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Submissions for this Proceeding

Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget

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Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget Submission - Policy staff in support of the At-Large Community, At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
13 February 2023

Submission Summary:

The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget.


We would like to thank ICANN org for the reduction of pages in the Operational Plan & Budget, without losing the explanations of the budget, operational plans, and initiatives. As it has been in the last years, it is presented in a very readabl...


Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget Submission - ICANN Business Constituency (BC)
13 February 2023

Submission Summary:

The BC is in general agreement of the funding and expense scenarios for the draft Operating and Financial Plans for FY24-28 and FY24.  


The BC accepts the proposed ‘base-case’ funding forecast of $145.3 million for FY24, rising to a projected $152.7 million by FY28.  We also note that “ICANN plans for operating expenses to remain at or lower than budgeted funding, drawing from designated and available fundi...


Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget Submission - Plommer, Raoul
13 February 2023

Submission Summary:

In Kuala Lumpur, at ICANN75, over half of the people in the public forum session stood up for my plea in supporting ICANN to become carbon neutral. Everybody knows by now, that this should be achieved as soon as possible, for the time is running out on us. ICANN can not just feign interest in becoming environmentally responsible anymore. We need to take action!


Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget Submission - (RySG), Registries Stakeholder Group
13 February 2023

Submission Summary:

The Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Draft FY24-28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget.

We appreciate ICANN’s effort to provide comprehensive and detailed documentation in a structured way, but remain concerned about the ability of the volunteer community to process the huge amount of information, and effectively comment.

The RySG provides overarchi...


Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget Submission - ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)
13 February 2023

Submission Summary:

Brief GAC comments express appreciation for recent improvements to the the detail and scope of planning information shared with the community and provide specific comments about the FY24 Additional Budget Request Process, Community Engagement and Service efforts, and Constituency Travel planning as they respectively impact specific initiatives and expectations of the GAC for FY24 and beyond.


Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget Submission - SOP Committee
13 February 2023

Submission Summary:

The ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Committee (SOPC) welcomed the opportunity to comment on ICANN's draft FY24-28 Operating and Financial Plan and draft FY24 Operating and Budget.

The SOPC is pleased to note that we have seen a steady improvement in the budget process over the past years. 

Moreover, the format of the document is consistent with last year's format. This has made it much easier for us to compare the pre...