<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all,<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The GNSO Council Budget Standing Committee has kicked off. I offered myself to be there, I know there were a few of you talking about this two first task ahead I forward below. To have a unified voice I propose that those who have an idea or opinion on this get together so we can put forward both at NCSG and Council level (as NCSG) our views.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I will keep you posted on the work on the committee. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Martín</div><div class=""><div><br class=""></div><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"Berry Cobb" <<a href="mailto:mail@berrycobb.com" class="">mail@berrycobb.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[Gnso-sc-budget] GNSO Council Budget Standing Committee - Pending Public Forum Comments</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">November 9, 2017 at 12:21:29 PM GMT-3<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><<a href="mailto:gnso-sc-budget@icann.org" class="">gnso-sc-budget@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">All,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thank you for volunteering on the (for now) informal standing committee of the ICANN Budget and Operating Plan. You may recall Council deliberations on this topic at its meeting in Abu Dhabi. Even though the standing committee charter has not been formally adopted yet, it was agreed to already informally gather volunteers for this effort to consider whether Council input should be provided on two near term comments related to budget and finance topics. This will also allow for some informal experience with the proposed charter which may help inform further Council deliberation. In preparation, staff went ahead and created the digital assets to support this group. First, you have been subscribed to a Mailman list (<a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-sc-budget/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-sc-budget/</a>). Second, staff has created a new wiki space for this proposed standing committee (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/GCSCOIBOP" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://community.icann.org/display/GCSCOIBOP</a>). We invite you to browse around to become familiar with the initial content posted within the wiki space. Persons currently subscribed to this list can be found on the member’s page (<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=74580769" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=74580769</a>). <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Shortly, staff will send another request for volunteers to the Council list to determine if others are interested in joining this group. Once the standing committee has been formally created, staff will then send a message to the Stakeholder Group and Constituency (SG/C) leadership seeking ICANN budget related subject matter experts that may wish to join.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On this trial basis, there are two near term public comment periods that may be of interest to this group:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">1) Draft PTI and IANA FY19 Operating Plans and Budgets:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/GCSCOIBOP/2017-11%3A+Draft+PTI+and+IANA+FY19+Operating+Plans+and+Budgets" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://community.icann.org/display/GCSCOIBOP/2017-11%3A+Draft+PTI+and+IANA+FY19+Operating+Plans+and+Budgets</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">As discussed at the last Council meeting, the Council will likely not have any specific input to the PTI budget as this mostly affects Registry Operators and has very little to do with management of policy. However, the GNSO is a decisional participant within the Empowered Community and as such staff does suggest submitting a general comment of endorsement or to highlight any comments that have been made by SGs/Cs to demonstrate that the GNSO takes its commitment as a decisional participant serious. See below on comment development and adoption process. Comments are due:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><span style="color: red;" class="">26 Nov 2017</span></b>.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">2) ICANN Reserve Fund – Public Comment on Rationale and Target Level:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=74580777" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=74580777</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The Council may wish to weigh in on this public comment as it not only intersects with the annual budget cycle, but it is also a relevant topic within the CCWG on Auction Proceeds. Further, the Board passed a resolution at its meeting in Abu Dhabi to transfer $5M of excess operating funds to the Reserve Fund (<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-11-02-en#2.b" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-11-02-en#2.b</a>) as suggested by the Board Finance Committee at its 22 November 2017 meeting. Note however, this public comment only includes the rationale and Target Level at which the Reserve Fund is set and NOT how it is funded. In short, the Board’s conclusion based on the analysis is that the Reserve Fund should be 12 to 17 months of annual operating expenses which remains consistent with the Target Level currently stated in ICANN’s Investment Policy. See below on comment development and adoption process. Comments are due:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><span style="color: red;" class="">30 Nov 2017</span></b>.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Comment Development and interim Adoption Process:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Given the short time frame of which these comments are due and the next scheduled GNSO Council meeting on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><span style="color: red;" class="">30 Nov</span></b><span style="color: red;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>(with a resolution submission deadline of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><span style="color: red;" class="">20 Nov</span></b>), staff suggests that after draft comments are formulated amongst this group, that they be submitted to the GNSO Council mailing list for review and further deliberation. After which, the comments, subject to non-objection and with a disclaimer that it was not formally approved through a vote, can be submitted on behalf of the GNSO Council. Alternatively, a placeholder motion could be submitted by the document deadline to allow for formal consideration, should there be a need. The PTI comment closes prior to the Council meeting, and the Reserved Fund closes the same day of. Staff will suggest that this item be included on the 30 November agenda.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Lastly, staff will facilitate a conference call to discuss these topics in detail beyond this mailing list. I will send out a doodle pole to find an appropriate time.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thank you for your attention to this matter.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">B<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Berry A. Cobb<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">720.839.5735<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:mail@berrycobb.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">mail@berrycobb.com</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">@berrycobb<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Gnso-sc-budget mailing list</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="mailto:Gnso-sc-budget@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Gnso-sc-budget@icann.org</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-sc-budget" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-sc-budget</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>