Edward, ARGH! Please ignore my noise. I didn't actually read the excellent letter which explains the OUTCOME of the detailed review that is already done. :'( Apologies, sorry! -- Shane At 2016-05-02 10:16:03 +0200 Shane Kerr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > At 2016-04-30 21:29:20 -0400 > Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > 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 . > > [...] > > > 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. > > Thanks for posting this. > > Is there some sort of organized approach that the NCSG would like us to > use to help review the document? It's 80 pages, and I certainly don't > have the time or expertise to usefully review everything in such a > document, but I would be happy to look over specific projects or > sections that I can actually meaningfully comment on (anything > technology-related for example). > > Apologies if this is already being done by some folks somewhere. I am > still 98% ICANN-ignorant. ;) > > Cheers, > > -- > Shane