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<h2>News Alert</h2>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-05-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-05-en</a></p>
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<h2 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px;">ICANN Holds Calls with Community on Public Comments Submitted on the Draft FY16 Operating Plan and Budget</h2>
<p>5 May 2015</p>
<p>ICANN will be holding community calls during which the comments submitted on the Draft FY16 Operating Plan and Budget will be presented by the submitters to ICANN Staff, in order to enhance the understanding of the comments, and thus supporting an improved
response quality. This is a suggested step that addresses community feedback received in the past and addresses ATRT2 recommendations (#12.1 and #12.5). Each call will be public, focused on each organization that submitted comments, and will be attended by
at least 1 Board Finance Committee member. Additional board members may attend based on availability.</p>
<p>The Staff and Board members attending will primarily LISTEN and ASK clarifying questions as needed. Responses to public comments will not be provided during these calls, unless the comments are factual with a very specific and simple answer.</p>
<p>A schedule of the calls is listed below. Each call is entirely open to anyone interested in participating. Please submit a request to
<a href="mailto:controller@icann.org">controller@icann.org</a> to receive dial-in instructions for the call.</p>
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<td>ALAC</td>
<td>Friday, May 08, 2015</td>
<td>14:00</td>
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<td>BC</td>
<td>TBD - Week of May 11*</td>
<td>TBD</td>
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<td>ccNSO SOP WG</td>
<td>Friday, May 08, 2015</td>
<td>6:00</td>
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<td>CWG-Stewardship</td>
<td>TBD - Week of May 11*</td>
<td>TBD</td>
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<td>GNSO</td>
<td>TBD - Week of May 11*</td>
<td>TBD</td>
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<td>IPC</td>
<td>TBD - Week of May 11*</td>
<td>TBD</td>
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<td>ISPCP</td>
<td>TBD - Week of May 11*</td>
<td>TBD</td>
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<td>Registries/Registrars</td>
<td>Wednesday, May 06, 2015</td>
<td>16:00</td>
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<p>*Updates to be provided daily.</p>
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