The governance challenges facing AFRINIC have been a concern to many parties, including the Number Resource Organization (NRO). In a recent letter to ICANN, the NRO stressed the importance of a fair and transparent AFRINIC board election that actively involves the membership and community.
The ICANN Board of Directors approved the IANA FY24 Operating Plan and Budget. The resolution approving the FY24 IANA Operaring Plan and Budget is available here. The approved IANA FY24 Operating Plan and Budget is available at The IANA FY24 Operating Plan and Budget is available at here.
This resolution (FY24 IANA Operating Plan and Budget) is subject to Rejection Action Petitions from the community.
As a Decisional Participant, the Address Supporting Organization received a notice from the ICANN Secretary pursuant to Section 22.4(a)(v) of the ICANN Bylaws.
Reception of this notice triggered a 21-day period during which any member of the ASO community can submit a rejection petition on the matter. If you would like to submit a Rejection Action Petition to the ASO, please consult Section 2 of Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws for the requirements which must be met by a Rejection Action Petition.
This comment period will end at 23:59 PDT on 29 March 2023, or 06:59 UTC on 30 March 2023.
Any Rejection Action Petition should be sent to the ASO Secretariat ( secretariat [at] aso.icann.org ) before the deadline.