[NCUC-EC] [Ext] Re: FW: FY26 Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) Launches

Mon Jun 30 14:13:11 CEST 2025

Hello all,

Yes, that will work. I will add to the agenda.

Thanks!
Andrea

From: Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com>
Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 at 07:08
To: Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon at icann.org>
Cc: "Exec. Comm" <ncuc-ec at lists.ncuc.org>
Subject: [Ext] Re: [NCUC-EC] FW: FY26 Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) Launches

Thanks, Andrea, for bringing this to our attention. Can this be an item for discussion at our next EC meeting?

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On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon at icann.org<mailto:andrea.glandon at icann.org>> wrote:
Hello EC,

I wanted to pass this email along regarding the start of the FY26 CROP. The NCUC needs to assign a new program coordinator as Benjamin is still listed from FY25. Please see more information below. The program coordinator will need to submit an Outreach Strategic Plan for FY26. You can see the FY25 NCUC Outreach Strategic Plan here [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1KrWN7cGijBT2RKVKcfCy19ln5gRhUqMkduyZD80p8X4/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!81oNz1n-CXCvU9pdKdCZmJWCI0sojTIsgrBOxjalIx73CrARsTJw_gTDBNf_r2ArhonwTGaWNl-KaX4kaGC2Re7d_a8$>. The CROP application for ICANN84 is due on 05 September, the Outreach Strategic Plan needs to be completed and approved before that. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!
Andrea

From: Ozan Sahin <ozan.sahin at icann.org<mailto:ozan.sahin at icann.org>>
Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 05:55
To: "crop-staff at icann.org<mailto:crop-staff at icann.org>" <crop-staff at icann.org<mailto:crop-staff at icann.org>>
Cc: Baher Esmat <baher.esmat at icann.org<mailto:baher.esmat at icann.org>>, Chris Mondini <chris.mondini at icann.org<mailto:chris.mondini at icann.org>>, Mikhail Anisimov <mikhail.anisimov at icann.org<mailto:mikhail.anisimov at icann.org>>, Naela Sarras <naela.sarras at icann.org<mailto:naela.sarras at icann.org>>, Pierre Dandjinou <pierre.dandjinou at icann.org<mailto:pierre.dandjinou at icann.org>>, Rodrigo De La Parra <rodrigo.delaparra at icann.org<mailto:rodrigo.delaparra at icann.org>>, Samiran Gupta <samiran.gupta at icann.org<mailto:samiran.gupta at icann.org>>, Save Vocea <save.vocea at icann.org<mailto:save.vocea at icann.org>>
Subject: FY26 Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) Launches

Dear community leaders,

I am pleased to announce that the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) space is now ready for your use. The CROP team invites all community leaders and groups to collaboratively work with our regional Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) colleagues to develop Outreach Strategic Plans for FY26.

The following aspects of CROP will continue to apply for FY26:

  *   Applicable geographic regions and countries within regions – ICANN organization believes that it will allow for greater clarity as well as community flexibility in many cases to use the GSE list of countries and regions [drive.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/drive.google.com/file/d/14seX2l_Gq5rE97gbr38i1EuUbKRZ5GHl/view?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!81oNz1n-CXCvU9pdKdCZmJWCI0sojTIsgrBOxjalIx73CrARsTJw_gTDBNf_r2ArhonwTGaWNl-KaX4kaGC2Bw6mpp0$>, rather than the less detailed listing of official ICANN Public Meeting regions.
  *   Reimbursement for conference registration fees – while the general rule remains that conference registration fees are not part of CROP funding, for FY26, the ICANN organization has created a limited exception for cases where senior staff approval has been sought, obtained, and documented.
  *   Using 1 out of 3 trip allocations to an ICANN Public Meeting or ICANN-organized event – for FY26, any 1 out of the 3 trip allocations can be used to an ICANN Public Meeting or an ICANN-organized event (if one is taking place in the applicable region). The ICANN organization hopes this will provide the ICANN community with greater flexibility in planning their FY26 strategic outreach activities.
  *   7-week deadline for trip requests – Trip proposals are due to the CROP administrator seven weeks before the start date of the proposed trip. Concurrence from the relevant l GSE regional vice president is due at least six weeks before the start date of the proposed trip.
  *   CROP staff lead administrators – CROP administrators will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the applicable deadlines, following up on trip proposals and assessment reports, and to generally assist you with the program. However, please continue to send your queries and reports to the usual email address (crop-staff at icann.org<mailto:crop-staff at icann.org>).

On behalf of the CROP support team, regional GSE colleagues, and the Travel Support team, I hope that your groups will find the FY26 CROP helpful in conducting your regional strategic outreach activities.

The FY26 CROP space can be found here [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1Guq_QTzRajIHn2SPDqa0rJp6w8ybNRVqGh5nt6R5TOg/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!81oNz1n-CXCvU9pdKdCZmJWCI0sojTIsgrBOxjalIx73CrARsTJw_gTDBNf_r2ArhonwTGaWNl-KaX4kaGC2nsN79is$>. FY26 CROP links are also available via the CROP Confluence page [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/4wP2Bg__;!!PtGJab4!81oNz1n-CXCvU9pdKdCZmJWCI0sojTIsgrBOxjalIx73CrARsTJw_gTDBNf_r2ArhonwTGaWNl-KaX4kaGC2fi5Cm6Y$>. We strongly encourage you to confirm your CROP Program Coordinators [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1eUf5mDxoR4MBDj8bpAqRbAZ2IZhZGMdchah5lF-VhSs/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!81oNz1n-CXCvU9pdKdCZmJWCI0sojTIsgrBOxjalIx73CrARsTJw_gTDBNf_r2ArhonwTGaWNl-KaX4kaGC2Kg0k_zE$> and work with GSE colleagues to develop your Outreach Strategic Plans as soon as possible so that you can start submitting your FY26 CROP trip requests.

At-Large RALOs Workspace [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1BSatvEcdbNMU5nyNFGGbkUCkw_QGbZeDslMinTkmNDc/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!81oNz1n-CXCvU9pdKdCZmJWCI0sojTIsgrBOxjalIx73CrARsTJw_gTDBNf_r2ArhonwTGaWNl-KaX4kaGC2uh8AfZI$>

GNSO Constituencies Workspace [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1Uqd1RhfwjcPzjUSRhhgV4qLJnyQh1Wo3_A1MWWLmqRk/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!81oNz1n-CXCvU9pdKdCZmJWCI0sojTIsgrBOxjalIx73CrARsTJw_gTDBNf_r2ArhonwTGaWNl-KaX4kaGC2w2LvPE0$>

Best regards,

CROP staff

Ozan Sahin
Policy Development Support Senior Specialist
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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