Terribly sorry to miss it, we needed more advance notice of this high 
level meeting! One day is not enough, as people's agendas are jammed.

Stephanie Perrin


On 2017-03-13 05:27, Edward Morris wrote:
>
> ...two of my favourite topics of conversation!
>
> Please join us for the NCSG Finance Committee meeting in 30 minutes, 
> room B4.2.
>
> See you there!
>
>
>
>> *From:* "Edward Morris" <[log in to unmask] 
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>> *Date:* 12 March 2017 at 20:55:05 CET
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>> *Subject:* *Please join us for a very special meeting...*
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>>
>> Not on your schedule…but we hope you will attend.
>> Monday March 13^th , 11:00 – 12:15 Copenhagen time (10:00 – 11:15 
>> UTC), Room B4.2.
>> Please join us for a very special meeting of the NCSG Finance 
>> Committee, in person or remotely.
>> The new ICANN bylaws give the community a special responsibility for 
>> the ICANN budget. We’ve responded in the NCSG by revitalizing our 
>> Finance Committee and now need to ramp it up to fully participate in 
>> the Empowered Community. We’ve put together a program to help NCSG 
>> members fully understand the budget, the process and the way you can 
>> help shape the outcome!
>> AGENDA
>> 11:00 - 11:30 Presentation of the 2018 fiscal year ICANN Operating 
>> Plan and Budget
>>    Becky Nash, Vice President,  Finance, ICANN
>> 11:30 - 11:45 A community perspective on the budget and the budget 
>> process
>>    Chuck Gomes, Vice President, Policy and Compliance, Verisign
>> 11:45 – 12:00 A staff perspective on the budget and the budget process
>>    Robert Hoggarth, Vice President, Policy Development and Community 
>> Services, ICANN
>> 12:00 – 12:15 A Board perspective on the budget and the budget process
>>    Asha Hemrajani, ICANN Board and Chair, Board Finance Committee
>> No previous budget experience needed!
>> Come with questions, ideas or simply to watch and learn. Those 
>> participating in ICANN58 can find us remotely at 
>> participate.icann.org/ncsg <http://participate.icann.org/ncsg>.
>> We’ve put together a great group of speakers, folks with knowledge 
>> with experience in both ICANN and the budget process, here to help 
>> you learn and understand all about money, finance and priorities at 
>> ICANN. We welcome you to our meeting and hope as many of you as 
>> possible will be with us in the morning.
>> Kind Regards,
>> Ed Morris
>> Chair, NCSG Finance Committee