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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear BC members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>I mentioned on the call this afternoon activities listed in the FY13 draft Budget under two sections that of interest to BC members. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>One is Compliance and the other is SSR.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>In two separate emails I copy the activities below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>I request BC members to offer BC comment suggestions on the specific activities listed below to form part of the BC submission on June 9<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>This is the Draft Budget</span><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Compliance</span></b><span lang=EN-US> - 60% up to 6.1 m$ in FY13 from 4.8 m$ in FY12 Budget and 3.8 m$ in FY12 Forcast<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Ie FY12 expenses are significant under budget.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Contract Compliance up to 20 for FY13<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'>“It is mainly driven by (i) a Compliance department headcount increase from an average of 9 FTE in FY12 to 15 FTE in FY13 for approximately $1.1 million, (ii) Compliance audit for $0.5 million, (iii) Legal allocated costs increase for $0.4 million, (iv) other overhead increases for $0.3 million.”<br>(cross check 9FTE which is not as previously reported in CR) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#03405F'>Contractual Compliance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#03405F'>Page 14</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'>In FY13, budget resources for Contractual Compliance are estimated to be $6.1 million, about 60 percent greater than FY12 forecast. It is mainly driven by (i) a Compliance department headcount increase from an average of 9 FTE in FY12 to 15 FTE in FY13 for approximately $1.1 million, (ii) Compliance audit for $0.5 million, (iii) Legal allocated costs increase for $0.4 million, (iv) other overhead increases for $0.3 million. The increase demonstrates ICANN’s continued commitment to <b>“strengthen the Contractual Compliance function and its operations; and to establish clear performance measures and improve communication and reporting to the community”. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'>Work in FY13 will focus in the following areas: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'> Continue to grow Compliance resources in numbers and expertise to: 1) improve operations with increased monitoring and proactive enforcement of the contracts and policies; 2) proactively engage and collaborate with registrars to improve compliance and reduce complaints; 3) promote a culture of compliance and increase compliance awareness among the contracted parties through global outreach activities <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'> In addition, to support the augmented Contractual Compliance function, resource increases are planned for other ICANN departments, such as the Registrar and Registry Liaison teams, Legal (and external legal services), Information Technology, Finance, Security and Policy <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'> Continue the effort to standardize operations, systems and tools for efficiency and effectiveness. This includes additional automation in complaint processing and tracking, rollout of an internal collaboration tool, enhancements to current systems to reflect the standard Contractual Compliance’s process and templates, launching a program to replace the current complaint intake systems and continue efforts in preparation for new gTLDs <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'> Communicate, develop and implement the plan for a robust risk and audit strategy <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt'></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'> Develop performance metrics for core operations and improve and deliver fact-based communications and reporting to the community <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>