This message is sent on behalf of the NRO Secretariat. ----------- Summary ----------- The ICANN Empowered Community is the mechanism through which ICANN’s Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) can organise, under California law, to legally enforce their community powers and hold ICANN accountable for its actions. The Address Supporting Organization (ASO) is the Decisional Participant in the Empowered Committee.
The ICANN Board has approved the operating plans and budgets for IANA and ICANN for 2026, as well as the ICANN Operating and Financial Plan from 2026-2030. Should anyone wish to object to the ICANN Board's approval of these plans and budgets, they may send a Rejection Action Petition to the ASO Secretariat by 30 May 2025. The announcement is available at: https://www.nro.net/notice-to-the-aso-community-on-rejection-action-petition-period-for-icann-iana-fy26-operating-plan-and-budget-and-icann-fy26-30-operating-and-financial-plan/ ----------- Notice to the ASO Community on Rejection Action Petition Period for ICANN/IANA FY26 Operating Plan and Budget and ICANN FY26-30 Operating and Financial Plan ----------- 9 MAY 2025 Dear RIR Community As a Decisional Participant, the Address Supporting Organization received a notification from the ICANN Secretary requiring Decisional Participants to inform their constituents of the delivery of: - IANA FY26 Operating Plan and Budget - ICANN FY26 Operating Plan and Budget - ICANN FY26-30 Operating and Financial Plan Pursuant to Section 22.4(b)(v) of the ICANN Bylaws (at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article22), this serves as notice to the EC Administration and Decisional Participants in the Empowered Community that on 3 May 2025 the ICANN Board approved the above mentioned Plans and Budgets. The resolutions approving the Operating Plans and Budgets are available at https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-03-05-2025-en ----------- IANA FY26 Operating Plan and Budget ----------- The IANA FY26 Operating Plan and Budget as approved reflects updates made after the public comment proceeding closed. The IANA FY26 Operating Plan and Budget is available at:https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-iana-op-plan-budget-fy2026-published-2025-en.pdf ----------- ICANN FY26 Operating Plan and Budget ----------- The ICANN FY26 Operating Plan as approved reflects updates made after the public comment proceeding closed. The ICANN FY26 Operating Plan is available at pages 122-227 of the following document: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-op-financial-plan-fy2026-2030-op-plan-fy2026-published-2025-en.pdf ICANN FY26 Budget is available at: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-budget-fy2026-published-2025-en.pdf ----------- ICANN FY26-30 Operating and Financial Plan ----------- The ICANN FY26-30 Operating and Financial Plan as approved reflects updates made after the public comment proceeding closed. The ICANN FY26-30 Operating and Financial Plan is available at pages 1-121 of the following document: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-op-financial-plan-fy2026-2030-op-plan-fy2026-published-2025-en.pdf ----------- Under the ICANN Bylaws, the Empowered Community now has the opportunity to consider whether it will reject the Board’s approval. During Rejection Action Petition Periods any individual may submit a petition to any Decisional Participant, seeking to reject the Board action. This petition period will end on 30 May 2025 at 06:59 UTC Please refer to Article 2, Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws for additional details on the Rejection Process, including all pertinent deadlines and requirements for Rejection Action Petitions: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD Any Rejection Action Petition should be sent to the ASO Secretariat ( secretariat [at] aso.icann.org) before the deadline. Regards ASO Secretariat -- Kind regards, Ulka Athale RIPE NCC www.ripe.net ----- To unsubscribe from this mailing list or change your subscription options, please visit: https://mailman.ripe.net/mailman3/lists/ripe-list.ripe.net/ As we have migrated to Mailman 3, you will need to create an account with the email matching your subscription before you can change your settings. More details at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/mailman-3-migration/
