Thanks a million Edward ! great job.

2016-05-01 18:38 GMT+01:00 Mouad GOUAIMA <[log in to unmask]>:

> Thanks for sharing. Great work !
>
>
> Le dimanche 1 mai 2016, Wisdom Donkor <[log in to unmask]> a écrit :
>
>> Thanks for the solid work.
>>
>> On Sunday, May 1, 2016, Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> > Hello everybody,
>> >
>> >
>> > 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
>>  .
>> >
>> > The NCSG was heavily involved in preparing the GNSO Council's comments
>> on the budget. The Council set up a small group consisting of Carlos Raúl
>> Gutierrez of NPOC/NCSG, Keith Drazek of Versisgn and myself to draft the
>> comment of the GNSO Council. I've attached the result of our work,  which
>> was submitted earlier today.
>> >
>> > As the community obtains veto power over ICANN's budget through the
>> corporate reorganisation currently underway, it will be imperative that our
>> stakeholder group be proactive in monitoring and participating in the
>> budget process. I look forward to working with those NCSG members with
>> interest in this area going forward as we meet our obligations to our
>> members and the wider ICANN community in ensuring that  ICANN corporate
>> operationally functions in the way the community has directed it to.
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > Kind Regards,
>> >
>> > Ed Morris
>> >
>> >
>>
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