Edward,

ARGH! Please ignore my noise. I didn't actually read the excellent
letter which explains the OUTCOME of the detailed review that is
already done. :'(

Apologies, sorry!

--
Shane

At 2016-05-02 10:16:03 +0200
Shane Kerr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> At 2016-04-30 21:29:20 -0400
> Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> >  Perhaps the most important public comment opportunity every year is
> > our chance to post a comment on ICANN's budget and operating plan.
> > This is our chance as representatives of the noncommercial community
> > to ask for different spending priorities to be made, to question any
> > and all aspects of ICANN's operations and to express our views on the
> > functioning of  ICANN the corporation. The comment period for the
> > fiscal year 2017 budget and operating plan ended last night. You can
> > read the proposed budget and operating plan and all the comments
> > received here:
> >
> > https://www.icann.org/public-comments/op-budget-fy17-five-year-2016-03-05-en .  
> 
> [...]   
> 
> >  I'm more than happy to answer any questions anyone in the NCSG has
> > on this years budget and operating plan, the Council response or on
> > the budget process in general.   
> 
> Thanks for posting this.
> 
> Is there some sort of organized approach that the NCSG would like us to
> use to help review the document? It's 80 pages, and I certainly don't
> have the time or expertise to usefully review everything in such a
> document, but I would be happy to look over specific projects or
> sections that I can actually meaningfully comment on (anything
> technology-related for example).
> 
> Apologies if this is already being done by some folks somewhere. I am
> still 98% ICANN-ignorant. ;)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> --
> Shane