<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I kindly invite you to read the blog post by Göran Marby on the FY20 Operating plan ad budget that was just published and will be open for public comment for a period of 53 days, closing on February 8.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/draft-fy20-operating-plan-and-budget-now-available-for-your-feedback" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/draft-fy20-operating-plan-and-budget-now-available-for-your-feedback</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Some highlights for our community are:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- Funding has been forecasted at $140.1 million which represents a 2% increase from FY19</div><div class="">- Budget has been established at $137.1 million</div><div class="">- Reserve fund replenishment has been budgeted at approximately $3 million</div><div class="">- Constituency and fellowship travel support remains at the same level as FY19 for approximately 400 people</div><div class="">- This is the last plan in the five strategic plan that ran from FY15 to FY20 so we are in a transition year that will lead us to the next strategic plan that will run from FY2021 to FY2025.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The aim is to have the the FY20 Operating Plan and Budget finalized by march 2019 so it is very important that we contribute with comments to the project.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I really encourage us all to review and comment on the Plan and Budget.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
<div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">León</div>
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