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The Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFBWG) is a separate and open membership group that will consist of Participants from the geographically diverse At-Large community,  who will contribute to the decision-making of the FBSC, public comments and other matters related to ICANN's Operating Budget and any Operating Initiatives that impact on the At-Large community.  The tasks of the OFBWG   The focus document of the OFBWG is ICANN's Strategic Plan 2021-2025, ICANN Org's F22-FY26 Operating and Financial Plan (and the current FY22 Operating Plan and Budget which is included in it.

The objectives of the group are:

Prioritisation: To study the operating initiatives of the five priority areas identified by the OFBWG at the beginning of FY22 which were:

1. 1. Strengthen MSM - facilitate diverse and inclusive participation
   2. Strengthen ICANN Community’s Decision making processes
   3. Universal Acceptance (tied with 2)
   4. Planning at ICANN
   5. Monitor legislation, etc that may impact on ICANN’s mission

At Working group level: To identify within each of the operating initiatives

1. 1. identify a lead group for each initiative  to investigate what ICANN Org is focusing on within that initiative and within the FY22 timeframe
   2. what areas within the operating initiative specifically impact At-Large 
   3. provide a statement that may comment on these impacts for consideration by the specific section of ICANN Org (bring staff in to discuss these issues)
   4. develop a plan of action for At-Large that will support that initiative across the At-Large community, for example,  
      1. how we as a community can support the Org's MSM, community decision-making, UA, planning or legislative initiatives  
      2. how can we help to strengthen each of these initiatives within our regional communities
      3. what ABR support might we need to request to help us implement these initiatives at the grassroots level

At Task level: Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• • Contributing to the coordination of annual
additional budget requests
• • Additional Budget Requests from the ALAC and RALOs, to go into the yearly ICANN budget
  • Drafting any statement related to the ICANN
budget process
• • strategic plan and processes
  • Drafting any statement regarding ICANN's operational initiatives
  • Drafting any statement related to the ICANN
strategic plan and processes
• • budget process

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Contact

Staff Support Lead: Heidi Ullrich

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