Hi Farzi,

My understanding is that the future of the Intersessional meeting is to be discussed during the last session of day 2 of the Reykjavik meeting next month. Although past the deadline for SG/C supplemental funding requests, there should not be a budgetary problem should we wish to continue to hold the meeting (or not).

FYI, the Project Number for the annual NCPH meeting is 124780. This year $100,000 is budgeted for the gathering. In previous years funding for the NCPH meeting was contained within other budget line items. As funding is no longer subsumed within the Supplemental line item deadlines for Supplemental requests will not always apply.

I have sent an email to ICANN CFO Xavier Caldez to confirm all of this. I'll let everyone know when I get a response.

Kind Regards,

Ed Morris

From: "farzaneh badii" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2017 10:14 PM
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Subject: Another NCPH meeting next year?

All,

I might be wrong but I have heard that if NCPH wants to have another intersessional next year, staff in consultation with the leaders of groups should support the additional budget request for this meeting.

Am I right or wrong? If I am right then the deadline for additional budget request is end of January. Has there been any discussion on this? Because if I am asked as NCUC chair I would like to consult with NCUC members. If only NCSG will make the decision here, I would like NCSG leaders to hear my opinion on this.

If I am wrong, then was there any budget allocated to the next year intersessional? Was it approved?

Best

Farzaneh