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Thanks for doing this,Chris.&nbsp;<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.&nbsp;</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?&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: chris@andalucia.com<br>To: bc-gnso@icann.org<br>CC: bc-secretariat@icann.org<br>Subject: [bc-gnso] FY13 Operating Plan and Budget Comment<br>Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 00:54:52 +0200<br><br><style><!--
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--></style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Dear BC Members,</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please find attached comments that I have submitted on the FY13 Operating Plan and Budget.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We anticipate that the BC and the CSG will submit more detailed comments in the ‘reply round’ &nbsp;which opens tomorrow until the 15<sup>th</sup> June.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><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.&nbsp; </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I think we should &nbsp;focus on the 25 individual project comments in the reply round. </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best regards, </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0B710A">Chris Chaplow</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0B710A"><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0B710A">Managing Director</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0B710A"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0B710A">Andalucia.com S.L.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Avenida</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"> del Carmen 9<br>Ed. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Puertosol</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">, Puerto </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Deportivo</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br>1ª </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Planta</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Oficina</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"> 30<br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Estepona</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">, 29680<br>Malaga, Spain<br></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Tel: + (34) 952 897 865</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Fax: + (34) 952 897 874</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">E-mail: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com"><b><span style="color:blue">chris@andalucia.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><br></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Web: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a href="http://www.andalucia.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:blue">www.andalucia.com</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0B850A">Information about Andalucia, Spain.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">&nbsp;</p></div></div></div>                                               </div></body>
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