Knowing that it was being organized would still allow us to plan. we
all understand the agenda movement problem, but if we don't know such a
high level event is being planned, we cannot even watch for it.
Glad it went well and that a big crowd turned up.
Stephanie Perrin
On 2017-03-13 08:08, Edward Morris wrote:
> Hi Stephanie,
>
> Unfortunately we only received the room and time yesterday. We were
> initially scheduled against the ICANN Budget Meeting and the NCSG
> meeting with the Board. That was unacceptable. Now that we've had the
> first NCSG FC meeting at an ICANN meeting in recent memory (something
> our Charter strongly suggests should occur every Meeting) hopefully
> this is something that can be scheduled in an appropriate time slot on
> the official schedule with proper advance notice in the future. At
> least that is the hope.
>
> Thanks to all those who attended. Great questions - our guests were
> duly impressed. Lots of work ahead - look forward to working with
> everyone on the budget process going forward.
>
> Ed Morris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 13 Mar 2017, at 11:19, Stephanie Perrin
> <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>> 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]
>>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>>>> *Date:* 12 March 2017 at 20:55:05 CET
>>>> *To:* "[log in to unmask]
>>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>"
>>>> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>>>> *Subject:* *Please join us for a very special meeting...*
>>>> *Reply-To:* [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>
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