Dear colleagues If you are interested in joining me and other BC colleagues in a discussion about the ICANN Framework for the Operating Plan and Budget, followed by a call with Kevin Wilson, CFO, ICANN, please email me off list at marilynscade@hotmail.comI'll schedule a one hour conf. call for interested parties to discuss the document/attached. Comments are due by April 1. I do not envision this being a BC comment, but a discussion among interested parties, and then a moderated call with Kevin. I would encourage individual postings of comments, rather than trying to undertake a BC approved statement. It is not a gTLD policy issue but has implications for the BC in terms of ensuring funding for compliance/enforcement, policy development, ICANN's strategic priorities/directions, and the 'tool kit of services' that the BC has supported. Marilyn Cade