[members-discuss] [Ticket#2011100301002013] Discussion : Cost allocation

   Hi, Erik!

 > >I sure that if someone need this service - they can pay it. It is not
right to distribute
> >expenses to all members. I think each person who will drink and eat can buy
what they will.
>
> There is some middle ground here ..
> I do think that the meetings by itself bring value .. and some of the cost
will be
> paid for by the membership as those meetings are also for RIPE NCC the way
to
> interface with its target audience. The people they work for ( yes. That
US!)

It's very important. In my opinion money from membership should be used for
service which need each member - technical infrastructure, developing, support
etc. 
Learning course via internet should be free too. 

Offline courses should be paid by members which need this service while it
need travel expenses, hotels, etc.

> >Why part? Setup fee for trainings should cover all training cost. If I need
this service - I'll
> buy it.
> >We don't have to distribute this expenses to all LIRs. It is logical.

> There is a cultural difference within the region on the part of training.
There
> should be some training that is provided as part of the service (let's say
those
> initial 2 seats.) and the remaining seats should be paid for.
> Those 2 seats could be covered by the setup cost of a LIR. And if additional
seats
> are required, a cost per day per training is quite easy to calculate.

We can give 2 initial seats for free for learning in Amsterdam. And if LIR
will have training course in another country - he should paid for this service
(travel, visa support, hotels for RIPE people). 

> One of the reasons why one might want to avoid only paid seats for the
training,
> is that you might end up with nobody from a new LIR going to a training,
which
> will increase the number of tickets and not understanding why someone
doesn't get
> the resources due to the way they requested it.

It was important for IPv4. For IPv6 it doesn't play any role.

--
Alexey S Ivanov
General Director 
LeaderTelecom Ltd

 
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