Re: [council] ICANN Posts Draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget

["Olga Cavalli" <olgac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Avri,
thanks, I am interested in participating.
Regards
Olga

2008/5/22 Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>:

>
> Hi,
>
> How many council members would be interested in us setting up a call the
> week before the Paris meeting, and before the deadline of 17 June, for those
> interested in discussing this with Doug and Denise?  I might suggest
> Thursday 12 June or Friday the 13th.  This would be an optional meeting,
> with no quorums or voting.
>
> Also would it make sense to open this meeting up to other GNSO participants
> who might wish to participate?
>
> thanks
>
> a.
>
>
>
>
> On 18 May 2008, at 17:52, GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org]
>> [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org]
>> [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org]
>>
>> http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-17may08.htm
>> ICANN Posts Draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget
>>
>> 17 May 2008
>>
>> Each year, from July through December, ICANN's planning cycle calls for
>> creation of the Strategic Plan. At the end of December 2007, the ICANN Board
>> approved ICANN's Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is the three-year
>> overview document that describes the strategic priorities for ICANN. See:
>> http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/.
>>
>> Each year, from January through June, there is a follow-on planning effort
>> to create the Operating Plan and Budget for a single year. This document
>> outlines the work map and financial requirements for the next fiscal year,
>> consistent with implementing the Strategic Plan Objectives.
>>
>> The planning work for fiscal year 2009 began with a consultation in Delhi.
>> The community and ICANN's Board reviewed an initial budget framework
>> presented at New Delhi in February 2008. This approach provided the
>> community the earliest opportunity yet to provide input on a draft budget.
>> Staff held consultations regarding the budget and plan, received posted
>> comments, and worked with the ICANN Board Finance Committee to develop the
>> draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget.
>>
>> Substantial work has taken place to incorporate feedback from the
>> community, Board, and staff since the initial framework was first presented
>> in February 2008, but the overall scope and themes remain consistent.
>>
>> In this fiscal year, highlights of planned ICANN results and activities
>> include:
>>
>> Complete, and then launch the new generic TLD (gTLD) program
>> Based on progress with the IDN "fast track" process, introduce country
>> code IDNs (ccIDN) at the top level
>> As part of establishing a documented security agenda, deliver on DNSSEC
>> readiness, ICANN-internal security improvements, and training on disaster
>> planning and mitigation for interested country code operators
>> Working with RIRs and the NRO, continue to highlight issues related to
>> IPv4 depletion and IPv6 adoption
>> Grow and enhance contractual compliance capability on behalf of registrant
>> protection
>> Invest in IANA services and staffing to improve service availability,
>> automation, response time, and disaster recovery
>> Strengthen the multi-stakeholder model by implementing GNSO improvements,
>> expanding stakeholder travel support and expanding translation programs
>> In summary, the draft budget proposes revenues of about $60.7MM and total
>> expenses (including depreciation, allowances and contingency) of $58.5MM
>> with a contribution to reserve of about $2.2MM. Compared to what was
>> presented in New Delhi, this actually represents a reduction in operating
>> expenses from $54.1MM to $51.8MM. As compared to FY08, the total expense
>> budget, including contingency, is projected to increase from $42.6MM to
>> $58.5MM (37% increase). Operating expenses (excluding contingency,
>> depreciation, and bad debt) are projected to increase from $38.9MM to
>> $51.8MM (33% increase).
>>
>> This draft Operating Plan and Budget calls for substantial expense growth
>> for ICANN, as a result of an ambitious work program for FY09, as dictated by
>> the Strategic Plan. The goal of this draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget
>> document is to enable informed, active community and Board feedback
>> regarding proposed objectives and plans. And, when the draft plan is
>> finalized and approved, establish the resources and objectives that will
>> deliver on the right initiatives for the ICANN community during FY09.
>>
>> This draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget is being posted for community
>> review with the support of the Board Finance Committee (BFC).
>>
>> The plan is available at:
>> http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-fy08-09-17may07.pdf 
>> [PDF,
>> 356K]
>>
>> This draft plan is one more step in the planning cycle, to allow for
>> additional review and feedback. A public comment forum is available at:
>> op-budget-fy2009@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Additionally, consultations will be held with ICANN constituencies to get
>> direct feedback, and the final plan discussed at ICANN's Paris meeting, for
>> adoption by ICANN's Board in June.
>>
>> --
>> Glen de Saint Géry
>> GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
>> gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
>> http://gnso.icann.org
>>
>>
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