Dear ISPCP member
Please see the request below from Kevin
Wilson for feedback on the Operating Plan and Budget and in particular the
bulleted list of questions in the email.
Could you please send comments to me by Monday 27th April AT THE LATEST.
I will then compile a formal response from
the ISPCP based on your input. Additionally personal input is also welcomed by
ICANN.
Thank You.
Tony
From:
Kevin Wilson [mailto:kevin.wilson@icann.org]
Sent: 18 April 2009 02:07
To: Kevin Wilson; AVRI@ACM.ORG;
cgomes@verisign.com; philip.sheppard@aim.be; zahid@jamilandjamil.com;
icann@rodenbaugh.com; tonyarholmes@btinternet.com; Metalitz, Steven;
Cc: Donna Austin;
Subject: Requesting Your Feedback
on the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget
Dear council, committee, and constituency leaders:
A quick note to thank those of you who have held
meetings and conference calls on the ICANN FY10 Operating Plan and
Budget. We remain available to host more calls with those who would
like to discuss and/or provide more feedback.
I also want to encourage your members to post
comments individually or representing your group to the public comment page: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#op-budget-fy2010. Close date:
April 30.
Questions we hope to obtain feedback on are:
• Is the approach
to meetings scaling with the ICANN community’s size and diversity, and
work style over time? Should ICANN take action in FY10 to reduce or redirect
the substantial expense – both directly by ICANN and indirectly by
participants – in three meetings around the world?
• As ICANN grows to support application processing for the new gTLD
program, what is the best way to staff (hire vs. outsource) and what are the
appropriate geographic locations for this effort?
• How does the community want to explicitly prioritize work such that the
costs to support additional work don’t just grow?
• How can ICANN better report on and measure the effectiveness of many
activities such as outreach and policy development, so as to allow these areas
to be tuned/improved?
• What other ideas does the community have for prioritization or cost
reduction consistent with the Strategic Plan goals?
In addition, we want
to encourage formal public comments on travel policy/procedures: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#travel-support-2010.
Close date: April 24.
Comments for both of
these matters will be synthesized into the draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget
to be posted by 17th of May. Your participation is
greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Kevin Wilson
CFO
ICANN