[governance] Voluntary contributions for the server migration

[Imran Ahmed Shah]

Fine and Thanks Izumi, 
It's good to protect the online presence and the mailing list.
I agree that the bank account for a petty cash is not necessary yet, and
term of Cash-in-hand may be used.
Thanks
Imran
> -----Original Message-----
> From: governance at lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance at lists.cpsr.org] On
> Behalf Of Izumi AIZU
> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 06:01 PM
> To: Governance List
> Subject: [governance] Voluntary contributions for the server migration
> 
> Dear list,
> I have handed Jeremy with $200 in cash yesterday taking advantage of my
> visit to Kuala Lumpur where Jeremy is stationed. We agreed that this will
be
> used for securing the independent server via commercial hosting service,
> and to migrate both the website and the mailing list server functions from
> the existing hosts. Jeremy will work on these with our current host
masters,
> APC and CSPR, and make sure the transition be smooth. $200 should be
> enough for the next two years of operation.
> 
> As for the funding, I put my money first. I plan to collect the voluntary
> contributions in the coming year. Something like $10 or $ 20 each from any
> individuals. First, hoping to use the opportunities of Geneva meetings,
CSTD
> WG in January and IGF/MAG open consultation meetings in February, and
> perhaps also other meetings. I will report these contributions with their
> names and amounts if they wish to be disclosed.
> 
> Setting up an independent bank account maybe another option, but at this
> point, with small amount of $200, I think we do not have to bother that.
> 
> We can further investigate the feasibility of micorpayments, but so far it
> seems we anyway need a credit card account of someone to be the recipient
> of these services.
> 
> Any comments and suggestions are of course very much welcome.
> 
> izumi
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