Dear council, committee, and constituency leaders:
A quick note to thank those of you who have held meetings and conference calls on the ICANN FY10 Operating Plan and Budget. We remain available to host more calls with those who would like to discuss and/or provide more feedback.
Questions we hope to obtain feedback on are:
• Is the approach to meetings scaling with the ICANN community’s size and diversity, and work style over time? Should ICANN take action in FY10 to reduce or redirect the substantial expense – both directly by ICANN and indirectly by participants – in three meetings around the world?
• As ICANN grows to support application processing for the new gTLD program, what is the best way to staff (hire vs. outsource) and what are the appropriate geographic locations for this effort?
• How does the community want to explicitly prioritize work such that the costs to support additional work don’t just grow?
• How can ICANN better report on and measure the effectiveness of many activities such as outreach and policy development, so as to allow these areas to be tuned/improved?
• What other ideas does the community have for prioritization or cost reduction consistent with the Strategic Plan goals?
Comments for both of these matters will be synthesized into the draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget to be posted by 17th of May. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Kevin Wilson
CFO
ICANN