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

[Ayden Férdeline]

Thanks, Rafik. This is on the Board's agenda for their [meeting tomorrow](https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/agenda-2018-05-30-en), so, if there is support for submitting it, I hope we will be able to circulate the comment with enough time for members of the Board to be able to reviews its contents.

Ayden

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On 29 May 2018 10:19 AM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> we have till today 23:59UTC. If you have any objection or comment, if there is none, the letter will be sent.
>
> Best,
>
> Rafik
>
> Le lun. 28 mai 2018 à 18:18, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
>> 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
>>>
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>>> 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
>>>>>
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>>>>> 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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