Dear ALAC, On "approval of $700k of SO/AC budget requests" - see this document ( http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/budget-requests-fy15-30apr14-en.pdf ). ​Note in particular the status of the last 2 columns (i.e., recommended amount and recommendation). You will see what is approved (or not approved) and in what amount. Best regards, Rinalia On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>wrote:

See http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/ resolutions-30apr14-en.htm

A number of significant Board actions:

- soliciting comment on paying Board liaisons (and increasing all levels of compensation)

- approval of $700k of SO/AC budget requests (no details provided that I could see)

- Approval of GNSO Recommendations on IGO/INGO protections that do not conflict with GAC advice. One aspect of this to be highlighted is that the protection of international non-governmental names (other that RCRC and the IOC names) were not on the table at all, based on the GAC requests, and the ALAC stood pretty much alone in saying that if we are going to grant protections, organizations of this type should be included (the list includes well known charities and similar groups). Ultimately, the PDP WG approved protections for the list of such groups in the ECOSOC list - http://csonet.org/content/documents/E2011INF4.pdf.

- Guidelines for Board members accepting gifts and invitations.

- Delay in approving the 2014-15 budget.

There are extensive rationales included in the document.

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