** NOTE – Tuesday 16 May 2023 from 14:00-15:30 UTC **

REMINDER: Update From the ICANN Board’s CEO Search Committee

To gather input from the ICANN Community and the broader Internet ecosystem, the Search Committee has planned a series of Board Listening Sessions, the first of which took place last month during ICANN76.

We have scheduled the next Listening Session with the Community on 16 May at 14:00–15:30 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) via Zoom. Please visit the Search Committee page [r20.rs6.net] for more information and to register.

https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/update-from-the-icann-boards-ceo-search-committee-13-04-2023-en

Monday, 15 May 2023

ICANN Community Digest

The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest

to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates.

How Domain Name System Policy is Developed, and How You Can Get Involved [r20.rs6.net]

Do you have any ideas for improving the ICANN Community Digest? Write to us at policyinfo@icann.org!

Table of Contents

ICANN77

· ICANN77 Zoom Backgrounds

· Prep Week Schedule

· ICANN77 Registration NOW OPEN

Information Sharing

· REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN78

Webinars

· REMINDER: ICANN to Showcase Early Development of the Registration Data Request Service

· REMINDER: Update From the ICANN Board’s CEO Search Committee

· REMINDER: EPDP-IDNs Phase 1 Initial Report

Action Items

· 🔥 DUE TODAY: SOs/ACs to provide feedback on Fellowship Program outreach and promotion goals

· 🔥 ACTION ITEM: ICANN Invites Applications for Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy 2023

· 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Register for the Asia Pacific Domain Name System Forum 2023

Public Comment

· Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .NET

· Bylaws Amendments and Documents to Implement the NomCom2 Review

· Phase 1 Initial Report on the Internationalized Domain Names EPDP

· ISPCP Constituency Charter Amendments

ICANN77

Prep Week Schedule [r20.rs6.net]

Zoom Backgrounds [r20.rs6.net]

Information Sharing

REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN78

ICANN is calling for applications [r20.rs6.net] for the NextGen@ICANN Program [r20.rs6.net] for the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting.

ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the European region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting. ICANN78 is scheduled to be held in Hamburg, Germany from 21–26 October 2023.

The NextGen@ICANN Program application window will remain open until 19 June 2023.

Read more. [r20.rs6.net]

REMINDER: EPDP-IDNs Phase 1 Initial Report

The GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) is tasked to 1) determine the approach for a consistent definition of all gTLDs and 2) develop policy recommendations that will eventually allow for the introduction of variant gTLDs at the top-level. Its Phase 1 Initial Report, which includes 68 preliminary recommendations, is published for Public Comment from 24 April to 5 June.

The EPDP Team will hold a webinar on 17 May at 11:00-12:30 UTC to help the community learn more about the key recommendations and facilitate participation in the Public Comment.

Please visit this wiki page (https://community.icann.org/x/HIdXDg [r20.rs6.net]) for participation details.

Action Items

🔥 DUE TODAY: SOs/ACs to provide feedback on Fellowship Program outreach and promotion goals

SOs/ACs are asked to contribute to the Fellowship Program's strategy for outreach and promotion by providing feedback on suggested diversity targets for the Fellowship Program. Interested community groups should complete this form [r20.rs6.net] and send it via email to Siranush.Vardanyan@icann.org. Groups should aim to return the forms by 15 May 2023.

The ICANN organization regularly updates its strategy for targeted outreach and promotion for the Fellowship Program. SOs/ACs are being asked to provide guidance on diversity goals for the program. These may include, but are not limited to, skills and experience, stakeholder group affiliation, region, gender, and language. ICANN org will use this list of goals to inform the program’s outreach and promotion strategy. Input is welcome on any specific local, regional, or global events where promoting the Fellowship Program would help identify strong candidates. These goals will be revised by the SOs/ACs every two years.

🔥 ACTION ITEM: ICANN Invites Applications for Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy 2023

ICANN announced that the applications for the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) 2023 will open on Monday, 1 May 2023 00:00 KST (UTC+9). Hosted by ICANN and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA), APIGA will be held from 24–28 July 2023 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.