Thanks for this, Ed. What a brilliant job you have done revitalising the NCSG Finance Committee. I can't praise you enough for the curation of speakers you have lined up. I look forward to participating -- and discussing further the allocation of resources between the SO/ACs. It is hard not to notice the increase in the budget for "policy support" for ALAC, which I thought was an advisory committee. I appreciate this budget is for FY18 but it almost seems like the At-Large Review is a done deal and the recommendations have already been accounted for in the budget for the financial year ahead... Maybe this is a typical practice and to be expected, but I am new to financial planning so it strikes me as premature...  

- Ayden 


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Subject: Please join us for a very special meeting...
Local Time: 12 March 2017 8:55 PM
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Not on your schedule…but we hope you will attend.
 
Monday March 13th, 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.
 
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