<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">I'd be interested.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Avri Doria <avri@psg.com><BR>To: Council GNSO <council@gnso.icann.org><BR>Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:32:43 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [council] ICANN Posts Draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget<BR><BR><BR>Hi,<BR><BR>How many council members would be interested in us setting up a call <BR>the week before the Paris meeting, and before the deadline of 17 June, <BR>for those interested in discussing this with Doug and Denise? I might <BR>suggest Thursday 12 June or Friday the 13th. This would be an <BR>optional meeting, with no quorums or voting.<BR><BR>Also would it make sense to open this meeting up to other GNSO <BR>participants who might wish to participate?<BR><BR>thanks<BR><BR>a.<BR><BR><BR><BR>On 18 May 2008, at 17:52, <A href="mailto:GNSO.SECRETARIAT@GNSO.ICANN.ORG"
ymailto="mailto:GNSO.SECRETARIAT@GNSO.ICANN.ORG">GNSO.SECRETARIAT@GNSO.ICANN.ORG</A> wrote:<BR><BR>><BR>> [To: council[at]<A href="http://gnso.icann.org/" target=_blank>gnso.icann.org</A>; liaison6c[at]<A href="http://gnso.icann.org/" target=_blank>gnso.icann.org</A>]<BR>> [To: ga[at]<A href="http://gnso.icann.org/" target=_blank>gnso.icann.org</A>; announce[at]<A href="http://gnso.icann.org/" target=_blank>gnso.icann.org</A>]<BR>> [To: regional-liaisons[at]<A href="http://icann.org/" target=_blank>icann.org</A>]<BR>><BR>> <A href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-17may08.htm" target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-17may08.htm</A><BR>> ICANN Posts Draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget<BR>><BR>> 17 May 2008<BR>><BR>> Each year, from July through December, ICANN's planning cycle calls <BR>> for creation of the Strategic Plan. At the end of December 2007, the <BR>>
ICANN Board approved ICANN's Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is <BR>> the three-year overview document that describes the strategic <BR>> priorities for ICANN. See: <A href="http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/" target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/</A>.<BR>><BR>> Each year, from January through June, there is a follow-on planning <BR>> effort to create the Operating Plan and Budget for a single year. <BR>> This document outlines the work map and financial requirements for <BR>> the next fiscal year, consistent with implementing the Strategic <BR>> Plan Objectives.<BR>><BR>> The planning work for fiscal year 2009 began with a consultation in <BR>> Delhi. The community and ICANN's Board reviewed an initial budget <BR>> framework presented at New Delhi in February 2008. This approach <BR>> provided the community the earliest opportunity yet to
provide input <BR>> on a draft budget. Staff held consultations regarding the budget and <BR>> plan, received posted comments, and worked with the ICANN Board <BR>> Finance Committee to develop the draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget.<BR>><BR>> Substantial work has taken place to incorporate feedback from the <BR>> community, Board, and staff since the initial framework was first <BR>> presented in February 2008, but the overall scope and themes remain <BR>> consistent.<BR>><BR>> In this fiscal year, highlights of planned ICANN results and <BR>> activities include:<BR>><BR>> Complete, and then launch the new generic TLD (gTLD) program<BR>> Based on progress with the IDN "fast track" process, introduce <BR>> country code IDNs (ccIDN) at the top level<BR>> As part of establishing a documented security agenda, deliver on <BR>> DNSSEC readiness,
ICANN-internal security improvements, and training <BR>> on disaster planning and mitigation for interested country code <BR>> operators<BR>> Working with RIRs and the NRO, continue to highlight issues related <BR>> to IPv4 depletion and IPv6 adoption<BR>> Grow and enhance contractual compliance capability on behalf of <BR>> registrant protection<BR>> Invest in IANA services and staffing to improve service <BR>> availability, automation, response time, and disaster recovery<BR>> Strengthen the multi-stakeholder model by implementing GNSO <BR>> improvements, expanding stakeholder travel support and expanding <BR>> translation programs<BR>> In summary, the draft budget proposes revenues of about $60.7MM and <BR>> total expenses (including depreciation, allowances and contingency) <BR>> of $58.5MM with a contribution to reserve of about $2.2MM. Compared
<BR>> to what was presented in New Delhi, this actually represents a <BR>> reduction in operating expenses from $54.1MM to $51.8MM. As compared <BR>> to FY08, the total expense budget, including contingency, is <BR>> projected to increase from $42.6MM to $58.5MM (37% increase). <BR>> Operating expenses (excluding contingency, depreciation, and bad <BR>> debt) are projected to increase from $38.9MM to $51.8MM (33% <BR>> increase).<BR>><BR>> This draft Operating Plan and Budget calls for substantial expense <BR>> growth for ICANN, as a result of an ambitious work program for FY09, <BR>> as dictated by the Strategic Plan. The goal of this draft FY09 <BR>> Operating Plan and Budget document is to enable informed, active <BR>> community and Board feedback regarding proposed objectives and <BR>> plans. And, when the draft plan is finalized and approved,
establish <BR>> the resources and objectives that will deliver on the right <BR>> initiatives for the ICANN community during FY09.<BR>><BR>> This draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget is being posted for <BR>> community review with the support of the Board Finance Committee <BR>> (BFC).<BR>><BR>> The plan is available at: <A href="http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-fy08-09-17may07.pdf" target=_blank>http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-fy08-09-17may07.pdf</A> <BR>> [PDF, 356K]<BR>><BR>> This draft plan is one more step in the planning cycle, to allow for <BR>> additional review and feedback. A public comment forum is available <BR>> at: <A href="mailto:op-budget-fy2009@icann.org" ymailto="mailto:op-budget-fy2009@icann.org">op-budget-fy2009@icann.org</A><BR>><BR>> Additionally, consultations will be held with ICANN
constituencies <BR>> to get direct feedback, and the final plan discussed at ICANN's <BR>> Paris meeting, for adoption by ICANN's Board in June.<BR>><BR>> -- <BR>> Glen de Saint Géry<BR>> GNSO Secretariat - ICANN<BR>> gnso.secretariat[at]<A href="http://gnso.icann.org/" target=_blank>gnso.icann.org</A><BR>> <A href="http://gnso.icann.org/" target=_blank>http://gnso.icann.org</A><BR>><BR><BR><BR></DIV></div><br>
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