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Notice of Board Approval of the ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan
by John Jeffrey May 9, 2026

May 9, 2026

Dear Empowered Community Administration, Attached please find the Secretary’s Notice of Board Approval of the ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan. In light of these being sent on a Friday, the relevant Empowered Community period will be calculated from Monday, 11 May 2026. Thanks, John O. Jeffrey John O. Jeffrey General Counsel and Secretary Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 john.jeffrey(a)icann.org<mailto:john.jeffrey@icann.org>

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Notice to Empowered Community on Fundamental Bylaws Amendments
by John Jeffrey May 9, 2026

May 9, 2026

Dear Empowered Community Administration, Attached please find the Secretary’s Notice to Empowered Community on Fundamental Bylaws Amendments. In light of these being sent on a Friday, the relevant Empowered Community period will be calculated from Monday, 11 May 2026. Thanks, John O. Jeffrey John O. Jeffrey General Counsel and Secretary Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 john.jeffrey(a)icann.org<mailto:john.jeffrey@icann.org>

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Notice to Empowered Community on Standard Bylaws Amendment
by John Jeffrey May 9, 2026

May 9, 2026

Dear Empowered Community Administration, Attached please find the Secretary’s Notice to Empowered Community on Standard Bylaws Amendment. In light of these being sent on a Friday, the relevant Empowered Community period will be calculated from Monday, 11 May 2026. Thanks, John O. Jeffrey John O. Jeffrey General Counsel and Secretary Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 john.jeffrey(a)icann.org<mailto:john.jeffrey@icann.org>

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ECA Notice of Designation of GNSO Appointment to ICANN Board Seat 14
by Christian Wheeler April 23, 2026

April 23, 2026

Dear Mr. Jeffrey, Please find attached correspondence from the Empowered Community Administration (ECA) for the designation of the GNSO's appointment to ICANN Board Seat 14. Best regards, Christian Wheeler (Empowered Community Administration support staff)

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Re: Notification of ICANN Board Director Nominated by the GNSO Council - Seat 14
by Christian Wheeler April 21, 2026

April 21, 2026

Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives, You may have seen the notification from the GNSO about their appointment for Board Seat 14. Under the ICANN Bylaws, Section 7.8(d), "At least six months before the date specified for the commencement of the term as specified in Section 7.8(a)(iv) through Section 7.8(a)(vi) above, any Supporting Organization or the At-Large Community entitled to nominate a Director for a Seat with a term beginning that year shall give the EC Administration (with a copy to the Secretary and the Decisional Participants) written notice of its nomination of Directors for seats with terms beginning at the conclusion of the annual meeting, and the EC Administration shall promptly provide the Secretary (with a copy to the Decisional Participants) with written notice of the designation of those Directors. All such notices shall be posted promptly to the Website." Accordingly, the ECA support staff has prepared the attached draft designation letter for your review and consideration. Please respond to this list by 22 April, 23:59 UTC if you have any objections, concerns or changes; otherwise, staff will be happy to forward the notice on your behalf. Best regards, Christian Wheeler (on behalf of the staff supporting Empowered Community Administration) From: Terri Agnew via ECAdmin <ecadmin(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Terri Agnew <terri.agnew(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM To: "ecadmin(a)icann.org" <ecadmin(a)icann.org>, "tripti.sinha(a)board.icann.org" <tripti.sinha(a)board.icann.org>, Kurtis Lindqvist <kurtis.lindqvist(a)icann.org>, Secretary <secretary(a)icann.org> Cc: "gnso-chairs(a)icann.org" <gnso-chairs(a)icann.org>, Board Ops Team <board-ops-team(a)icann.org>, Correspondence <Correspondence(a)icann.org> Subject: [ECAdmin] Notification of ICANN Board Director Nominated by the GNSO Council - Seat 14 Dear all, On behalf of the GNSO Council, please find attached a notification of the ICANN Board Director Nominated by the GNSO Council for Seat 14. This will be published shortly on the GNSO Correspondence webpage [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/correspondence…>. Thank you. With kind regards, Terri --- Terri Agnew Policy Team Supporting the GNSO Policy Operations Senior Specialist (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Skype ID: terri.agnew.icann Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…>

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Notification of ICANN Board Director Nominated by the GNSO Council - Seat 14
by Terri Agnew April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

Dear all, On behalf of the GNSO Council, please find attached a notification of the ICANN Board Director Nominated by the GNSO Council for Seat 14. This will be published shortly on the GNSO Correspondence webpage<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/correspondence/2026>. Thank you. With kind regards, Terri --- Terri Agnew Policy Team Supporting the GNSO Policy Operations Senior Specialist (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Skype ID: terri.agnew.icann Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…>

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Re: Appointment Alejandra Reynoso ccNSO representative ECA March 2026 - March 2027
by Christian Wheeler April 3, 2026

April 3, 2026

Hello Bart, Thank you for sharing the letter confirming Alejandra’s 2026-2027 appointment to the ECA. We will ensure this letter is published to the Empowered Community Correspondence page<https://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/empowered-community>. Kind regards, Christian Wheeler (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration) From: Bart Boswinkel via ECAdmin <ecadmin(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, April 3, 2026 at 1:59 AM To: John Jeffrey <john.jeffrey(a)icann.org> Cc: "ecadmin(a)icann.org" <ecadmin(a)icann.org>, "ccNSO-Council(a)icann.org" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org>, "ccnso-tracker(a)icann.org" <ccnso-tracker(a)icann.org> Subject: [ECAdmin] Appointment Alejandra Reynoso ccNSO representative ECA March 2026 - March 2027 Dear John, Please find attached the letter informing you of the appointment of Alejandra Reynoso as the ccNSO representative to the Empowered Community Administration. On behalf of the ccNSO Council Bart Boswinkel ccNSO Secretariat

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Appointment Alejandra Reynoso ccNSO representative ECA March 2026 - March 2027
by Bart Boswinkel April 3, 2026

April 3, 2026

Dear John, Please find attached the letter informing you of the appointment of Alejandra Reynoso as the ccNSO representative to the Empowered Community Administration. On behalf of the ccNSO Council Bart Boswinkel ccNSO Secretariat

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ECA Notice of Designation of ALAC Appointment to ICANN Board Seat 15
by Christian Wheeler Feb. 26, 2026

Feb. 26, 2026

Dear Mr. Jeffrey, Please find attached correspondence from the Empowered Community Administration (ECA) for the designation of the ALAC's appointment to ICANN Board Seat 15. Best regards, Christian Wheeler (Empowered Community Administration support staff)

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Re: [Ext] Re: Board seat 15 Final Selection
by Christian Wheeler Feb. 26, 2026

Feb. 26, 2026

Thank you, Germán and Alejandra, for your non-objections. Dear Nico and Jennifer, If you have any objections, concerns, or proposed changes to the attached draft Board Seat 15 Designation Notice, please let us know as soon as possible. If no objections are received by 23:59 UTC tomorrow, 27 February, then support staff will proceed to send this notice to the Secretary on behalf of the Empowered Community Administration. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Christian Wheeler (on behalf of staff supporting the ECA) From: German Valdez Aviles <german(a)apnic.net> Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM To: Christian Wheeler <christian.wheeler(a)icann.org>, "ecadmin(a)icann.org" <ecadmin(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Re: Board seat 15 Final Selection Dear Christian No objections from the ASO Kind Regards Germán Valdez -- From: Alejandra Reynoso Barral alejandra.reynoso(a)gmail.com<mailto:alejandra.reynoso@gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 8:50 AM To: Christian Wheeler christian.wheeler(a)icann.org<mailto:christian.wheeler@icann.org> Cc: ecadmin(a)icann.org<mailto:ecadmin@icann.org> ecadmin(a)icann.org<mailto:ecadmin@icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Re: [ECAdmin] Re: Board seat 15 Final Selection Dear Christian, All No objections, thank you. Best regards, Alejandra From: Christian Wheeler via ECAdmin <ecadmin(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at 8:37 am To: ecadmin(a)icann.org <ecadmin(a)icann.org> Subject: [ECAdmin] Re: Board seat 15 Final Selection Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives, Under the ICANN Bylaws, Section 7.8(d), "At least six months before the date specified for the commencement of the term as specified in Section 7.8(a)(iv) through Section 7.8(a)(vi) above, any Supporting Organization or the At-Large Community entitled to nominate a Director for a Seat with a term beginning that year shall give the EC Administration (with a copy to the Secretary and the Decisional Participants) written notice of its nomination of Directors for seats with terms beginning at the conclusion of the annual meeting, and the EC Administration shall promptly provide the Secretary (with a copy to the Decisional Participants) with written notice of the designation of those Directors. All such notices shall be posted promptly to the Website." Accordingly, ECA support staff have prepared the attached draft Designation Notice for your review and consideration. Please respond to this list by 23:59 UTC Friday, 27 February, if you have any objections, concerns, or changes; otherwise, support staff will be happy to forward the notice to the Secretary on your behalf. My sincere apologies for the delay of this request, which resulted from a typo in the previous email address. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Christian Wheeler (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration) From: Christian Wheeler <christian.wheeler(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, February 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM To: "ecadmin(a)icannn.org" <ecadmin(a)icannn.org> Subject: Re: Board seat 15 Final Selection Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives, Under the ICANN Bylaws, Section 7.8(d), "At least six months before the date specified for the commencement of the term as specified in Section 7.8(a)(iv) through Section 7.8(a)(vi) above, any Supporting Organization or the At-Large Community entitled to nominate a Director for a Seat with a term beginning that year shall give the EC Administration (with a copy to the Secretary and the Decisional Participants) written notice of its nomination of Directors for seats with terms beginning at the conclusion of the annual meeting, and the EC Administration shall promptly provide the Secretary (with a copy to the Decisional Participants) with written notice of the designation of those Directors. All such notices shall be posted promptly to the Website." Accordingly, ECA support staff have prepared the attached draft Designation Notice for your review and consideration. Please respond to this list if you have any objections, concerns, or changes; otherwise, staff will be happy to forward the notice on your behalf. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Christian Wheeler (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration) From: Jonathan Zuck via ECAdmin <ecadmin(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Jonathan Zuck <JZuck(a)innovatorsnetwork.org> Date: Friday, February 20, 2026 at 10:02 AM To: Christian Wheeler via ECAdmin <ecadmin(a)icann.org>, Secretary <secretary(a)icann.org> Subject: [ECAdmin] Board seat 15 Final Selection Dear Empowered Community Administration, As required under Section 7.2 of the ICANN Bylaws, please accept this note as formal notification that the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has nominated Justine Chew to Seat 15 on the ICANN Board of Directors. On behalf of the ALAC, I ask that the Empowered Community confirm its Designation of Justine Chew to the Board. Justine’s term is scheduled to begin at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in October 2026. Regards, Jonathan Zuck ALAC Chair Jonathan Zuck | Director, Future of Work Project | Innovators Network jzuck(a)innovatorsnetwork.org<mailto:jzuck@innovatorsnetwork.org> | O 202.827.7594 | D 202.420.7483 [See the source image]Jonathan-zuck [linkedin.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-zuck/__;!!P…> | [See the source image] jvzuck [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/Jvzuck__;!!PtGJab4!_3JVbL7hM…> | [See the source image] jonathanzuck [instagram.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.instagram.com/jonathanzuck/__;!!PtGJ…> | [See the source image] Jonathan.zuck [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/jonathan.zuck/__;!!PtGJ…> [signature_1023473624]

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