<div>Thanks for sharing this, James. It looks like an okay outcome for the NCSG, though it does appear that many of the approved projects will be heavily staff-driven. I am very curious to see what this "tailor made pilot instructional program focused on: consensus building and negotiation skills for NCUC and NPOC members" looks like, once staff develop it.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I note that two of the NCSG travel slots allocated for an IGF workshop on cybersecurity and the DNS are contingent upon us submitting such a workshop proposal and having it approved by the MAG. Is the NCSG working on this proposal?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Ayden <br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block "><div class="protonmail_signature_block-proton protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"><div>-------- Original Message --------<br></div><div>Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] FW: [community-finance] FY18 SO/AC Additional Budget Requests Decisions<br></div><div>Local Time: 19 April 2017 6:57 PM<br></div><div>UTC Time: 19 April 2017 17:57<br></div><div>From: james@netgov.ch<br></div><div>To: NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br></div><div>ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org<br></div><div><br></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">See below and a quick summary:<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-25- /NCSG/NPOC - Capacity building program for NCSG, NCUC and NPOC<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">to enable the NCSG members to effectively participate in policymaking at<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">ICANN from various WGs to CCWGs<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Approved.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-46- NCSG – IGF Workshop on cybersecurity and DNS<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Approved.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-55- NCSG – History of Noncommercial Participation in ICANN<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Approved but work with DPRD on it.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-56- NCSG – INTA Meeting<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Approved??<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-57- NCSG – NCSG Intellectual Property School<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Denied<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-59- NCSG – Visa Services<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Approved - Contract VISA agency is going to be retained.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-60- NCSG – Web Services<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Yes via IT Services<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-15- NCUC - Policy Practicum and Policy Advocacy Training<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Yes approved 20k.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-16- NCUC - Funding for IGF 2017<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Approved<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-17- NCUC - Drafting materials about the noncommercial registrants rights<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">and responsibility for ICANN Learn platform<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Denied<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-18- NCUC - Travel support for DNS related events<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Denied<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">FY18-21- NCUC - NCUC Retreat<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Denied<br></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><div><b>From:</b> community-finance-bounces@icann.org [mailto:community-finance-bounces@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Taryn S. Presley<br></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 19, 2017 6:40 PM<br></div><div><b>To:</b> community-finance@icann.org<br></div><div><b>Cc:</b> Sally Costerton <sally.costerton@icann.org><br></div><div><b>Subject:</b> [community-finance] FY18 SO/AC Additional Budget Requests Decisions<br></div><p><br></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10.5pt">Dear Community Leaders and Members:</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10.5pt"> </span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10.5pt">The FY18 SO/AC additional budget requests were adopted by the ICANN Board on 19 April 2017. The decisions can be found on the community <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/Community+Group+Workspace" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">wiki</a> and attached. </span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10.5pt"> </span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64083657/FY18%20SO-AC%20Additional%20Budget%20Requests%20Explanations%20Adopted%20Final.docx?version=1&modificationDate=1492623244000&api=v2" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(59, 115, 175)">FY18 SO-AC Additional Budget Requests Explanations Adopted Final.docx</span></a></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64083657/FY18%20SO-AC%20Additional%20Budget%20Requests%20Explanations%20Adopted%20Final.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1492623244000&api=v2" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(59, 115, 175)">FY18 SO-AC Additional Budget Requests Explanations Adopted Final.pdf</span></a></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10.5pt"> </span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;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