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Tx you, Ed, for your leadership in this matter - all who assisted
you. This is a critical area of NCSG involvement.<br>
Best,<br>
Kathy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/30/2016 9:29 PM, Edward Morris
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<div>Hello everybody,</div>
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<div>Perhaps the most important public comment opportunity every
year is our chance to post a comment on ICANN's budget and
operating plan. This is our chance as representatives of the
noncommercial community to ask for different spending
priorities to be made, to question any and all aspects of
ICANN's operations and to express our views on the functioning
of ICANN the corporation.</div>
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<div>The comment period for the fiscal year 2017 budget and
operating plan ended last night. You can read the proposed
budget and operating plan and all the comments received
here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/op-budget-fy17-five-year-2016-03-05-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/op-budget-fy17-five-year-2016-03-05-en</a> .</div>
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<div>The NCSG was heavily involved in preparing the GNSO
Council's comments on the budget. The Council set up a small
group consisting of Carlos Raúl Gutierrez of NPOC/NCSG,
Keith Drazek of Versisgn and myself to draft the comment of
the GNSO Council. I've attached the result of our
work, which was submitted earlier today.</div>
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<div>As the community obtains veto power over ICANN's budget
through the corporate reorganisation currently underway, it
will be imperative that our stakeholder group be proactive
in monitoring and participating in the budget process. I
look forward to working with those NCSG members with
interest in this area going forward as we meet our
obligations to our members and the wider ICANN community in
ensuring that ICANN corporate operationally functions in
the way the community has directed it to.</div>
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<div>I'm more than happy to answer any questions anyone in the
NCSG has on this years budget and operating plan, the
Council response or on the budget process in general. </div>
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<div>Kind Regards,</div>
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<div>Ed Morris</div>
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