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
Action Items: EN
Zoom Recording: EN
Zoom Audio Replay: 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
Roll Call - Staff (2 mins)
Welcome and Introductions - Bukola Oronti , Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (2 mins)
Conflict of Interest- Updates to SOI- Bukola Oronti (2 mins)
Review of Action items - Claire Craig , Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (3 mins)
Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Public Comment Statement, or Correspondence)- Bukola Oronti , Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (5 mins)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fundamental Bylaws Amendments on IANA-Related Reviews and CSC Charter Update |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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)
Small Team presentation of Bullet Points: Fundamental By-Laws Amendments on IANA Related Reviews and CSC Charter Update - Adebunmi Akinbo, Houda Chichi - (15 mins)
Internet Governance meetings - Amrita Choudhury, Judith Hellerstein (10 mins)
AOB - Claire Craig , Co-Chair of the OFB-WG (10 mins)
ICANN85 ALAC Questions to the Board - 5 mins
Objections Procedure Update - Dev Anand Teelucksingh - 5 mins
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.
ICANN Org Planning team wiki https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/EwB8Fw
Prep Week webinar ‘Second Draft of the RIR Governance Document on Wednesday, 15 October at 15:00
UTC:https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann84-prep-week-schedule-now-available-15-09-2025-…ALAC Workspace for Functional Model for Root Server System Governance
Bullet points:
Root server system governance structure PC 2025 and DRAFT ALAC statement
Reference document: ICANN Strategic Plan FY26-30