Description
The At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFBWG) is an At-Large Working Group within the Operations section of the At-Large Organisation, tasked with preparing statements and requests related to ICANN finance and budget, strategy, and operational initiatives. The Chair of the OFBWG has been delegated by the ALAC Chair who is in charge of At-Large Operations.
The Operations Finance and Budget Working Group (OFBWG) arose out of a noticeable increase in the weekly workload of the Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG). The CPWG recommended that any ICANN Operating Initiative (non-policy) public comments should be considered by another group. The Finance and Budget Subcommittee within the Operations section of the At-Large Organisation was the logical place, as ICANN's Operating Initiatives are coordinated by ICANN's Finance section .
However, the role of the Finance and Budget Subcommittee (FBSC) is quite specific. It coordinates the annual additional budget requests from the ALAC and RALOs to go into the yearly ICANN budget. Because of this specific task on behalf of the ALAC, the membership of the FBSC consists of one ALAC member and one community member from each of the five RALOs to vote on any financial matters relating mainly to Additional Budget Requests (ABRs). While most decisions by the FBSC are by consensus, should a vote be required, this vote is coordinated by the ALAC Chair. The FBSC committee and its purpose will continue.
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 include, but are not limited to:
- Contributing to the coordination of annual additional budget requests from the ALAC and RALOs, to go into the yearly ICANN budget
- Drafting any statement related to the ICANN budget process
- Drafting any statement regarding ICANN's operational initiatives
- Drafting any statement related to the ICANN strategic plan and processes
Contact
Staff Support Lead: Heidi Ullrich
Main mailing list: ofb-wg@icann.org
For Member votes: finance-sc@atlarge-lists.icann.org
.
At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group Action Items
ICANN Finance and Operations WG Timetable for Input into ICANN Finance and Planning Activities
Activity (2021-2022) | ICANN Launch | Deadline for Community Comment | OFB-WG Lead | Draft Comment | Final Comment | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposed Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations | ||||||
| FY21 Strategic Outlook | ||||||
| FY23 IANA Operating Plan and Budget | Mid-October | Mid-November | ||||
| FY23 ICANN Operating Plan and Budget | Mid-December | End of January | ||||
| Additional Budget Requests | Late November | End of January | FBSC | |||
FY22-26 Operating Initiatives
Poll Results for FY22-26 Operating Initiatives
Priority Initiatives:
- Strengthen MSM - facilitate diverse and inclusive participation
- Strengthen ICANN Community’s Decision making processes
- Universal Acceptance (tied with 2)
- Planning at ICANN
- Monitor legislation, etc that may impact on ICANN’s mission
# | Initiative | High (B) | Med (R) | Low (Y) | Top Priorities | End User Interests | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Support Evolution of the Root Server system | 36.4 | 54.5 | 9.1 | |||
2 | Facilitate DNS Ecosystem Improvements | 36.4 | 54.5 | 9.1 | |||
3 | Strengthen MSM - facilitate diverse and inclusive participation | 90.9 | 9.1 |
| 1 | The ability to ensure that input in ICANN's policy is globally representative. | Marita Moll |
4 | Strengthen ICANN Community’s Decision making processes | 63.6 | 36.4 |
| 2 (tied) | Maureen Hilyard, Vanda Scartezini | |
5 | Develop Internal and External Ethics Policies | 10 | 50 | 40 | |||
6 | Promote & sustain a competition environment in the DNS | 20 | 40 | 40 | |||
7 | Universal Acceptance | 63.6 | 36.4 |
| 2 (tied) | UA promotes greater choice and broader access for end users. | Satish Babu, Vanda Scartezini |
8 | Root zone management | 30 | 50 | 20 | |||
9 | Evaluate, Align and Facilitate Improved Engagement | 30 | 60 | 10 | |||
10 | Improve Governmental and IGO engagement & participation | 27.3 | 54.5 | 18.2 | |||
11 | Monitor legislation, etc that may impact on ICANN’s mission | 36.4 | 63.3 |
| 5 | Providing educational information to governments. | Holly Raiche |
12 | Formalise ICANN Org Funding Model & improve understanding of long term DN Market drivers | 30 | 60 | 10 | |||
13 | Implement new gTLD Auction Proceeds Recommendations | 30 | 40 | 30 | |||
14 | Planning at ICANN | 45.5 | 45.5 | 9 | 4 | Ricardo Holmquist, Dave Kissoondoyal | |
15 | ICANN reserves | 18.2 | 27.3 | 54.5 |
Members
The 2019-2020 participants of the Operations, Finance and Budget Working (OFBWG), organized by regional affiliation, are noted below.
| Region | Name | Members* |
| Holly Raiche | Chair | |
| Ricardo Holmquist | Vice Chair | |
| Maureen Hilyard | Advisor | |
| AFRALO/RALO | Aziz Hilali | Member |
| AFRALO/ALAC | Dave Kissoondoyal | Member |
| APRALO/RALO | Satish Babu | Member |
| APRALO/ALAC | Justine Chew | Member |
| EURALO/RALO | Sébastien Bachollet | Member |
| EURALO/ALAC | Matthias Hudobnik | Member |
| LACRALO/RALO | Harold Arcos | Member |
| LACRALO/ALAC | Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez | Member |
| NARALO/RALO | Judith Hellerstein | Member |
| NARALO | Marita Moll | Member |
| Region | Name | Participants |
| AFRALO | Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sarata Omane | Participant |
| AFRALO | Bukola Oronti | Participant |
| AFRALO | Joan Katambi | Participant |
| AFRALO | Raymond Mamattah | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sarah Kiden | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sonigitu Ekpe | Participant |
| AFRALO | Michel Tchonang Linze | Participant |
| AFRALO | Patricia Esther Akello | Participant |
| APRALO | Fouad Bajwa | Participant |
| APRALO | Nadira AlAraj | Participant |
| EURALO | Clément Genty | Participant |
| EURALO | Joanna Kulesza | Participant |
| LACRALO | Kerry Kerr | Participant |
| LACRALO | Vanda Scartezini | Participant |
*Please note that the RALO appointed Members have voting rights only for the annual ICANN Additional Budget Request (ABR) process. All other OFBWG Activities will aim to work by consensus of both Member and Participants.
Meetings
Next Call: 06 January 2022
Last Call: 16 December 2021
Upcoming OFB-WG/Planning Workshops and Calls for July through September 2021
- OFB-WG/Planning Team Workshop on the Planning Prioritization Framework Design Elements to include the definition of Participants and the Roles and Responsibilities of the participants. (End of July for 90 mins)
- OFB-WG-Planning Team Workshop to include the review of several researched Prioritization techniques to see which ones fit the ICANN model the best. (Early August for 90 mins)
- OFB-WG Call - Follow Up on Operating Initiatives (End of August for 60 mins)
- OFB-WG Call - IANA Functions Public Comment (Early September for 60 mins)
Policy Advice and Comments Workspaces
2020 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
- At-Large Workspace: Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan
AFRALO-APRALO Statement: Middle East and Adjoining Countries (MEAC) Strategy 2021-2025
OFB-WG Recommendation Prioritization Sub-Group
Finance and Budget Issues
Approved FY21-25 Operating and Financial Plan and the FY21 Budget
ICANN Strategic Plan FY21-FY25
At-Large FY21 Budget Development Workspace (for the development of FY21 Additional Budget Requests)
At-Large FY20 Additional Budget Request Implementation Workspace
An Update Regarding the Board’s Operational Priorities- Blog by ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman; 13 May 2020
Operational Initiatives
Multistakeholder Model Issues
Organizational Review Issues
References
ALAC Subcommittee on Finance and Budget - Previous FBSC Workspace (archived in May 2020)
Documents
Description
The At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFBWG) is an At-Large Working Group within the Operations section of the At-Large Organisation, tasked with preparing statements and requests related to ICANN finance and budget, strategy, and operational initiatives. The Chair of the OFBWG has been delegated by the ALAC Chair who is in charge of At-Large Operations.
The Operations Finance and Budget Working Group (OFBWG) arose out of a noticeable increase in the weekly workload of the Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG). The CPWG recommended that any ICANN Operating Initiative (non-policy) public comments should be considered by another group. The Finance and Budget Subcommittee within the Operations section of the At-Large Organisation was the logical place, as ICANN's Operating Initiatives are coordinated by ICANN's Finance section .
However, the role of the Finance and Budget Subcommittee (FBSC) is quite specific. It coordinates the annual additional budget requests from the ALAC and RALOs to go into the yearly ICANN budget. Because of this specific task on behalf of the ALAC, the membership of the FBSC consists of one ALAC member and one community member from each of the five RALOs to vote on any financial matters relating mainly to Additional Budget Requests (ABRs). While most decisions by the FBSC are by consensus, should a vote be required, this vote is coordinated by the ALAC Chair. The FBSC committee and its purpose will continue.
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 include, but are not limited to:
- Contributing to the coordination of annual additional budget requests from the ALAC and RALOs, to go into the yearly ICANN budget
- Drafting any statement related to the ICANN budget process
- Drafting any statement regarding ICANN's operational initiatives
- Drafting any statement related to the ICANN strategic plan and processes
Contact
Staff Support Lead: Heidi Ullrich
Main mailing list: ofb-wg@icann.org
For Member votes: finance-sc@atlarge-lists.icann.org
.
At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group Action Items
ICANN Finance and Operations WG Timetable for Input into ICANN Finance and Planning Activities
Activity (2021-2022) | ICANN Launch | Deadline for Community Comment | OFB-WG Lead | Draft Comment | Final Comment | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposed Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations | ||||||
| FY21 Strategic Outlook | ||||||
| FY23 IANA Operating Plan and Budget | Mid-October | Mid-November | ||||
| FY23 ICANN Operating Plan and Budget | Mid-December | End of January | ||||
| Additional Budget Requests | Late November | End of January | FBSC | |||
FY22-26 Operating Initiatives
Poll Results for FY22-26 Operating Initiatives
Priority Initiatives:
- Strengthen MSM - facilitate diverse and inclusive participation
- Strengthen ICANN Community’s Decision making processes
- Universal Acceptance (tied with 2)
- Planning at ICANN
- Monitor legislation, etc that may impact on ICANN’s mission
# | Initiative | High (B) | Med (R) | Low (Y) | Top Priorities | End User Interests | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Support Evolution of the Root Server system | 36.4 | 54.5 | 9.1 | |||
2 | Facilitate DNS Ecosystem Improvements | 36.4 | 54.5 | 9.1 | |||
3 | Strengthen MSM - facilitate diverse and inclusive participation | 90.9 | 9.1 |
| 1 | The ability to ensure that input in ICANN's policy is globally representative. | Marita Moll |
4 | Strengthen ICANN Community’s Decision making processes | 63.6 | 36.4 |
| 2 (tied) | Maureen Hilyard, Vanda Scartezini | |
5 | Develop Internal and External Ethics Policies | 10 | 50 | 40 | |||
6 | Promote & sustain a competition environment in the DNS | 20 | 40 | 40 | |||
7 | Universal Acceptance | 63.6 | 36.4 |
| 2 (tied) | UA promotes greater choice and broader access for end users. | Satish Babu, Vanda Scartezini |
8 | Root zone management | 30 | 50 | 20 | |||
9 | Evaluate, Align and Facilitate Improved Engagement | 30 | 60 | 10 | |||
10 | Improve Governmental and IGO engagement & participation | 27.3 | 54.5 | 18.2 | |||
11 | Monitor legislation, etc that may impact on ICANN’s mission | 36.4 | 63.3 |
| 5 | Providing educational information to governments. | Holly Raiche |
12 | Formalise ICANN Org Funding Model & improve understanding of long term DN Market drivers | 30 | 60 | 10 | |||
13 | Implement new gTLD Auction Proceeds Recommendations | 30 | 40 | 30 | |||
14 | Planning at ICANN | 45.5 | 45.5 | 9 | 4 | Ricardo Holmquist, Dave Kissoondoyal | |
15 | ICANN reserves | 18.2 | 27.3 | 54.5 |
Members
The 2019-2020 participants of the Operations, Finance and Budget Working (OFBWG), organized by regional affiliation, are noted below.
| Region | Name | Members* |
| Holly Raiche | Chair | |
| Ricardo Holmquist | Vice Chair | |
| Maureen Hilyard | Advisor | |
| AFRALO/RALO | Aziz Hilali | Member |
| AFRALO/ALAC | Dave Kissoondoyal | Member |
| APRALO/RALO | Satish Babu | Member |
| APRALO/ALAC | Justine Chew | Member |
| EURALO/RALO | Sébastien Bachollet | Member |
| EURALO/ALAC | Matthias Hudobnik | Member |
| LACRALO/RALO | Harold Arcos | Member |
| LACRALO/ALAC | Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez | Member |
| NARALO/RALO | Judith Hellerstein | Member |
| NARALO | Marita Moll | Member |
| Region | Name | Participants |
| AFRALO | Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sarata Omane | Participant |
| AFRALO | Bukola Oronti | Participant |
| AFRALO | Joan Katambi | Participant |
| AFRALO | Raymond Mamattah | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sarah Kiden | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sonigitu Ekpe | Participant |
| AFRALO | Michel Tchonang Linze | Participant |
| AFRALO | Patricia Esther Akello | Participant |
| APRALO | Fouad Bajwa | Participant |
| APRALO | Nadira AlAraj | Participant |
| EURALO | Clément Genty | Participant |
| EURALO | Joanna Kulesza | Participant |
| LACRALO | Kerry Kerr | Participant |
| LACRALO | Vanda Scartezini | Participant |
*Please note that the RALO appointed Members have voting rights only for the annual ICANN Additional Budget Request (ABR) process. All other OFBWG Activities will aim to work by consensus of both Member and Participants.
Meetings
Next Call: 18 November 2021
Last Call: 21 October 2021
Upcoming OFB-WG/Planning Workshops and Calls for July through September 2021
- OFB-WG/Planning Team Workshop on the Planning Prioritization Framework Design Elements to include the definition of Participants and the Roles and Responsibilities of the participants. (End of July for 90 mins)
- OFB-WG-Planning Team Workshop to include the review of several researched Prioritization techniques to see which ones fit the ICANN model the best. (Early August for 90 mins)
- OFB-WG Call - Follow Up on Operating Initiatives (End of August for 60 mins)
- OFB-WG Call - IANA Functions Public Comment (Early September for 60 mins)
Policy Advice and Comments Workspaces
2020 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
- At-Large Workspace: Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan
AFRALO-APRALO Statement: Middle East and Adjoining Countries (MEAC) Strategy 2021-2025
OFB-WG Recommendation Prioritization Sub-Group
Finance and Budget Issues
Approved FY21-25 Operating and Financial Plan and the FY21 Budget
ICANN Strategic Plan FY21-FY25
At-Large FY21 Budget Development Workspace (for the development of FY21 Additional Budget Requests)
At-Large FY20 Additional Budget Request Implementation Workspace
An Update Regarding the Board’s Operational Priorities- Blog by ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman; 13 May 2020
Operational Initiatives
Multistakeholder Model Issues
Organizational Review Issues
References
ALAC Subcommittee on Finance and Budget - Previous FBSC Workspace (archived in May 2020)
Documents
Description
The At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFBWG) is an At-Large Working Group within the Operations section of the At-Large Organisation, tasked with preparing statements and requests related to ICANN finance and budget, strategy, and operational initiatives. The Chair of the OFBWG has been delegated by the ALAC Chair who is in charge of At-Large Operations.
The Operations Finance and Budget Working Group (OFBWG) arose out of a noticeable increase in the weekly workload of the Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG). The CPWG recommended that any ICANN Operating Initiative (non-policy) public comments should be considered by another group. The Finance and Budget Subcommittee within the Operations section of the At-Large Organisation was the logical place, as ICANN's Operating Initiatives are coordinated by ICANN's Finance section .
However, the role of the Finance and Budget Subcommittee (FBSC) is quite specific. It coordinates the annual additional budget requests from the ALAC and RALOs to go into the yearly ICANN budget. Because of this specific task on behalf of the ALAC, the membership of the FBSC consists of one ALAC member and one community member from each of the five RALOs to vote on any financial matters relating mainly to Additional Budget Requests (ABRs). While most decisions by the FBSC are by consensus, should a vote be required, this vote is coordinated by the ALAC Chair. The FBSC committee and its purpose will continue.
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 include, but are not limited to:
- Contributing to the coordination of annual additional budget requests from the ALAC and RALOs, to go into the yearly ICANN budget
- Drafting any statement related to the ICANN budget process
- Drafting any statement regarding ICANN's operational initiatives
- Drafting any statement related to the ICANN strategic plan and processes
Contact
Staff Support Lead: Heidi Ullrich
Main mailing list: ofb-wg@icann.org
For Member votes: finance-sc@atlarge-lists.icann.org
.
At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group Action Items
ICANN Finance and Operations WG Timetable for Input into ICANN Finance and Planning Activities
Activity (2021-2022) | ICANN Launch | Deadline for Community Comment | OFB-WG Lead | Draft Comment | Final Comment | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposed Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations | ||||||
| FY21 Strategic Outlook | ||||||
| FY23 IANA Operating Plan and Budget | Mid-October | Mid-November | ||||
| FY23 ICANN Operating Plan and Budget | Mid-December | End of January | ||||
| Additional Budget Requests | Late November | End of January | FBSC | |||
FY22-26 Operating Initiatives
Poll Results for FY22-26 Operating Initiatives
Priority Initiatives:
- Strengthen MSM - facilitate diverse and inclusive participation
- Strengthen ICANN Community’s Decision making processes
- Universal Acceptance (tied with 2)
- Planning at ICANN
- Monitor legislation, etc that may impact on ICANN’s mission
# | Initiative | High (B) | Med (R) | Low (Y) | Top Priorities | End User Interests | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Support Evolution of the Root Server system | 36.4 | 54.5 | 9.1 | |||
2 | Facilitate DNS Ecosystem Improvements | 36.4 | 54.5 | 9.1 | |||
3 | Strengthen MSM - facilitate diverse and inclusive participation | 90.9 | 9.1 |
| 1 | The ability to ensure that input in ICANN's policy is globally representative. | Marita Moll |
4 | Strengthen ICANN Community’s Decision making processes | 63.6 | 36.4 |
| 2 (tied) | Maureen Hilyard, Vanda Scartezini | |
5 | Develop Internal and External Ethics Policies | 10 | 50 | 40 | |||
6 | Promote & sustain a competition environment in the DNS | 20 | 40 | 40 | |||
7 | Universal Acceptance | 63.6 | 36.4 |
| 2 (tied) | UA promotes greater choice and broader access for end users. | Satish Babu, Vanda Scartezini |
8 | Root zone management | 30 | 50 | 20 | |||
9 | Evaluate, Align and Facilitate Improved Engagement | 30 | 60 | 10 | |||
10 | Improve Governmental and IGO engagement & participation | 27.3 | 54.5 | 18.2 | |||
11 | Monitor legislation, etc that may impact on ICANN’s mission | 36.4 | 63.3 |
| 5 | Providing educational information to governments. | Holly Raiche |
12 | Formalise ICANN Org Funding Model & improve understanding of long term DN Market drivers | 30 | 60 | 10 | |||
13 | Implement new gTLD Auction Proceeds Recommendations | 30 | 40 | 30 | |||
14 | Planning at ICANN | 45.5 | 45.5 | 9 | 4 | Ricardo Holmquist, Dave Kissoondoyal | |
15 | ICANN reserves | 18.2 | 27.3 | 54.5 |
Members
The 2019-2020 participants of the Operations, Finance and Budget Working (OFBWG), organized by regional affiliation, are noted below.
| Region | Name | Members* |
| Holly Raiche | Chair | |
| Ricardo Holmquist | Vice Chair | |
| Maureen Hilyard | Advisor | |
| AFRALO/RALO | Aziz Hilali | Member |
| AFRALO/ALAC | Dave Kissoondoyal | Member |
| APRALO/RALO | Satish Babu | Member |
| APRALO/ALAC | Justine Chew | Member |
| EURALO/RALO | Sébastien Bachollet | Member |
| EURALO/ALAC | Matthias Hudobnik | Member |
| LACRALO/RALO | Harold Arcos | Member |
| LACRALO/ALAC | Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez | Member |
| NARALO/RALO | Judith Hellerstein | Member |
| NARALO | Marita Moll | Member |
| Region | Name | Participants |
| AFRALO | Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sarata Omane | Participant |
| AFRALO | Bukola Oronti | Participant |
| AFRALO | Joan Katambi | Participant |
| AFRALO | Raymond Mamattah | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sarah Kiden | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sonigitu Ekpe | Participant |
| AFRALO | Michel Tchonang Linze | Participant |
| AFRALO | Patricia Esther Akello | Participant |
| APRALO | Fouad Bajwa | Participant |
| APRALO | Nadira AlAraj | Participant |
| EURALO | Clément Genty | Participant |
| EURALO | Joanna Kulesza | Participant |
| LACRALO | Kerry Kerr | Participant |
| LACRALO | Vanda Scartezini | Participant |
*Please note that the RALO appointed Members have voting rights only for the annual ICANN Additional Budget Request (ABR) process. All other OFBWG Activities will aim to work by consensus of both Member and Participants.
Meetings
Next Call: 16 December 2021
Last Call: 21 October 2021
Upcoming OFB-WG/Planning Workshops and Calls for July through September 2021
- OFB-WG/Planning Team Workshop on the Planning Prioritization Framework Design Elements to include the definition of Participants and the Roles and Responsibilities of the participants. (End of July for 90 mins)
- OFB-WG-Planning Team Workshop to include the review of several researched Prioritization techniques to see which ones fit the ICANN model the best. (Early August for 90 mins)
- OFB-WG Call - Follow Up on Operating Initiatives (End of August for 60 mins)
- OFB-WG Call - IANA Functions Public Comment (Early September for 60 mins)
Policy Advice and Comments Workspaces
2020 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
- At-Large Workspace: Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan
AFRALO-APRALO Statement: Middle East and Adjoining Countries (MEAC) Strategy 2021-2025
OFB-WG Recommendation Prioritization Sub-Group
Finance and Budget Issues
Approved FY21-25 Operating and Financial Plan and the FY21 Budget
ICANN Strategic Plan FY21-FY25
At-Large FY21 Budget Development Workspace (for the development of FY21 Additional Budget Requests)
At-Large FY20 Additional Budget Request Implementation Workspace
An Update Regarding the Board’s Operational Priorities- Blog by ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman; 13 May 2020
Operational Initiatives
Multistakeholder Model Issues
Organizational Review Issues
References
ALAC Subcommittee on Finance and Budget - Previous FBSC Workspace (archived in May 2020)
Documents
Description
The At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFBWG) is an At-Large Working Group within the Operations section of the At-Large Organisation, tasked with preparing statements and requests related to ICANN finance and budget, strategy, and operational initiatives. The Chair of the OFBWG has been delegated by the ALAC Chair who is in charge of At-Large Operations.
The Operations Finance and Budget Working Group (OFBWG) arose out of a noticeable increase in the weekly workload of the Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG). The CPWG recommended that any ICANN Operating Initiative (non-policy) public comments should be considered by another group. The Finance and Budget Subcommittee within the Operations section of the At-Large Organisation was the logical place, as ICANN's Operating Initiatives are coordinated by ICANN's Finance section .
However, the role of the Finance and Budget Subcommittee (FBSC) is quite specific. It coordinates the annual additional budget requests from the ALAC and RALOs to go into the yearly ICANN budget. Because of this specific task on behalf of the ALAC, the membership of the FBSC consists of one ALAC member and one community member from each of the five RALOs to vote on any financial matters relating mainly to Additional Budget Requests (ABRs). While most decisions by the FBSC are by consensus, should a vote be required, this vote is coordinated by the ALAC Chair. The FBSC committee and its purpose will continue.
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 include, but are not limited to:
- Contributing to the coordination of annual additional budget requests from the ALAC and RALOs, to go into the yearly ICANN budget
- Drafting any statement related to the ICANN budget process
- Drafting any statement regarding ICANN's operational initiatives
- Drafting any statement related to the ICANN strategic plan and processes
Contact
Staff Support Lead: Heidi Ullrich
Main mailing list: ofb-wg@icann.org
For Member votes: finance-sc@atlarge-lists.icann.org
.
At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group Action Items
ICANN Finance and Operations WG Timetable for Input into ICANN Finance and Planning Activities
Activity (2021-2022) | ICANN Launch | Deadline for Community Comment | OFB-WG Lead | Draft Comment | Final Comment | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposed Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations | ||||||
| FY21 Strategic Outlook | ||||||
| FY23 IANA Operating Plan and Budget | Mid-October | Mid-November | ||||
| FY23 ICANN Operating Plan and Budget | Mid-December | End of January | ||||
| Additional Budget Requests | Late November | End of January | FBSC | |||
FY22-26 Operating Initiatives
Poll Results for FY22-26 Operating Initiatives
Priority Initiatives:
- Strengthen MSM - facilitate diverse and inclusive participation
- Strengthen ICANN Community’s Decision making processes
- Universal Acceptance (tied with 2)
- Planning at ICANN
- Monitor legislation, etc that may impact on ICANN’s mission
# | Initiative | High (B) | Med (R) | Low (Y) | Top Priorities | End User Interests | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Support Evolution of the Root Server system | 36.4 | 54.5 | 9.1 | |||
2 | Facilitate DNS Ecosystem Improvements | 36.4 | 54.5 | 9.1 | |||
3 | Strengthen MSM - facilitate diverse and inclusive participation | 90.9 | 9.1 |
| 1 | The ability to ensure that input in ICANN's policy is globally representative. | Marita Moll |
4 | Strengthen ICANN Community’s Decision making processes | 63.6 | 36.4 |
| 2 (tied) | Maureen Hilyard, Vanda Scartezini | |
5 | Develop Internal and External Ethics Policies | 10 | 50 | 40 | |||
6 | Promote & sustain a competition environment in the DNS | 20 | 40 | 40 | |||
7 | Universal Acceptance | 63.6 | 36.4 |
| 2 (tied) | UA promotes greater choice and broader access for end users. | Satish Babu, Vanda Scartezini |
8 | Root zone management | 30 | 50 | 20 | |||
9 | Evaluate, Align and Facilitate Improved Engagement | 30 | 60 | 10 | |||
10 | Improve Governmental and IGO engagement & participation | 27.3 | 54.5 | 18.2 | |||
11 | Monitor legislation, etc that may impact on ICANN’s mission | 36.4 | 63.3 |
| 5 | Providing educational information to governments. | Holly Raiche |
12 | Formalise ICANN Org Funding Model & improve understanding of long term DN Market drivers | 30 | 60 | 10 | |||
13 | Implement new gTLD Auction Proceeds Recommendations | 30 | 40 | 30 | |||
14 | Planning at ICANN | 45.5 | 45.5 | 9 | 4 | Ricardo Holmquist, Dave Kissoondoyal | |
15 | ICANN reserves | 18.2 | 27.3 | 54.5 |
Members
The 2019-2020 participants of the Operations, Finance and Budget Working (OFBWG), organized by regional affiliation, are noted below.
| Region | Name | Members* |
| Holly Raiche | Chair | |
| Ricardo Holmquist | Vice Chair | |
| Maureen Hilyard | Advisor | |
| AFRALO/RALO | Aziz Hilali | Member |
| AFRALO/ALAC | Dave Kissoondoyal | Member |
| APRALO/RALO | Satish Babu | Member |
| APRALO/ALAC | Justine Chew | Member |
| EURALO/RALO | Sébastien Bachollet | Member |
| EURALO/ALAC | Matthias Hudobnik | Member |
| LACRALO/RALO | Harold Arcos | Member |
| LACRALO/ALAC | Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez | Member |
| NARALO/RALO | Judith Hellerstein | Member |
| NARALO | Marita Moll | Member |
| Region | Name | Participants |
| AFRALO | Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sarata Omane | Participant |
| AFRALO | Bukola Oronti | Participant |
| AFRALO | Joan Katambi | Participant |
| AFRALO | Raymond Mamattah | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sarah Kiden | Participant |
| AFRALO | Sonigitu Ekpe | Participant |
| AFRALO | Michel Tchonang Linze | Participant |
| AFRALO | Patricia Esther Akello | Participant |
| APRALO | Fouad Bajwa | Participant |
| APRALO | Nadira AlAraj | Participant |
| EURALO | Clément Genty | Participant |
| EURALO | Joanna Kulesza | Participant |
| LACRALO | Kerry Kerr | Participant |
| LACRALO | Vanda Scartezini | Participant |
*Please note that the RALO appointed Members have voting rights only for the annual ICANN Additional Budget Request (ABR) process. All other OFBWG Activities will aim to work by consensus of both Member and Participants.
Meetings
Next Call: 18 November 2021
Last Call: 21 October 2021
Upcoming OFB-WG/Planning Workshops and Calls for July through September 2021
- OFB-WG/Planning Team Workshop on the Planning Prioritization Framework Design Elements to include the definition of Participants and the Roles and Responsibilities of the participants. (End of July for 90 mins)
- OFB-WG-Planning Team Workshop to include the review of several researched Prioritization techniques to see which ones fit the ICANN model the best. (Early August for 90 mins)
- OFB-WG Call - Follow Up on Operating Initiatives (End of August for 60 mins)
- OFB-WG Call - IANA Functions Public Comment (Early September for 60 mins)
Policy Advice and Comments Workspaces
2020 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
- At-Large Workspace: Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan
AFRALO-APRALO Statement: Middle East and Adjoining Countries (MEAC) Strategy 2021-2025
