Proposed NCSG Comment on the FY19 Budget

[Sam Lanfranco]

As a follow up to Ayden's call for input here, this is something that 
has to come, in the first instance, from the NCSG membership, and -after 
that- possibly from the NCSG ExCom.

Those of us who have just constituted the NCSG Finance Committee (within 
the past few days) have no particular individual special expertise with 
regard to the proposed ICANN budget or NCSG interests, concerns and 
preferences. Given our time frame for the newly constituted Finance 
Committee, and history of no real Finance Committee for years, the FC 
has not had time to consult with the NCSG membership to get a sense of 
an overall NCSG position.

The next best strategy here is to look at the links provided by Ayden, 
and comment where you can. You can comment in Google Docs, or pose 
comments and questions online here in NCSG-Discuss, or to Ayden as he 
has kindly offered in his final sentence beelow.

Sam L.


On 2/12/2018 9:11 PM, Ayden Férdeline wrote:
> Hi, all-
>
> One of the most important public comment opportunities every year is 
> our chance to submit a comment on ICANN’s budget and operating plan. 
> This is our chance as representatives of the non-commercial community 
> to ask for different spending priorities to be made, to question 
> aspects of ICANN’s operations, and to express our views on the 
> functioning of ICANN the organisation.
>
> The comment period ends on 8 March, and there is a lot of information 
> to be processed in order for us to make an intelligent and informed 
> comment. So far, ICANN has published some 255 pages of material along 
> with spreadsheets containing thousands of rows of projects. More 
> information will be published tomorrow in response to clarifying 
> questions that the community has already submitted to the Finance 
> department.
>
> You can access these materials here, and review the comments that 
> other stakeholders have already submitted: 
> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/fy19-budget-2018-01-19-en
>
> I have reviewed all of the material that ICANN has published so far, 
> sought clarification on a few topics, and pieced together some first 
> thoughts. However, I do not track every issue at ICANN, so it’s quite 
> possible that something very critical to us has escaped me. I would 
> appreciate your assistance in reviewing this Budget as comprehensively 
> as we can. Even little pieces will help in the construction of the 
> NCSG submission.
>
> I have prepared a first draft of an NCSG comment for your attention 
> and review: 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tBia4z5QQFGz9vFUQUkS0lbZNqU6C5n4pyUmlH3m8e8/edit?usp=sharing
>
> You are welcome to suggest edits to the Google Doc itself. Please try 
> to provide comments by 27 February; on this date, I'll ask the Policy 
> Committee to begin reviewing our work and to consider endorsing its 
> submission.
>
> If you have any questions regarding the budget process, or the 
> proposed comment that I’ve drafted, I’m happy to take them either on- 
> or off-list, as you prefer. Thanks for your help.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ayden Férdeline
> linkedin.com/in/ferdeline <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline>
>
>

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