<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>As seen from document, high percentage of the budget is for travel support. </div><div><br></div><div>So:</div><div><br></div><div>1. We have to get more from people traveling using fellowships</div><div><br></div><div>2. We need more projects from inside constituencies to get more funds for projects </div><div><br></div><div>What kind of projects do we need now? As an old member of icann returning to activity I see there is a need for an easy way to get involved (induction, information, interaction) in what some time seems to me like a very close circle. </div><div><br></div><div>Carlos Vera</div><div>isoc Ecuador </div><div><br>On Dec 26, 2016, at 12:26 PM, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dear NCUC Members,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Each year we file additional budget requests at ICANN to get financial support for various activities. Last year we managed to get travel support for IGF (some of our other requests were rejected). This year we should aim for getting more of our budget requests approved. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Here is the link to the requests submitted last year and the decisions: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/GNSO+-+FY17+Additional+Budget+Requests">https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/GNSO+-+FY17+Additional+Budget+Requests</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I recommend that before making a suggestion, you go through the submitted requests by NCUC for last year and see the format of suggestions. You could also look at the suggestion format of other stakeholder groups.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> You can also look at the decision of approval and rejection.But please do not get discouraged if you have similar ideas that were rejected last year.The link to decisions is available here:<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/FY17+Decisions">https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/FY17+Decisions</a> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Please insert your recommendations here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aEZoUNsHBuzj3tyTmlDiGSeinNrKJUYcPrNTfJ-dLJ8/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aEZoUNsHBuzj3tyTmlDiGSeinNrKJUYcPrNTfJ-dLJ8/edit?usp=sharing</a><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We have until 14 January to come up with the ideas. The EC will review your recommendations, add its own recommendations, and reformulate and submit to ICANN by 30th Jan.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The final version will be sent to NCUC members as well. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div>
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