2026-02-26 Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) Call

2026-02-26 Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG) Call

Date: Thursday, 26 February 2026

Time: 14:00-15:00 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

(PLEASE NOTE, THERE WILL NOT BE INTERPRETATION, DUE TO ICANN85 PREP WEEK)


AFRALO Adebunmi Akinbo, Aziz Hilali, Raihanath Gbadamassi 

APRALO Justine Chew, Aftab Siddiqui, Satish Babu

EURALO Emilia Zalewska-Czajczyńska, Pari Esfandiari, Natálie Terčová

LACRALO  Claire Craig, Hannah Frank, Eunice Alejandra Perez Coello

NARALO Jonathan Zuck, Judith Hellerstein, Kathleen Scoggin


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Zoom Recording: EN

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

Participants: 

Apologies: Cheryl Langdon-Orr

ICANN Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco,

Guests:

Call management: Jessica Benitez


AGENDA: DRAFT

  1. Roll Call - Staff (2 mins)

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

  3. Conflict of Interest- Updates to SOI- Bukola Oronti (2 mins)

  4. Review of Action items - Claire Craig , Co-Chair of the OFB-WG  (3 mins)

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

    1. Call for volunteers extended until Friday 27 February: Standard ByLaws Amendment Transition Article on Specific Reviews (5 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

Fundamental Bylaws Amendments on IANA-Related Reviews and CSC Charter Update

  1. Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion - OFB call Thursday 26 February First draft presentation - OFB call (Thursday 26 Feb (TBD)

  2. Community: Comment on Draft Statement - 27 February - 25 March

  3. Presentation- Final Draft - Thursday March 26

  4. ALAC: Vote on Final Statement –Friday -27 March - 30 March
    Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – 30 March

30 March 2026

Small team meeting

OFB-WG

 Murray McKercher

Nkoro,N.E

Claire Craig

Bukola Oronti

Houda Chichi

Adebunmi Akinbo

 

 

 

 

 

 At-Large workspace: Fundamental Bylaws Amendments on IANA-Related Reviews and CSC Charter Update.

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 March 26

  4. Community: Comment on Draft Statement - Friday March 27 - April 1

  5. Final Draft Presentation- Thursday 09 April

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

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

13 April 2026

 Small team meeting

OFB-WG

 @Nkoro Essang Nkoro

@bukola.fawole

@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. Small Team presentation of Bullet Points: Fundamental By-Laws Amendments on IANA Related Reviews and CSC Charter Update - Adebunmi Akinbo, Houda Chichi - (15 mins)

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

  1. AOB - Claire Craig , Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (10 mins)

    1. ICANN85 ALAC Questions to the Board - 5 mins

    2. Objections Procedure Update - Dev Anand Teelucksingh - 5 mins

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

a. Meeting cadence - next meeting - ICANN 85 Sunday 08 March 2026 and Thursday March 26, 2026 18 UTC.