2024-07-18 Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) Call

Date: Thursday, 18 July 2024

Time: 18:00-19:00 UTC (for the time in various time zones click here)

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EN, ES, FR : 1638

Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/92139943237?pwd=RR7XGoRSXgUGFm2K4QKyAFEp54AzQb.1  / Password: OFBC#12345 

RTT Link: www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN

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Action Items: EN         

Zoom Recording: EN

Recording : EN, ES, FR

Zoom Chat: EN   

Transcription: EN, ES, FR

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OFB-WG Co-Chairs: Claire Craig & Marita Moll

Advisors: 

Dial out Participants: 

EN: 

ES: 

FR:

Apologies: Jonathan Zuck, 

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Michelle DeSmyter

ES Interpreters:  

FR Interpreters:

Call Management: Michelle DeSmyter

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AGENDA:   *****TO BE UPDATED!*****

1. Roll Call - Staff (2 mins)

2. Welcome and review of Action items - Claire Craig, Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (3 mins)

3. Update on the work of the ATRT3 Recommendation 3.6 - Continuous Improvement Program Project (CIP) - Cheryl Langdon-Orr, CIP-CCG ALAC Representative  (10 mins) 

   1. See: At-Large Continuous Improvement Program Project (CIP) workspace   

   2. See: Updated/detailed CIP-CCG Project Timeline

   3. ALAC CIP Small team

4. Update on the Procedure to select ALAC PHR nominees by AASC- Justine Chew, Acting Chair of the AASC (5 mins)

5.  2012 ALAC Procedures for filing comments and objections in the Next gTLD Round - Justine Chew and Dev Anand Teelucksingh (20 min)
   1. 2012 Procedures for the ALAC to submit public comments on and file objections to the new gTLD applications.
   2. ALAC objections Funding instructions.

6. AOB - Claire Craig and Marita Moll, Co-Chairs of the OFB-WG (10 mins)

   • Public Comment period for the draft ICANN Strategic Plan and draft ICANN Operational Plan for fiscal years 2026–2030 will now begin on 23 July - Claire Craig

     • Draft ICANN Strategic Plan and Operating Plan for FY26-30 The Five-Year Strategic Plan establishes a vision and a set of strategic objectives in service of ICANN's Mission. The Strategic Plan enables ICANN to continue to fulfill its Mission and meet new and continuously evolving challenges and opportunities. The Five-Year Operating Plan outlines the strategies to achieve the objectives set in the Strategic Plan. These two draft plans will be published for public comment in the summer of 2024

   •  At-Large Activities at Global Internet Governance Meetings - Marita Moll

      7. Next Meeting - Claire Craig, Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (2 mins)

 

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REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

• ALAC Procedures for filing comments and objections in the Next gTLD Round 
• ICANN Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-2030
• ICANN 80 Finance and Planning update: https://icann80.sched.com/event/1daZY/finance-and-planning-update
• Board adopts the ICANN FY25-29 Operating and Financial Plan, the ICANN FY25 Operating Plan and Budget and the IANA FY25 Operating Plan and Budget.
• FY25 Operating Plan and Budget
• 2024-04-23 CROSS RALO Round Table on Net Mundial - the same, 10 years later

• Final  NETmundial+10 Multistakeholder Statement can be viewed here

  At-Large Activities at Global Internet Governance Meetings
• Global Digital Compact -  ZERO draft 
•  Blog WSIS 202 by Veni Markovski 
• Workspace : At-Large Workspace: Proposed Bylaws Updates to Limit Access to Accountability Mechanisms
• Workspace :At-Large Workspace: Timing and Potential Deferral of ATRT4 and Related Community Engagement
• ICANN Grant Program