[registrars] Board meeting agenda for 15 Feb 2008 in New Delhi

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,


Below is the agenda for the Board meeting in New Delhi.   Key topics of
relevance to the GNSO are new gTLDs and IDNs.   My understanding so far
is that the Board is probably not going to approve the new gTLD
recommendations in New Delhi, but will be considering some of the work
done by staff on implementation.   

The other topic for the registrars to consider is the budget for the 1
July 08 to 30 June 08 year.   Some of the areas of discussion include
the proposal to charge registrars transaction fees during the 5 day
add-grace period, and an appropriate travel policy for the many
volunteers that contribute to ICANN policy development.    The proposed
budget raises expenses from $42 million in this financial year, to $57
million in 1 Jul 08 to 30 Jun 09 financial year (about a 35% increase).
The travel and meeting budget is currently proposed to be around $10
million (or around 17% of total expenditure) to provide some context.

I encourage the registrars constituency to consider the expenditure
budget as a whole, and be able to provide some constructive feedback on
prioritisation for the budget, and whether the expense levels are
reasonable given the tasks of the organisation.   Of course I expect
registrars will want to know what the transaction fees will be, and how
these may be changed during the add-grace period - but I think it is
also important for the industry to be thinking about what ICANN is
doing, and whether that expenditure is reasonable.

Maybe the registrars constituency could consider forming a subcommittee
to review the budget in detail in New Delhi, and report back to the
registrars constituency with some recommendations.   It would be good if
this could be done prior to the registrars meeting with representatives
of the Board and staff.


Regards,
Bruce Tonkin










From:  http://www.icann.org/minutes/

15 February 2008
Regular Board Meeting

Agenda

(As set by the Executive Committee of the ICANN Board of Directors)

1) Approval of Minutes of January 2008 Board Meeting

2) Approval of ICANN Accountability and Transparency Frameworks

3) Review of Board Governance Committee Recommendations

Possible BGC Actions

(Ombudsman Framework)

(Bylaws Mandated Reviews Update)

4) Review of Board Finance Committee Recommendations

Possible BFC Actions

(Funds Disbursement and Approvals Policy)

(Budget Next Steps)

5) Review of Board Audit Committee Recommendations

Possible Audit Committee Actions

(Approval of Auditor)

6) New gTLDs - Next Steps

7) Acknowledging Receipt of DNSSEC Recommendations from SSAC

8) ICANN Bylaws Change Request from ALAC

9) IDNs (update on IDNc discussions and technical test)

10) Other Business