In progress (call set up) ACTION: HR/R/MdS/SV - OFB WG meeting this week
Dear Holly and Ricardo, Unless we hear otherwise over the next few hours, we will get this call set up for Thursday 22 December at 18:00 UTC, noting that we have not yet had interpretation confirmed. Thank you. Kind regards, Gisella On 19/12/2022, 06:37, "Heidi Ullrich" <Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org> wrote: Hi Holly and Ricardo, Thank you for your note, Holly. Will a 60 min call be sufficient for the OFB-WG call? Michelle will be setting the call up the call. Would Thursday, 22 Dec at 18:00 UTC be a good time for everyone? Silvia will send you the draft agenda based on the outline you provided in your note. Kind regards, Heidi On 12/18/22, 6:09 PM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche@internode.on.net> wrote: Staff/Folks Issues: Draft Operating and Financial Plans for FY 24-28 and FY 24 has been released Comments due 13 February ABRs - Generally open for submissions end of December Process - requests from RALOs Grants program I’ve had q quick look at the Budget documentation and started making notes for discussion. If it isn’t too onerous for people, I’d like a meeting this week - usual time. I realize this is really close to Christmas, but the comments for the budget are due 13 Feb. and if we don’t start the discussion soon, it will be mid-January before we meet - and then have not a lot of time to develop a draft, allow for comments and then vote. We should also start people thinking about ABRs. The process starts with the RALOs - but we should perhaps have a brief discussion and review principles since, in the end, it will come back to the FSBC (or the OFB WG) to review. And maybe also RALO chairs to attend? Finally, a quick discussion abut the grants program. There is only a tiny sum to be allocated in this coming year, but a review of the processes would be useful My quick comments on the actual budget - I’m sure Ricardo will talk about - yet again- growth in the personnel. If it is explained by the drop in professional services, I’m happy. Otherwise - why? I also note there isn’t much change in travel - but we are moving to 3 F2F meetings? Also there is budget allocation for 29 people (or so it looks) for each of the 3 meetings (not sure why that isn’t 25 - who are the extra 4? - not a complaint, by the way) An Marita particularly, once again, what we get is a global figure against initiatives with little guidance on how that money will achieve the outcomes - and therefore, no way to test how the money was spent and how/whether outcomes were achieved. I”ll keep reading but, unless I hear otherwise, please ASAP - a notice of an OFB WG meeting THIS WEEK - Thanks Holly
Thanks Gisella I’ve just heard back from Ricardo - so go ahead with the arrangements. I think 60 Minutes is okay. Ricardo says he will have a couple of slides. and I will do couple. The aim is to at least start the discussions on the budget, including ABRs etc Holly
On Dec 19, 2022, at 7:25 PM, Gisella Gruber <Gisella.Gruber@icann.org> wrote:
Dear Holly and Ricardo,
Unless we hear otherwise over the next few hours, we will get this call set up for Thursday 22 December at 18:00 UTC, noting that we have not yet had interpretation confirmed.
Thank you. Kind regards, Gisella
On 19/12/2022, 06:37, "Heidi Ullrich" <Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org> wrote:
Hi Holly and Ricardo,
Thank you for your note, Holly. Will a 60 min call be sufficient for the OFB-WG call?
Michelle will be setting the call up the call. Would Thursday, 22 Dec at 18:00 UTC be a good time for everyone?
Silvia will send you the draft agenda based on the outline you provided in your note.
Kind regards, Heidi
On 12/18/22, 6:09 PM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche@internode.on.net> wrote:
Staff/Folks
Issues:
Draft Operating and Financial Plans for FY 24-28 and FY 24 has been released Comments due 13 February
ABRs - Generally open for submissions end of December Process - requests from RALOs
Grants program
I’ve had q quick look at the Budget documentation and started making notes for discussion. If it isn’t too onerous for people, I’d like a meeting this week - usual time. I realize this is really close to Christmas, but the comments for the budget are due 13 Feb. and if we don’t start the discussion soon, it will be mid-January before we meet - and then have not a lot of time to develop a draft, allow for comments and then vote.
We should also start people thinking about ABRs. The process starts with the RALOs - but we should perhaps have a brief discussion and review principles since, in the end, it will come back to the FSBC (or the OFB WG) to review. And maybe also RALO chairs to attend?
Finally, a quick discussion abut the grants program. There is only a tiny sum to be allocated in this coming year, but a review of the processes would be useful
My quick comments on the actual budget - I’m sure Ricardo will talk about - yet again- growth in the personnel. If it is explained by the drop in professional services, I’m happy. Otherwise - why? I also note there isn’t much change in travel - but we are moving to 3 F2F meetings? Also there is budget allocation for 29 people (or so it looks) for each of the 3 meetings (not sure why that isn’t 25 - who are the extra 4? - not a complaint, by the way)
An Marita particularly, once again, what we get is a global figure against initiatives with little guidance on how that money will achieve the outcomes - and therefore, no way to test how the money was spent and how/whether outcomes were achieved.
I”ll keep reading but, unless I hear otherwise, please ASAP - a notice of an OFB WG meeting THIS WEEK -
Thanks
Holly
I will on a plane on the 22nd so my apologies if it is scheduled for tha day - Ed On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 3:25 AM Gisella Gruber via At-Large < at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
Dear Holly and Ricardo,
Unless we hear otherwise over the next few hours, we will get this call set up for Thursday 22 December at 18:00 UTC, noting that we have not yet had interpretation confirmed.
Thank you. Kind regards, Gisella
On 19/12/2022, 06:37, "Heidi Ullrich" <Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org> wrote:
Hi Holly and Ricardo,
Thank you for your note, Holly. Will a 60 min call be sufficient for the OFB-WG call?
Michelle will be setting the call up the call. Would Thursday, 22 Dec at 18:00 UTC be a good time for everyone?
Silvia will send you the draft agenda based on the outline you provided in your note.
Kind regards, Heidi
On 12/18/22, 6:09 PM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche@internode.on.net> wrote:
Staff/Folks
Issues:
Draft Operating and Financial Plans for FY 24-28 and FY 24 has been released Comments due 13 February
ABRs - Generally open for submissions end of December Process - requests from RALOs
Grants program
I’ve had q quick look at the Budget documentation and started making notes for discussion. If it isn’t too onerous for people, I’d like a meeting this week - usual time. I realize this is really close to Christmas, but the comments for the budget are due 13 Feb. and if we don’t start the discussion soon, it will be mid-January before we meet - and then have not a lot of time to develop a draft, allow for comments and then vote.
We should also start people thinking about ABRs. The process starts with the RALOs - but we should perhaps have a brief discussion and review principles since, in the end, it will come back to the FSBC (or the OFB WG) to review. And maybe also RALO chairs to attend?
Finally, a quick discussion abut the grants program. There is only a tiny sum to be allocated in this coming year, but a review of the processes would be useful
My quick comments on the actual budget - I’m sure Ricardo will talk about - yet again- growth in the personnel. If it is explained by the drop in professional services, I’m happy. Otherwise - why? I also note there isn’t much change in travel - but we are moving to 3 F2F meetings? Also there is budget allocation for 29 people (or so it looks) for each of the 3 meetings (not sure why that isn’t 25 - who are the extra 4? - not a complaint, by the way)
An Marita particularly, once again, what we get is a global figure against initiatives with little guidance on how that money will achieve the outcomes - and therefore, no way to test how the money was spent and how/whether outcomes were achieved.
I”ll keep reading but, unless I hear otherwise, please ASAP - a notice of an OFB WG meeting THIS WEEK -
Thanks
Holly
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Eduardo Diaz -
Gisella Gruber -
Holly Raiche