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<h1 style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Dear Councilors,
<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Best Wishes for the New Year everyone, hope you had a nice festive season.
<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">As a smooth transition hopefully and to encourage further thinking about possible ABRs the Council could suggest, I would
 recommend you review requests that have been approved in recent years, including those of the GNSO Council (see for example
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=96213595"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=96213595</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">
 or </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=134513539"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=134513539</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">).
 Similarly, the recent SPS and the action items that have resulted from it (see </span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2021/presentation/gnso-council-sps-meeting-report-01dec21-en.pdf"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2021/presentation/gnso-council-sps-meeting-report-01dec21-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">)
 may inspire some further ideas. <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">We are looking forward to hearing your suggestions. As a reminder, requests will need to be submitted by 24 January 2022
 at the latest.<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Philippe
<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:FR">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:FR"> FOUQUART Philippe INNOV/NET
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 6, 2021 6:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'council@gnso.icann.org' <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'gnso-secs@icann.org' <gnso-secs@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FY23 Additional Budget Request (ABR) suggestions for Council activities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As you may be aware, ICANN org recently hosted a webinar explaining the process and timeline for the FY23 SO-AC Community Additional Budget Request (ABR). An initial<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Additional Budget Request (ABR) envelope of USD 300,000 will be included in the draft Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) ICANN Operating Plan and Budget.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">ABR requests are expected to reflect potential ICANN community activities that are not already included in the annual ICANN OP&B. The ABR process helps the ICANN Board and ICANN org better understand and develop resources
 for present and future ICANN community needs. Successful previous Council ABR requests include support for Council Strategic Planning Session and the development of the Consensus Playbook.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In light of the recent Council SPS, I would like to encourage you to think about activities or tools that could be piloted as an ABR to assist the Council in achieving its objectives for the coming year. We have added
 this topic to the upcoming Council meeting but I would like to encourage you to share any ideas or suggestions you may have in advance of that meeting.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Requests will need to be submitted by 24 January 2022 at the latest. Once the Council agrees on requests it may want to submit, leadership and the staff support team can assist in compiling the requested information to
 complete the application, namely:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Purpose and scope of the proposed activity<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US">Direct alignment of the proposed activity with the ICANN mission and current strategic plan<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US">Demonstrable relationship of the proposed activity to ongoing policy, advisory, or technical work<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US">Expected impact of the proposed activity<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US">Estimated resources required for implementation of the proposed activity</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For further information, please see the recent
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/eIPOCg"><span lang="EN-US">webinar</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> and
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/_w6HCg"><span lang="EN-US">https://community.icann.org/x/_w6HCg</span></a><span lang="EN-US">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Looking forward to hearing your suggestions.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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