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<p><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-weight:normal'>Dear All<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-weight:normal'>Public comments close
today - Last chance to contribute input to </span></strong><span
lang=EN-US>the draft Operating Plan and Budget for the 2009 financial year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-v2-fy09-17may08.pdf"><span
lang=EN-US>Version 2</span></a><span lang=EN-US> [PDF, 476K] (posted 23
May 2008) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a
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lang=EN-US>Version 1</span></a><span lang=EN-US> [PDF, 356K] (posted 17
May 2008) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-v1-fy09-17may08-fr.pdf">Français</a>
[PDF, 375K] <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-v1-fy09-17may08-es.pdf">Español</a>
[PDF, 379K] <o:p></o:p></li>
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auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-v1-fy09-17may08-ru.pdf">Русский</a>
[PDF, 770K] <o:p></o:p></li>
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auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-v1-fy09-17may08-ar.pdf"><span
lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>العربية</span></a><span
dir=LTR></span><span dir=LTR></span> - [PDF, 526K] <o:p></o:p></li>
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href="http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-v1-fy09-17may08-zh.pdf"><span
style='font-family:"MS Mincho"'>中文</span></a> [PDF, 693K <o:p></o:p></li>
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<p><span lang=EN-US>As a result of the Strategic Plan, from which the Operating
Plan is developed and which then leads through to the Budget, there is a call
for substantial expense growth for ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US>This public comment period is intended to inform the
community and provide active community and Board feedback on the proposed
objectives and plans. This feedback will be taken into account in arriving at a
final plan, which then establishes the resources and objectives for the ICANN
community over the next year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US>For more information on the process run through by the
community to arrive at the Operating Plan and Budget, please review </span><a
href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-17may08.htm"><span
lang=EN-US>the official announcement</span></a><span lang=EN-US> of this
comment period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US>Thank you.<br>
Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Secretariat - ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://gnso.icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>http://gns</span>o.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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