Each fiscal year, the ICANN Board reviews its Operational Priorities, assesses progress against set goals, and considers whether there are opportunities to update or include new Operational Priorities. Click the link above to read ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman’s blog about key results from fiscal year 2021 and the targets for fiscal year 2022.

ICANN has announced that the deadline to submit applications for the NextGen@ICANN73 program has been extended through 5 November 2021. ICANN wants to hear from regional university students in North America who are interested in participating in the ICANN73 Community Forum. ICANN73 is scheduled to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 5 to 10 March 2022.

ICANN is honored to announce that the recipient of the 2021 Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building is Satish Babu. The award recognizes Babu for his outstanding efforts in promoting the multistakeholder model of Internet governance and capacity building on a local and regional scale. Click the link in the title to learn more.

ICANN published its audited consolidated financial statements and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) published its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2021. ICANN's consolidated financial statements are presented for convenience and informational purposes. Click the link in the title to read more about the statements.