[RDS-WHOIS2-RT-Leadership_Staff] [Ext] Re: RDS-WHOIS2 FY19 and Total RT Projections
Alan Greenberg
alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca
Fri Jun 1 04:12:40 UTC 2018
Thanks Larisa! I do appreciate the really quick turn-around.
I will be passing the overall plan by the entire
RT, so hopefully if they think my scenario is off-base, someone will say so.
Although I agree that what goes into FY18/19 does
not impact, I have too many years of budget
planning (and justification of results!) to
ignore it. And I sort of presume that FCM will
bill ICANN for the travel in June which means it
accrues in this FY, regardless of when paid. I
admit to being a bit compulsive here!
Alan
At 31/05/2018 11:44 PM, Larisa B. Gurnick wrote:
>Alan,
>Thank you for providing your views and input on
>the funding needs you anticipate for the
>RDS-WHOIS2 review. Your projection of $145k for
>FY19 seems reasonable based on the activities
>and expectations that youâve detailed out and
>the run-rate to date. This means that together
>with the actual expenditures of $123k so far,
>the total updated budget for the RDS-WHOIS2
>would be at $268. At this stage, it is
>difficult to predict exactly how much of the
>July 2018 meeting expense would come through in
>June vs. July and we did not attempt to forecast
>this; regardless, we donât think that this
>would have a significant implication for the overall RDS-WHOIS2 budget.
>
>Please note that sufficient funding is set aside
>in the FY19 budget to cover the expected
>$145k. As FY19 progresses, we will provide
>finance with updated forecast for this review
>this is our standard practicee. In the
>meantime, at our quarterly update of the Fact
>Sheet (as of 30 June 2018), we will align with the above indications.
>
>Again, we thank you, Susan and Cathrin for your strong fiscal management.
>Best,
>Larisa
>
>From: Alan Greenberg [mailto:alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca]
>Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 4:26 PM
>To: MSSI Secretariat
><mssi-secretariat at icann.org>; Larisa B. Gurnick
><larisa.gurnick at icann.org>;
>RDS-WHOIS2-Leadership <rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff at icann.org>
>Cc: Chris Disspain <chris at disspain.uk>; Becky Nash <becky.nash at icann.org>
>Subject: [Ext] Re: RDS-WHOIS2 FY19 and Total RT Projections
>
>Thank you.
>
>The item is on the agenda of our plenary meeting
>on Monday, 04 June, so if an earlier reply is
>possible, it would be much appreciated.
>
>Alan
>
>At 31/05/2018 02:25 PM, MSSI Secretariat wrote:
>
>Dear Alan,
>
>Thank you very much for your note. I would like
>to acknowledge receipt of your email, and to let
>you know that Larisa Gurnick will provide a
>response on behalf of ICANN org by 23:59 UTC on 04 June 2018.
>
>Kind regards,
>MSSI team
>
>
>From: RDS-WHOIS2-RT-Leadership_Staff
><<mailto:rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff-bounces at icann.org>rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff-bounces at icann.org>
>on behalf of Alan Greenberg
><<mailto:alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
>Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 1:05 PM
>To: "Larisa B. Gurnick"
><<mailto:larisa.gurnick at icann.org>larisa.gurnick at icann.org>,
>RDS-WHOIS2-Leadership
><<mailto:rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff at icann.org>rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff at icann.org>
>Cc: Chris Disspain
><<mailto:chris at disspain.uk>chris at disspain.uk>,
>Becky Nash <<mailto:becky.nash at icann.org>becky.nash at icann.org>
>Subject: Re: [RDS-WHOIS2-RT-Leadership_Staff]
>RDS-WHOIS2 FY19 and Total RT Projections
>
>Anyone????
>
>At 30/05/2018 11:20 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote:
>Here is what I see as our budget projection.
>Travel/Catering: We spent about $15k for Abu
>Dhabi (where we thought there would be a meeting
>and so we brought people in) and $60k for the
>two F2F meetings we help to date. If we add to
>the two more, July, and perhaps November to
>finalize final report, that is another $60k,
>presume that $20k of that for the July meeting
>will actually be spent in FY18. Add to that $20k
>bringing a small number of people to Kobe
>present the final report. Total Travel = $155k (FY17:15, FY19:80, FY19: 60)
>Professional Services - RT: It is pretty clear
>we are not going to hire anyone to do studies.
>Total Professional Services = $0k
>Professional Services - ICANN.org: $46k to date.
>Let's presume another $40k. Lisa does want to
>wind this down, but I prefer to be high rather
>than low here. And we may want to hire a
>technical editor to clean up the final report.
>Total = $86k (FY18: Est 50, FY18: 36)
>That comes to $241, so round it up to $260 (FY17: 15, FY18: 130, FY19: 115).
>To all (staff and Susan/Cathrin): Where do I
>need to add more cushion for everyone to feel
>comfortable with this projection. At this point
>we are $440k Under overall budget, so we have
>PLENTY for room to ensure that we are not low-balling anything.
>My inclination is to add another roughly 30k to
>address another F2F to handle some unpredicted
>situation and set the FY19 projection at $145k with a total spend of $290k
>Alan
>At 20/05/2018 01:05 PM, Larisa B. Gurnick wrote:
>
>Hello Alan, Susan and Cathrin,
>Thank you for taking the time to discuss your
>concerns about the Public Comment on Short-term
>Options to Adjust the Timing on Specific Reviews.
>In response, we have put together the below
>summary and information, addressing requests ##
>153, 156 and 157 on the
><https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_WHO_Leadership-2BMeeting-2B-2D-2BTracking-2BTool&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=kbiQDH54980u4nTPfwdloDLY6-6F24x0ArAvhdeDvvc&m=cUBtigbxruXInpbg416EA6i3wg_oQTMue_Hg6IaFUPM&s=AOh1AfKiT-rnabsfgIMH-oLYa5ywL3xwHoYFxFq221o&e=>Leadership
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>
>Questions:
>Alan wrote in an
><https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff/2018-May/000375.html>email
>on Wed May 16 00:46:36 UTC
>2018: ÃÆâÃâ¬ÃI believe the
>presentation in the document is notot accurate.
>It says "the Review Team planned to defer some
>of its work" whereas in fact the ToR says that
>"the review team may choose to defer some or all
>of its work in relation to the..." The work "MAY
>is critical as we have not made any such
>decision. as reflected in the later statement
>"Should any work be deferred". Moreover, I do
>not believe that the financial details presented
>with the options are accurate (although I never
>did receive the financial details that were
>asked for ages ago).ÃÆâÃÃ
>
>Additionally, in an
><https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff/2018-May/000377.html>email
>on Thu May 17 02:00:08 UTC
>2018: ÃÆâÃÃThe budget on the e
>Factsheet sheet shows a total of $690,000.
>Expenses started in June 2017, which fell in
>FY17. As ICANN budgets annually, can you please
>provide the details of exactly how much was
>budgeted in FY17 and FY18 as well as the total
>expenses for FY17 and as I previously requested
>the FY18 expenses up until the end of April
>(covering the 2nd Brussels F2F), as well as what
>is in the original draft FY19 budget. If the
>revised FY19 budget for the RDS-WHOIS2 Review is
>known, please provide that as well.ÃÆâÃà â
>
>ICANN org response regarding Terms of
>Reference: the public comment documents are
>being updated to include the exact language from
>the Terms of Reference. We will let you know
>when the posting has been completed, current target is 22 May.
>
>ICANN org response regarding financial details
>and the additional questions noted in
>AlanÃÆâÃÃs <â¢s
><https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff/2018-May/000377.html>email
>on Thu May 17 02:00:08 UTC 2018:
>Option B and C are estimated to result in a savings of $460,000 in FY19.
>
>RDS-WHOIS2 Review Envelope was $690,000 to cover
>the work of the review team from start to
>finish, regardless of the fiscal year - consisting of:
>Travel &
>Catering
>$340,000
>Professional Services à Review Team
>component bsp; $200,000
>Professional Services à Contraactors engaged
>by ICANN org to supportort RT work $150,000
>
>This envelope was calculated based on past
>experience and available information at the
>time. Travel & Catering assumption was based on
>21 Review Team members (the maximum number
>according to the Bylaws). We had briefed you on
>the RDS-WHOIS2 review envelope in July 2017, at the start of your work.
>
>FY17 - As the Review Team was appointed in June
>2017, at the end of Fiscal Year 2017, there were
>minimal expenses in that Fiscal Year -
>$15,000. Additionally, in FY17 the review
>budget allocation was handled at an aggregate
>basis, not by review. The expenses of $15,000
>related to an informal meeting that took place
>at ICANN59 in Johannesburg. These expenses are
>reflected on the Travel & Catering Expenses Summary (see attached).
>
>FY18 - During the current fiscal year, the
>Review Team had two face-to-face meetings and
>incurred expenses of $54,000 as of 30 April
>2018. Some additional expenses pertaining to
>the April 2018 meeting are expected to come
>through in May 2018, estimated at $7,500. The
>Review Team has not opted to engage any outside
>experts, therefore the professional services
>allocation of $200,000 (Review Team component)
>has not been used. ICANN org has engaged a
>contractor to support Review
>TeamÃÆâÃÃs substantive work, at a cost of of $46,000$46,000.
>
>This means that since the start of the review, a
>total of approximately $115,000 has been spent
>as of 30 April 2018; with an additional $7,500
>yet to be reflected. The expected unspent funds
>at the end of FY18 would be $568,000.
>
>FY19 - In the FY19 budget, to achieve
>predictability in review expenditures and
>exercise fiscal responsibility, we planned to
>implement a new
>ÃÆâÃÃstandardÃÆâÃà aâ
>assumptimption of 10 supported travelers for
>each review. This assumption aligns closely
>with the actual number of RDS-WHOIS2 team, which
>has 10 review team members. Thus, the FY19
>Proposed Budget for this review is $460,000
>(Travel & Catering $160,000; Professional
>Services total of $300,000 Ã RT component and
>concontractor engaggedd by ICANN org). Based on
>the run rate during FY18, the current work plan,
>and especially because of the
>leadershipÃÆâÃÃs focus onocus on
>fiscal control, the budgudgeted amount is
>expected to meet the needs of the review
>team. The RDS-WHOIS2 made significant progress while controlling costs.
>
>We understand from our Finance colleagues that
>they will publish the FY19 Operating Plan and
>Budget Proposed for Adoption by the Board on Monday, 21 May.
>
>To summarize, the estimated savings of $460,000
>used for Options B and C represents the amount
>of funding for the work of the RDS-WHOIS2 Review
>Team that may not be needed, IF either of those
>options would be agreed upon by the ICANN
>community and the Review Team. A chart
>summarizing this information is posted below.
>
>We realize that at this late stage in FY18, the
>cost saving in FY18 is not relevant to the
>presented options and will remove references to
>FY18 savings from the Public Comment
>posting. This applies to Option C and will be
>reflected in the updated Public Comment. (Same applies to ATRT3 Option C.)
>
>A detailed accounting of the actual Travel &
>Catering expenses incurred since the start of
>the Review has been updated to include April
>data and is attached. It includes expenses by
>category (airfare/travel, hotel, per diem, and
>catering) by month, and supports the expense
>figures noted above. I highlight that in
>response to the Review TeamÃÆâÃÃs
>eâ¢s earlier request forfor more detailed
>financial information than what was shown on the
>original Fact Sheet, an
>ÃÆâÃÃExpensesÃÆââÃìÃâ
>Fact Sheet was developed and has been postedd on
>a quarterly basis since September 2017. With
>the help of our Finance colleagues, we have made
>several improvements to this detailed
>information, to align with
>ICANNÃÆâÃÃs fiscal years. We hope
>that youyat youyou find this information
>useful. Please note that it is posted on the
>wiki as part of the quarterly updates of the
><https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_WHO_Fact-2BSheet&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=kbiQDH54980u4nTPfwdloDLY6-6F24x0ArAvhdeDvvc&m=cUBtigbxruXInpbg416EA6i3wg_oQTMue_Hg6IaFUPM&s=KIBGr5bWO8T_vkfZ5T2Z3Y7BKfYLl7vpecEOu4-0e3Q&e=>Fact
>Sheet [community.icann.org].
>ICANN response to other items:
>The public comment documents are being updated
>to include the actual language provided by the
>ccNSO in their notice about their decision not
>to appoint members to the RDS-WHOIS2 Review Team.
>
>After youÃÆâÃÃve had a chad a chance
>to review this informationion, along with the
>upcoming publication of the FY19 Operating Plan
>and Budget Proposed for Adoption by the Board,
>should you have additional questions or
>concerns, Becky Nash and I can join your
>leadership call or make other arrangements to discuss with you when convenient.
>
>Thank you,
>Larisa
>
>Chart summarizing the financial details discussed above:
>
>]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: RDS-WHOIS2-RT-Leadership_Staff
>[<mailto:rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff-bounces at icann.org>
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>] On Behalf Of MSSI Secretariat
>Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 1:20 PM
>To: Alan Greenberg
><<mailto:alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca> alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca >
>Cc: RDS-WHOIS2-Leadership
><<mailto:rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff at icann.org>
>rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff at icann.org >
>Subject: Re: [RDS-WHOIS2-RT-Leadership_Staff] Additional budget question
>
>Dear Alan,
>
>Thank you very much for your note. I would like
>to acknowledge receipt of your requests sent to
>us yesterday and today, and to let you know that
>we understand the urgency of these matters and
>are working diligently to try to address them.
>
>WeÃÆâÃâ¬Ãll keep yokeep you posted
>on the progress we are making ttowards providing
>you with responses on your requests.
>
>Kind regards,
>MSSI team
>
>
>
>On 5/16/18, 9:01 PM,
>"RDS-WHOIS2-RT-Leadership_Staff on behalf of
>Alan Greenberg"
><<mailto:rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff-bounces at icann.org%20on%20behalf%20of%20alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
>rds-whois2-rt-leadership_staff-bounces at icann.org
>on behalf of alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca> wrote:
>
> To RDS-WHOIS2-RT MSSI staff,
>
> The budget on the Factsheet shows a total of $690,000. Expenses
> started in June 2017, which fell in FY17.
>
> As ICANN budgets annually, can you please provide the details of
> exactly how much was budgeted in FY17 and FY18 as well as the total
> expenses for FY17 and as I previously requested the FY18 expenses up
> until the end of April (covering the 2nd Brussels F2F), as well as
> what is in the original draft FY19 budget. If the revised FY19 budget
> for the RDS-WHOIS2 Review is known, please provide that as well.
>
> Please log this as a formal request and
> treat it as extremely high priority.
>
> Alan
>
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