Dear All:
I hope you are doing fine.
Here is a summary report from the last ccNSO Council Meeting #221
This
is the just submitted response to request for comments Root Server System
Governance Working Group.
Report of the ccNSO Council Meeting #221
Date: Thursday, 18 September 2025 Time: 21:00 UTC
Full
Agenda - Background Documents - Relevant Correspondence
1. Welcome
AOB items announced:
- Update
by OMC.
- Request
from Tech WG Chair.
- Announcement:
ICANN adopted a Code of Conduct for community participation.
2. Relevant Correspondence
Tripti
Sinha’s communication to SO/AC Chairs regarding the Review of Reviews CCG
Charter Approval and Board Appointed Participants was noted and scheduled
for later discussion.
3. Action Items
- Action
items: All from Meeting 220 were completed. These included:
- Sharing
the Finance WG Final Report with ICANN CEO.
- Updating
guidelines with the new Banded Model.
- Publishing
resolutions on IFRT adoption and IANA IP rights transfer.
- Appointments
and working group updates.
4–5. Intermeeting Decisions
No
Council or Triage Committee decisions since Meeting 220.
6–8. WG
Updates
Written
updates from ECA, IFRT, CSC, Working Groups, and Liaisons noted.
10. ccPDP4-IDN
– Board Consideration
Patricio
Poblete reported progress: the second reading of the validation procedure
is done; further in-depth discussions are upcoming.
11. Review of Reviews (RoR CCG)
- Alejandra
Reynoso noted delays and lack of co-chairs but highlighted that the
process has started.
- Preparations
ongoing for ICANN84 in Dublin: prep week session, 2 plenaries, and a ccNSO
internal session.
12. “How We Meet” CCG
Alejandra Reynoso summarized past
consultations and the upcoming development of an implementation plan based on
ICANN CEO’s decisions.
13. Nomination Process – ICANN Board Seat 11
Joke Braeken reported that ICANN
Legal confirmed due diligence for Patricio Poblete was completed with no
issues.
14. Council Selection Process
- Joke
Braeken reported that nominations were received from most regions; pending
confirmations from Latin America/Caribbean and North America.
- Councillors
were suggested not to wait until the last minute (nomination period closes
30 September).
15. Updates – Chair, Vice-Chairs, Councillors, Regional Organisations,
Secretariat
- Chair
updates:
- Planning
ccNSO webinar with LACTLD.
- Successful
presentation at APTLD (SOPC showcased).
- SO/AC
Chairs meetings discussed topics like risk aversion, meeting guidelines,
and RoR.
- Bart
reported on ccPAIG’s first meeting post-adoption of the Review Mechanism
policy.
16. CSC Matters
- Membership:
Full slate approved by ccNSO Council Selection Committee and GNSO; term
starts 1 October 2025.
- Bylaws/Charter
updates: ICANN org drafting text on alternates and review frequency;
awaiting legal feedback.
17. Draft Response – RSS Governance WG
- Draft
response to public comments on the RSS Functional Model was adopted.
- Resolution
passed: Chair submitted the response; Secretariat to publish it.
- Vote:
All in favour; Peter Koch abstained.
18. Appointments to Committees & Working Groups
Appointments
approved:
- MPC
Effectiveness Review Team: Olga Cavalli, Irina Danelia, Khaled
Khelifi, Peter Koch, Sean Copeland.
- SOPC:
Mostofa Al Mahmud.
- Study
Group on IANA Disaster Recovery: Peter Koch, Antonia Chu, Barrack
Otieno, Irina Danelia, Katrina Sataki, Jodi Anderson.
19. ICANN84 Preparations
- Highlights
include:
- Joint
sessions with RSSAC and GAC (focus on domain abuse).
- WIPO
presentation during Welcome.
- Review
of Reviews and GRC
World Café sessions.
- IANA
Study Group and Disaster Recovery discussions.
- Councillors
asked to propose topics for the joint Board session.
20. Any Other Business (AOB)
- Buddy
Program: OMC
launched updated ccNSO newcomer buddy initiative.
- Tech WG
Request: Proposal to amend ToR to add Tech WG Chair as ex-officio
member of the Disaster Recovery Study Group. After discussion, the Council
agreed to decline politely.
- ICANN
Code of Conduct: Adopted for community participation; SO/ACs expected
to implement. Suggested review by GRC.
This is all for now!
Thank you for reading.
If you have any questions or topics you would like me to
deep dive, please let me know and I will be happy to answer.
Kindest Regards,
Laura Margolis