Get prepared for the ICANN68 ccNSO Members Meeting. ICANN68 | Session Brief ccNSO Members Meeting 23, 24 & 25 June 2020 About this document The ccNSO Members Meeting Session Brief is produced by the ccNSO Secretariat, specifically in preparation for ICANN meetings to provide you with concise background information on the various sessions during the upcoming ccNSO Members Meeting. The ccNSO Members Meeting as part of the ICANN68 Virtual Policy Forum focuses on 3 sessions, held between Tuesday, 23 June and Thursday, 25 June. Helpful links: - ccNSO Members Meeting agenda <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yd1JvWop2iZ691EsNdsoBe0wtVWeNlcqmZOvBo8N8xtWt...> - Participate remotely <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yd1JvWop2iZ691EsNdsoBe0wtVWeNlcqmZOvBo8N8xtWt...> The presentation slides will be published during or shortly after the meeting on the ICANN meeting schedule <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yd1JvWop2iZ691EsNdsoBe0wtVWeNlcqmZOvBo8N8xtWt...> (go to the respective session) and later on a dedicated section of the ccNSO website <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yd1JvWop2iZ691EsNdsoBe0wtVWeNlcqmZOvBo8N8xtWt...>. (click “Presentations”) The ICANN68 public schedule includes details on how to join each of the sessions, as well as the materials used during those sessions. The website will reflect session times based on your local device time and the UTC time will be listed in the session descriptions. Tuesday, 23 June 2020 Governance models for ccTLD Managers Tuesday, 23 June 2020 | 07:00 - 09:30 UTC | ICANN public schedule <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yd1JvWop2iZ691EsNdsoBe0wtVWeNlcqmZOvBo8N8xtWt...> The ICANN68 public schedule includes details on how to join each of the sessions, as well as the materials used during those sessions. The website will reflect session times based on your local device time and the UTC time will be listed in the session descriptions. This session is being held following a request by the ccTLD community. Session chair is Katrina Sataki (.lv) and moderator is Nick Wenban-Smith (.uk). Panelist will introduce four ccTLD governance models. After a short break, the second part of the session will kick off with findings of a recent study by Pablo Rodriguez (.pr) followed by a presentation and discussion on the benefits and risks for each of these models. Part 1 | 07:00 - 08:10 UTC - Introduction by the Session Chair: Data, data, and more data - ccTLD panel discussion, moderated by Nick Wenban-Smith (.uk) For profit company Endo Atsushi (.jp) Academic institution Jorge Azzario (.mx) Not-for profit organisation Philip DuBois (.be) Governmental institution Angela Matlapeng (.bw) Part 2 | 08:25 - 09:30 UTC - Findings regarding a recent study by Pablo Rodriguez (.pr) - Q&A and discussion, moderated by Nick Wenban-Smith (.uk) Wednesday, 24 June 2020 DNS in Times of COVID-19: The ccTLD Experience Wednesday, 24 June 2020 | 00:30 - 03:00 UTC | ICANN public schedule <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yd1JvWop2iZ691EsNdsoBe0wtVWeNlcqmZOvBo8N8xtWt...> The ICANN68 public schedule includes details on how to join each of the sessions, as well as the materials used during those sessions. The website will reflect session times based on your local device time and the UTC time will be listed in the session descriptions. The first part of this session focuses on the operational impact of COVID-19 on ccTLD managers, including shelter and work from home-arrangements and capacity building. Part 2 of this session focuses on DNS abuse, the involvement and pressure by external parties, and how ccTLD Managers deal with these pressures in comparison with other TLDs. Session chair is Alejandra Reynoso (.gt). Part 1 | 00:30-01:30 UTC - The TLD-OPS business continuity playbook in times of COVID-19. Jacques Latour (.ca) & Regis Masse (.fr), with testimonials by Barbara Povše (.si) and Alejandra Reynoso (.gt) - Running a ccTLD in crisis mode: from the political upheaval of 2019 to the pandemic of 2020. Patricio Poblete (.cl) - IGLC contribution on capacity building. Pierre Bonis (.fr) Part 2 | 01:45 - 03:00 UTC  - Introduction: What is DNS Abuse, and why is this topic relevant for ccTLD Managers? Nick Wenban-Smith (.uk) - COVID-19 related issues from an ICANN perspective. John Crain (ICANN org) - Regional Organisation panel discussion: AFTLD: Barrack Otieno, APTLD: Leonid Todorov, CENTR: Peter Van Roste, LACTLD: Miguel Ignacio Estrada Thursday, 25 June 2020 Q&A ccNSO appointed ICANN Board members Thursday, 25 June 2020 | 08:30 - 09:30 UTC | ICANN public schedule <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yd1JvWop2iZ691EsNdsoBe0wtVWeNlcqmZOvBo8N8xtWt...> The ICANN68 public schedule includes details on how to join each of the sessions, as well as the materials used during those sessions. The website will reflect session times based on your local device time and the UTC time will be listed in the session descriptions. The ICANN Board of Directors consists of sixteen voting directors, including two directors nominated by the ccNSO. Currently these two Board members are Chris Disspain and Nigel Roberts. Chris’s term ends at the end of ICANN69. In addition, other ICANN Board members with an association with a ccTLD are invited to this session: Becky Burr, Danko Jevtovic, Rafael Lito Ibarra. Moreover, Patricio Poblete will join us. Patricio will replace Chris at the end of ICANN69. 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