Dear BC Members Our Secretariat will be monitoring announcements on the ICANN website and provide a BC-version of a RSS notification. Thanks, Bene, for this. We will perfect it over time, but as we progress services to the BC, Bene will help on WHAT is happening.WHY it is happening will be more up to the Officers and Councilors to explain and from members, but for the future, look for a new approach, that will alert you of what ICANN is doing on non gTLD issues. Again, this is to add a service to members who are not able to closely monitor ICANN web site, and the discussions of relevance will come from your own expert colleagues/fellow members, or the Officers and Councilors. Announcements will in the future be titled in the Subject line with a standard phrase: ALERTS from the Secretariat: From: secretariat-bc@hotmail.com To: bc-gnso@icann.org Subject: [bc-gnso] Open Public Comments + Release of FY12 Op Plan and Budget Update Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:04:20 +0200 Dear BC Members, Please find below the links to the currently open Public Comments from the ICANN web site: Open for Comments NowTitleClose Date [UTC Time]Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration15 September 2011 [23:59]Phase II of Public Comments Process Enhancements30 September 2011 [23:59]Revisions to Conflicts of Interest Policy and Bylaws to Allow Board to Consider Compensation for Director Services3 October 2011 [06:59] Please also find below the updated FY12 Operating Plan and Budget, as published on the ICANN web site: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12sep11-en.htm Updated FY12 Operating Plan and Budget12 September 2011On 24 June 2011 in Singapore, the ICANN Board approved the FY12 Operating Plan and Budget [PDF, 2.08 MB] as noted in the Board resolutions posted at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-24jun11-en.htm.Based on the Board's decision to approve the launch of the New gTLD Program and to open the application window on 12 January 2012, the application processing now extends into the 2013 fiscal year. Therefore, it became obvious that including the New gTLD revenue and expenses across FY12 and FY13 presents a more accurate view of the overall FY12 budget, which can be seen in the documents below:A new schedule [PDF, 89 KB] which simply summarizes the consolidated budget detail into one table;A new schedule presenting the estimated cash flows for the New gTLD program [PDF, 120 KB], to include the processing of the 1st round applications over FY12 and FY13.Furthermore, a revised schedule of New gTLD program related expenses, the allocation by EAG (Expense Area Group), and a re-allocation of approved constituency funding from three At-Large regional meetings to one General Assembly are reflected in this updated FY12 Budget [PDF, 1.53 MB].Page 6 / Figure 1-2: revised table to reflect the breakdown of New gTLD program related expenses.Page 20 / Figure 4-2: revised table to reflect the re-allocation of the At-Large regional meeting funding from three meetings to one General Assembly.Page 62 /Figure 7-1: revised tables to reflect the breakdown of New gTLD program related expenses.Page 64 / Figure 7-2: revised tables to reflect the breakdown of New gTLD program related expenses.Page 79 /Figure C-2: revised tables to reflect updated allocation by Expense Area Group (EAG)Page 80 /Figure C-3: revised tables to reflect updated allocation by Expense Area Group (EAG)Throughout the year, up to date financial information, including the Board adopted FY12 Operating Plan and Budget, can be found on the ICANN Financial Information webpage. Kindest Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat