[Reminder] [Public Comments] Call for Volunteers for NCSG Comment on Draft FY21-25 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY21 Operating Plan & Budget

[Sam Lanfranco]

NCSG Colleagues: 
	The 9-Page NCSG Submission last year, with regard to the annual budget, is
at:
https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/comments-fy20-budget-17dec18/attachments/20190209/b80a1d3c/NCSGCommentonBudget-FY20-0001.pdf
(https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/comments-fy20-budget-17dec18/attachments/20190209/b80a1d3c/NCSGCommentonBudget-FY20-0001.pdf)
 At its core were the following four requests. This year’s comments may
want to include an assessment of progress in these four areas, as now
reflected in both the annual and five year draft plans.  

	Sam Lanfranco, Acting Chair, NCSG Finance Committee 

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	The Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) welcomes this opportunity to
comment on ICANN's draft Operating Plan and Budget for the fiscal year
2020. In this comment, we make four requests. We ask that ICANN:  

	● Look inward at its own overall spending patterns and provide a clearer
explanation as to how operational efficiencies will be achieved this year
and into the future; 

	● Provide the community with an appropriate level of support
commensurate with our responsibilities under the ICANN Bylaws, including
funding a NCPH Intersessional;  

	● Provide the community with further clarity around who is authorizing
spending, where resources are going in the community, and what it costs to
fulfil externalities imposed on

	   ICANN, particularly those by intellectual property interests; and 

	● Re-evaluate the spend on capacity development programmes for their
effectiveness in leading to engagement in ICANN’s policy development
processes and mission. 
---- Original Message ----
From: Rafik Dammak 
To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Thu, Jan 2, 2020, 8:56 PM
Subject: [Reminder] [Public Comments] Call for Volunteers for NCSG Comment
on Draft FY21-25 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY21 Operating Plan &
Budget

Hi all,

resending this call for volunteers if anyone is interested to join the
review of budget and operating plan, and participating in drafting the NCSG
comment.
Best,
Rafik
Le sam. 21 déc. 2019 à 15:04, Rafik Dammak  a écrit :
Hi all,
ICANN published a new public consultation on Draft FY21-25 Operating &
Financial Plan and Draft FY21 Operating Plan & Budget. This process is
important for community to share input on budget and financial plan in
order to ensure resources and funding for critical elements such as policy
making in GNSO. 
As group, we are following this more closely understanding the new powers
coming with Empowered Community including budget approval and the
discussion about ICANN financial stability. For more background and
explanation you can find more info here:
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-opplan-budget-fy21-25-2019-12-20-en
(https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-opplan-budget-fy21-25-2019-12-20-en)
I created this google doc to be used during the drafting and accessible to
all in order to kick off the discussion and comments:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17iJn1u9Bk0J0hUfpDM9bsmQsqI9MegpWVF62Mwf1SBY/edit?folder=0AMJI0CB4QegiUk9PVA
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/17iJn1u9Bk0J0hUfpDM9bsmQsqI9MegpWVF62Mwf1SBY/edit?folder=0AMJI0CB4QegiUk9PVA)
Please let me offline if you want to volunteer to participate in drafting
the NCSG comment and join the drafting team. This effort should be led by
NCSG Finance Committee which will work with other volunteers to draft the
NCSG Comment.
You can find previous public comments submitted by NCSG in this wiki page
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Public+Comments+-+2019
(https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Public+Comments+-+2019)
and listing those who drafted them.  
Best Regards,
Rafik Dammak
NCSG Policy Committee Chair 
                            
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