Tijani,

Unless I am misunderstanding you, it doesn't seem to me that we are disagreeing. Community input is definitely a part of the planning process so it must be factored into the planning process. But I don't think that the session in Singapore is for getting that community input on the specifics of the plan and budget but rather to focus on the process to ensure that it best facilitates getting community input that can indeed impact the final plan and budget. In my opinion, if we focus on discussing the details of the plan and budget in Singapore, there will not be time to discuss and improve the process. Moreover, if community members expect that the session will be about plan and budget content, we will get different volunteers that we would if they expect it to be about process.

Chuck From: Tijani BEN JEMAA [mailto:tijani.benjemaa@planet.tn] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 6:57 AM To: Gomes, Chuck; 'Xavier J. Calvez'; community-finance@icann.org; 'BFC' Subject: RE: [community-finance] Announcement of Singapore Budget working group: call for participants

Good morning Chuck and all,

For me the Xavier formulation of the objective matches better with my understanding; in fact it will be about the planning process and not the community input process. The community input is part of the planning process in my PoV.

I wish you all a happy new year full of good health, more success and plenty of joy.

Tijani BEN JEMAA Executive Director Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) Phone: + 216 41 649 605 Mobile: + 216 98 330 114 Fax: + 216 70 853 376

De : community-finance-bounces@icann.org<mailto:community-finance-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:community-finance-bounces@icann.org]<mailto:[mailto:community-finance-bounces@icann.org]> De la part de Gomes, Chuck Envoyé : jeudi 1 janvier 2015 03:54 À : Xavier J. Calvez; community-finance@icann.org<mailto:community-finance@icann.org>; BFC Objet : Re: [community-finance] Announcement of Singapore Budget working group: call for participants

Thanks Xavier. I had understood that this group would talk about the budget process going forward. According to the objective below, that appears to still be the case; is that correct?

To make it clear that this is not an opportunity for community input on the Operating plan & budget themselves, I think it might be a good idea to reword the objective something like the following: "Early input on the process for obtaining community input on the FY16 Operating Plan and Budget."

Chuck

From: community-finance-bounces@icann.org<mailto:community-finance-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:community-finance-bounces@icann.org]<mailto:[mailto:community-finance-bounces@icann.org]> On Behalf Of Xavier J. Calvez Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 6:48 PM To: community-finance@icann.org<mailto:community-finance@icann.org>; BFC Subject: [community-finance] Announcement of Singapore Budget working group: call for participants Importance: High

The below working group definition has resulted from input received during 2 calls held between staff and participating community members early end of November:

OBJECTIVE: Early community input on the FY16 Operating plan and Budget process.

HOW: Small working group (up to 15 participants in total, including about 3-4 staff) to review and define budget assumptions relative to Revenue, priorities, initiatives, expenses envelopes.

WHEN: During Singapore meeting, in an approximately 4-hour working session, from 18:30 to 22:30 (including a dinner break). The chosen day will be determined through doodle poll.

WHO:

• Any Community member: staff, board (BFC members most likely), stakeholders.

• Members must have the experience of either the ICANN's budget process, OR another organization's budget process[Chuck Gomes] 010608$BNG [Chuck Gomes]

• Representation: * Ideally, participants come from a large number of different organizations, so that the group benefits from diverse views/backgrounds, * However, participants represent only themselves, and not the organization(s) that they may be members of (working group members do not bind their organization of origin with their views). * The group does not have to represent all stakeholders, it simply needs to have interested and competent members. WHAT IT IS NOT:

• A budget steering committee

• An opportunity to ask or direct funding

• A required step in the process to provide input. Separate input can be provided independently during the public comment process. ACTION: If you have participated to ICANN's or another organization's budget process, and are interested to participate to this working meeting, look for the upcoming doodle poll to choose which day(s) of the Singapore meeting week you can participate. See attached a reminder of the budget calendar for FY16.

Thanks,

Xavier

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