[council] Proposed GNSO Council Comment on FY20 ICANN Budget

Fri Jan 25 01:24:28 UTC 2019

Hi Arsene,

I am responding here in my personal capacity, but I will take your comments back to the SCBO and will comment again if I am directed to do so.

>From what I recall the SCBO has considered the proposed changes to these programs however we still had concerns regarding their effectiveness. While some members did support trimming these programs, as a compromise and cognisant of the concerns you (and Martin) raised last year, we instead settled upon language that we thought was balanced and tied the growth and continuation of these important capacity development programs to their effectiveness. This was in line with our past comments that have tied activities to performance. We have also tried to be consistent, calling for fiscal prudence in light of the current budgetary situation.

Strong concerns have also been raised regarding the transition of funding away from community groups themselves to allocate and into staff-managed programs that do not always serve community needs. I would be happy to direct you to the recordings of our calls if you would find these conversations useful, for information purposes.

Best wishes,

Ayden

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Thursday, January 24, 2019 8:14 PM, Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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