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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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Gabriela,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for your input and offer from a fellowship perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Marilyn added (below) “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? “<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As far as the Draft FY13 Budget and operating plan is concerned there are no financials attributed to the fellowship so not a lot to comment from a budget perspective. “Fellowship” is mentioned seven times in the text. If you can download the document and word search these seven and see if there is anything the BC should comment on here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As far as the “FY13 Public Comment Solicitation for FY13 Community Travel Support Guidelines”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This is a much lighter document and a good one for newer BC members to help with as it does not require any historical knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This document is mainly a resumen of the current status but does have a section on fellowship and some other mentions so you will be able to validate the info <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/travel-support-2013-01jun12-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/travel-support-2013-01jun12-en.htm</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> seven and see if there is anything the BC should comment on here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'>Chris Chaplow</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'><br></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'>Managing Director</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'>Andalucia.com S.L.</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Avenida</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> del Carmen 9<br>Ed. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Puertosol</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>, Puerto </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Deportivo</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br>1ª </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Planta</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Oficina</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> 30<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Estepona</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>, 29680<br>Malaga, Spain<br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel: + (34) 952 897 865</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax: + (34) 952 897 874</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>E-mail: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com"><b>chris@andalucia.com</b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Web: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.andalucia.com/"><b>www.andalucia.com</b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B850A'>Information about Andalucia, Spain.</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Gabriela Szlak [mailto:gabrielaszlak@gmail.com] <br><b>Enviado el:</b> viernes, 25 de mayo de 2012 20:56<br><b>Para:</b> Marilyn Cade<br><b>CC:</b> Chris at Andalucia; bc - GNSO list; bc-secretariat @icann<br><b>Asunto:</b> Re: [bc-gnso] FY13 Operating Plan and Budget Comment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Chris, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>From my experience, most SMEs from my region are unaware of the work ICANN does. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>G.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Gabriela Szlak<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.einstituto.org">www.einstituto.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.estudiorosz.com">www.estudiorosz.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.gabrielaszlak.com.ar">www.gabrielaszlak.com.ar</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>2012/5/25 Marilyn Cade <<a href="mailto:marilynscade@hotmail.com" target="_blank">marilynscade@hotmail.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for doing this,Chris. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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. <o:p></o:p></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>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<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US>Please find attached comments that I have submitted on the FY13 Operating Plan and Budget.</span><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US>I think we should focus on the 25 individual project comments in the reply round. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US>Best regards, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'>Chris Chaplow<br>Managing Director</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'><br><b>Andalucia.com S.L.</b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>Avenida del Carmen 9<br>Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo<br>1ª Planta, Oficina 30<br>Estepona, 29680<br>Malaga, Spain<br><b>Tel: + (34) 952 897 865<br>Fax: + (34) 952 897 874<br></b>E-mail: <a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com" target="_blank"><b>chris@andalucia.com</b></a><b><br></b>Web: <a href="http://www.andalucia.com/" target="_blank"><b>www.andalucia.com</b></a><br><b><span style='color:#0B850A'>Information about Andalucia, Spain.</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>