really a question for the legal adviser, I think. I don't think that there is

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Scott W Brim
On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 08:19:16AM -0500, Margaret Wasserman allegedly wrote: The IETF meeting fees and IASA/IETF-designated donations will only be used to support IASA and the IETF. If the total of these funding sources is larger than the total cost of the IASA function, the surplus will be

RE: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Wijnen, Bert (Bert)
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 08:40 To: Brian E Carpenter Cc: Harald Tveit Alvestrand; Wijnen, Bert (Bert); [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts Hi Brian, At 2:26 PM +0100 12/8/04, Brian E Carpenter wrote: What we're

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Scott W Brim wrote: On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 08:19:16AM -0500, Margaret Wasserman allegedly wrote: The IETF meeting fees and IASA/IETF-designated donations will only be used to support IASA and the IETF. If the total of these funding sources is larger than the total cost of the IASA function, the

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Margaret Wasserman
This is OK, but if I was still on the ISOC Board I might have some questions about the last sentence. s/expect/hope/ perhaps. This makes sense, particularly in light of my belief that the IETF should ask ISOC for its support, not presume it. Margaret

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On onsdag, desember 08, 2004 10:23:33 -0500 Margaret Wasserman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is OK, but if I was still on the ISOC Board I might have some questions about the last sentence. s/expect/hope/ perhaps. This makes sense, particularly in light of my belief that the IETF should ask

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On onsdag, desember 08, 2004 14:28:32 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8 dec 2004, at 10.20, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: Donations to the IETF shall be irrevocably committed to the support of the IETF. I am not sure I understand what it means. i.e. are you trying to say that donations to

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: --On onsdag, desember 08, 2004 10:23:33 -0500 Margaret Wasserman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is OK, but if I was still on the ISOC Board I might have some questions about the last sentence. s/expect/hope/ perhaps. This makes sense, particularly in light of my

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Leslie Daigle
Doesn't work for me -- who defines what is supportive? In the context of moving forward with the BCP and working with ISOC, it's obviously clear. But, to the extent that the text is meant ot address the case that the ISOC-IASA relationship is changing, we should not leave it until then to have

RE: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On 8. desember 2004 14:00 +0100 Wijnen, Bert (Bert) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about Once funds or in-kind donations have been credited to the IETF accounts, they shall be irrevocably allocated to the support of the IETF. That one seems sensible to me. And is completely consistent with

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Geoff Huston
I think you are wanting to say that donation of funds to the IETF be placed under the exclusive control of the IETF support program within ISOC. This phrasing is slightly stronger than the irrevocable commitment phrase, but does fall just short of explicitly stating 'distinct fund account held

RE: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Wijnen, Bert (Bert)
Geoff responded to Leslie I think you are wanting to say that donation of funds to the IETF be placed under the exclusive control of the IETF support program within ISOC. This phrasing is slightly stronger than the irrevocable commitment phrase, but does fall just short of explicitly

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-08 Thread Leslie Daigle
At this point, I think I am confused. I have paged back through the e-mail thread, and attempted to see whether my version would or would not, should or should not, include meeting fees, and have not been able to put together an authoritative picture... I think I want to see what you think the

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-07 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Wijnen, Bert (Bert) wrote: Iresponded to Harald: Harald writes: Brian, I don't think irrevocably assigned to the IETF works well for money. I actually also have kept that sentence in the principles, namely at principle 5. It does not read so bad. This is what it sais in my working copy:

RE: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-06 Thread Wijnen, Bert (Bert)
Harald writes: Brian, I don't think irrevocably assigned to the IETF works well for money. In all other cases, money going to support the IETF is called credited to the IASA account. In section 5, section 5.2 and 5.3 talk about money credited to the IASA account. I'd rather add a

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-03 Thread Brian E Carpenter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In thinking about this, I think about the fungibility of funds. By having a common account, cash flow issues that might be an issue at various points of the year can be dealt with more easily. For example if funds are earmarked for meeting fees, but collections have not

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-03 Thread Margaret Wasserman
Hi Brian, At 10:38 AM +0100 12/3/04, Brian E Carpenter wrote: On the other hand, transparency requires the ability to inspect the accounts that are pertinent to the IETF, its budget vs it projected expenditure vs its actual expenditures. This can, I believe, be adequately handled by so-called

Re: iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-03 Thread JFC (Jefsey) Morfin
I am afraid this is meaningless unless this is insurred and warranted by a third party and the money in escrow, what a Bank is for. I am even afraid this is illegal wording in the way you intend it. Whatever the irrevocability ISOC may sign, ISOC is bound by legal and tax priority obligations.

iasa-bcp-01 - Open Issues - Separate bank accounts

2004-12-02 Thread avri
In thinking about this, I think about the fungibility of funds. By having a common account, cash flow issues that might be an issue at various points of the year can be dealt with more easily. For example if funds are earmarked for meeting fees, but collections have not come in time for the