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2026-01-08 Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) Call

2026-01-08 Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) Call

Date: Thursday, 08 January 2026

Time: 14:00-15:00 UTC (for the time in various time zones (click here)

How can I participate in this meeting?  

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, Raihanath Gbadamassi 

APRALO Justine Chew-apology, Aftab Siddiqui, Satish Babu

EURALO Emilia Zalewska-Czajczyńska, Pari Esfandiari (apology), Natálie Terčová

LACRALO  Claire Craig, Hannah Frank, Eunice Alejandra Perez Coello

NARALO Jonathan Zuck, Judith Hellerstein, Kathleen Scoggin

Action Items: EN         

Zoom Recording: EN

Zoom Audio Replay: EN, ES, FR

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

Participants: 

Apologies: Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Sébastien Bachollet, Eduardo Diaz, Alan Greenberg, Hadia Elminiawi, Justine Chew, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Maureen Hilyard, Pari Esfandiari

ICANN Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Brenda Brewer

Interpreters:
ES: Lilian, Paula

FR: Chloe, Dominique

Call management: Brenda Brewer

AGENDA: **DRAFT!**

  1. Roll Call - Staff (2 mins)

  2. Welcome and Introductions - Bukola Oronti , Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (3 mins)

  3. Conflict of Interest- Updates to SOI- Bukola Oronti (3 mins)

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

  5. Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Public Comment Statement, or Correspondence)- Bukola Oronti , Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (5 mins)

Statement/Correspondence/Advice Name

Internal Deadlines

Public Comment Close

Status

Assigned Working Group

Assigned Role(s)

Statement/Correspondence/Advice Name

Internal Deadlines

Public Comment Close

Status

Assigned Working Group

Assigned Role(s)

ICANN FY27 –31 Operating & Financial Plan, ICANN/IANA FY27 Op Plans & Budgets

  1. Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion - OFB call of 15 Jan

  2. First draft presentation - OFB call 22 Jan

  3. Community: Comment on Draft Statement 22-28 Jan–

  4. Presentation- Final Draft - 29 January

  5. ALAC: Vote on Final Statement –Friday 30 Jan - 02 Feb
    Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – by 12 Feb

12 February 2026

 

call for volunteers sent

OFB-WG

Nkoro Essang Nkoro

claire.craig

Judith Hellerstein

Cheryl Langdon-Orr (final Editing)

Maureen (final editing) 

@bukola.fawole

@Eunice Alejandra Pérez Coello

Draft PTI FY27 Operating Plan and Budget

  1. Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion - OFB call of 15 Jan

  2. First draft presentation - OFB call 22 Jan

  3. Community: Comment on Draft Statement 22-28 Jan–

  4. Presentation- Final Draft - 29 January

  5. ALAC: Vote on Final Statement –Friday 30 Jan - 02 Feb
    Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – by 12 Feb

12 February 2026

call for volunteers sent

 

Nkoro Essang Nkoro

claire.craig

Cheryl Langdon-Orr (final Editing)

Maureen (final editing) 

@bukola.fawole

ICANN Office of Ombuds Framework and Process

 

10 February 2026 | 23:59

 

 

@avri doria

Hannah Frank

@Vanda Scartezini

@claire.craig

@Abedunmi Akinbo

 

  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 (15 minutes)

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

a) WSIS + 20 Preparatory Process Roadmap

  1. AOB - Claire Craig , Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (5 mins)

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

a. Meeting cadence - next meeting - January 15, 18:00 UTC for 90 mins.