<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I agree.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Martin<br class=""><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 15 Mar 2018, at 11:02, Anthony Harris <<a href="mailto:anthonyrharris@gmail.com" class="">anthonyrharris@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Ayden,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This sounds like a good suggestion.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Tony</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 7:54 AM, Michele Neylon - Blacknight <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:michele@blacknight.com" target="_blank" class="">michele@blacknight.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





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<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">From: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">council <<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank" class="">council-bounces@gnso.icann.<wbr class="">org</a>> on behalf of Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank" class="">icann@ferdeline.com</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Reply-To: </b>Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank" class="">icann@ferdeline.com</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Date: </b>Thursday 15 March 2018 at 10:08<br class="">
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<b class="">Subject: </b>[council] Should the SCBO prepare a comment on the proposed Reserve Fund replenishment strategy?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-674396954638951392__MailOriginalBody" class="">Dear all,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></a></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">As Xavier mentioned during our Council meeting yesterday, a new consultation opportunity has opened for comments on the proposed Reserve Fund replenishment strategy.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">The Standing Committee on Budget and Operations (SCBO) has a group of Councillors and Subject Matter Experts from across the GNSO who have gotten into the rhythm of meeting regularly as a part
 of our review of the proposed FY19 Budget and Operating Plan.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Given this momentum, I was wondering whether or not the Council would like the SCBO to prepare a draft comment in response to this consultation opportunity? Thank you.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Kind regards,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Ayden Férdeline <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Chair, SCBO<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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