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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 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><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Here are some notes on the FY14 Draft Operating Plan and Budget was published a few days early on May 10.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Comments close 31 May and reply 21 June ahead of special Board meeting to approve on 28<sup>th</sup> June.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FY14 starts 1 July. <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>Link to document.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy14-10may13-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy14-10may13-en.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>This year has been very different from previous as the new CEO has implemented a new project management system called ATASK.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Finance Staff have been busy setting this up and inputting data. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>As a result there was no Framework Budget in February so the info in the draft Budget is new to the community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The format this year is different, instead of 80 pages of document it is more 12 pages of glossy introduction and the rest tables. <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><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-US>Highlights – High level<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Revenue <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FY13 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>General revenue forecast is <b>76m$</b> slightly down on budget <b>of 78m$</b> (71m$ in FY12 Forcast)<br>Plus gTLD at <b>174</b>m$ up from an original <b>61</b>m$ (this is loading for non batching)<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>FY14<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>General revenue budget is 88m$ ( historic transaction vols are -1% this is up due to 2.5 million .com contract change, 4 meeting sponships, New gTLD domain sales income in 7m).<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>Plus gTLD at applications <b>98 </b>m$ <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Operating Expenses<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FY13<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Operating Expenses forecast <b>68m$ </b> against <b>74m$</b> in FY13 Budget from <b>71m$</b> in FY12 Budget and <b>63m$</b> in FY12 Forcast<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ie FY13 expenses are again significant under budget<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>large 30m to reserves<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FY14<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>84 m$ plus 57$ for new gTLD<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>Staff levels<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Last year I reported Staff levels up from 149 to 189<br>FY13 forcast is average 179 and end of year 233<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FY14 Budget is average 259 and end of year 284<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-US>Highlights – Low Level <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Here diving into ATASK <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>Take information descriptive from myicann.org - ‘projects’ tag <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Projects Structure of Objectives – Goals – Portfolios – Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>at the lowest level we have 160 ‘programmes’ which replaced the old projects <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>There is information of expenses in this xls <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-projects-spreadsheet-fy14-16may13-en.xlsx<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Where you can see the 160 programmes (same as those in (myicann.org) with all expenses broken down into Personnel, Travel, Prof Services, Admin<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>Problem for us now is that programmes are different from projects, so any year on year comparison is impossible. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I struggle a bit with the programme titles which read to me more like job descriptions than projects.<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>I think the work ahead in the BC comment is to go through the 160 programmes and ask ourselves what is this? If we don’t understand pose the question.<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>As an example:<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>FY13 <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 Forecast<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>FY14 - 11 programes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CC meeting updates 157k$<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CC Monthly updates 0<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CC Other programmes 571 k$<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CC Complaint Processing and Monitoring Activities 1473 k$<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CC Audit Programme 1115 k$<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CC Contract and policy driven iniciatives 103 k$ <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CC New gTLD programme readiness 162 k$<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CC Outreach 0$<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Improve CC programme 0$<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CC Annaul report 0$<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'>Total 3.5 m$<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>To answer Ron’s question again</span></b><span lang=EN-US>, looking at the historical perspective. I looks more like the large increase in compliance that we celebrated last year did not happen. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FY12 Budget was 4.8m <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FY12 Forecast was 3.8m (need to research actual) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FY13 Budget was 6.9 m <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FY13 Forecast was not reported?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FY14 Budget 3.5m <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>To point Andrew in the right direction for progress on Regional initiatives.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>(and as a great example for all to try):<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>In myICANN.org projects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Select “Internationalization”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In Fadi’s Goals select “Engage Stakeholders globally”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In Sally’s Portfolios select “Engage Stakeholders Globally” and Tarik’s program “Implement Regional Strategies”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In Sally’s Portfolios select “Regional initiatives, Including centres of Excellence” and Sally’s program “Development and implement standard office infrastructure”<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>Turning to the xls <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-projects-spreadsheet-fy14-16may13-en.xlsx<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>for each program we can see the expenditure breakdown.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Using the above example<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>program “Implement Regional Strategies” 5.5m$<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>program “Development and implement standard office infrastructure” 99.340$ (in xls programme “Other Programs for Regional Initiatives, including Centers of Excellence”<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>So it looks loke 5,5m$ which probably was not in last year but who knows?<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>And Andrews second Outreach question.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>One would best go through the xls searching on the word Outreach for all the occurrences and investigate them one by one.<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> Hope this is helpful<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Any comment or request for more elaboration in a particular area most welcome.<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>Any volunteers to review the 160 programms and either<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Ask question what it is?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Opinion on high or low figure from BC perspective, comparing to previous years where possible.<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>There has not been much interest from the CSG work group this time around.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Angie and Gabi had been interested in this subject last year so I am hoping that it might continue.<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>Best <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'>Chris Chaplow</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>