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It is a short item in the 9 am Sunday meeting. Scheduled for 15 minutes
but might run into the break.<br><br>
Alan<br><br>
At 25/10/2017 08:31 AM, Eduardo Diaz wrote:<br>
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I was checking the main meeting schedule and could not find this meeting
on Sunday. Can you confirm where and when is this happening? I am
interested in hearing this discussion.<br><br>
-ed<br><br>
On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 6:07 PM Alan Greenberg
<<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>
> wrote:<br>
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<dd>This is a briefing note in preparation for the discussion in
AbuDhabi<br>
<dd>current scheduled for 9:30 am, local time, on Sunday.<br><br>
<dd>As is common for non-profit organizations, and particularly ones<br>
<dd>where their income or expenses might be subject to unexpected<br>
<dd>fluctuations, ICANN maintains a "Reserve Fund" to allow it
to cover<br>
<dd>unexpected expenses or below expectations income. Currently the<br>
<dd>target for the fund is one year's regular expenses, but due to<br>
<dd>unexpected expenses (primarily associated with the IANA
transition<br>
<dd>and accountability exercise), it is below that. There is an open<br>
<dd>Public Comment where you can find out more about the fund -<br>
<dd><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/GJNEB">
https://community.icann.org/x/GJNEB</a>.<br><br>
<dd>It has been suggested that some portion of the proceeds of the
new<br>
<dd>gTLD Auctions (currently about $235m, although there is some
chance<br>
<dd>it could be as low as $105m) be used to help build back the
reserve.<br><br>
<dd>Excluding this possibility, the target use of the Auction Funds
will<br>
<dd>be projects that are aligned with ICANN's mission and enhance
the<br>
<dd>Internet (wording still under debate).<br><br>
<dd>This brief discussion will be to solicit thoughts on whether
this<br>
<dd>would be a good idea or not.<br><br>
<dd>Alan<br><br>
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