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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michele Neylon - Blacknight<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 1, 2018 12:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ayden Férdeline <icann@ferdeline.com>; Marika Konings <marika.konings@icann.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] [Ext] Re: Strategic Planning Session 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ayden<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’d oppose moving from per diem to reimbursement as it would increase the overall cost.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The budget has been allocated and we need to be smart about how we use it in order to maximise it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">council <<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday 1 June 2018 at 00:38<br>
<b>To: </b>Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [council] [Ext] Re: Strategic Planning Session 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Thank you, Marika; I would personally prefer that the travel report for the Council's Strategic Planning Session and the NCPH Intersessional be separated into two, with appropriate costings divided, so that we have a
fuller understanding of the cost of each forum. They are, after all, different forums with different delegates (albeit some overlap).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">As for the suggestion of removing the per diem, we could instead have a discussion around reimbursing actual costs incurred by delegates -- for those meals not covered during the day, for ground transport between the
hotel and airport, for currency conversion fees, for dry cleaning, and for travel insurance. But this might be harder for ICANN to budget for, an administrative burden to process, and may even end up exceeding the cost of the per diem that is currently paid.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Ayden Férdeline <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">On 1 June 2018 1:25 AM, Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Actual expenses incurred – I am not a 100% sure how the allocation for delegates that attended both meetings was done, but I can find out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Marika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b></span><span class="size"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
<span class="size"><b>Reply-To: </b>Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span><br>
<span class="size"><b>Date: </b>Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 17:23</span><br>
<span class="size"><b>To: </b>Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>></span><br>
<span class="size"><b>Cc: </b>Heather Forrest <<a href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com">haforrestesq@gmail.com</a>>, GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>></span><br>
<span class="size"><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Ext] Re: [council] Strategic Planning Session 2019</span></span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Thanks for the swift reply, Marika. Are these actual expenses incurred, or was this simply the budget allocation for FY18? And do the travel costs here encompass
100% of the airfare for delegates who also participated in the NCPH intersessional, or only 50% of that cost, for said delegates?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Best wishes, Ayden <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">On 1 June 2018 1:15 AM, Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">55,000 USD travel and hotel costs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">8,000 USD Per diem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">3,500 USD food and drinks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">2,000 USD miscellaneous expenses (e.g. materials for the meeting, drinks / snacks for the office reception, taxis)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Note that there was no air fare associated with staff attendance as that was covered as part of the policy team strategic planning session the week before. As
that meeting is no longer planned in next year’s budget due to savings, those expenses may need to be added, assuming you expect staff support for the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">As food, drinks and transport where provided for most of the meeting, one potential area for savings could be not providing per diems?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Marika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b></span><span class="size"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
<span class="size"><b>Reply-To: </b>Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span><br>
<span class="size"><b>Date: </b>Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 16:56</span><br>
<span class="size"><b>To: </b>Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>></span><br>
<span class="size"><b>Cc: </b>Heather Forrest <<a href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com">haforrestesq@gmail.com</a>>, GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>></span><br>
<span class="size"><b>Subject: </b>[Ext] Re: [council] Strategic Planning Session 2019</span></span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Can we get a breakdown on what the $75,000 was spent on please? Was that all spent on travel, or is there anything else bundled into this figure? With some more
granularity we might be able to identify those areas where some efficiencies can be achieved. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">On 1 June 2018 12:49 AM, Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Ayden, please note that the reduction that the Council is asked to make compared to this year’s SPS is 15,000 USD. As you may see from the approval language,
for this year’s edition, 75,000 USD was approved versus 60,000 USD for next year’s SPS. This may mean that in addition to reducing the meeting by one day other savings may need to be found.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b></span><span class="size"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">council <<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
<span class="size"><b>Reply-To: </b>Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span><br>
<span class="size"><b>Date: </b>Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 01:50</span><br>
<span class="size"><b>To: </b>Heather Forrest <<a href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com">haforrestesq@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<span class="size"><b>Cc: </b>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>></span><br>
<span class="size"><b>Subject: </b>Re: [council] Strategic Planning Session 2019</span></span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">The travel report outlining the cost of our Strategic Planning Session in January is
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here [community.icann.org]</a>. As we can see, the cost was largely down to flights; comparatively, hotel expenses were very minimal (and the per diem for each traveller even smaller than I had realised). Given this, it really is a pity that $5,000 could not
be found to keep our session at three days long.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">I appreciate that most requests for community support were scaled back, but they were scaled back to meet an artificially small Additional Budgetary Request envelope
(0.002% of the overall budget), an amount that was set and limited by ICANN staff (personnel costs are 59% of the overall budget). The community had developed these requests in a bottom-up manner based upon demonstrated need.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE">I have just received notice that our Additional Budget Request for holding a Strategic Planning Session in 2019 has been approved. You may recall that the request
built in flexibility as to a 2 or 3 day schedule, in view of the FY19 budget and the 2018 SPS schedule (taking into account that the day we had on Bylaws review was a one-off). From our request, I understand that ICANN org has recommended that the Board approve
a full 2-day face-to-face meeting of the Council, to be held separately from an ICANN Public Meeting. I also understand that the ABR process was highly competitive, with 55 applications received, and that most requests were scaled back to some degree. I personally
believe we've done well here to get the 2 full days, and I'm confident that the next Council leadership team and Council can make good use of this to continue the professionalisation and learning process. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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as our term ends, to hand over to the 2018-19 Council when it is seated in Barcelona.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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