Thanks Edward for this vital info. Adeleye Quoting Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]>: > 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