Dear fellow councilors, Please receive herewith the comments on ICANN's Draft FY 14 Operations Plan & Budget that the SOP Working Group submitted today. According to its Charter (http://ccnso.ICANN.org/workinggroups/sopiwg-charter-18aug10-en.pdf<http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/sopiwg-charter-18aug10-en.pdf>) the WG may as part of its activities take a position and provide input to the public comments forum and relate to ICANN or other Supporting Organizations and Advisory WG's on its own behalf. The views expressed are therefore not necessarily those of the ccNSO (Council and membership) or ccTLD community at large. The ccNSO Council and individual ccTLD managers, either collectively or individually, are invited to endorse or support the position or input of the WG. Best regards, Roelof Meijer SOP WG Chair SIDN | Meander 501 | 6825 MD | P.O. Box 5022 | 6802 EA | ARNHEM | THE NETHERLANDS T +31 (0)26 352 55 00 | M +31 (0)6 11 395 775 | F +31 (0)26 352 55 05 roelof.meijer@sidn.nl<mailto:roelof.meijer@sidn.nl> | www.sidn.nl<http://www.sidn.nl/>