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AC Chat: 2017-04-13 Finance and Budget Subcommittee WG Teleconference

AC Chat: 2017-04-13 Finance and Budget Subcommittee WG Teleconference

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Ā Evin Erdogdu:Welcome to the ALAC Subcommittee on Finance and Budget (FBSC) Call on Thursday, 13 April 2017 from 16:00 UTC - 17:00 UTC.
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:Hi All
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:Will be on call but muted
Ā Ā Evin Erdogdu 2:Hello Glenn! Thanks.
Ā Ā Becky Nash:Hello everyone Becky and Taryn from ICANN org finance are on the call
Ā Ā Evin Erdogdu 2:Welcome!
Ā Ā Javier RĆŗa-Jovet:Hi all.Ā Ā Will be muted I seem to be generating an echo.
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:The problem with budgets is the lack ofĀ Ā footnotesĀ 
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:for example
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:151173FY18 Ongoing Community Engagement, Intersessional Meeting for GNSO NCPH
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:alsoĀ 
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:148549Ā Ā FY18 ICANN.org/AtLarge Enhancements
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:Maureen was on the auction proceeds call
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:naralo has three members on the call
Ā Ā Javier RĆŗa-Jovet:We have the NARALO Chair in this call!
Ā Ā Alberto Soto:Hello all, hola a todos!!
Ā Ā Javier RĆŗa-Jovet:@Evin, hi!Ā Ā pls note in attendance that Glenn, NARALO Chair is inĀ Ā call
Ā Ā Nadira ALARAJ:Hello all
Ā Ā Evin Erdogdu 2:Welcome everyone!
Ā Ā Harold Arcos:Hi everyone, Saludos a todos
Ā Ā Javier RĆŗa-Jovet:Thanks!
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:@ollivierĀ Ā has NCUC approached you to repeat the NCUC and EURALO outreach. They are doing it on the Friday and Saturday
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:I am muted
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:very noisy
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:better now
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:Has Maureen joined the call?
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:Has some one reached out to Maureen?
Ā Ā Evin Erdogdu 2:Yes - we are trying to reach her. Thanks Judith!
Ā Ā Alfredo Lopez:Buenos dias a todos
Ā Ā Evin Erdogdu 2:Welcome, Alberto!
Ā Ā Maureen Hilyard:Sorry I'm late..
Ā Ā Evin Erdogdu 2:No worries. Welcome Maureen!
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:I assume the deficit will draw on the reserves
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:welcome maureen
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:orĀ Ā will the deficit impact our communities withĀ Ā across the board cuts?
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:I am referring to the slides earlier on which indicated a deficit
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:can'
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:tĀ Ā remember the slide
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:In short no deficit
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:a shortfall in income but expenses are lowerĀ 
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:148549Ā Ā Ā Ā  FY18 ICANN.org/AtLarge Enhancements
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:ALAC estimate 135KĀ 
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:to 150K
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:Software?
Ā Ā Harold Arcos:Among the risks he commented that there are projects that probably will not have financing but that were considered in the fiscal year; Remember or know what projects you are referring to?
Ā Ā Harold Arcos:*she
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:perhaps the hardware was for the icann.org site
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:YesĀ Ā but the damage was already done
Ā Ā Olivier MJ CrĆ©pin-Leblond:It really is important to note that the ALAC and At-Large Community are being repeatedly wrongly accused of squandering ICANN resources.
Ā Ā Olivier MJ CrĆ©pin-Leblond:hence the sensitivity of this issue
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:exactly olivier
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:YesĀ Ā thisĀ Ā website issue was targetted by certainĀ Ā members in the community as an example ofĀ Ā waste and favouritism
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:Glad to see that CROPP is going forward and set to start in july 17. this will enable naralo to use this for the IGF USA
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:Judith don't assume thatĀ Ā we have not yet heard from theĀ Ā community on ourĀ Ā priorities yet
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:i saw it in the presentation
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:@Glenn of course if the community wants to, does no mean it has to
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:Just making sure that the FY 18 CROPP outreach plan hasn't been created yet
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:yes. i know.Ā 
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:NoteĀ Ā that this documentĀ 
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:Has a total column that has errors
Ā Ā Evin Erdogdu 2:At-Large Workspace: ICANN's Draft FY18 Operating Plan and Budget, and Five-Year Operating Plan Update:Ā https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/EWQeBg
Ā Ā Becky Nash:I did not fully understand the question on assets
Ā Ā Taryn Presley:@Glen - Thank you for the feedback. Staff will review. Is there a specific area that you see errors?
Ā Ā Evin Erdogdu 2:Thank you, Becky and Jessica!
Ā Ā Heidi Ullrich:Thanks, Becky!
Ā Ā Becky Nash:by everyone we will drop off now.Ā 
Ā Ā Alberto Soto:Thanks Becky!
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:great idea tijani
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:The documentsĀ Ā didn't appear very late in 2016 and the question is the value
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:I would suggest a process similar to DIPLO training ofĀ Ā Curators.Ā Ā Ie. Assignments etcĀ 
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:actual trainingĀ 
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:This pilot doesn't teach you how to do policy
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:They were precises ofĀ Ā documents
Ā Ā Heidi Ullrich:@Tijani/Judith - I have: Consider asking that the DDPP be extended and expanded to include training in the development of policy advice statements
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:Gordon and I were part of the pilotĀ 
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:I will ask Gordon to respond
Ā Ā Heidi Ullrich:This type of activity could be carried out under a wider At-Large mentoring program
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:Yes on the Onboarding session
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:Dev and I are going to do some short videos on policy process, policies etc in Joberg for his excellentĀ Ā OnboardingĀ Ā materialsĀ 
Ā Ā Heidi Ullrich:@Judith, I understand your point. I can raise this with the relevant staff
Ā Ā Heidi Ullrich:and the Regional Leadership team can raise it on their next call with Rob/Dan
Ā Ā Nadira ALARAJ:@Judith, the best way, is to teach through hands-on, so intermediate senior ALAC member will guide through the comments before their contribution.Ā 
Ā Ā Heidi Ullrich:+1 Nadira!
Ā Ā Heidi Ullrich:This type of training could be done during the f2f General Assemblies
Ā Ā Heidi Ullrich:in a break out session and then report back
Ā Ā Humberto Carrasco:sounds good
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:NARALO would like to thank ICANN for supporiting theĀ Ā NARALO GAĀ 
Ā Ā judith hellerstein:bye
Ā Ā Javier RĆŗa-Jovet:bye
Ā Ā Alberto Soto:Thanks, bye!!!
Ā Ā Humberto Carrasco:bye!!!!
Ā Ā Nadira ALARAJ:Yes Heidi
Ā Ā Nadira ALARAJ:Thank you all
Ā Ā Glenn McKnight:bye all
Ā Ā Harold Arcos:Thanks to interpreters!
Ā Ā Evin Erdogdu 2:Goodbye everyone!
Ā Ā Harold Arcos:Bye everyone...