Dear BC members, I mentioned on the call this afternoon activities listed in the FY13 draft Budget under two sections that of interest to BC members. One is Compliance and the other is SSR. In two separate emails I copy the activities below. I request BC members to offer BC comment suggestions on the specific activities listed below to form part of the BC submission on June 9th. This is the Draft Budget <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm SSR - 14% up to 9.3 m$ in FY13 from 8.7 m$ in FY12 Budget and 8.0 m$ in FY12 Forcast Security, Stability and Resilience Operations (SSR) Page 13 In FY13, budget resources required to support SSR activities are estimated at $9.1 million, a 14 percent increase over FY12’s forecast. The increase for SSR in FY13 is due to continued collaboration and engagement in the following activities: Work with ICANN’s IT on improving internal infrastructure, network security improvements and mobile device practices Implement recommendations of the Security, Stability and Resiliency Review Team Support root resilience efforts, L-root expansion and contingency exercises with partners DNS capability training with ccTLD operators, law enforcement and the operational security community (including Interpol, Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative and other community partners) Conduct DNS Risk Management Framework assessment based on recommendations from Board-level working group and influenced by community-driven DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group (DSSA-WG) Continued engagement and adoption activities for DNSSEC with TLD operators, registrars, ISPs and enterprises; key ceremonies and support to SSAC work party on key rollover Support the IDN Program with the next phase of the IDN variant project Security support to gTLD Operations (TAS, Digital Archery and other system security) Implement objectives contained in the FY13 SSR Framework after the community and Board of Directors buy-in Follow best practices for internal Information Security and network operations Physical security improvements in Los Angeles, Brussels and other ICANN office locations Conduct 4th Global DNS SSR Symposium in FY13 in collaboration with the Anti-Phishing Working Group Support to Global Partnerships and Regional Vice Presidents in representing ICANN Provide thought leadership and expertise as requested by others in the Internet ecosystem, such as in the IT Sector DNS Risk Update, and participate in events such as the Internet Governance Forum