June 2017 - council - lists.icann.org

FW: WHOIS Conflict Procedure timeline
by Marika Konings 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Dear All, Please find attached for your attention, a letter from Akram Atallah concerning the timeline for the review of the ICANN Procedure for handling WHOIS conflicts with privacy law. 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<http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-…>.

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ICANN59: GNSO Sessions How to Get Organized and Remote Participation Details
by Nathalie Peregrine 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Dear all, GNSO SO/AC Support staff have created a remote participation landing page for all GNSO open and public meetings should you not be travelling to Johannesburg. This gives you Adobe Connect room information, but equally, given that Adobe Connect audio will not be activated (streaming only), dial in information is provided for you to connect to the sessions via your telephone (information for closed sessions has been sent to groups concerned only). In addition to this, the ICANN meetings website provides you with an easy to navigate schedule and the possibility of downloading all GNSO-related meetings to your inbox calendar in one go. 2 LINKS TO BOOKMARK NOW: ICANN59 Meeting Schedule<https://icann59johannesburg2017.sched.com/> GNSO Remote Participation wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/aSTwAw> Step 1 Go to the Meeting Schedule webpage, and if not done yet, create a log in when prompted. To get a general description of the session, please hover your mouse over the session title and a summary of the session will appear as well as an Add to my Schedule option. Once you have completed your schedule, you can visit this page to configure your account to receive session information directly on your calendars: https://icann59johannesburg2017.sched.com/mobile-site Step 2 Please download the ICANN59 Mobile App to automatically receive the latest updates to your schedule (available on Apple and Android products, look for “ICANN59”) Step 3 All Adobe Connect rooms (which can be found on the session information on the Meeting Schedule and on the GNSO Remote Participation wiki page) will provide audio streaming. If you cannot join an Adobe Connect room for a session, and will need to dial in with your phone, please refer to the GNSO Remote Participation wiki page for the audio pass codes and dial in numbers. Please also follow the previous steps if you wish to take part in the session over the phone. Terri Agnew and Nathalie Peregrine will be onsite to assist you directly. For all GNSO meeting related queries (RP or others), please email us at: gnso-secs(a)icann.org<applewebdata://FB60497E-61D8-4FE9-BF9C-EB238191E416/gnso-secs@icann.org> and we will be more than happy to assist! Kind regards, GNSO SO/AC Support team

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Re: [council] GNSO Webinar on Presentation of Domain Abuse Reporting Tool project (DART)- Wednesday, 14 June 2017 - 20:00 UTC
by Terri Agnew 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

**Resending to the public list of: council(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> From: icannlists [mailto:icannlists@winston.com] Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2017 2:55 PM To: Terri Agnew <terri.agnew(a)icann.org>; ntfy-gnso-council(a)icann.org Cc: gnso-secs(a)icann.org Subject: [Ext] RE: GNSO Webinar on Presentation of Domain Abuse Reporting Tool project (DART)- Wednesday, 14 June 2017 - 20:00 UTC Thanks Terri. Do we need this information going into JoBurg? I understand that they couldn’t fit it into the JoBurg meeting schedule (its implementation not policy) but couldn’t it just as easily appear after JoBurg and the July 4 holiday? I think it will get far more attendance (me for example) if it is after the meeting than before. Best, Paul From: ntfy-gnso-council-bounces(a)icann.org <mailto:ntfy-gnso-council-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:ntfy-gnso-council-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Terri Agnew Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2017 1:38 PM To: ntfy-gnso-council(a)icann.org <mailto:ntfy-gnso-council@icann.org> Cc: gnso-secs(a)icann.org <mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> Subject: GNSO Webinar on Presentation of Domain Abuse Reporting Tool project (DART)- Wednesday, 14 June 2017 - 20:00 UTC Dear all, The GNSO Webinar on ICANN Domain Abuse Reporting Tool (DART), with presenter Dave Piscitello is scheduled for Wednesday, 14 June 2017 at 20:00 UTC for 60 mins. This webinar is being held because it was not possible to find any time on the GNSO schedule during ICANN59. Any parties interested to discuss further during ICANN59 can reach out to Dave Piscitello directly. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/y9o86qmx[tinyurl.com] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__tinyurl.com_y9o86qmx&d=…> DART is a platform for studying domain name registration and reporting abuse behavior across top-level domain (TLD) registries and registrars. DART was designed to provide the ICANN community with a neutral, unbiased, persistent, and reproducible set of data from which security threat (abuse) analyses could be performed. The system collects a very large body of registration data and complements this with a large set of high-confidence reputation (threat) data feeds. The data collected by the DART system can serve as a platform for studying daily or historical registration or abuse activities and for reporting activity. The overarching purpose of DART is to give the ICANN community reliable, unbiased data that can be used to make informed consensus policy decisions. Please find calendar invitation attached. Adobe Connect WITH AUDIO enabled: https://participate.icann.org/update The recordings and transcriptions of the calls will be posted on the GNSO Master Calendar page: https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar[gnso.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…> The dial-in details are below - please let gnso-secs(a)icann.org <applewebdata://A9BFA739-17B3-4553-A8DC-CA0112D8639E/gnso-secs@icann.org> know if you require a dial-out. _______________________________________________________________ Participant passcode: DART For security reasons, the passcode will be required to join the call. Dial in numbers: Country Toll Numbers Freephone/ Toll Free Number ARGENTINA 0800-777-0519 AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE: 61-8-8121-4842 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA BRISBANE: 61-7-3102-0944 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA CANBERRA: 61-2-6100-1944 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE: 61-3-9010-7713 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA PERTH: 61-8-9467-5223 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA SYDNEY: 61-2-8205-8129 1-800-657-260 AUSTRIA 43-1-92-81-113 0800-005-259 BELGIUM 32-2-400-9861 0800-3-8795 BRAZIL SAO PAULO: 55-11-3958-0779 0800-7610651 CHILE 1230-020-2863 CHINA CHINA A: 86-400-810-4789 10800-712-1670 CHINA CHINA B: 86-400-810-4789 10800-120-1670 COLOMBIA 01800-9-156474 CROATIA 080-08-06-309 CZECH REPUBLIC 420-2-25-98-56-64 800-700-177 DENMARK 45-7014-0284 8088-8324 EGYPT 0800000-9029 ESTONIA 800-011-1093 FINLAND 358-9-5424-7162 0-800-9-14610 FRANCE LYON: 33-4-26-69-12-85 080-511-1496 FRANCE MARSEILLE: 33-4-86-06-00-85 080-511-1496 FRANCE PARIS: 33-1-70-70-60-72 080-511-1496 GERMANY 49-69-2222-20362 0800-664-4247 GREECE 30-80-1-100-0687 00800-12-7312 HONG KONG 852-3001-3863 800-962-856 HUNGARY 36-1-700-8856 06-800-12755 INDIA INDIA A: 000-800-852-1268 INDIA INDIA B: 000-800-001-6305 INDIA INDIA C: 1800-300-00491 INDONESIA 001-803-011-3982 IRELAND 353-1-246-7646 1800-992-368 ISRAEL 1-80-9216162 ITALY MILAN: 39-02-3600-6007 800-986-383 ITALY ROME: 39-06-8751-6018 800-986-383 ITALY TORINO: 39-011-510-0118 800-986-383 JAPAN OSAKA: 81-6-7878-2631 0066-33-132439 JAPAN TOKYO: 81-3-6868-2631 0066-33-132439 LATVIA 8000-3185 LUXEMBOURG 352-27-000-1364 8002-9246 MALAYSIA 1-800-81-3065 MEXICO GUADALAJARA (JAL): 52-33-3208-7310 001-866-376-9696 MEXICO MEXICO CITY: 52-55-5062-9110 001-866-376-9696 MEXICO MONTERREY: 52-81-2482-0610 001-866-376-9696 NETHERLANDS 31-20-718-8588 0800-023-4378 NEW ZEALAND 64-9-970-4771 0800-447-722 NORWAY 47-21-590-062 800-15157 PANAMA 011-001-800-5072065 PERU 0800-53713 PHILIPPINES 63-2-858-3716 1800-111-42453 POLAND 00-800-1212572 PORTUGAL 351-2-10054705 8008-14052 ROMANIA 40-31-630-01-79 RUSSIA 8-10-8002-0144011 SAUDI ARABIA 800-8-110087 SINGAPORE 65-6883-9230 800-120-4663 SLOVAK REPUBLIC 421-2-322-422-25 0800-002066 SOUTH AFRICA 080-09-80414 SOUTH KOREA 82-2-6744-1083 00798-14800-7352 SPAIN 34-91-414-25-33 800-300-053 SWEDEN 46-8-566-19-348 0200-884-622 SWITZERLAND 41-44-580-6398 0800-120-032 TAIWAN 886-2-2795-7379 00801-137-797 THAILAND 001-800-1206-66056 TURKEY 00-800-151-0516 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 8000-35702370 UNITED KINGDOM BIRMINGHAM: 44-121-210-9025 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM GLASGOW: 44-141-202-3225 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM LEEDS: 44-113-301-2125 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM LONDON: 44-20-7108-6370 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM MANCHESTER: 44-161-601-1425 0808-238-6029 URUGUAY 000-413-598-3421 USA 1-517-345-9004 866-692-5726 VENEZUELA 0800-1-00-3702 VIETNAM 120-11751 Thank you. Kind regards, With kind regards, Terri --- Terri Agnew Secretariat Services Coordinator, GNSO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: terri.agnew(a)icann.org <mailto:terri.agnew@icann.org> Skype ID: terri.agnew.icann Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages[gnso.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_g…> _____ The contents of this message may be privileged and confidential. If this message has been received in error, please delete it without reading it. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege. Please do not disseminate this message without the permission of the author. Any tax advice contained in this email was not intended to be used, and cannot be used, by you (or any other taxpayer) to avoid penalties under applicable tax laws and regulations.

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Fwd: Letter from the new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG
by James M. Bladel 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Councilors - Please see attached for a letter from the CCWG-AP, outlining their proposed work plan and timeline for deliverables. This is available for discussion in Johannesburg. Thank you, J. ----------------- James Bladel GNSO Chair ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> Date: Jun 6, 2017, 16:20 -0600 Subject: Letter from the new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG Dear All, Please find attached a letter from the co-chairs of the new gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross-Community Working Group to be shared with your respective groups as chartering organizations. 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<http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-…>.

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Update: Reminder: Document and Motion deadline Sunday, 18 June 2017 at 23:59 UTC for the GNSO Council Meeting 28 June 2017 at 11:00 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Dear Councilors, Apologies for the error, given that the Council meeting in Johannesburg is on a Wednesday and not a Thursday, the document and motion deadline is not a Monday, but a Sunday for this session. Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 10 days in advance (i.e. SUNDAY, 18 June 2017 at 23:59 UTC) of the GNSO Council Meeting on 28 June 2017 at 11:00 UTC. (13:00 local time) Motions should be sent to the Council mailing list and will then be posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/x/KgXfAw[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…> Thank you very much. Kind regards, Nathalie -- Nathalie Peregrine Specialist, SOAC Support (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org <nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org%20> Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…>

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Reminder: Document and Motion deadline Monday, 19 June 2017 at 23:59 UTC for the GNSO Council Meeting 28 June 2017 at 11:00 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine 07 Jun '17

07 Jun '17

Dear Councilors, Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 10 days in advance (i.e. MONDAY, 19 June 2017 at 23:59 UTC) of the GNSO Council Meeting on 28 June 2017 at 11:00 UTC. (13:00 local time) Motions should be sent to the Council mailing list and will then be posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/x/KgXfAw Thank you very much. Kind regards, Nathalie -- Nathalie Peregrine Specialist, SOAC Support (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org <nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org%20> Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…>

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New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG newsletter - June 2017
by Emily Barabas 07 Jun '17

07 Jun '17

Dear all, On behalf of the leadership team of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group, I am writing to share the latest edition of the Working Group newsletter: https://gnso.icann.org/en/news/working-group-newsletters/newsletter-new-gtl…. Please feel free to share this newsletter with individuals and groups who may be interested in the Working Group’s activities. An archive of previous editions of the newsletter is available on the WG wiki<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58001970> and on the GNSO website<https://gnso.icann.org/en/news/working-group-newsletters>. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas | Policy Specialist ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Email: emily.barabas(a)icann.org | Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976

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Updated GNSO Schedule ICANN59
by Nathalie Peregrine 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Dear all, Please find the updated GNSO Schedule for ICANN59. Changes made: * GNSO - new gTLD Registration Directory Services (RDS) to replace WHOIS Policy Development Process Working Group F2F Meeting is now on Wednesday 28 June 2017 from 08:30 – 12:00 local time in Ballroom 2 * GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group Face-to-Face Meeting is now on Tuesday 27 June 2017 from 08:30-12:00 in Committee 4 Kind regards, Nathalie Nathalie Peregrine Specialist, SOAC Support (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org <nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org%20> Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<applewebdata://EB3A6F47-9760-400D-A39B-A7EFFC56B467/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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Fwd: [Soac-leaders-icann59] ICANN59 Johannesburg: Public Schedule Posted
by James M. Bladel 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Councilors, FYI. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: Jun 6, 2017, 05:34 -0700 Subject: [Soac-leaders-icann59] ICANN59 Johannesburg: Public Schedule Posted The public schedule for ICANN59 in Johannesburg is now posted at https://schedule.icann.org<https://schedule.icann.org/>. Best regards, David David A. Olive Senior Vice President Policy Development Support Managing Director

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FW: [SOAC-Leaders] ICANN News Alert -- Staff Report of Public Comments Published - ICANN's Draft FY18 Operating Plan and Budget
by Marika Konings 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

FYI, the staff report of public comments in relation to ICANN’s draft FY18 Operating Plan and Budget has been published (see below). To facilitate your review of the responses to the Council input received, you will find the relevant excerpts right hereunder. Best regards, Marika GNSO Council Comment #1: the GNSO Council notes that many of our comments filed in response to the Draft FY17 Operating Plan and Budget were not adopted in the Final budget, and that some of these concerns persist in the Draft FY18 budget. This raises broader questions about how ICANN reviews comments received and, if appropriate, responds to the commenter or amends the draft budget. Given the greater involvement of the Empowered Community in the review of FY18 and future budgets, we reiterate our call for greater transparency in the process of finalizing the draft budget. In particular, ICANN should consider publishing a detailed analysis of comments received, along with a rationale for those not incorporated in to the Final Budget. Response: Staff agrees that providing more information in the published documents might enhance transparency and accountability to the public interest as well as enable the community to perform its new responsibilities under the new Bylaws. Following the conclusion of the public comment period, ICANN held calls with the community to improve its understanding of the comments received. These calls helped ICANN develop better responses and identify changes to make to the draft plans. The Response to Public Comment report provides a detailed analysis of comments received, along with a rationale for those not incorporated in to the Final Budget. ICANN uses the comments and other feedback provided on its draft planning documents each year to identify areas of strength and areas that could be enhanced. These are used to identify specific changes to the next year’s planning process. In the past 3 years, ICANN has organized the public comment responses by associated a response with every comment submitted. While the responses all attempt to address the comments, the responses may do so by providing additional information as requested, or providing indications of future plans that address the comments received, or providing the rationale as to why a recommended action is not taken. GNSO Council Comment #2: In regards to the chart displayed on page 10 of the draft FY18 budget showing expenses of FY17 Forecast and FY18 Draft Budget by Function, it might be helpful to also provide a second chart that summarizes the current fiscal year forecast and following fiscal year draft budget at the Goal level (on a page 11) and if possible by the Portfolio further down in the draft budget where the portfolios are detailed by Goal. Response: We understand that it may be helpful to have the FY17 Forecast and FY18 Draft Budget at the Goal level and by Portfolio. We publish the FY18 Draft Budget by Project, Goal level and Portfolio. Staff will consider incorporating this change in future Operating Plan and Budget documents. GNSO Council Comment #3: Projected growth in resources allocated for global engagement, ranked third largest by function, continues to raise questions about the value proposition of these expenditures. If ICANN measures the success of this initiative in terms of “...show(ing) a balanced and regional approach to global engagement” and “stakeholder participation2 in ICANN by region,” then we request that Staff provide details demonstrating that progress towards these goals is justified by the continued spend (funding and FTE headcount). For example, are the large quantity of regional stakeholder engagement events and sponsorships at internet related functions still required? And if so, what tangible and meaningful outcomes are derived other than just measuring the quantity of those events as it pertains to ICANN’s mission such as policy development around the generic names space? Response: Funding for Global Stakeholder Engagement did not increase in FY18 but was reduced. Headcount within GSE was reduced due to transfer of positions to other ICANN functions. Following the review of our service delivery metrics from our mapping exercises in FY17, and gauging needs from ICANN’s regions, GSE had requested additional positions for FY18 to support technical engagement in EMEA, a position in Istanbul to support local stakeholder engagement, and administrative support in the Nairobi and Montevideo offices. GSE has analyzed the delivery of services from ICANN offices and regions to the community, and conducted a mapping exercise to identify gaps in participation from stakeholder groups in ICANN policy work. The GSE regional team is focused on publishing the tangible and meaningful outcomes of its work. A key aspect of engagement at ICANN is that GSE’s work is largely demand-driven by requests from stakeholder groups in the regions. Regional Organizations request ICANN to participate in engagement events, such as regional and national Internet Governance Forum events, cross-sector initiatives such as Smart Africa and others. The current goal around measurement in FY18 is to measure this demand, the impacts of our efforts, and continuing to measure the Stakeholder Journey both as it exists today, and how it may exist in the future. GNSO Council Comment #4: The GNSO Council notes with concern that the FYI18 budget, as in prior years, places a lower priority on resources supporting Policy Development versus other initiatives and programs. In this context, priority is measured by total budget allocation, YoY growth projections, and FTE headcount. We reiterate our position from last year that supporting policy development and the technical coordination of the Domain Name System are enumerated in ICANN’s Mission and Bylaws.3 The GNSO Council believes that scarcity of Policy Staff and other resources are a challenge to its ability to meet its objectives. And that as an organization, ICANN is particularly vulnerable to Staff turnover and the loss of institutional knowledge in this area. Response: Staffing for the GNSO community is planned to continue at generally previous levels for FY18 with a couple of professional service positions converting to full time staff. ICANN senior staff work with the Executive and HR teams to engage in succession planning efforts, staff retention and resourcing not only within the Policy Development Support Team but across all ICANN departments. ICANN Organization is mindful of the critical core Organizational work supported by the Policy Development Support Team. When necessary the Policy Development Support Team has the ability to bring on professional support services to supplement full time staff on issues of particular expertise that are needed by PDP and other working groups.See also Ref# 96 below. GNSO Council Comment #5: FY18 Projections for new gTLD transaction fees (sec. 3.2 “Funding”) show a best estimate of approximately 30% growth in funding derived from transaction fees associated with registrations in new gTLDs. Given that this level of growth is also established as the “low estimate,” we strongly encourage ICANN Finance staff to consult with GNSO contracted parties (and in particular, gTLD registry operators) to ensure that this assumption is supported by their growth projections for the corresponding time frame. Response: Many factors are considered in the projection of transaction volumes and resulting fees, including trends from historical data, recent marketplace developments, and input from industry participants (provided both directly and via public statements/documents). ICANN evaluates and utilizes those various perspectives in developing estimates on future funding. In addition, the assumptions used for the low/best/high estimates were presented and discussed during the budget ad hoc working group meetings held in Hyderabad and Copenhagen. From: <soac-leaders-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, June 2, 2017 at 18:39 To: "soac-leaders(a)icann.org" <soac-leaders(a)icann.org> Subject: [SOAC-Leaders] ICANN News Alert -- Staff Report of Public Comments Published - ICANN's Draft FY18 Operating Plan and Budget [CANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFA…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2017-06-02-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ Staff Report of Public Comments Published - ICANN's Draft FY18 Operating Plan and Budget 2 June 2017 On 2 June 2017, ICANN published the Staff Report of Public Comments on ICANN's Draft FY18 Operating Plan and Budget, and an associated update to the Five-Year Operating Plan. These documents were available for community feedback during a public comment period from 8 March 2017 to 28 April 2017. The documents will be revised to incorporate necessary changes as indicated in the staff report, and will be posted to the public comment page within the next couple weeks. ICANN recognizes and thanks all stakeholders who contributed to the submission of comments during this public comment period. Community and public participation in the planning and budget process of ICANN is a keystone of ICANN's multistakeholder model. ICANN will seek adoption of the proposed FY18 Operating Plan and Budget and updated Five-Year Operating Plan at a board meeting during ICANN 59 in Johannesburg.

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