[council] Proposed GNSO Council Comment on FY20 ICANN Budget

Fri Jan 25 01:14:05 UTC 2019

Hi Ayden,

I appreciate this discussion about these programs and I do agree with
Martin that we have spoken about their effectiveness and the need for
a kind of review. As we all know, our voice has been heard and there
is a process underway in this regards.

I don't think we need to mention this again in our comment but i
believe we should give some time and appreciate the efforts that have
been put into this and then evaluate later on.
I won't be able to attend your upcoming call but i would strongly
suggest the removal of the whole paragraph. To make it short, i am
suggesting the Council to be silent on this, for now.

Other than that, I do support the submission of the comment (minus
that paragraph) and would like to appreciate the work of the SCBO.

Regards,
Arsene

2019-01-24 16:59 UTC−08:00, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com>:
> If you can join the call, Martin, that would be great - we can wordsmith
> this particular paragraph live along with the SCBO's Subject Matter Experts
> and other interested Councilors. I will forward you the meeting invitation.
>
> Ayden
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Thursday, January 24, 2019 7:56 PM, Martin Pablo Silva Valent
> <mpsilvavalent at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ayden,
>> As long as we take out those specific programs, I agree with the rest of
>> the text. I don’t think the ambassadors hurt as well. I can give a
>> proposed change, but it will be the same text minus those few words less.
>> I am gonna try to be in the call. Thanks!
>>
>> Best,
>> Martín
>>
>>> On 24 Jan 2019, at 21:52, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks Martín, we have tabled your comments for discussion on the SCBO's
>>> call on Monday. If possible, are you able to suggest alternative language
>>> for the SCBO's review? I ask because I think our current language calls
>>> for these programs to be rightsized following an evaluation of their
>>> effectiveness, which does not necessarily entail a cut. Or are you
>>> suggesting that the entire paragraph should be deleted?
>>>
>>> Best wishes, Ayden
>>>
>>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>>> On Thursday, January 24, 2019 7:42 PM, Martin Pablo Silva Valent
>>> <mpsilvavalent at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ayden,,
>>>> Thank you very much for all the work being done. I fully support the
>>>> comment, but I do have one objection. I do not think we all agree that
>>>> program that have just been cut in half like the fellowship should be
>>>> escalated down. I do share that I don’t fully know all programs from
>>>> at-large and staff relating to this outreach and on boarding efforts,
>>>> but I defiantly don’t believe that the NextGen nor the Fellowship are
>>>> the problem or the concern. Specially when our call for modifications
>>>> and cut downs were heard and are being implemented.
>>>> Other than that, excluding from the text our concerns with fellowship
>>>> and NextGen, which I believe are not bloated nor lack of good results, I
>>>> support the rest.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Martín
>>>>
>>>>> On 24 Jan 2019, at 20:58, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>
>>>>> On behalf of the GNSO Council's Standing Committee on ICANN Budget and
>>>>> Operations, please find attached our draft comment on the proposed FY20
>>>>> Budget and Operating Plan for your review and consideration. Absent any
>>>>> objections from a member of the Council we are seeking to submit this
>>>>> comment on behalf of the GNSO Council on 8 February 2019.
>>>>>
>>>>> We have our next call on Monday, 28 January at 14:00 UTC. If you have
>>>>> any questions, concerns, or suggested edits which you can share before
>>>>> this call, we will gladly table them for discussion on this call.
>>>>> Alternatively we can address any concerns or questions that are raised
>>>>> after 28 January via email.
>>>>>
>>>>> If possible, please raise any concerns by 1 February 2019 at 14:00 UTC
>>>>> so that the SCBO is able to address these concerns and to share a
>>>>> revised draft with the Council with sufficient time for you to review
>>>>> the final version. Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Finally, there is one paragraph in the proposed comment that is
>>>>> highlighted in yellow. This is in reference to the Document Drafting
>>>>> and Development pilot program. At this time the SCBO does not have a
>>>>> firm view on whether or not this text should remain. We would
>>>>> appreciate input from the Council on whether or not this paragraph
>>>>> should remain, be edited, or deleted.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>> Ayden Férdeline
>>>>> <ICANN FY20 Draft ICANN Budget - GNSO Comments_v0.6 - clean.docx><ICANN
>>>>> FY20 Draft ICANN Budget - GNSO Comments_v0.6 -
>>>>> clean.pdf>_______________________________________________
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