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

[Kathy Kleiman]

It's a good letter and (and as an observer) I support its rapid 
transmission to the Board.

Best, Kathy


On 5/29/2018 5:36 AM, Ayden Férdeline wrote:
> 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
>
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> 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 
>> <mailto: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
>>     <mailto: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
>>         <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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