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[Comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-2025-14jun19] Ratified: ALAC Statement on Draft Financial Assumptions & Projections and Operating Initiatives for the development of Fiscal Years 2021-2025 Operating & Financial Plan
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 9, 2019

Aug. 9, 2019

Dear All, Please find attached the ALAC statement regarding Draft Financial Assumptions & Projections and Operating Initiatives for the development of Fiscal Years 2021-2025 Operating & Financial Plan<https://community.icann.org/x/SJ2jBg>. Content of the statement remains unchanged. Ratification information is included on the cover page. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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[Comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-2025-14jun19] GNSO Council input on the Financial Assumptions and Operating Initiatives for the Five-Year Strategic Planning Process
by Leo Vegoda Aug. 8, 2019

Aug. 8, 2019

The PDF attached to this message was provided on 5 August<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-…> but did not make it into the archive, so it is attached here. Leo Vegoda Director, Organizational Assessment & Improvement Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 | USA

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[Comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-2025-14jun19] NCSG Comment
by Rafik Dammak Aug. 6, 2019

Aug. 6, 2019

Hi, Please find attached NCSG comment. Best Regards, Rafik

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[Comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-2025-14jun19] GNSO Council input on the Financial Assumptions and Operating Initiatives for the Five-Year Strategic Planning Process
by Marika Konings Aug. 5, 2019

Aug. 5, 2019

On behalf of the GNSO Council, please find attached its input on the Financial Assumptions and Operating Initiatives for the Five-Year Strategic Planning Process. Best regards, Marika Marika Konings Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org> Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__learn.icann.org_courses…> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…>.

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[Comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-2025-14jun19] RrSG response to Draft Financial Assumptions & Projections and Operating Initiatives
by Zoe Bonython Aug. 5, 2019

Aug. 5, 2019

Hello, On behalf of the Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG), I would like to submit the attached response to Draft Financial Assumptions & Projections and Operating Initiatives. Kind regards, Zoe Bonython RrSG Secretariat

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[Comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-2025-14jun19] RySG Comments on draft financial projections
by Austin, Donna Aug. 5, 2019

Aug. 5, 2019

Please find attached RySG comments on the Draft Financial Assumptions & Projections and Operating Initiatives for the development of Fiscal Years 2021-2025 Operating & Financial Plan for consideration. Regards Donna Donna Austin Chair, RySG

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[Comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-2025-14jun19] Pending Ratification: ALAC Statement on Draft Financial Assumptions & Projections and Operating Initiatives for the development of Fiscal Years 2021-2025 Operating & Financial Plan
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 5, 2019

Aug. 5, 2019

Dear All, Please find attached the ALAC statement regarding Draft Financial Assumptions & Projections and Operating Initiatives for the development of Fiscal Years 2021-2025 Operating & Financial Plan<https://community.icann.org/x/SJ2jBg>. In the interest of time, the ALAC Chair requested that the statement be transmitted to the ICANN public comment process with a note that the statement is pending ALAC ratification. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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[Comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-2025-14jun19] Business Constituency (BC) comment on Draft Assumptions & Projections and Initiatives for FY 2021-25 Operating & Financial Plan
by Steve DelBianco Aug. 5, 2019

Aug. 5, 2019

Attached is the comment of ICANN’s Business Constituency (BC), regarding Draft Assumptions & Projections and Initiatives for FY 2021-25 Operating & Financial Plan. This comment was drafted by Jimson Olufuye. It was approved in accord with our Charter. -- Steve DelBianco Vice Chair for Policy Coordination ICANN Business Constituency (BC)

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[Comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-2025-14jun19] Personal statement - Maureen Hilyard
by Maureen Hilyard Aug. 3, 2019

Aug. 3, 2019

*Personal statement by Maureen Hilyard on the Draft Financial Assumptions and Projections* The assumptions and market trend documents place a great load on the assumption that a new round of new gTLDs will continue to allow for the creation of new gTLD-based business models and greater identity specialisation for registrants. This is also assuming that registries and registrars will encourage greater awareness of what these models might be and how they can help registrants develop their businesses based on geographic or brand gTLDs. But established domain registries are doing the same with their brands as well. Some have been most proactive in helping to build their particular brands by offering support and advice for registrants and businesses to make the most of their domains and websites with marketing and website development advice to support a successful digital presence for their users via social media as well as individually. Registrar advice and support for new registrants overall is poor, yet it is much needed in underserved regions especially where there is 70+% growth in brand gTLD domains under management. New registrants need any support they can get to establish their online identity and it would could contribute to the encouragement of renewals once a successful digital presence has been established. But this is reliant on the will of the registry and registrar wanting to help their registrant rather than the actual initial domain name sale. Resellers have a chance to develop a better relationship with their registrants because they are more local and can better identify with registrant needs. More outreach and support at this level could help to build domain growth as well as create job opportunities within underserved regions. Social media and other platforms are still largely reliant on the use of a digital presence. Businesses still rely on their online identity and presence so that they can maintain control over their digital presence and its functionality. Most social media information that is being sent refers back to a website with the full information given. Social media is very much dependent on user behaviour and cultural norms and with 900 million WeChat users and 717 million Facebook users in the Asia Pacific region (APAC Social Media survey, 2017 <https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2017/09/28/everything-need-know-state-d…> ), this is an influential medium. Cable connectivity in previously unconnected areas is opening up opportunities for more users connecting to social media rather than a website of their own. For example, even without a cable connection, the Cook Islands with its population of 13000 was identified by the same 2017 survey as having 70% social media penetration, yet 113% of social media growth. Kiribati with a population of 25000 had 163% social media penetration growth. The Pacific is an area of expansion for outreach with a focus on supporting these new connections and the development of Internet use to encourage a new source of demand for domain names and new registrars and thus encouraging growth for small island developing state economies. At the same time, it is important that awareness about privacy and security issues are directed to the decision-makers of these developing countries to protect new users and their businesses. With regards to ensuring ICANN's long term financial sustainability, the first operational initiative reinforces that there needs to be a better understanding of the marketplace of the future and to concentrate on those areas of stakeholder needs where there is identified growth. An important imperative set by the CCWG of the Auction Proceeds CCWG has been that the drive for the selection of any of its projects must come from the community. At the same time there must be some alignment with ICANN's mission. This gives ICANN the potential for the impact of outreach, capacity building, engagement and enhanced participation by communities who benefit from the funds and which will eventuate through the results of the projects that will be carried out across more parts of the world than current projects reach, and that they are community-needs driven. The work on evolving ICANN's multistakeholder model has major implications on optimising the effectiveness and efficiency of ICANN's activities. It is perceived that the current ICANN model with its siloed mentality may not be as effective as it was first envisaged. The greatest successes within ICANN have been through equitably established multistakeholder-engaged working groups. ICANN should be structured in a way that improves and facilitates this model of working together and more regularly encourages this. At the same time specialist groups need to be able to meet together to provide for their specialist policy development and discussions. But there has to be a more effective way of restructuring what has become an overly large and unwieldy organisation to enable the work of CANN to be carried out more efficiently. ICANN Reserves appear to be set according to current ICANN needs which are always perceived to be overly high for ICANN Org and minimal and falling for the volunteers who do a lot of the heavy lifting with regards to the policy setting which is a considerable part of ICANN's work. We have endured lots of reorganising through regular reviews of individual ICANN sections and now the multistakeholder model that impacts on the volunteers at great cost to the ICANN coffers, Yet there has been no opportunity for the community can make suggestions to potentially improve levels of efficiency and effectiveness of the current structure of ICANN Org and if any cost savings can be made within the Org system itself. The Reserve Fund may not necessarily require such a high target if operating expenses were not so demanding.

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[Comments-draft-financial-projections-fy2021-2025-14jun19] (no subject)
by Cory Robertson July 21, 2019

July 21, 2019

I have no comments at this moment

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