Zoom Chat: 2020-05-27 Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) Call

18:34:24 From Yesim Nazlar : Welcome to the Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) Call taking place on Wednesday, 27 May 2020 at 16:00 UTC.
18:34:35 From Yesim Nazlar : Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/2AIdC
18:57:45 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : Hi Becky
18:57:52 From Ron da Silva : hi all
18:59:22 From Heidi Ullrich : Welcome, All.
18:59:32 From Heidi Ullrich : The Action Items will be noted at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Action+Items%3A+2020-05-27+Operations%2C+Finance+and+Budget+Working+Group+%28OFB-WG%29+Call
18:59:47 From Maureen Hilyard : Hi everyone
19:00:03 From Holly Raiche : Good morning
19:00:11 From Becky Nash : Hello Everyone!
19:00:33 From Harold Arcos : Hello everyone,, nice to e-see you again,
19:01:51 From Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong : Hello everyone
19:03:13 From Dave Kissoondoyal : Hello everyone
19:05:49 From Yesim Nazlar : Attendance will be updated after the call
19:06:13 From Abdulkarim oloyede : @Yesim I think you missed me out
19:07:32 From Yesim Nazlar : @Abdulkarim - the attendance will be updated after the call
19:09:52 From Heidi Ullrich : FY21 begins on 1 July 2020 and runs through 30 June 2021.
19:13:59 From Judith Hellerstein : Are the slides available? I had to step out to talk to a repair person
19:14:31 From Ricardo Holmquist : they are on the agenda page Judith
19:18:41 From Judith Hellerstein : Thanks. I got these now
19:19:06 From Dave Kissoondoyal : Thanks to Victoria. ICANN readjusted its Operating and Financial Plan due to COVID-19. Don’t you think that there needs to be a specific strategic plan to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on ICANN org now and prepare ICANN to face any pandemic or calamity in the future
19:25:28 From Judith Hellerstein : I would have thought that travel would be even lower
19:25:37 From Judith Hellerstein : as we did not have march and june meeting
19:26:02 From Victoria Yang : Dave, thank you for your question. Currently, ICANN org is working on the trend outlook, both within ICANN Org functions and with the community. The outcome of the trend assessment will impact the annual review of the Strategic Plan. Should there be any need to make change to the Strategic Objectives and Goals, it will be proposed to the Board for consideration. Your input is right on :) Thank you.
19:26:42 From Judith Hellerstein : So no contribution to the reserve fund this year?
19:27:11 From Dave Kissoondoyal : Thanks @Victoria
19:28:11 From Mary Wong : Final ABR results for FY21: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=134513539
19:29:12 From Becky Nash : @Judith thank you for your question. The forecast does not include a planned contribution to the reserve fund just due to the expected reduction in Funding. However, this will be reassessed once the final financials are issued for FY20. Thank you.
19:35:21 From Judith Hellerstein : I was wondering why we did not have more. we had no travel for the june meeting
19:36:31 From Dave Kissoondoyal : 3 ICANN meetings per year but not attended one, the travel costs gain should have been 33% not 25% as questioned by @Judith
19:36:47 From Judith Hellerstein : Thanks so much
19:37:14 From Becky Nash : Thank you everyone!
19:37:23 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : Appreciate your time with us as ever... Thanks
19:37:25 From Victoria Yang : Thank you for having us! Take good care!
19:37:36 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : Hi @Mary
19:37:47 From Maureen Hilyard : Thanks to the Finance Team
19:37:51 From Judith Hellerstein : Hi Mary
19:37:57 From Heidi Ullrich : FY21 ABR Decisions: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=134513539
19:38:13 From Ricardo Holmquist : Thank you Becky, Shani and Victoria for the presentation
19:38:37 From Becky Nash : Please note for ICANN 68 we have a Planning Prep Week Webinar on 9 June 2020 at 16:00 UTC. We welcome your participation.
19:38:42 From Heidi Ullrich : At-Large FY21 ABR Implementation Workshop - https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY21+Additional+Budget+Request+Implementation+Workspace
19:38:51 From Heidi Ullrich : Thank you, Becky.
19:39:39 From Judith Hellerstein : Yes please
19:39:51 From Dave Kissoondoyal : Thank you Victoria, Becky and Shani for the presentations
19:41:41 From Nadira AL-ARAJ : Are there a guideline of the type of requests for ABR
19:42:00 From Judith Hellerstein : Thanks Mary that would be helpful
19:43:39 From Nadira AL-ARAJ : thank you Mary
19:45:59 From Nadira AL-ARAJ : thanks Mary for elaborating on the amount distributed
19:46:25 From Maureen Hilyard : I note that NCUC has offered At-Large opportunity to join the training programme that they have applied for civil society advocacy (outreach)
19:46:41 From Judith Hellerstein : Good to hear Maureen
19:47:00 From Judith Hellerstein : As we are also civil society
19:47:26 From Dave Kissoondoyal : Thanks Mary
19:47:33 From Mary Wong : @Maureen, yes
19:47:48 From Mary Wong : That was a specific additional condition the assessment team recommended.
19:50:01 From Nadira AL-ARAJ : yes, it good point of improvement
19:50:07 From Heidi Ullrich : The ABR Decisions text is the definitive response for the ABRs. See: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=134513539
19:51:27 From Nadira AL-ARAJ : maybe this group put for you some points of improvement
19:52:02 From Maureen Hilyard : @Nadira - that is one of the purposes of the OFB group
19:52:54 From Mary Wong : Thanks for having me!
19:52:54 From Becky Nash : Thank you everyone
19:52:57 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : Thanks @Mary very informative!
19:53:06 From Nadira AL-ARAJ : thanks Maureen for establishing this group
19:53:07 From Maureen Hilyard : Thank you Mary
19:53:21 From Ricardo Holmquist : Thank you Mary, very good conversation
19:53:36 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : better
20:00:16 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : Thanks @Ho;;y good plan support the wiki openinh up for comment, but suggest it happen in the usual dashboard... ALAC can submit in the day and note it as still subject to ratify ation vote
20:00:34 From Heidi Ullrich : ALAC votes are normally 5 days. However, comments can be submitted pending ratification.
20:01:00 From Maureen Hilyard : Yes.. we can still submit it and ratify after
20:01:05 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : exactly @Heidi
20:01:32 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : it was Holly speaking
20:01:35 From Dave Kissoondoyal : Thanks @Holly
20:01:42 From Marita Moll : I think the recommendations are great. Just the last one is a bit vague -- maybe it has to be.
20:02:30 From Marita Moll : Can it be beefed up a bit
20:02:38 From Maureen Hilyard : Agree with the process you are suggesting Ricardo
20:02:41 From Nadira AL-ARAJ : thanks you Holly
20:04:18 From Maureen Hilyard : As Cheryl suggests we do have quite bit of time..
20:04:33 From Heidi Ullrich : AI: Draft PTI Strategic Plan will be open for comments for 48 hours. After comments are incorporated, it will be submitted pending ratification.
20:04:54 From Maureen Hilyard : Especially to add any suggestions such as Marita's
20:04:57 From Heidi Ullrich : An ALAC vote will start as soon as the final version is ready.
20:05:08 From Dave Kissoondoyal : Noted with thanks @Heidi
20:05:10 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : AS long as ALAC is alerted to it being open up for comment the deadline and the plan to send in on time with ratification to follow
20:05:58 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : as long as it is not always at our 0200 un AU
20:06:14 From Dave Kissoondoyal : thanks and bye to all
20:06:16 From Cheryl Langdon-Orr : Bye for now
20:06:17 From Harold Arcos : thanks all, I have to attend another meeting.
20:06:23 From Maureen Hilyard : If we follow this process it will be much sooner than the pressure-cooker statements that have come through the CPWG :D
20:06:26 From Alberto Soto : Thanks, bye bye!
20:06:28 From Harold Arcos : thanks all,,
20:06:28 From Sarah Kiden : Thank you
20:06:31 From Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong : Thanks and bye
20:06:38 From Marita Moll : Thanks. Very informative call.
20:06:39 From Bastiaan Goslings : thanks all!
20:06:40 From Heidi Ullrich : AIs: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Action+items%3A+2020-05-27+ALS+Mobilization+Working+Party+Call
20:06:45 From Heidi Ullrich : Thanks, all.
20:06:46 From Joanna Kulesza : Thanks all, bye
20:06:49 From Maureen Hilyard : Thanks Ricardo for a very productive call