Hi Alejandra,

Do we know of which other SO/ACs have gone down the ABR process in the past, and might it make sense for us to reach out to them to find out

1. Why they felt it was necessary to go down this route, and what they were looking for with “out of band” funding?
2. Their thoughts on ICANN Org’s proposal to terminate the ABR process?

Best Regards,

Stephen

From: Ccnso-council <ccnso-council-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Alejandra Reynoso Barral via Ccnso-council <ccnso-council@icann.org>
Reply-To: Alejandra Reynoso Barral <alejandra.reynoso@gmail.com>
Date: Monday, November 6, 2023 at 09:14
To: ccNSO Council <ccnso-council@icann.org>
Cc: Andreas Musielak <musielak@denic.de>, "ccNSO-SOPcommittee@icann.org" <ccnso-sopcommittee@icann.org>
Subject: [ccnso-council] Transition of the Additional Budget Request (ABR) process to the regular FY25 budget process

Dear Councillors and SOPC members

During the SO/AC Chairs roundtable at ICANN 78 the attached document was presented seeking our feedback. It is a recommendation to end the Additional Budget Request (ABR) process beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, and for community groups to utilize the annual operating plan and budget (OP&B) process for all resource requests moving forward.

To date the ccNSO has not made such a request, so we have no experience on this matter. Therefore, may I suggest that we decline commenting on this topic?

Please reply to this email with your thoughts.

Best regards,

Alejandra

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