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<p class=MsoPlainText><a
href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-04feb08.htm">http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-04feb08.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>ICANN Posts Initial Operating Plan and Budget Framework
for Fiscal Year 2009<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>4 February 2008<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The Initial Operating Plan and Budget Framework [PDF,
904K] kicks off the operational planning process for ICANN, providing the
community with a first look at planned work and costs for fiscal year 2009. The
planning approach this year accelerates the date when information is available
to the community, and extends the review period, so the community has the
maximum opportunity to provide input and help mold the fiscal year 2009 budget.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Some new characteristics of this year's approach to
planning include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * Review of the operating plan activities and
anticipated expenses at the same time (in the past, done separately).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * A three-year budget model for ICANN, to better put
fiscal year<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>2009 into perspective. Again, the three-year budget model
points out the criticality of reaching community consensus on many of the
questions/assumptions still to be addressed for new gTLDs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * A structured presentation of operating plan
activities that both allows for summarization, thus making it more accessible and
tractable, while still providing adequate detail in areas in which various
community members have specific interest.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The Initial Operating Plan and Budget Framework will be
reviewed in a public workshop in Delhi, and kicks off a five month long consultation
with the community leading up to anticipated adoption of a budget by ICANN's
board in June.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>[ from the gNSO Secretariat ]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mark McFadden<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Secretariat, ISPCP Constituency<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>mcfadden@ispcp.info<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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