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[Comments-fy20-budget-17dec18] RySG Comments on Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget
by Demetriou, Samantha Feb. 8, 2019

Feb. 8, 2019

On behalf of the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG), please find attached our comments on the ICANN Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan Update. In the interest of time, we did not conduct a vote on these comments. We did discuss them on our mailing list and during a biweekly conference call, and no member opposed their submission. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Best, Samantha Demetriou RySG Vice Chair, Policy

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[Comments-fy20-budget-17dec18] IPC Comments on the ICANN FY2020 Budget
by Brian Winterfeldt Feb. 8, 2019

Feb. 8, 2019

Dear Mr. Calvez, The Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) appreciates the opportunity to comment on ICANN's Draft Operating Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 2020<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/fy20-budget-2018-12-17-en>. Please see the IPC Comments on the ICANN Draft FY2020 Budget attached. Thank you, Brian Winterfeldt IPC President ________________________________ [https://daks2k3a4ib2z.cloudfront.net/59358b8cf7332631232417e8/595fb59d73c5b…]<https://www.winterfeldt.law/> Brian J. Winterfeldt Principal Winterfeldt IP Group 1200 17<x-apple-data-detectors://12/1>th<x-apple-data-detectors://12/1> St NW<x-apple-data-detectors://12/1>, Ste 501<x-apple-data-detectors://12/1> Washington, DC 20036<x-apple-data-detectors://12/1> brian(a)winterfeldt.law<mailto:brian@winterfeldt.law> +1 202 903 4422

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[Comments-fy20-budget-17dec18] CSC Submission on Travel Funding
by Byron Holland Feb. 8, 2019

Feb. 8, 2019

Comments on the travel funding for the CSC are attached. Regards, Byron

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[Comments-fy20-budget-17dec18] Business Constituency comment on Draft ICANN FY20 Operating Plan and Budget
by Steve DelBianco Feb. 8, 2019

Feb. 8, 2019

Below (and attached) is the comment of ICANN’s Business Constituency (BC), regarding the Draft ICANN FY20 Operating Plan and Budget. The BC is pleased to submit this comment. We thank ICANN Org for producing a comprehensive Operating Plan & Budget proposal that has benefited from comments on past drafts. In this respect, we can say that this draft aspires to meet our expectation though we would require clarifications in some areas of the Budget: 1. On page 6 on ICANN Operations: Cash Expenses by Category in the Introduction and Highlights document, and analyzing the pie chart; we would like to know why Travel and Meeting shrunk by 1% when it is said that the level of funding for FY19 will be sustained in FY20? And also why is the Personnel cost increased by 3% at the same time? 1. On page 8 on ICANN Operations: Fund under Management, in the Introduction and Highlights document, and analyzing the bar chart; what is the explanation for the decrease in new gTLD fund from $120m in FY18 to $112m in FY19 forecast and FY20 projection? Also, can a relationship be established between the above and the analysis on the same subject contained on page 23 of the …Total Budget Document (I.e. Document 2)? 1. On page 14 on Information Transparency Initiative, in the Introduction and Highlights document, nothing was said about the Open Data Initiative (ODI). So, what is the state of the ODI and can you advise under what project line this is captured? 1. On page 20 on ICANN Operations FY21 Projections, in the … Total Budget Document; if the community facing funding is flat at 50% why should personnel fringe benefits (not key remuneration) not similarly adjusted by 50%? Requests NCPH Intersessional In FY19, BC proposed that the FY19 edition of the Non-Contracted Party House (NCPH) Intersessional be skipped to release funding for other key community activities like the Fellowship program and Next Gen. In FY20, the BC recommends that the NCPH Budget item be restored for a biennial NCPH intersessional to foster NCPH understanding and collaboration. CROP Noting that support for Community Regional Outreach Programme (CROP) was halved in FY19, compared to FY18 level, the BC in consideration of the need for BC Outreach efforts to be sustained requests that the CROP be restored to its FY18 level. It is BC’s opinion that reaching out to the global stakeholders community should be sustained in view of increasing cases of Internet shut-down around the world and diverse regulations (e.g. GDPR) with potential damaging implication for business users of the Internet if not effectively engaged in a collaborative manner. This comment was drafted by Jimson Olufuye and members of the BC Finance Committee. It was approved in accord with our charter. -- Steve DelBianco Vice Chair for Policy Coordination ICANN Business Constituency (BC)

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[Comments-fy20-budget-17dec18] ccNSO-SOPC comments on the ICANN FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan Update
by Giovanni Seppia Feb. 5, 2019

Feb. 5, 2019

Dear ICANN, Please see attached the ccNSO-SOPC comments on the ICANN FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and the Five-Year Operating Plan Update. Kind Regards, Giovanni Seppia [cid:image002.jpg@01D4BD96.8319D7C0]<http://www.eurid.eu/>Giovanni Seppia / External Relations Manager Phone: +32 (0)2 401 27 50 Mobile: +39 335 8141733 Website: www.eurid.eu<http://www.eurid.eu> Address: Woluwelaan 150 - 1831 Diegem - Belgium [cid:image007.jpg@01D45651.A8F4EB30]<https://twitter.com/EUregistry> [cid:image008.jpg@01D45651.A8F4EB30] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/eurid/> [cid:image009.jpg@01D45651.A8F4EB30] <https://www.facebook.com/EUregistry> Disclaimer: This email and any attachment hereto is intended solely for the person to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient or if you have received this email in error, please delete it and immediately contact the sender by telephone or email, and destroy any copies of this information. You should not use or copy it, nor disclose its content to any other person or rely upon this information. Please note that any views presented in the email and any attachment hereto are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of EURid. Any processing of personal data via email is done in accordance with our Privacy Policy. While all care has been taken to avoid any known viruses, the recipient is advised to check this email and any attachment for presence of viruses. http://www.eurid.eu/en/legal-disclaimer https://eurid.eu/en/other-infomation/privacy-policy

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