<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">for those interested in budgetary matters…..<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Carole Cornell <<a href="mailto:carole.cornell@icann.org" class="">carole.cornell@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"<a href="mailto:community-finance@icann.org" class="">community-finance@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:community-finance@icann.org" class="">community-finance@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">November 12, 2014 at 9:07:32 AM GMT+1<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Hayley Laframboise <<a href="mailto:Hayley.Laframboise@icann.org" class="">Hayley.Laframboise@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[community-finance] Invitation to Adobe meeting/call regarding the ICANN Draft Five-Year Operating Plan & FY16 Operating plan and Budget – Calendar</b><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Dear community members – <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">We would like to invite you to participate in an Adobe<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">meeting/call on the ICANN Draft Five-Year Operating Plan and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="" class="">FY16 Operating plan and Budget – Calendar. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">1. ICANN Draft Five-Year Operating Plan<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We will provide an overview of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><i class=""><span style="" class="">Five-Year Operating Plan Version 1 (FY2016-FY2020)</span></i></b><span style="" class="">, which is an the addition of our planning process.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>A<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="" class="">public comment period<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>on the draft plan<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="" class="">began today, Monday, 11 November 2014 and will last for a total of 55 days. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>The announcement can be found here:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-11-en" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-11-en</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">2. FY16 Operating plan and Budget – Calendar<o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">We would like to present the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><i class="">Draft FY16 Operating Plan and Budget calendar</i></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for review and comment. The calendar was developed through extensive interaction with the Board Finance Committee, also including some informal community input. The most notable elements of the FY16 planning include, in addition to the 5-year Operating Plan above:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">(i) a suggested face-to-face meeting around the Singapore ICANN 52 meeting to review main assumptions underlying the FY16 budget,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">(ii) an earlier public comment process than in previous years,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">(iii) an opportunity to review the suggested answers to the public comments and to communicate with Staff/BFC PRIOR to approval.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The calendar attached attempts to include all critical milestones of the process. It remains very tight with little flexibility of dates once it will be finalized. Your input while attending the suggested Adobe call, or separately by email at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:controller@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">controller@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is very much appreciated</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Shortly we will send out a doodle pole to choose a good time to conduct this session. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Regards,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Carole Cornell</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Senior Director, Business Intelligence and Program Management<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">ICANN</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:carole.cornell@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">carole.cornell@icann.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">+1.310.301.5803 office</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">+1.310.514.7900 cell<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>