RE: [council] Call logistics for ICANN's FY09 Operating Plan and Budget]

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the correction Glen. I guess the deadline should be COB on 9 June.

Chuck 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 4:50 PM
> To: Gomes, Chuck
> Cc: GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Council GNSO
> Subject: Re: [council] Call logistics for ICANN's FY09 
> Operating Plan and Budget]
> 
> Ohh Chuck, Friday 13 will be too late, the call is 12 June, 
> you mean Friday 6 June.
> 
> Excellent questions!
> 
> Glen
> Gomes, Chuck a écrit :
> > In preparation for this call, I took a stab at starting a 
> list of questions we could provide to Doug and Kevin in 
> advance and ask in the session.  Please review and edit my 
> questions (including deleting any) and add any new questions 
> you have.  It seems to me that we should provide the 
> questions to them NLT Friday the 13th.  I attached the 
> questions as a Word file and pasted them below as well.
> > 
> > Chuck
> > 
> > Proposed questions for GNSO Session re. ICANN Operating 
> Plan & Budget
> > 
> > General Questions
> > 1.  How much is budgeted specifically for travel support of 
> the GNSO and how is it anticipated that any such funds, if 
> approved, would be allocated?
> > 
> > Key Initiative # 1- Complete New gTLD Policy Implementation (p. 9)
> > 2.  Is it correct to assume that some of the upfront costs 
> associated with the planning and implementation of new gTLDs 
> will be covered by the FY08 budget?  If so, is it planned to 
> recoup any of these costs in the initial application fees or 
> in dispute resolution fees?  What criteria will be used to 
> determine which costs will be included in application and 
> dispute resolution fees?
> > 
> > Revenue (pp. 14-17)
> > 3.  With the increasing importance of IPv4 and IPv6 issues, 
> does ICANN expect the costs associated with supporting the 
> ASO to increase significantly in FY09 and beyond?  If so, 
> what is being done to ensure that those increases are covered 
> from a revenue point of view?
> > 4.  It seems clear that costs associated with supporting 
> the ccNSO community regarding the introduction of IDN TLDs 
> are going to accelerate in FY09 and beyond.  What is being 
> done to ensure that those increases are covered from a 
> revenue point of view?
> > 
> > Budget FY09 - Revenue by Source (p. 28)
> > 5.  The percentage of total revenue contributed by the RIRs 
> and ccTLDs appears to be shrinking from approximately 6% in 
> FY08 to about 5% in FY09.  Not surprisingly, the percentage 
> of total revenue contributed by GNSO registrants via 
> registrars and registries is growing from approximately 91% 
> in FY08 to about 93% in FY09.  The trend seems to be going in 
> the direction of more subsidization of the ASO and ccNSO by 
> the GNSO at the same time that there appears to be increasing 
> demand for resources associated with there responsibilities.  
> Are these trends expected to continue?  Are there any 
> concrete reasons to believe that this will change in the near 
> future?  If so, please provide details. 
> > 
> > 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> >> GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 9:44 AM
> >> To: 'Council GNSO'
> >> Subject: [council] Call logistics for ICANN's FY09 
> Operating Plan and 
> >> Budget]
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Councillors,
> >>
> >> A teleconference is being scheduled for June 12, 2008 at 
> 12:00 UTC to 
> >> give the councillors an opportunity to provide meaningful 
> feedback on 
> >> ICANN's FY09 Operating Plan and Budget that has been 
> posted on 17 May 
> >> in accordance with the bylaws.
> >> http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-17may08.htm
> >>
> >> Doug Brent and Kevin Wilson will be on the call to respond 
> to any of 
> >> your questions.
> >>
> >> "The draft was largely based upon community input on ICANN's 
> >> priorities.
> >> We would like to continue the important process of obtaining 
> >> community input as we start to finalize the budget for 
> final approval 
> >> by the Board
> >> during the Paris ICANN meeting.    You, of course, can provide
> >> additional community input on the public comment page:
> >> http://www.icann.org/public_comment/#op-budget-fy2009 "
> >>
> >> Dial-in information will be sent separately.
> >>
> >> Thank you.
> >> Kind regards,
> >>
> >> Glen
> >> --
> >> Glen de Saint Géry
> >> GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
> >> gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
> >> http://gnso.icann.org
> >>
> >>
> 
> 
> --
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
> gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
>