[Gnso-sc-budget] Subsequent Rounds

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi Michele,

this seems a legitimate concern and we should get more clarification.

Best,

Rafik

2018-02-19 2:51 GMT+09:00 Michele Neylon - Blacknight <
michele at blacknight.com>:

> All
>
> While the various stakeholder groups might include this in their own
> comments I thought it worthwhile raising this topic here as well.
> As we all know there currently is a large and active PDP on Subsequent
> Rounds of new TLDs.
> However as was raised with me the budget does not seem to fully reflect
> this ie. no monies appear to have been earmarked should that PDP reach its
> conclusion and a next round be announced.
>
> Jeff Neuman shared the below with me and others and I am sharing it here
> with his permission:
>
> "there is nothing in the next ICANN proposed budget that accounts for
> development or resources towards the next round of New gTLDs.  If we want
> the “next round” to begin in 2020, then surely the FY 2019 Budget which
> contains the initiatives for ICANN from July 2018 through June 2019 MUST
> contain some funds to start the prep work.  In fact, for the 2012 Round,
> the budgeting for that round began in FY 2008.  The reason it began in FY
> 2008 (prepared during FY 2007) is because it was originally assumed that
> that the opening of the round would be in FY 2010 (or late 2009).  That was
> the assumption because they knew they would get the GNSO’s final report in
> at the end of FY 2008.  See https://www.icann.org/
> resources/unthemed-pages/adopted-budget-2007-06-29-en#_Toc170817093. "
>
> Jeff indicates that the PDP would probably be done before the end of FY19
> so the lack of budgeted resources naturally concerns him.
>
> Regards
>
> Michele
>
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