<div dir="ltr">Interesting! What is happening to ICANN? Earlier on we learnt of <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/organizational-changes-to-ensure-icanns-financial-stability-and-sustainability-30-05-2024-en">staff being laid off</a> because of financial issues. Now it is the turn of postponing the leadership training.<div><br></div><div>What is accounting for these financial challenges? Are they for real?</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Raymond Mamattah<br></div><div><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-selorm-mamattah/" target="_blank"><img alt="linkedin" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zJBMfzJBi21uhWntdn5WK2I6PXdyzL-FgLoLpjBwUOs60qPRAC8YqkCSCy5x6kFF6F288uuB8" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/selorm.mamattah" target="_blank"><img alt="facebook" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wlqS6znbMR590sPSQriMRrL8bdIAAMVMkUm7EBllRK6F9tpTzFCkmjeagracYKJDMsnNGHt0o" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RMamattah" target="_blank"><img alt="twitter" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4w2hCVBiDNU1zyYMtabeF6VmXZMChuY2cbRWB_6u2avipVsmx1mc2Ffp890Z4NYdXbVtOs2PIA"></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> </span></div><div>Accra, Ghana <br></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 6:13 AM Johan Helsingius <<a href="mailto:00001963cc94b85a-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">00001963cc94b85a-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">FYI<br>
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        Julf<br>
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Subject:        [ICANN Community Leaders] NOTICE: ICANN Leadership Program <br>
Postponed for FY25<br>
Date:   Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:39:44 +0000<br>
From:   Mary Wong via SO-AC-SG-CLeaders <<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" target="_blank">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>><br>
Reply-To:       Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank">mary.wong@icann.org</a>><br>
To:     <a href="mailto:soac-chairs@icann.org" target="_blank">soac-chairs@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:soac-chairs@icann.org" target="_blank">soac-chairs@icann.org</a>>, <br>
<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" target="_blank">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" target="_blank">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>><br>
CC:     Sally Costerton <<a href="mailto:sally.costerton@icann.org" target="_blank">sally.costerton@icann.org</a>>, Ergys Ramaj <br>
<<a href="mailto:ergys.ramaj@icann.org" target="_blank">ergys.ramaj@icann.org</a>><br>
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Dear community leaders,<br>
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Around this time of year, we would typically have reached out to you for <br>
nominations to the ICANN Leadership Program <br>
<<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/LTP/Leadership+Program" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/LTP/Leadership+Program</a>>. Due to <br>
current funding constraints, however, we wish to inform you that the <br>
program is being postponed and will not take place in FY25.<br>
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We are planning to request funds for the program to take place in FY26 <br>
and will keep you updated on further developments.<br>
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Thank you for your understanding and your long-standing support for the <br>
program.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
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Ergys & Mary<br>
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