Re: [apnic-talk] ICANN 49 event wrapup
Good point, Hanif.
LEAs do have budget for training their personnel so these funds can be
accessed for such trainings through the right channels and contacts.
Best,
-Dave Mead
-----Original Message-----
From: haquehanif <haquehanif at hushmail dot com>
To: Dave Mead <dave_mead at aim dot com>; apnic-talk
<apnic-talk at lists dot apnic dot net>
Sent: Sat, Apr 26, 2014 6:26 pm
Subject: Re: [apnic-talk] ICANN 49 event wrapup
Hi Dave,
Very good point but its a taboo at APNIC to discuss about Members fee
and APNIC (mis) management of funds. APNIC maintains a white list and a
black list of public contacts. You're now in their black list for
raising this. Like many others, this discussion will end up in the no
through road. The Executive council we selected are like the famous
three wise monkeys."see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". For our
representatives business is as usual.
APNIC recently started providing training for law enforcement agencies
using Members funds....we did not blessed either. Its a good initiative
and I personally commend APNIC for this. However, these LEAs are
government agencies and have big budgets. If LEAs request training
APNIC must use LEAs budget to provide such trainings not Members funds.
Its just not right!
Regards
Hanif H Mohd
Senior Network Consultant
PKSP, Pakistan
On Saturday, 26 April 2014 at 5:44 PM, "Dave Mead" <dave_mead at aim dot com>
wrote: Paul,
Your speech at Asia Pacific Internet Leadership Program meeting is
utterly disappointing to APNIC Members.
http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/icann-49-event-wrapup
You said, "...Members pay fees to APNIC to support the organisation and
the services and they don't give APNIC a blessing to spend that money
in unlimited fashion on Internet development..."
http://audio.icann.org/meetings/singapore2014/apilp-22mar14-en.mp3
Members DID NOT BLESS APNIC to spend the fees on business class travel
which costs 3 times more than an economy class ticket. The entire
senior management, including your Executve Assistant and those who work
for APNIC as consultants travel in business class contributing to the
success of the airlines but clearly not Internet development in this
region.
http://www.apnic.net/about-APNIC/team
Paul, you're leading a not-for-profit organisation not a comerncial
entity that you and your senior management can erode member funds for
your comfortable travels across the world. This is just outrageous and
mismanagement of Member funds.
Members like to see the Executive Council takes note of this and
truely represent the Members to better manage their funds to contribute
for the Internet development in this region. A lot of development work
can be done if the funds are managed effectively not use for personal
benefits.
Best
-Dave Mead