Dear ICANN Community Member,

Friendly reminder that the FY21 Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee (SO/AC) Additional Budget Request process due date is Friday, January 31st.

This additional budget approval process is part of the overall ICANN annual budgeting process that is for the review of specific requests from the community that are not already included in the budget but serve to further the key objectives of the requesting community group. Your active participation and adherence to procedural guidelines is greatly appreciated.

Information concerning the FY21 SO/AC additional request process, timeline, and additional budget request template can be found on the Finance Community Wiki<https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/FY21+Budget+Process>.

Please email any questions that you may have to planning@icann.org<mailto:planning@icann.org>.

We look forward to your continued engagement on the SO/AC Additional Budget Request Process for FY21.

Timeline

Start

End

Status

Kick off and Submission period

11/11/2019

1/31/2020

On Target

Submissions Due - send to planning@icann.org<mailto:planning@icann.org>

1/31/2020

1/31/2020

On Target

Preliminary Review of requests by ICANN organization

2/3/2020

3/6/2020

On Target

SO/AC consultations at ICANN 67 (by request, during Constituent's Day)

3/7/2020

3/12/2020

On Target

Final assessments and recommendations by ICANN organization

3/16/2020

4/10/2020

On Target

ICANN Board Finance Committee Review and recommendation for approval to the Board

4/13/2020

4/23/2020

On Target

ICANN Board review and approval at May Board meeting

4/27/2020

5/12/2020

On Target

Thank you,

ICANN Planning Team