Re: [bc-gnso] BC call Finance Update

[Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Chris.  And congrats for getting ICANN funding for the BC newsletter.


From: Chris Chaplow <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Thursday, August 8, 2013 12:08 PM
To: "bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>" 
<bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: [bc-gnso] BC call Finance Update

Dear Members,

Please find below my notes for the short Finance presentation that we did not 
have time  for on the call just now.
Happy to take any questions on line.

FY14 Draft Budget was (I assume) passed by the BFC yesterday and ahead of the 
formal board approval on Aug 22nd

I expect the approval will be, as every year, very close to the draft. There 
were two exception items added in Durban
One was 3.5$  for the Strategy Panels
Two Atlas II at large summit London 2014 0,7m$

Stakeholder comments were more stakeholder questions this year, and the answers 
to questions published ahead of Durban were very bland and general.

There was a further opportunity to comment by August 4th but none of the SG did 
comment. I was in two minds about its value.

Looking forward:
There will be a Budget Process Development Group , like last year. With a 
number of calls between now and end of year to try to improve process ahead of 
the FY15 round. Whilst Marilyn and I have represented the BC on this, Xavier 
made clear in it is not a closed shop and any members are welcome.

Moving on the SO/AC support requests. We received the results of these at the 
end of the Durban meeting. Elisa posted it to the BC list on the Thurday. Here 
are the BC highlights.

We had just two approvals.    One was the newsletter and other printed material 
for 8.000$
Another was to hold two or more outreach events for 10.000$, last year this was 
rolled into the LA Jan intercessional so did not happen as outreach. So Excom 
and member need to start planning this.

On the negative side others were rejected
Dev country  Leadership Development which had supported projects in Latin 
America and Africa in FY13
Secretariat Support Funding was rejected again and there was a note about 
further ICANN “in kind” staff support mechanisms.
Similar rejection for Banking services, with a note about help with a solution.

Also of note:
GNSO Non Contracted parties leadership development travel funding pilot is to 
be continued from FY13 to Fy14
Community Outreach Travel Pilot program. Community wide 75k to fund travel to 
third party events to do outreach for ICANN.


Chris Chaplow
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