[NCSG-PC] New letter to Board re: Budget?

[Rafik Dammak]

Thanks, Ayden, asking everyone to do the review quickly.
I also think the letter should be shared in NCSG list for info.

Best,

Rafik

Le dim. 27 mai 2018 à 23:43, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> a écrit :

> Thanks Rafik, good point. I pretty much copied and pasted your text into
> the letter:
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fZfD2qc_ksPpSDOZ_oVnf54lWl8pi8TPb6SGPDw27YM/edit?usp=sharing
>
> Sorry not to get this prepared sooner, but can everyone please review it
> and suggest edits? The Board is set to review the Budget on 30 May so would
> be great to get this out tomorrow - or Tuesday at the very latest - if
> there is PC support. Thanks very much!
>
> Ayden
>
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On 25 May 2018 1:10 AM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Ayden,
>
> I think we point that without fixing that issue we will face the same
> problems in next years and there is no so much left to cut from whatever
> support directed to the community. the issue is not just the new fiscal
> year budget but a whole structural change in ICANN for the coming years
> with regard to human resources e.g. resizing gradually. redeployment is one
> suggestion as we can reallocate staff to the areas of high priority like
> policy.
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
> Le ven. 25 mai 2018 à 01:25, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> a
> écrit :
>
>> Thanks all for the comments. I'll work on a new letter on this topic
>> tonight, and we'll need to review this quickly, as it is on the Board
>> agenda for 30 May.
>>
>> The HR point is difficult because I do take Xavier's response that the
>> growth there is because the community directed the organisation to
>> undertake certain activities. Sure, we never said hire staff to undertake
>> these activities, but I guess it was implied. And salaries rising 2%
>> (broadly in line with inflation) is not unreasonable. Will need to think
>> about how we address this, i.e. re-deploy staff vertically?
>>
>> Ayden
>>
>>
>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>> On 24 May 2018 8:26 AM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> thanks, Ayden for the summary.
>> I think with regard to the letter to board we should focus on important
>> and big issues on the budget as the cuts are not addressing the structural
>> and systemic issues i.e. big part of the budget is for human resources. I
>> think we can make a better argument by highlighting that instead.
>> the budget approval is scheduled for next week.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rafik
>>
>> Le mer. 23 mai 2018 à 05:14, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> a
>> écrit :
>>
>>> Is there any point in writing a new letter, this time to the Board
>>> before it adopts the new Budget, asking that they kindly consider
>>> reinstating CROP to 100% of its original size (cost implications - extra
>>> $50,000), increase ABR envelope modestly to include support for the IGF as
>>> has been the case in the past (conditional on workshop acceptance; we do
>>> use this resource very well, and it can't cost more than $10,000 for the
>>> entire GNSO), and expand the Council Strategic Planning Session from 2 days
>>> to 3 days (cost implication, I'd guess max $5,000 for 1 extra night hotel +
>>> per diem for 21 people) in recognition of the fact that the Intersessional
>>> has been discontinued so the agenda will be more packed than usual?
>>>
>>> Ayden
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>>
>>
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