<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Maryam,</div><div><br></div><div>Please accept the meting request below, should there be any changes, I will let you know, thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Thato Mfikwe.<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Thato Mfikwe</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thatomfikwe@gmail.com">thatomfikwe@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 2:09 PM<br>Subject: Final call: ICANN 63 Meeting request<br>To: NCSG Finance Committee <<a href="mailto:ncsg-fc@lists.ncsg.is">ncsg-fc@lists.ncsg.is</a>>, Maryam Bakoshi <<a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">
<div><font size="4"><b><font size="2">Hi all,</font></b></font></div><div><font size="4"><b><font size="2"><br></font></b></font></div><div><font size="4"><b><font size="2">Below is the updated agenda with corrections based in comments received, please confirm if all is complete so that I can forward to Maryam before 5pm UTC.</font><br></b></font></div><div><font size="4"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font size="4"><b>MEETING 1</b></font><br></div><div>NCSG Finance Committee (90 min)</div><div><br></div><div><b>Objective</b>:
To introduce NCSG FC to the NCSG community and discuss the Finance
Committee Operational Procedures (OP) and the NCSG Charter in order to
find synergy between the two documents.</div><div><b>People needed</b>: ICANN Finance, GNSO Finance rep, FC member or members, NCSG EC and members</div><div><br></div><div><b>Agenda</b>: Face to face meeting with NCSG members (90 minutes)<br></div><div><br></div><div><u>Part 1</u>: Establishment of the NCSG FC - 45 minutes<br></div><div>1. introduction, background of the FC and committee responsibilities as listed in the NCSG Charter - 10 min<br></div><div>2.
Overview of the NCSG Charter and Finance Committee OP (oversight,
participation, accountability and auditing function issues) - 15 min<br></div><div>3. Q and A - 10 min<br></div><div>4. Discussions on how to synergies the 2 documents and harmonize contention areas based on community comments (volunteers)- 10 min<br></div><div></div><div><br></div><div><u>Part 2</u>: NCSG Finances and fundraising for NCSG - 45 min<br></div><div>
5. Discussion on NCSG priorities, opportunities and needs - 10 min
<br></div><div>6. Background on ICANN budgets, 2018 - 2019 ABRs and
fundraising options (ICANN finance, contributions and outreach to
external funders) - 10 min<br></div><div>7. Inputs and comments - 5 min<br></div><div>8. Leveraging ICANN Finance for NCSG activities - finance rep - 7 min<br></div><div>
9. Remarks by GNSO rep - 5 min
<br></div><div>10. Q and A - 4 min<br></div><div>11. Closing remarks - 4 min<br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4"><b>MEETING 2 (Optional depending on availability of a slot):</b></font></div><div>NCSG FC outreach during constituency day or NCSG outreach sessions (FC to sit on a panel or present online)<br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Objective: </b>To call on volunteers to help the FC in execution of its responsibilities (information sharing and creating awareness)<br><b></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>People needed:</b> New comers and NCSG members</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Presentation areas</b><br></div><div>1. Introduction to the FC and current activities - 5 min<br></div><div>2. FC plans and how to participate - 3 min</div><div>3. Q and A - 5 min<br></div><div><u><br></u></div><div><u>Other benefits for attending onsite (FYI):</u> <br></div><div>- Following up on other discussions, meetings and deliberations relating to policy updates, ICANN funds and budgets</div><div>- Creating enabling networks and contacts with potential funders and ICANN staff</div><div>- Participating in the ICANN open forum, where there will be presentation of annual reports and 2019 planned activities<br></div><div><br></div><div>Based on your comments:</div><div><b>Remmy:</b> A Q and A might be needed is order for members to obtain first hand information about ICANN finances, 1 question requiring 1 answer might be sufficient.</div><div><br></div><div><b>All:</b> I also saw that we do not have the PC on the agenda, I do not know how we have find a way to accommodate their views and inputs. Would it be giving them more platform on Q&A, inputs and comments to accommodate them in the agenda or what?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Thato Mfikwe.<br></div><div><br></div>
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