Steve,

We are currently working on responding to various sets of comments: the IPC comments provided on June 21st (see further note below), the ccNSO comments provided on June 24th, and the comments provided by August 4th. Our intent is to publish a response by the end of next week.

As you indicate below regarding the IPC request for secretariat support, we are committed to working with you on finding the most appropriate alternative to address the underlying needs that supported this request.

Note: the IPC comments provided on June 21st (last of the "21+21" public comment period) were mistakenly understood to be responses to comments (instead of initial , being posted during the response period (2nd 21-day period of the public comment process)

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Xavier

Xavier Calvez

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From: <Metalitz>, Steven <met@msk.com>
Date: Sunday, August 4, 2013 11:22 AM
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Cc: Jeannie Ellers <jeannie.ellers@icann.org>, Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel@icann.org>, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org>, David Olive <david.olive@icann.org>, Heidi Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org>, Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@icann.org>, Robert Hoggarth <robert.hoggarth@icann.org>, Karla Valente <karla.valente@icann.org>, Susanna Bennett <susanna.bennett@icann.org>, Marika Konings <marika.konings@icann.org>, Kenneth Redhead <ken.redhead@icann.org>, Janice Lange <janice.lange@icann.org>, Aba Diakite <aba.diakite@icann.org>, Maya Reynolds <maya.reynolds@icann.org>, Taryn Presley <taryn.presley@icann.org>, Chris Mondini <chris.mondini@icann.org>, Cherine Chalaby <Cherine.Chalaby@icann.org>
Subject: RE: Public Comment Re-Opened until AUG 4 - ICANN FY14 Draft Operating Plan and Budget

Dear Xavier:

The IPC will not be submitting a public comment in the re-opened forum. We await a response to the reply comments that we timely filed on June 21, see http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-op-budget-fy14-10may13/msg00015.html . We note that our comments were omitted from the staff summary of comments received (http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-op-budget-fy14-10may13/msg00019.html ), from the document responding to public comments, see http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/summary-comments-op-budget-fy14-08jul13-en.pdf , and from the presentation made at the Finance session in Durban, see http://durban47.icann.org/meetings/durban2013/presentation-finance-17jul13-en.pdf . You e-mailed me on July 18 to say that “we will provide a 2nd version of responses that will include responses to the IPC and ccNSO comments,” but I have not seen anything yet. It does not seem that the public comment process is a useful way for IPC to express its views to ICANN on this issue, so we are pursuing other channels, which have included direct conversations with you and other ICANN staff.

In any event it does not seem as though the re-opened comment period covers the staff recommendations on IPC requests for funding from the AC/SO support account, since these recommendations were not “presented during the Finance session at ICANN 47,” but instead were communicated to us via e-mail later in the Durban meeting. With respect to these recommendations, I can convey IPC’s deep disappointment that ICANN will not provide any funding for an IPC secretariat, which is our top priority and an essential step to facilitate our continued participation in the multi-stakeholder model. In light of this recommendation, we are now pursuing alternatives, some of which have been discussed with you.

Steve Metalitz, IPC VP

Cc: chair, Board Finance Committee

From: Xavier J. Calvez [mailto:xavier.calvez@icann.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 1:12 PM
To: community-finance@icann.org; jcurran@arin.net; dmaher@pir.org; pdiaz@pir.org; Drazek, Keith; Adams, Michael D.; Gomes, Chuck; Julie Hedlund; chris@andalucia.com; tonyarholmes@btinternet.com; Elisa Cooper; Paul Wilson; Lynn Gravel; Byron Holland; lesley@nominet.org.uk; Heather Dryden; jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com; louis@louie.net; Olivier Crepin-Leblond; Patrik Fältström; junsec@wide.ad.jp; Metalitz, Steven; krosette@cov.com; Robin Gross; William Drake; alain.berranger@gmail.com; matt.serlin@markmonitor.com
Cc: Jeannie Ellers; Bart Boswinkel; Gabriella Schittek; David Olive; Heidi Ullrich; Glen de Saint Géry; Robert Hoggarth; Karla Valente; Xavier J. Calvez; Susanna Bennett; Marika Konings; Ken Redhead; Janice Douma Lange; Aba Diakite; Maya S. Reynolds; Taryn S. Presley
Subject: Public Comment Re-Opened until AUG 4 - ICANN FY14 Draft Operating Plan and Budget

Dear SO/AC/SG Leaders and ICANN Finance Community Members,

Thank you so much for your participation to our ICANN Finance Session and Budget Process Improvement Work Session During ICANN 47 in Durban.

As I mentioned during the session, the Public Comment period has been re-opened until August 4, 2013 to allow the community to post comments to the FY14 Draft Budget changes presented during the Finance Session at ICANN 47.

If you have any additional comment you would like to post, please follow the instruction below to submit your comment:

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy14-10may13-en.htm

Thank you.

Best regards,