Zoom chat: 2021-03-03 Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) Call

08:579:02 From Claudia Ruiz : Welcome to the Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group Call
08:59:53 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : SeB did indicate it would depend on the ending time of his previous meeting as to when he could join
09:01:25 From Dave Kissoondoyal to Everyone : Hello everyone
09:03:03 From Joan Katambi to Everyone : Good evening Team
09:03:13 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : Hi Joan
09:03:19 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Marita will be joining shortly
09:03:32 From Maureen Hilyard to Everyone : Hi everyone.. nice to see you
09:03:51 From Joan Katambi to Everyone : Hi Cheryl, hope your well
09:04:29 From Marita Moll to Everyone : Sorry to be a bit late. Just got caught in the middle of something
09:04:30 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : I wish @Joan but truat you and yours are
09:05:05 From Claudia Ruiz to Everyone : https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN
09:07:00 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Action items: We can ask her to join our chat, I think. What is a good time on the 5th? I can check with Nidhii
I'm not sure if you have other plans on her birthday.
09:07:19 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Sorry - Wrong text: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Operations%2C+Finance+and+Budget+Working+Group+Action+Items
09:08:43 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : Hard to report more to this group an a meeting that will be held shortly *after* this call at 1900 UTC today
09:11:28 From Marita Moll to Everyone : in agreement @Ricardo -- let's support
09:12:06 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : She certainly indicated supportive statements would be helpful
09:12:39 From Vanda Scartezini - Brazil to Everyone : I am sure we have something
09:13:40 From Vanda Scartezini - Brazil to Everyone : to say more than I support. but the important point is really to support
09:15:06 From Alan Greenberg to Everyone : I was asking WHY it was important (ie why were we asked to do that).
09:15:15 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : @Holly, please state the Action Item on this item.
09:15:40 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : why we need to support because we are asked to do so
09:15:43 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Also, Sebastien is on standby to join this call for his item on the ATRT3
09:16:00 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : if it is not relevant to end users
09:16:05 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : What is the harm in a brief re-affirmation statement of Support
09:16:23 From Maureen Hilyard to Everyone : @Cheryl - I agree
09:16:52 From Marita Moll to Everyone : +1 @Cheryl
09:18:24 From Judith Hellerstein to Everyone : HI all, I agree with what cheryl and Maureen are stating
09:18:38 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : It also indicates that the AC/SOs have read and discussed IF they respond all be it briefly in support
09:19:12 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : I suspect many more of us have "had a look"
09:19:52 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : as we also attended the briefing
09:22:19 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : nice issue to have in a financial overview
09:24:20 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : indeed they are useful updates @Riccardo
09:25:32 From Claudia Ruiz to Everyone : Welcome Harold and Sebastien
09:26:03 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : UNderspend on travel is pretty much a consequence of no F2F meetings
09:26:22 From Sébastien Bachollet to Everyone : I can’t be on 2 calls
09:26:37 From Harold Arcos to Everyone : Thanks @Claudia, I'm still on my mobile device,,
09:26:38 From Sébastien Bachollet to Everyone : I am in a Euralo call
09:29:45 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : They had to spend ON some infrastructure for Virtual meetings as well
09:29:59 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : and that is Capital
09:31:00 From Judith Hellerstein to Everyone : Are they going to return the money they took for auction reserves
09:31:46 From Vanda Scartezini - Brazil to Everyone : the auction has a plan to support developments around the world , do not think they will give it back
09:33:06 From Judith Hellerstein to Everyone : Yes I know but they took 75 million from auctions and they should put it back
09:35:45 From Vanda Scartezini - Brazil to Everyone : now I understood your question Judith
09:35:45 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : i don’t think they did take anything from Auction proceeds yet
09:36:07 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : HIs there an AI here?
09:36:11 From Judith Hellerstein to Everyone : They took 75 million a few years ago
09:36:20 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Sorry - Is there an AI here?
09:37:19 From Maureen Hilyard to Everyone : As Ricardo said I don't think they can replace money from one year to the next.
09:37:26 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Thanks!
09:37:51 From Justine Chew to Everyone : @Judith, if you go back and review the relevant webinars, I think Finance staff did say that funds borrowed from Auction Proceeds will be paid back.
09:38:22 From Vanda Scartezini - Brazil to Everyone : so they do not have enough to cover expenses for one year .... that was the goal since the beginning of times
09:39:05 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : maybe you can ping him on the other meeting
09:39:13 From Ricardo Holmquist to Everyone : Yes, but they use some of this for the IANA transition, that now are replaining
09:39:26 From Marita Moll to Everyone : Thanks Ricardo. Great explanations -- we need to do this every time such statements are released. And I guess we didn't need any staff from finance. I just like it when they know we are interested and watching.
09:40:15 From Maureen Hilyard to Everyone : If they are into replacing.. I wonder if they can replace the CROP slots that weren't used in 2020
09:40:39 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Sebastien is ready when you are.
09:40:44 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : He is on the call.
09:42:04 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : Thanks @Riccardo
09:42:07 From Vanda Scartezini - Brazil to Everyone : thank you ricardo, quite clear.!!!
09:42:25 From Marita Moll to Everyone : No, my hand is not up -- far as I can see
09:42:49 From Holly to Everyone : Thanks you Ricardo - excellent presentation
09:43:47 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : Yes we see
09:45:04 From Marita Moll to Everyone : wow, a lot of work done here @seb
09:45:18 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Board Resolution on the ATRT3 Final Report: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2020-11-30-en#1.a
09:45:58 From Vanda Scartezini - Brazil to Everyone : Marita, yes it was an intense work due the time constrain of 1 year!!
09:46:30 From Vanda Scartezini - Brazil to Everyone : but a very good group.
09:47:42 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : @Marita Seb has added the column D to the ATRT3 tab of template we use in the Small Team for ALL recommendations … SO this is sort of preparatory discussion on this aspect of the ATRT3 Recs discussion with the GAC
09:48:21 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : the issue that they say not feasible while they didn’t do the pilot
09:49:04 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : did they do the pilot?
09:51:37 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Marita’s hand is raised.
09:52:40 From Maureen Hilyard to Everyone : Joanna and Yrjo have to be involved in any interactions directly with the GAC in preparation for any discussions with their teams.
09:53:19 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : so they are suggesting to do a pilot instead of going directly to the ATRT3 recommendations
09:53:37 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : The proposed agenda for the GAC/ALAC meeting at ICANN70 includes an item on the ATRT3.
09:53:40 From Alfredo Calderon (ICANN70 Mentor) to Everyone : Based on that recommendation from the Board, if the ‘Pilot’ is done what is the outcome? Will it be ‘fully implemented?
09:53:40 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : yes
09:55:30 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : @Alfredo, I understood that the board being careful so they want to do the pilot if it proved feasible
09:57:48 From Marita Moll to Everyone : Like I said, this is not the tracking system, but is it a way to interact with that system.
09:58:14 From Marita Moll to Everyone : Okay, its a way to interact with GAC
09:58:59 From Marita Moll to Everyone : on this file
09:59:57 From Judith Hellerstein to Everyone : HI All. I got to leave now to attend the north American Stakeholder call
10:00:08 From Judith Hellerstein to Everyone : @marita are you also on this call
10:00:20 From Alfredo Calderon (ICANN70 Mentor) to Everyone : Apologies. Have another call to attend.
10:00:28 From Marita Moll to Everyone : No, Judith -- I am not on that call
10:01:08 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : interaction with GAC would not be OUR work anyway
10:01:17 From Joanna Kulesza to Everyone : Glad to hear that.
10:01:28 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : it would be an ALAC Gac interaction at the next oportunity
10:02:08 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Next week is Prep Week.
10:02:09 From Joanna Kulesza to Everyone : We might indeed set the details per email.
10:02:11 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : you can take it offline with GAC liaison
10:02:46 From Joanna Kulesza to Everyone : Sounds gerat.
10:02:49 From Joanna Kulesza to Everyone : *great
10:03:38 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : nothing urgent
10:03:42 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : Why would we be meeting weekly?
10:04:03 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : No
10:04:21 From Nadira AL-ARAJ to Everyone : next meeting after ICANN meeting
10:05:06 From Marita Moll to Everyone : Some new things might come out of prep week
10:05:18 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr to Everyone : Bye for now
10:05:25 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : Thanks, All.
10:05:27 From Dave Kissoondoyal to Everyone : thanks and bye to all
10:05:33 From Matthias to Everyone : bye
10:05:35 From Matthias to Everyone : thx
10:05:36 From Joanna Kulesza to Everyone : Heidi's hand is up?
10:05:41 From Vanda Scartezini - Brazil to Everyone : thank you all
10:05:42 From Heidi Ullrich to Everyone : No ;)
10:05:42 From Marita Moll to Everyone : by all
10:05:46 From Joanna Kulesza to Everyone : Bye all!