[ALAC-Announce] ICANN Community Digest - NEW: Get Involved in Shaping ICANN’s Next Strategic Plan

May 30, 2024

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Thursday, 30 May 2024

ICANN Community Digest

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

to help ICANN community groups track requests and follow updates.

How Domain Name System Policy is Developed, and How You Can Get Involved [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OsZPxTp_...>

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Table of Contents

ICANN80
·     ICANN80 Schedule Published!
·     ICANN80 Registration is Open!
·     ICANN80 Prep Week Schedule Now Available
·     Zoom Backgrounds
·     Pre-ICANN80 Status Update: New gTLD Program: Next Round
·     NEW: ICANN80 GNSO Policy Briefing
·     NEW: PRSP Pre-ICANN80 Briefing
·     NEW: Press Release: ICANN80 and High-Level Government Meeting to Convene in Kigali, Rwanda

Information Sharing
·     NEW: Chair's Blog: Recap of the May Board Workshop
·     NEW: ICANN Releases the 2023 Africa Domain Name Industry Study
·     Get Involved in Shaping ICANN’s Next Strategic Plan

Action Items
·     TOMORROW 🔥 ACTION ITEM: NextGen@ICANN Application Deadline for ICANN81 Extended
·     🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Volunteers: Pilot Holistic Review
·     🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2025 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect

Public Comment
·     Policy Status Report: GNSO Policy & Implementation Working Group Recommendations

ICANN80

Prep Week Schedule [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OsZPxTp_...>

Registration [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OsZPxTp_...>

ICANN80 Schedule [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OsZPxTp_...>

Zoom Backgrounds [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OsZPxTp_...>

Status Update: New gTLD Program Next Round [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OsZPxTp_...>

NEW: ICANN80 GNSO Policy Briefing

The GNSO Policy Support Team has developed this briefing document to help community members prepare for ICANN80. Link: http://go.icann.org/gnsobriefing [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OsZPxTp_...>

NEW: PRSP Pre-ICANN80 Briefing

Find the PRSP Pee-ICANN80 Briefing here: https://go.icann.org/4bAW29c [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OsZPxTp_...>

NEW: Press Release: ICANN80 and High-Level Government Meeting to Convene in Kigali, Rwanda

This event, hosted in collaboration with the Republic of Rwanda's Ministry of ICT and Innovation, marks the first ICANN meeting to take place in Rwanda.