Fwd: [council] GNSO Council Comment on FY16 Draft Budget and Operating Plan

[Amr Elsadr]

Hi,

Apologies to all for receiving this email multiple times today. I was asked to resend it in plain text format because of issues with the archives.

Thanks.

Amr

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> From: Amr Elsadr <aelsadr at egyptig.org>
> Subject: Re: [council] GNSO Council Comment on FY16 Draft Budget and Operating Plan
> Date: April 30, 2015 at 2:36:47 PM GMT+2
> To: Council <council at gnso.icann.org>
> 
> Hello again,
> 
> I’ve attached a revised version of the statement including:
> 
> 1. Susan’s addition regarding the additional resources required for the post-EWG PDP
> 2. A paragraph describing a view on how Special Budget Requests fit in to the GNSO’s work and the FY16 draft budget and operating plan
> 3. A form of disclaimer indicating that this letter is not being submitted as a result of a Council motion and vote, but rather in the absence of any objection.
> 
> Could folks please review this, and speak up if there are any objections to submitting it or if any proposed changes are required?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Amr
> 
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> On Apr 29, 2015, at 6:33 PM, Susan Kawaguchi <susank at fb.com> wrote:
> 
>> HI Amr, 
>> 
>> Thank you for drafting comments.  I agree with every point you made and
>> added a short paragraph on the PDP relating to WHOIS.
>> 
>> Best, 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Susan Kawaguchi
>> Domain Name Manager
>> Facebook Legal Dept.
>> 
>> Phone - 650 485-6064
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 4/29/15, 9:05 AM, "Amr Elsadr" <aelsadr at egyptig.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Attached is a draft comment on behalf of the GNSO Council in response to
>>> the open public comment period on the ICANN FY16 draft budget and
>>> operating plan. It is fairly straight forward, and (as far as I can tell)
>>> does not address anything outside of the Council¹s remit of management of
>>> the GNSO¹s PDP.
>>> 
>>> Thoughts and feedback would be very much appreciated. Unfortunately, we
>>> only have until UTC 23:59 on May 1st until this needs to be submitted. My
>>> sincerest apologies about the late submission, but have been rather
>>> overwhelmed with duties lately.
>>> 
>>> Also attached is a spreadsheet and pdf file that Carlos has previously
>>> circulated to this list with a clearer breakdown of predicted expenses
>>> for FY16. If we are to submit a comment, the spreadsheet is referenced,
>>> so will need to be submitted along with it.
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Amr
>>> 
>> 
>> <Susan's input Draft FY16 Budget GNSO Comments - 29 April 2015.docx>
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