Volker, When the RySG reviewed the Council agenda for the forthcoming (16 April) meeting, it was commented that you will need to specifically request relevant detail if you wish to review the budget in this way. Please can you confirm whether or not the budget (as currently formulated) contains sufficient detail to support this conversation? It will be very helpful if you can answer this in advance of (or at least during) tomorrow's GNSO Council Call. Many thanks. Jonathan -----Original Message----- From: Volker Greimann [mailto:vgreimann@key-Systems.net] Sent: 01 April 2015 17:49 To: Council Subject: [council] ICANN Draft FY16 Operating Plan & Budget Dear fellow coucillors, noting that ICANN has a few weeks ago posted the Draft budget for the FY 16 for public comment. In as much as it may affect our role as the manager of the policy development process, there may be potential for the council to participate as well. At the last meeting, we noted that the funding of the staff support for the policy making function of ICANN, i.e. the main role of the GNSO seemed rather low. I also noted that the outreach for new stakeholder participation seems to focus on academic and educational targets, whereas I would suggest ore expert knowledge from more practically oriented fields might be helpful, such as inviting and offering to fund data protection officials for participatory roles. I propose we review the draft budget with respect to its effect on our role and consider responding with a joint comment, if needed. -- Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Best regards, Volker A. Greimann - legal department - Key-Systems GmbH Im Oberen Werk 1 66386 St. Ingbert Tel.: +49 (0) 6894 - 9396 901 Fax.: +49 (0) 6894 - 9396 851 Email: vgreimann@key-systems.net Web: www.key-systems.net / www.RRPproxy.net www.domaindiscount24.com / www.BrandShelter.com Follow us on Twitter or join our fan community on Facebook and stay updated: www.facebook.com/KeySystems www.twitter.com/key_systems CEO: Alexander Siffrin Registration No.: HR B 18835 - Saarbruecken V.A.T. ID.: DE211006534 Member of the KEYDRIVE GROUP www.keydrive.lu This e-mail and its attachments is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. Furthermore it is not permitted to publish any content of this email. You must not use, disclose, copy, print or rely on this e-mail. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, kindly notify the author by replying to this e-mail or contacting us by telephone.