<div>Observer<br></div><div><br></div><div>This email may be of interest<br></div><div><br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block"><div class="protonmail_signature_block-user"><div>Ayden  <br></div></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block-proton protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐<br></div><div> On Sunday, 10 November 2019 18:32,  <policy@bacinblack.com> wrote:<br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"><div><p>Hi All,<br></p><p> <br></p><p>While we finalize the SCBO roster for the 2019-2020 term, I wanted to get a draft of comments in front of you as soon as possible. The public comment period for FY21 PTI/IANA closes 27 Nov 2019. Attached is a red-line draft for FY21 as updated from last fiscal year’s 2020 version. Of the FY21 documents offered, little has changed from FY20 and it seemed easier to start from the Council’s comment of last year for an easier comparison.<br></p><p> <br></p><p>From a pure financial perspective, the following quote (IANA Op Plan & Budget, p. 5) provides perspective, “The Draft FY21 IANA Budget is $10.6M, of which $10.0M is for PTI Services and $0.6M is for IANA Services (not performed by PTI). The PTI Services increased by $0.1M versus FY20 Forecast primarily driven by inflationary Personnel increases, partially offset by decreases in direct shared activities. The IANA Services component is flat to FY20 Forecast.”<br></p><p> <br></p><p>For the FY21 comment, the SCBO and full Council may want to consider further if there’s any budget or funding related issues regarding the policy aspects. The Council was greatly involved in finding/replacing GNSO candidates for the IFRT as of recent. Additionally, a working group on RSSAC Governance evolution will begin soon. These do not have direct connections to GNSO policy development, but they do impact Council operations and outcomes of those policy efforts do impact gTLDs. Just thoughts to ponder on.<br></p><p> <br></p><p>Lastly, we will send a doodle poll in attempts to have a brief meeting to discuss the draft of comments for the week of November 18^th. I’m not expecting much discussions to finalize the draft of comments, but it will also help to set the cadence and determine the best times to meet later in December.<br></p><p> <br></p><p>Thank you.<br></p><p> <br></p><p>B<br></p><div><p> <br></p><p>Berry Cobb<br></p><p>@berrycobb<br></p><p>GNSO Policy Consultant<br></p></div><p> <br></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p></p><div><b>From:</b> Gnso-sc-budget <gnso-sc-budget-bounces@icann.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>policy@bacinblack.com<br></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 16, 2019 17:59<br></div><div><b>To:</b> gnso-sc-budget@icann.org<br></div><div><b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-sc-budget] FW: ICANN News Alert -- DRAFT PTI and IANA FY21 Operating Plan and Budgets<br></div><p></p></div></div><p> <br></p><p>Hi All,<br></p><p> <br></p><p>Please see the announcement below signaling the launch of the FY21 Operating Plan and Budget cycle. The <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/97845642/FY20%20IANA-PTI%20Proposed%20OpPlan%20Budget%20-%20GNSO%20Draft%20%20Comments_v1.0.docx?version=1&modificationDate=1542108741000&api=v2"><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif">GNSO Council’s comment for FY20</span></a> can be found on the wiki.<br></p><p> <br></p><p>You will see a separate email starting a thread on the steps ahead of the SCBO. <br></p><p> <br></p><p> <br></p><p>Thank you.<br></p><p> <br></p><p>B<br></p><p> <br></p><div><p> <br></p><p>Berry Cobb<br></p><p>@berrycobb<br></p><p>GNSO Policy Consultant<br></p></div><p> <br></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p></p><div><b>From:</b> ICANN <<a href="mailto:no-reply@external.icann.org">no-reply@external.icann.org</a>> <br></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 14, 2019 18:18<br></div><div><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:policy@bacinblack.com">policy@bacinblack.com</a><br></div><div><b>Subject:</b> ICANN News Alert -- DRAFT PTI and IANA FY21 Operating Plan and Budgets<br></div><p></p></div></div><p> <br></p><div><div><div align="center"><table style="width:100.0%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background:#3D98D0;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><div align="center"><table style="width:6.25in" width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr style="height:15.0pt"><td colspan="5" style="background:#3D98D0;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt"><table style="width:96.0%" width="96%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td colspan="5" style="background:#3D98D0;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt"><table style="width:96.0%" width="96%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr style="h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 the plans described in these documents.</span><br></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif">Link:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"></span><br></p></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><a href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/wRmEN0dCP000061f0022M00">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-pti-iana-fy21-op-budget-2019-10-14-en</a></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> </span></span></span><br></p><p><span><b><span style="color:black"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">About ICANN</span></span></b></span><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></span></span><br></p><p><span><span style="color:black"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.</span></span></span><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></span></span><br></p><p><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> </span></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"> </span><br></p><table style="width:96.0%" width="96%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr style="height:6.75pt"><td style="background:#3D98D0;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:6.75pt;line-height:em" valign="top"><p style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1pt"><img src="https://info.icann.org/rs/529-CRE-717/images/slices-test_06.jpg" style="width:6.6979in;height:.1041in" alt="shadow" class="proton-embedded" width="643" height="10" border="0"></span></span></span><br></p></td></tr><tr style="height:.75pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt" valign="top"><table style="width:96.0%" width="96%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr style="height:.75pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt"><br></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt"><br></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt"><br></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt"><br></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt"><br></td></tr><tr style="height:7.5pt"><td style="background:#0B2B47;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt"><table style="width:96.0%" width="96%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><br></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align:center;line-height:0%" align="center"><span style="color:white"><a href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/hP61N0R00C0002d0N020Egm"><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1pt"><img src="https://info.icann.org/rs/529-CRE-717/images/slice_08.png" style="width:.625in;height:.8229in" alt="Twitter" class="proton-embedded" width="60" height="79" border="0"></span></span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1pt"></span></span><br></p></td><td style="background:#0B2B47;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt"><p style="text-align:center;line-height:0%" align="center"><span style="color:white"><a href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/K0020CR00P0O2hdm601N0E0"><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1pt"><img src="https://info.icann.org/rs/529-CRE-717/images/slice_10.png" style="width:.625in;height:.8229in" alt="Facebook" class="proton-embedded" width="60" height="79" border="0"></span></span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1pt"></span></span><br></p></td><td style="background:#0B2B47;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt"><p style="text-align:center;line-height:0%" align="center"><span style="color:white"><a href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/y10Cm26N0d0PERP00i00020"><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1pt"><img src="https://info.icann.org/rs/529-CRE-717/images/slice_12.png" style="width:.625in;height:.8229in" alt="Instagram" class="proton-embedded" width="60" height="79" border="0"></span></span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif">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