Dear ICANN Community: Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced<https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-board-adopts-fy22-26-op...> that the ICANN Board of Directors has adopted ICANN's FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan and FY22 Operating Plan and Budget. To view the plans, click here<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/current-en>.

The FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan outlines the feasibility and timing of services, activities, and milestones identified to achieve the objectives and goals outlined in the ICANN Strategic Plan FY21-25<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/strategic-plan-2021-2025-24jun19...>. The FY22 Operating Plan and Budget provides greater detail on the planned activities and resources for the upcoming fiscal year starting 1 July 2021 and ending 30 June 2022. The operating and budget documents include:

• Highlights of the FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan and FY22 Operating Plan and Budget.
• ICANN FY22-26 Operating Plan and FY22 Operating Plan.
• ICANN FY22 Budget.

Under ICANN's Bylaws<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en>, the Empowered Community may consider whether it will reject any of the plans adopted by the ICANN Board. If no Empowered Community rejection process is pending, then the adopted plans will go into effect on 1 July 2021. More information on the Empowered Community actions and upcoming opportunities for participation can be found here<https://www.icann.org/ec#ongoing-actions>.

Community participation and engagement in ICANN's planning process is a cornerstone of transparency and accountability to the public. The FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan and FY22 Operating Plan and Budget were the result of 11 months of collaboration between ICANN org, the community, the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board, and the ICANN Board Finance Committee (BFC). ICANN thanks all community members who participated in this important process and contributed to improving its outcome.

Sincerely,

Victoria Yang Sr. Manager Planning Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org> [signature_160624228]