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FYI:<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Kevin Wilson <<a href="mailto:kevin.wilson@icann.org">kevin.wilson@icann.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">April 17, 2009 6:07:16 PM PDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Kevin Wilson <<a href="mailto:kevin.wilson@icann.org">kevin.wilson@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:AVRI@ACM.ORG">AVRI@ACM.ORG</a>" <<a href="mailto:AVRI@ACM.ORG">AVRI@ACM.ORG</a>>, "<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com">cgomes@verisign.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com">cgomes@verisign.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:philip.sheppard@aim.be">philip.sheppard@aim.be</a>" <<a href="mailto:philip.sheppard@aim.be">philip.sheppard@aim.be</a>>, "<a href="mailto:zahid@jamilandjamil.com">zahid@jamilandjamil.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:zahid@jamilandjamil.com">zahid@jamilandjamil.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com">icann@rodenbaugh.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com">icann@rodenbaugh.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com">tonyarholmes@btinternet.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com">tonyarholmes@btinternet.com</a>>, "Metalitz, Steven" <<a href="mailto:met@msk.com">met@msk.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a>>, "Jon Nevett (<a href="mailto:jnevett@networksolutions.com">jnevett@networksolutions.com</a>)" <<a href="mailto:jnevett@networksolutions.com">jnevett@networksolutions.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:dmaher@pir.org">dmaher@pir.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:dmaher@pir.org">dmaher@pir.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:Louie@equinox.com">Louie@equinox.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:Louie@equinox.com">Louie@equinox.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:adiel@afrinic.net">adiel@afrinic.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:adiel@afrinic.net">adiel@afrinic.net</a>>, "<a href="mailto:junsec@wide.ad.jp">junsec@wide.ad.jp</a>" <<a href="mailto:junsec@wide.ad.jp">junsec@wide.ad.jp</a>>, Janis Karklins <<a href="mailto:janis.karklins@icann.org">janis.karklins@icann.org</a>>, Steve Crocker <<a href="mailto:steve@shinkuro.com">steve@shinkuro.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com">langdonorr@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com">langdonorr@gmail.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:cheryl@hovtek.com.au">cheryl@hovtek.com.au</a>" <<a href="mailto:cheryl@hovtek.com.au">cheryl@hovtek.com.au</a>>, Chris Disspain <<a href="mailto:ceo@auda.org.au">ceo@auda.org.au</a>>, Suzanne Woolf <<a href="mailto:Suzanne_Woolf@isc.org">Suzanne_Woolf@isc.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Donna Austin <<a href="mailto:donna.austin@icann.org">donna.austin@icann.org</a>>, Denise Michel <<a href="mailto:denise.michel@icann.org">denise.michel@icann.org</a>>, Nick Ashton-Hart <<a href="mailto:Nick.Ashton-Hart@icann.org">Nick.Ashton-Hart@icann.org</a>>, Liz Gasster <<a href="mailto:liz.gasster@icann.org">liz.gasster@icann.org</a>>, Olof Nordling <<a href="mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org">olof.nordling@icann.org</a>>, Bart Boswinkel <<a href="mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org">bart.boswinkel@icann.org</a>>, Dave Piscitello <<a href="mailto:dave.piscitello@icann.org">dave.piscitello@icann.org</a>>, "John L. Crain" <<a href="mailto:john.crain@icann.org">john.crain@icann.org</a>>, Tim Cole <<a href="mailto:Tim.Cole@icann.org">Tim.Cole@icann.org</a>>, Craig Schwartz <<a href="mailto:craig.schwartz@icann.org">craig.schwartz@icann.org</a>>, Gabriella Schittek <<a href="mailto:gabriella.schittek@icann.org">gabriella.schittek@icann.org</a>>, Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>>, Matthias Langenegger <<a href="mailto:matthias.langenegger@icann.org">matthias.langenegger@icann.org</a>>, Doug Brent <<a href="mailto:doug.brent@icann.org">doug.brent@icann.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Requesting Your Feedback on the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dear council, committee, and constituency leaders:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">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.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I also want to encourage your members to post comments individually or representing your group to the public comment page:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#op-budget-fy2010" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#op-budget-fy2010</a><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">. Close date: April 30.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Questions we hope to obtain feedback on are:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">• 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?<br>• 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?<br>• How does the community want to explicitly prioritize work such that the costs to support additional work don’t just grow?<br>• 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?<br>• What other ideas does the community have for prioritization or cost reduction consistent with the Strategic Plan goals?</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">In addition, we want to encourage formal public comments on travel policy/procedures:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#travel-support-2010" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#travel-support-2010</a>. Close date: April 24.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Comments for both of these matters will be synthesized into the draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget to be posted by 17<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of May. Your participation is greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Kevin Wilson<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">CFO<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:Kevin.wilson@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Kevin.wilson@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>IP JUSTICE</div><div>Robin Gross, Executive Director</div><div>1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA</div><div>p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451</div><div>w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org">http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>