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2026-04-09 Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) Call

2026-04-09 Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) Call

Date: Thursday, 09 April 2026

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

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

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

AFRALO Adebunmi Akinbo, Aziz Hilali (apology), Raihanath Gbadamassi 

APRALO Justine Chew, Aftab Siddiqui, Satish Babu (apology)

EURALO Emilia Zalewska-Czajczyńska, Pari Esfandiari, Natálie Terčová

LACRALO  Claire Craig, Hannah Frank, Eunice Alejandra Perez Coello

NARALO Jonathan Zuck, Judith Hellerstein (apology), Kathleen Scoggin

Action Items: EN         

Zoom Recording: EN

Zoom Audio Replay: EN, ES, FR

Zoom Chat: EN

Transcription:

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OFB-WG Co-Chairs: Claire Craig & Bukola Oronti

Participants: 

Apologies: Judith Hellerstein, Vanda Scartezini, Aziz Hilali, Heidi Ullrich (staff), Satish Babu, Alan Greenberg, Maureen Hilyard, Bukola Oronti

ICANN Staff: Silvia Vivanco, Michelle DeSmyter

Guests: none

Call management: Michelle DeSmyter

AGENDA: **DRAFT**

  1. Roll Call - Staff (2 mins)

  2. Welcome and Introductions - Claire Craig, Co-Chair OFB-WG -(2 mins)

  3. Conflict of Interest - Updates to SOI - Claire Craig - (2 mins)

  4. Review of Action items - Claire Craig Co-chair OFB-WG -(2 mins)

  5. Standard Bylaws Amendment – Transition Article on Specific Reviews - Presentation of FINAL draft- Justine Chew (15 mins)

Statement/Correspondence/Advice Name

Internal Deadlines

Public Comment Close

Status

Assigned Working Group

Assigned Role(s)

workspace

Statement/Correspondence/Advice Name

Internal Deadlines

Public Comment Close

Status

Assigned Working Group

Assigned Role(s)

workspace

Standard Bylaws Amendment – Transition Article on Specific Reviews

  1. Call for volunteers extended - Friday 27 February

  2. Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion - Thursday 26 March

  3. Presentation First Draft - OFB call of Thursday April 2.

  4. Community: Comment on Draft Statement - Friday April 3 - Wednesday April 8.

  5. Final Draft Presentation- Thursday 09 April

  6. ALAC: Vote on Final Statement – Friday 10 April- Monday 13 April

  7. Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – Monday 13 April

Monday 13 April 2026

FINAL DRAFT presentation

OFB-WG

Reviewers

 @Nkoro Essang Nkoro

Bukola Oronti

@Maureen

@claire.craig

@Alfredo Calderon

@avri doria

@Justine Chew

Murray Mc Kercher

 At-Large workspace:Standard Bylaws Amendment – Transition Article on Specific Reviews

  1. Review of Reviews updates - At-Large Review of Reviews Cross-Community Group Workspace - Jonathan Zuck, Avri Doria, ALAC representatives on the Reviews of Reviews CCG (10 mins)

  2. Internet Governance meetings - Amrita Choudhury, Judith Hellerstein (10 mins)

  3. Update by Objections Procedure small team - Dev Anand Teelucksingh and Hannah Frank - 10 mins

  4. AoB - Claire Craig, Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (5 mins)

    1. ICANN published the Public Comment Summary Report for the draft ICANN FY27–31 Operating & Financial Plan, the draft ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, and the draft IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget.

    2. https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/icann-fy2731-operating-financial-plan-icanniana-fy27-op-plans-budgets-16-12-2025

    3. https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-pti-fy27-operating-plan-and-budget-16-12-2025

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

    1. Meeting cadence - next call - Thursday, April 16 at 14:00 UTC