Due to technical difficulties, this week's Leadership Digest is attached as a PDF. You may also view it in your preferred web browser: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/7-December-2020.html?soid=1122025845763&... and in the archive on the ICANN community wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/2wVIBg. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Carlos Reyes <carlos.reyes@icann.org> Date: Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 7:11 AM Subject: [ICANN Community Leaders] 7 December 2020 *Monday, 7 December 2020* *ICANN Community Leadership Digest* The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. *Table of Contents* *Information Sharing* · CLOSES TODAY: Call for Volunteers: Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track · NEW: Board Activity on the Third Accountability and Transparency Review · REMINDER: Request For Community Selection Panel Participants – 2021 Community Excellence Award Program · REMINDER: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members · REMINDER: FY22 Additional Budget Requests Due 29 January 2021 *Public Comment* · CLOSES TOMORROW: Recommendations for ICANN’s Root Name Service Strategy and Implementation · NEW: Priority 2 Policy Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration from EPDP Phase 2 *Information Sharing* *CLOSES TODAY:* *Call for Volunteers: Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track* *From: *David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The GNSO Council is requesting that interested Supporting Organizations (SOs), Advisory Committees (ACs), and GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies consider appointing members to the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track, a group to be formed within an ongoing Policy Development Process (PDP) reviewing all rights protection mechanisms in all gTLDs at the second level of the domain name system. The composition of the IGO Work Track is as follows: · The Registries Stakeholder Group: up to 2 members · The Registrars Stakeholder Group: up to 2 members · The Commercial Stakeholder Group: up to 3 members · The Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group: up to 3 members · Each AC, other SOs and IGOs: up to 2 members per group Please confirm your appointed members and alternates at the latest by *Monday,* *7 December 2020* by notifying the GNSO Secretariat at *gnso-secs@icann.org* <gnso-secs@icann.org>. ***Learn more about the work track and how to apply.* <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-work-t...> *NEW: **Board Activity on the Third Accountability and Transparency Review* *From: *Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair Earlier this year, the third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) delivered its Final Report <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/atrt3-report-29may20-en.pdf> to the ICANN Board. This report was then posted for Public Comment to help inform the Board’s action on the final recommendations. During the Board's 30 November meeting, the Board *resolved* <https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2020-11-30-en> to approve the five recommendations in the ATRT3 Final Report <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/atrt3-report-29may20-en.pdf>*,* comprised of 15 component parts as enumerated in the scorecard <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/resolutions-atrt3-final-recs-boa...>, which call for: 1. Updates to the requirements of ICANN’s Public Comment proceedings. 2. ICANN org to review the implementation of the second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT2) recommendations in light of the ATRT3’s assessment, and to complete the implementation of ATRT2 recommendations subject to prioritization. 3. Changes to Specific and Organizational Reviews, including creation of a new Holistic Review of ICANN, and evolution of Organizational Reviews into Continuous Improvement Programs. 4. Improvements to the accountability and transparency of ICANN’s Strategic and Operating Plans. 5. The creation of a community-led entity tasked with operating a prioritization process for recommendations made by review teams, cross-community groups, or any other community-related budgetary elements the Board or ICANN org feels appropriate. On behalf of the Board, I want to extend our thanks to the ATRT3 team for its dedication and hard work. The ATRT3 Final Report is the culmination of 14 months of work by 19 team members, representing more than 2,500 hours of meetings and significant engagement with the wider ICANN community throughout the process. The commitment and efforts of this review team and thoughtful contributions of the wider community via public comments and other engagement with the ATRT3 cannot be underestimated. This illustrates the strength, accountability, and transparency of the multistakeholder model. *Learn more* <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/board-activity-on-the-third-accountability-a...> *. * *REMINDER:* *Request for Community Selection Panel Participants – 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award Program* *From:* David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees will be requested to provide up to two members from their respective group to help choose the recipient of the 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award. The 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award will be presented during ICANN71. A community selection panel will be formed to review the nominations and select the award recipient. Ideally, panelists will serve a maximum of two consecutive terms on the selection panel to ensure diversity and equal opportunity among community members. The time commitment for the selection panel includes weekly one-hour calls between the end of March through June. Further information will be available in the upcoming weeks. *REMINDER:* *Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members* *From: *Sally Costerton, Senior Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement ICANN has announced <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-11-16-en> a call for nominees to volunteer to serve as mentors to the Fellowship Program and as members to its Selection Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role. Interested Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative by *Sunday, 31 January 2021 *and notify *fellowshipconsultation@icann.org* <fellowshipconsultation@icann.org>. Individual self-nominations will not be considered. Criteria for mentors and Selection Committee members can be found *here* <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-11-16-en>. *REMINDER:* *FY22 Additional Budget Requests Due 29 January 2021* ICANN org has launched the FY22 Additional Budget Request process. This process pertains to a dedicated part of the overall ICANN annual budget that is set aside to fund specific requests from the community for activities that are not already included in the recurring ICANN budget. Submissions are due on *Friday, 29 January 2021 at 23:59 UTC *to *planning@icann.org* <planning@icann.org>. *Learn more* <https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/FY22+Budget+Process>. *Public Comment* *CLOSES TOMORROW:* *Recommendations for ICANN’s Root Name Service Strategy and Implementation* <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/root-name-service-implementation-2020-...> *Close Date: *Tuesday, 8 December 2020 *NEW: **Priority 2 Policy Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration from EPDP Phase 2* <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/policy-recommendations-epdp-phase-2-20...> *Close Date:* Friday, 22 January 2021 *Volume 2, Issue 93 | **Archive <https://community.icann.org/display/soacabout/ICANN+Community+Leadership+Digest>* *| Next Issue: Thursday, 10 December 2020* _______________________________________________ SO-AC-SG-CLeaders mailing list SO-AC-SG-CLeaders@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/so-ac-sg-cleaders _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). 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