Thank you Chris, <div><br><div>I agree with Marilyn: As one of the two fellows you are referring to, I am grateful the BC supports the fellowship program and agree to support small business participants from developing countries. </div>
<div><br></div><div>From my experience, most SMEs from my region are unaware of the work ICANN does.  </div><div><div><br></div><div>In that sense, as we have been discussing, I believe that the BC interest to support the fellowship program, must come together with outreach targeted activities. I will be happy to discuss more on that. </div>
<div><br></div><div>G.</div><div><br></div><div>Gabriela Szlak</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.einstituto.org">www.einstituto.org</a></div><div><a href="http://www.estudiorosz.com">www.estudiorosz.com</a></div>
<div><div><a href="http://www.gabrielaszlak.com.ar">www.gabrielaszlak.com.ar</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/5/25 Marilyn Cade <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:marilynscade@hotmail.com" target="_blank">marilynscade@hotmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br>
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Thanks for doing this,Chris. <div><br></div><div>I understand from the CSG Budget Group call, which you chair [ISPCP, IPC, BC} that it would be useful to have members have a high level understanding on the broader categories, so that we can have a sense of BC priorities. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I did want to ask though, about the lack of detail in the budget, such as the inability to find the Fellowship Program as a detailed item; or the communications budget; totals for salary/benefits for staff, etc. Were those not detailed in the Operating Plan and Budget? </div>
<div><br></div><div>I recognize that the Fellowship Program has had limited contribution to the BC specifically, except in two cases, but it is a program that the BC supports, and has interest in strengthening how it does contribute to supporting more small business participants from developing countries. <br>
<br><div><div></div><hr>From: <a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com" target="_blank">chris@andalucia.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank">bc-gnso@icann.org</a><br>CC: <a href="mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org" target="_blank">bc-secretariat@icann.org</a><br>
Subject: [bc-gnso] FY13 Operating Plan and Budget Comment<br>Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 00:54:52 +0200<div><div class="h5"><br><br><div><p>Dear BC Members,</p><p> </p><p><span lang="EN-US">Please find attached comments that I have submitted on the FY13 Operating Plan and Budget.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">We anticipate that the BC and the CSG will submit more detailed comments in the ‘reply round’  which opens tomorrow until the 15<sup>th</sup> June.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">I have asked a lot of clarification questions and drawn on material from our Framework Budget submission as I don’t think it was adequately addressed at that time.  </span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">I think we should  focus on the 25 individual project comments in the reply round. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Best regards, </span></p>
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