Dear Councilors, I am circulating this email to the broader Council list as a reminder that public comment is open for both the ICANN and IANA budget. Last cycle, Council determined that no Council-specific comment was warranted. I am not aware of anything that has materially changed in the budget documents or for the Council that would warrant Council comment this year, but I wanted to circulate to see if any councilors thought differently. As always, individual SG/Cs are encouraged to comment in their own capacity. Thanks, Greg From: Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org<mailto:steve.chan@icann.org>> Date: Friday, December 22, 2023 at 11:34 AM To: "gnso-sc-budget@icann.org<mailto:gnso-sc-budget@icann.org>" <gnso-sc-budget@icann.org<mailto:gnso-sc-budget@icann.org>> Subject: Budget and Operations Townhall (BOT) Dear Budget and Operations Townhall (BOT) Members, You are likely already aware, but there are two budget related public comment proceedings currently open: * Draft ICANN FY25 Plans<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-icann-fy25-plans-12...> – Close date of 12 February 2024 * Draft PTI FY25 Operating Plan and Budget<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-pti-fy25-operating-...> – Close date also 12 February 2024 Last year represented the first instance of the GNSO’s ICANN Budget and Operations Townhall (BOT), previously known as the Standing Committee ICANN’s Budget & Operations (SCBO). As can be seen from the BOT’s charter<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/draft/draft-scbo-char...>, the focus of this group is “to coordinate and facilitate dialogue to fully understand ICANN's strategic and operational planning and budgetary processes” by interfacing “with ICANN Finance to gather information and ask questions as needed.” This is in contrast to the SCBO, which was centered around formulating the Council’s comment specifically. Beyond reviewing the materials in the public comment proceeding page, I would highly encourage you all to start by reviewing one of the recordings from the Draft ICANN FY25 Operating Plan and Budget Community Webinar if you have not already done so: https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/FY25+Operating+Plan+and+B... Please note that there is an opportunity for community members to seek clarification for either of the draft plans by submitting their questions to planning@icann.org<mailto:planning@icann.org> by Tuesday, 16 January 2024. There is currently no BOT meeting scheduled. If after reviewing the materials and the webinar, you believe that there is a need to schedule a dialogue with ICANN Finance to discuss issues or concerns (especially those that might not be fully addressed after writing to ICANN’s planning team), please let us know. Best, Steve Steven Chan VP, Policy Development Support & GNSO Relations Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email: steve.chan@icann.org<mailto:steve.chan@icann.org> Skype: steve.chan55 Mobile: +1.310.339.4410 Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DRa2dXAvSFpCIgmkXhFzL7ar9Qfqa0AIgn-H4xR2EBk&m=jLNFXvpu9gNdUeHi-G6sjWNCF9w4_AwhzzUDFZy2elE&s=o7Auz997kA-HPv9PHJCjFVZw7Pgo8krw4MxfqCwBrIU&e=> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGNSO&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DRa2dXAvSFpCIgmkXhFzL7ar9Qfqa0AIgn-H4xR2EBk&m=jLNFXvpu9gNdUeHi-G6sjWNCF9w4_AwhzzUDFZy2elE&s=kWw4fQPNjw2lVKy1UjTxS2F0BmjEAzaDFWNmsYywbmE&e=> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_group...>