Dear Empowered Community Administration, Attached please find the Secretary’s Notice of Board Approval of the ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget. 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@icann.org<mailto:john.jeffrey@icann.org>