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ICANN Board Approves Recommendations of Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds
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By Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair
It is my privilege to announce that on 12 June 2022, the ICANN Board approved the recommendations of the Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds
(CCWG-AP).
Through this action, the Board accepts the ICANN community’s recommendations and looks to the ICANN organization (org) to start a new phase of work: design, planning,
and implementing an ICANN grant-giving program. Through this program, millions of dollars will be delivered to projects around the world to support the global interoperability, reliability, and security of the Internet’s unique identifiers.
This decision materializes the Board’s long-standing promise to the community that disbursement of the auction proceeds would be done in line with community-developed
proposals. The CCWG-AP was tasked with delivering proposals to the Board for how the proceeds accrued from the auctions of last resort in the 2012 New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program should be distributed. The Community devoted years of work to reach
consensus recommendations, which form the basis of a grant-making program that has the potential to positively impact the Internet ecosystem and people across the world in furtherance of ICANN’s mission. The Board looks forward to org developing a program
in line with the community’s recommendations.
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Ushering in the Next Generation of Root Zone Management
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By Kim Davies, VP, IANA Services
A little over 10 years ago, ICANN helped
launch
the Root Zone Management System [r20.rs6.net]
(RZMS), a suite of
interrelated components that modernized the management of the Domain Name System root zone. Some of the improvements it brought included automating many phases of processing, which
improved processing accuracy and reduced processing times. Another improvement was launching a self-service portal that allowed managers of top-level domains to perform common tasks by themselves.
RZMS's origins date back to the early 2000s. While it has fulfilled its objective well, over time our needs have grown and some of the designs built into the original
system have constrained our ability to evolve the platform moving forward.
ICANN org's Engineering and Information Technology team, which develops the RZMS, made the decision to rebuild the entire platform from the ground up, to create a
modern modular system that would be more adaptable to future needs.
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Update on ICANN Work Stream 2 Implementation
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By Giovanni Seppia, VP, Implementation Operations
ICANN org has made significant progress addressing Work Stream 2 (WS2) implementation since our last update.
WS2 of the Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability comprises nearly 100 accountability and transparency-related recommendations, directed
at ICANN org, the ICANN Board, and the ICANN community, which serve to ensure ICANN remains accountable to the multistakeholder community.
At the end of the first calendar quarter of 2022 (Q1 2022), 13 recommendations directed at ICANN org were complete (up from eight at the end of Q4 2021), while implementation
was in progress for 39 recommendations (up from 30 in Q4 2021). The end of FY22 is the targeted completion date for many recommendations, including addressing the remaining implementation guidance on the transparency of ICANN's Board deliberations, enhancing
existing staff accountability mechanisms and publishing service level targets, and developing of a web
page containing information relating to ICANN and the ICANN community's work on human rights.
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Select ICANN74 sessions will be livestreamed on YouTube as part of ICANN's efforts to increase accessibility. These view-only livestreams provide a low-bandwidth
alternative for attendees.
Tuesday, 14 June, 08:30–10:00 UTC
Thursday, 16 June, 14:30–15:30 UTC
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ICANN would like to hear about your experiences at this hybrid Public Meeting. Please email your feedback to
icann74feedback@icann.org.
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For the past few years, the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) has concentrated on strengthening its collaboration and relationships with other community groups.
Yesterday, the GAC conducted its regular bilateral meeting with the Generic Names Supporting Organization Council. Today, the GAC will prepare for upcoming interactions with the ICANN Board and the At-Large Advisory Committee. After those meetings, the GAC
will begin drafting the ICANN74 GAC Communiqué.
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Plenary Session: Who Sets ICANN's Priorities?
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Prioritization at ICANN remains an important topic, especially in light of challenges to the multistakeholder model as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical
pressures, increasing security concerns, and exponential Internet growth. This plenary session will explore progress since the plenary session during ICANN59 in 2017. The ICANN Board, community, and org will share best practices, reflect on recent coordination
efforts such as the Prioritization Framework Pilot Project, and look ahead to more efficient and effective shared use of limited resources and time.
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Two Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) policy development process (PDP) working groups will provide updates on their progress and seek input from
the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) community on their proposals:
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Third ccPDP on the Retirement of ccTLDs:
The goal of this PDP is to report on and recommend a policy for a review mechanism for decisions pertaining to the delegation, transfer, revocation, and retirement of the delegated
ccTLDs assigned to countries and territories listed in the ISO 3166-1.
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Fourth ccPDP Working Group on the (De)Selection of IDN ccTLD Strings:
This PDP defines the criteria, process, and procedures for (de)selecting Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) ccTLDs associated with the country codes assigned to countries, territories, or other areas of geopolitical interest listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard.
The results of this PDP will eventually replace the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process. The working group will start stress-testing the draft policy recommendations.
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The Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) consists of root server operators and root zone managers who provide advice and information to the ICANN Board and
community on topics that are broadly related to the root server system of the Internet. In this regular monthly meeting, the RSSAC will discuss administrative and work items. RSSAC Caucus members are welcome to participate, and the meeting is open to observers.
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GNSO: EPDP Phase 2 (SSAD)
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This session took place on Monday, 13 June. If you missed it, visit the
schedule
[r20.rs6.net] for the session materials and recordings.
The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council recently formed a small team to assist with its analysis of the System for Standardized Access/Disclosure
(SSAD) Operational Design Assessment (ODA). This team is tasked with evaluating whether the ODA has correctly interpreted the intent of the SSAD recommendations and has not overlooked any important aspects. Additionally, the small team was tasked with providing
the GNSO Council with its view on concerns identified by the ICANN Board and potential options for addressing the concerns.
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The small team presented its work as reflected in the
Preliminary
Report [r20.rs6.net], which it shared with the GNSO Council in April. The report resulted in a letter from the GNSO Council to the Board recommending that the Board
pause consideration of the SSAD recommendations. The letter also requested ICANN org to develop a design concept, known as a proof of concept, for the WHOIS Disclosure System (SSAD Light).
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The small team considered the impact of SSAD Light on other GNSO Council work. This discussion was informed by a presentation from ICANN org that outlined
how utilizing existing ICANN systems could reduce the resources and time needed to build the SSAD Light.
The GNSO Council will further consider the impact of developing a design concept for the WHOIS Disclosure System on other activities during its Council meeting on
Wednesday, 15 June.
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Photo of the Day: ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman introduces Board members
to ICANN74 participants at the Community Networking Cocktail.
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Twice-daily coffee breaks will be held in Lobby 3 at 10:00 UTC and 14:30 CEST (UTC+2). See the
schedule
[r20.rs6.net] for details.
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