Dear All: I hope you are all doing well and back home for those who travelled to Kigali. Last ccNSO Council Meeting 206 was held in Kigali on Thursday 13th. Here is a link to the AGENDA <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Report...> and also to the NOTES <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Report...>, already uploaded in our wikispace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Report...> . In this opportunity, I would like to share with you the *resolutions and decisions *taking place during the meeting: *RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS* *206-1: Approval Board Report* The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to approve the Board Report on the Proposed Policy on the (de-)selection) of IDNccTLD strings and related variants. Per requirements of Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws the Board Report contains: - The result of the ccNSO Members vote. - The ccNSO Recommendation, following the vote by the Members of the ccNSO. - The Final Report, which contains the Proposed Policy on the (de-)selection of IDNccTLD strings and related variants. The Council requests the secretariat to publish this decision as soon as possible on the ccNSO website and inform the ccNSO membership accordingly. The decision becomes effective upon publication. *206-2: Portfolio of Activities* The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt the ccNSO two-year rolling forward FY25-26 Portfolio of ccNSO activities as the base-line for the ccNSO activities for the coming year, and requests the ccNSO Triage Committee to review and update the Portfolio quarterly. The secretariat is requested to publish the Portfolio on the ccNSO web-site. This resolution becomes effective upon publication of the Portfolio and the resolution. *206-3: Adoption of Proposed Charter* The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt the proposed charter for the ccNSO Policy Gap Analysis Working Group (hereafter: the PGA WG or WG) as submitted to the Council on 11th. June 2024. The secretariat is requested to publish this decision as soon as possible and take all the necessary steps to establish the working group. This decision becomes effective upon publication. *206-4: Call for Volunteers* The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to launch a call for volunteers for the PGA WG, including organizing a webinar introducing the PGA WG, as soon as feasible, after publication of the resolution and all necessary steps have been completed to establish the PGA WG. *206-5: Call for Volunteers Onboarding and Mentoring Committee* The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to request the secretariat to first launch a call for volunteers of the OMC among the ccNSO Councillors to seek at least three (3) and a maximum of six (6) members, including one (1) NomCom appointed Councillor, taking into account the need for a diverse Committee. After completion of the call for volunteers among Councillors, the secretariat is requested to launch a call for volunteers for the remaining seat on the OMC to complete membership of the OMC. After completion of both calls for volunteers, the full slate of members of the OMC (Councillors and non-Councillors) will be appointed by the Council. The secretariat is requested to complete this resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon recommendation. *206-6: Call for Volunteers / Expression of Interest* The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to requests the secretariat to launch a call for volunteers , to meet the requirement of section 8 of the Guideline: ccNSO Appointment Procedures <https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-ccnso-...>, the ccNSO secretariat is requested to propose a timeline for the call for expression of interest to fill the role of ccNSO appointed liaison to ALAC and propose the Process Manager for this specific selection process as soon as possible. In proposing the timeline for the call for expression of interest and the selection, the secretariat is requested to take into account the selection processes for the other positions, and call for volunteers for the working group and committee. This resolution becomes effective upon publication. *206-7: Call for Volunteers / Expression of Interest* The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to request the secretariat to launch a call for volunteers, to meet the requirement of section 8 of the Guideline: ccNSO Appointment Procedures <https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-ccnso-...> , the ccNSO secretariat is requested to propose a timeline for the call for expression of interest to fill the role of ccNSO appointed liaison to GNSO Council and propose the Process Manager for this specific selection process as soon as possible. In proposing the timeline for the call for expression of interest and the selection, the secretariat is requested to take into account the selection processes for the other positions, and call for volunteers for the working group and committee. This resolution becomes effective upon publication. *206-8: Call for Volunteers / Expression of Interest* The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to request the secretariat to launch a call for volunteers, to meet the requirement of sections 4 and 8 of the Guideline ccNSO Appointment Procedures, and to take into account the requirements for the appointment of the ccNSO appointee to the Nominating Committee, the secretariat is requested to propose a timeline for the call for expression of interest to fill the role of ccNSO appointee to the NomCom and propose the Process Manager for this specific selection process as soon as possible. In proposing the timeline for the call for expression of interest and the selection, the secretariat is requested to take into account the selection processes for the other positions, and the need to select the appointee well before ICANN81. This resolution becomes effective upon publication. *206-9: Call for expression of Interest ccNSO appointed Member and Alternate* The ccNSO COUNCIL appoints Claudia Ruiz as the CSC Selection Process Manager and adopts the timeline as proposed for the selection of the newly to be appointed ccNSO member and alternate of the CSC. The Council requests Claudia to launch the call for volunteers at the time foreseen in the schedule and in accordance with the mechanism in the Guideline: Procedure for ccNSO Appointees. The ccNSO Council also confirms that the one of the candidates who will not be selected as Member of the CSC, will be requested to become the alternate for the ccNSO appointed Members on the ccNSO. The ccNSO Council also confirms that the CSC selection committee is composed of the following Councillors: Molehe Wesi, Yiankang Yao, Peter Koch, Jennifer Lopez, Pablo Rodriguez and Olga Cavalli. The committee is mandated by the Council to consult and coordinate the selection of members of the CSC with the RySG and approve the full slate of membership together with the GNSO Council. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. The resolution becomes effective upon publication. Finally, the secretariat is requested to inform the community as soon as possible on the upcoming CSC member and alternate nomination and selection process. I would also like to share with you the information about the *ccTLD News Sessions* *PART 1* - Tuesday 10th. 2024 - 9:00 - 10:15 Session chair: Everton T. Rodrigues (.br) Collaboration and Partnerships in the ccTLD Landscape, Hildah Maina (.ke) Introducing "A Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism”, Jodi Anderson (.nz) Zoom recording <https://icann80.sched.com/event/1dr2O> *PART 2* – Tuesday 10th. 2024 - 10:45 - 12:15 Session chair: Joel Karubiu (AFTLD) Digitization of South African Public Schools with school.za 2nd level domains, Plantina Tsholofelo Mokone (.za) Large scale of community projects of a small registry, Dejan Djukic (.rs .срб) Driving Digital Innovation: .ng ccTLD Registry Initiatives, Busayo Balogun (.ng) Ten years of broadband measurement: lessons from Canada, Charles Noir (.ca) Opening up the .eu Abuse Prevention and Early Warning System to the ccTLD community, Hans Seeuws (.eu) Link to zoom recording and presentations <https://icann80.sched.com/event/1dr2Q/ccnso-cctld-news> *How ccTLDs contribute to a better world* This session, organized by the Internet Governance Liaison Committee (IGLC), explored how the GDC and WSIS+20 can accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the unique role ccTLDs can play in this process. Session chair: Annaliese Williams, .au Sally Costerton, Interim President and CEO at ICANN org Anna Neves, Bureau of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) at UNCTAD ccTLD perspectives by Pierre Bonis, .fr; Bonnie Mtengwa, .zw; Alexandre Barbosa, .br Zoom Recording <https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/FIgyLGXFMKfvxoy2yM4RNmRY9kv36dQKTYx1v9q4Sfh5k...> *I suggest you listen to recordings if possible.* If you made it to the end of this report, thank you for reading it. Kindest Regards, *Laura Margolis* ALAC Liaison to ccNSO margolisl@gmail.com +59899690992 skype: lauri.margolis ccNSO Liaison Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Report...>