2024 At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group Action Items

With regards to the “Objections in the next Round Program”, the  Small team will be re-established and will report after ICANN 82. 

PC on Operating Standards – @Heidi Ullrich will ask ICANN Org re their plans for community discussion on the OSSR. 

With regards to the "Proposed Update to the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews" @Alan Greenberg Alan and penholders will work on a FIRST statement by next Thursday Feb 20th. 

OFB members are requested to complete the Survey Next Round Topics for At-Large  Plenary: Sub Pro’s promise and New gTLD Round by tomorrow Feb 14 

 With regards to ALAC questions to the Board,  JZ will review the letter to be sent by Marita and decision shall be made by Feb 14. 

@Michelle DeSmyter will schedule the next call for Thursday 20th at 18:00 UTC.

As per the Timeline @Silvia Vivanco  to send a message with the “Second Community Comment / Call for final Endorsement by 09 February of the 2 ALAC statements DRAFT PTI FY26 Operating Plan and Budget and ICANN FY26-30 Operating & Financial Plan, ICANN/IANA FY26 op Plan & Budgets

With regards to the letter to ALAC from the Board "Advice Regarding standing for objections in the Next Round Program" It was agreed that the small team will work on objections procedures .

@Alan Greenberg @Alan Greenberg , @sebastien.bachollet @Jonathan Zuck , @Justine Chew , @Hadia Elminiawi , @bukola.fawole and all volunteers for the the PC “Operating Standards for specific reviews” will strategize on the way forward.

@Silvia Vivanco to Invite Leon to the next OFB meeting to discuss the PC "Proposed Updates to the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews PC"

OFB-WG members are reminded to review the Open PC documents for PTI, ICANN and IANA and submit comments

Penholders  for the ALAC statement on the "Proposed Updates to the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews" , @Cheryl Langdon-Orr, @Alan Greenberg , @sebastien.bachollet, @Jonathan Zuck, @Justine Chew  @Hadia Elminiawi and @bukola.fawole  will continue working on the Draft statement. The google document is set "anyone with the link can view"

With regards to the letter to ALAC from the Board "Advice Regarding standing for objections in the Next Round Program" It was agreed that the small team to work on objections should continue its work and a procedure for both comments and objections should be in place.

The penholders /volunteers of the statement At-Large Workspace: Draft PTI FY26 Operating Plan and Budget Cheryl, Pari Esfandiari, Satish Babu will present the final Draft Statement on Thursday Feb 6.

The penholders/volunteers of the statement At-Large Workspace: ICANN FY26–30 Operating & Financial Plan, ICANN/IANA FY26 Op Plans & Budgets, Claire, Eunice, Pari, Judith, Cheryl, Shah Zahidur Rahman and Satish Babu will present the final Draft Statement on Thursday Feb 06.

@Michelle DeSmyter to set up the next OFB call for Thursday Feb 06, 18 UTC for 90 mins. 

The OFB WG agreed to prepare the statement for the PC "Proposed Updates to the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews" 

@Michelle DeSmyter to open a google doc for the At-Large Workspace: Proposed Updates to the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews.

 @Jonathan Zuck will work with staff to request an extension to file the "Proposed Updates to the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews" (currently due on February 10th) until after ICANN 82.

@Yesim Saglam to prepare the vote for the Public consultation " IANA 2030 Strategy: Draft PTI Strategic Plan covering 2025 to 2030".                 

Silvia Vivanco to send reminders with timelines to OFB WG members for the 2 Public comments due on February 14^th. , open for comment until Feb 5 DRAFT PTI FY26 Operating Plan and Budget AL-ALAC ST-1224-01-00-EN and google doc:  ICANN FY26-30 Operating & Financial Plan, ICANN/IANA FY26 Op Plans and Budgets

@Michelle DeSmyter to schedule the next call for Thursday 30^th January at 14 UTC.

@Alan Greenberg, @sebastien.bachollet, @Jonathan Zuck, @Justine ChewChew volunteered to review the PC "Proposed Updates to the Operating standards for Specific reviews" and will report at next week's OFB call with an opinion if the ALAC should comment on this PC.

The revised statement "Continuous Improvement Program Framework" was approved by consensus with ALAC members present at the call, Claire Craig, Jonathan Zuck, Bukola Oront,  Eunice Alejandra Perez Coello, Judith Hellerstein, Natálie Terčová, Satish Babu, Shah Zahidur, Justine Chew, Lilian deLuque and Raihanath Gbdamassi voted affirmatively.

@Silvia Vivanco will send a reminder to all the penholders of the 3 PCs in progress so they can present progress at next week’s OFB call.

The PHR update will be added to next week’s agenda 

@Michelle DeSmyter will schedule the next OFB call for Thursday 23 January for 60 mins. 

@Maureen to work with her team to deliver the final CIP statement by Monday, 13 January 2025. 

@Yesim Saglam and @Heidi Ullrich to work to launch the CIP statement ALAC vote on Monday, 13 January 2025 and close it on Wednesday, 15 January 2025. @Heidi Ullrich to submit the statement on 17 January 2025. 

@Michelle DeSmyter to schedule the next OFB-WG on Thursday, 16 January for 90 minutes. 

@Silvia Vivanco to send an email to all CIP members giving them a heads up that this process is open, IF they wish to comment.

@Michelle DeSmyter will schedule a Special OFB-WG on PHR on the 6th at 12:00 UTC (for 60 mins). @sebastien.bachollet to send the Agenda for the PHR call in advance of the meeting.

@Michelle DeSmyter  to schedule all reg OFB-WG calls  for 90 mins in January. The next call will be held on January 09 at 18 UTC.

CIP PC Penholders, @Maureen ;@Marita Moll, @joanna.kulesza and @Hadia Elminiawi  will present the First Draft statement at the Thursday 19 December OFB call.

@Heidi Ullrich to invite the new Ombudsman Elizabeth Field to speak about the Public comment Proposed Revisions to Community Anti-Harassment Policy in early January 2025 .

Penholders of the IANA 2030 Strategy: Draft PTI Strategic Plan covering 2025 to 2030 will draft the Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion in order to establish working group consensus – OFB-WG call on Thursday 19  Dec.

The PHR discussion  will continue, the item will be included in the January Agenda on January 09 .

Attendees at the 2024 IGF to outcomes/reports and photos to the relevant wiki pages: At-Large Activities at the 2024 IGF and At-Large Photos from the 2024 IGF

The  OFB WG agreed by consensus to support the "Draft letter re Dismissal of IPC’s RfR"

@Silvia Vivanco will put the letter in support of GNSO's "IPC's RfR in the relevant format and will send it to the Board.

The Anti-Harrasment PC was discussed, the WG agreed to submit a statement. @Silvia Vivancoto capture the bullet points put forward by Judith and will circulate the google doc with Draft statement among the penholders.

The new draft process  for responding to Public Comments was presented. Once confirmed, @Andrew Chen  will create a workspace with the policy /operations advice development process and timelines.

@Silvia Vivanco will draft a call for volunteers to be sent for the PC " IANA  2030  Strategy:Draft PTI  Strategic Plan covering  2025-2030 with the relevant timeline to be included in the call for volunteers. Pari and Satish volunteered as penholders. Document draft talking points to be created.

@Silvia Vivanco to add the PHR to next week's Agenda.

@Michelle DeSmyter will schedule the next call for December 12 at 18 UTC.

Staff will finalize the document ALAC procedure to file objections  and will send to ALAC for vote

ICANN 81 Board questions : Hadia will drafting a response for board question 1.Liz Field, the new Ombuds, will speak with At-Large during the At-Large Open House session during ICANN81.
Judith H to adapt her question for the Ombuds.

On the IGF:  All members attending the IGF in person are requested to add their names to the table on the IGF Activities workspace. Heidi will pass on the names to Fahd for coordination with GSE staff on the ground 

@Michelle DeSmyter will schedule the next call for December 5 at 14 UTC.