*Please note: Weds 27Oct - ccNSO Members Meeting on "DNS Abuse - What's the role of the ccNSO?"* October 2021 [image: ccNSO-logo.jpeg] ccNSO News October 2021 | Issue 3 [image: Screenshot 2021-08-02 at 12.51.32.png] GET READY FOR ICANN72! [image: ICANN72_Remote_Marker_no dates_Black_Vertical.png] The ccNSO program begins on Monday, 25 October with Tech Day <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...>, a workshop open to all community members with an interest in technical, operational, and security topics. The ccNSO Members Meeting <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> consists of a variety of sessions and starts on Tuesday, 26 October with an opportunity for members to participate in a question and answer session with candidates for the ccNSO Council, followed by a session with focus on governance of the ccNSO. ICANN72 marks the 4th ccNSO Governance Session, building on the previous sessions where the ccNSO Council and Members have been discussing the need to update the internal rules <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> of the ccNSO. The ccNSO schedule on Tuesday, 26 October will end with a meeting of the Strategic and Operational Planning Committee (SOPC <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...>) on the use of ICANN's Prioritization Framework. The program will continue on Wednesday, 27 October, with a session on DNS Abuse, to understand what - if anything - the ccNSO should do, considering existing local and regional ccTLD efforts. On Thursday, 28 October, there will be a ccNSO Council <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> meeting, followed by a meeting of the TLD-OPS Standing Committee.  The detailed ccNSO schedule, including a summary of the topics covered and remote participation details for ICANN72, is available on the ccNSO ICANN72 workspace <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> . [image: Picture 1.png] SESSION HIGHLIGHTS Preview of the October ICANN Board Workshop Thursday, 21 - Sunday, 24 October The upcoming ICANN Board Workshop will be dedicated to planning for the ICANN72 Annual General Meeting. Topics for discussion include: - Risks that might negatively impact the ability to fulfill the ICANN mission - DNS abuse and security threats - Policy efforts and hot topics - ICANN's first Operational Design Phase - Expedited Policy Development Process for Specific Curative Rights Protections for International Governmental Organizations Read more <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> Tech Day Mo, 25 October | 16:00-21:00 UTC Since 2006, Tech Day has been part of ICANN Public Meetings. It provides a forum for both experienced participants and newcomers to meet and to present and discuss technical and operational registry topics, security, and other Domain Name System-related work. During ICANN72, Tech Day will focus on DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), DNS abuse prevention and mitigation, and other topics. Read more <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Committee (SOPC) Tue, 26 October | 19:30-21:00 UTC The aim of the SOPC is to coordinate, facilitate, and increase the participation of ccTLD managers in ICANN and Public Technical Identifiers strategic, operational planning, and related budgetary processes. The SOPC meets regularly with representatives from ICANN org and other ICANN stakeholders. The goal of this ICANN72 session is to explore how the ICANN Prioritization Framework could work in practice, from a community perspective. The session will prepare the SOPC and other stakeholders on prioritization, as part of the next operational and financial planning cycle. Read more <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> Q&A Session ccNSO Council candidates Tue, 26 October | 16:00-17:00 UTC The 3-year term for five members of the ccNSO Council will end in March 2022. Mid-September 2021, the ccNSO opens a call for nominations to fill those seats. All candidates that accepted their nominations are kindly invited to participate in the Q&A session, which will provide the ccNSO members and broader ccTLD community an opportunity to interact with the Council candidates. Read more <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> [image: Screen Shot 2018-10-08 at 15.08.31.png] ccNSO Governance Session Tuesday, 26 October | 17:30-19:00 UTC [image: Screenshot 2021-09-27 at 15.20.52.png] ICANN72 marks the 4th ccNSO Governance Session, building on the previous sessions where the ccNSO Council and Members have been discussing the need to update the internal rules of the ccNSO. The goal of this ICANN72 session is to consult the ccNSO membership on the proposed revised internal Rules of the ccNSO, and to collect feedback. The new Rules will have a direct impact on the governance structure of the ccNSO, specifically on the respective roles and responsibilities of the Council and ccNSO membership. You are highly encouraged to review these materials prior to the session: - E-mail by David McAuley <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> (sent to ccNSO members mailing list on 19 October 2021) - Draft Internal Rules ccNSO 2021 <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> (version 7 | 14 October 2021) Read more <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> Joint meeting: ccNSO Council and ICANN Board Thursday, 28 October | 16-17 UTC ccNSO topics ccNSO recommended policy on the retirement of ccTLDs: introduction of the policy, its scope, why we believe it is needed. In preparation of a possible implementation process: what are the next steps from a Board perspective, and how does the roadmap look like? ••• Change of Article 10 and Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws to allow the inclusion of interested IDN ccTLD Managers in the ccNSO: what are the next steps of the process? ••• At the end of ICANN72, Nigel Roberts will be stepping down as member of the ICANN BoD. What are Nigel's views on his years on the Board, the relation between ICANN and the ccTLD community in general, and the ICANN Board and ccNSO specifically? ICANN Board topic  How to efficiently identify and work more closely with governments globally, as well as educate, train and interact when it comes to geopolitical issues relating to ICANN’s mission Read more <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> TLD-OPS Thu, 28 October | 19:30-21:00 UTC TLD-OPS <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> is the incident response community for and by ccTLDs that brings together people who are responsible for the operational security and stability of their ccTLD. The goal of the TLD-OPS community is to enable ccTLD operators worldwide to detect and mitigate incidents that may affect the security and stability of ccTLD services, such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, malware infections, and phishing attacks. TLD-OPS is fully governed by the ccTLD community through the TLD-OPS Standing Committee <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...>, which consists of representatives of ccTLDs and liaisons from the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), and the ICANN security team. The TLD-OPS Standing Committee will meet during ICANN72 to reflect on its past activities and determine next steps. Read more <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> DNS Abuse Session Wednesday, 27 October Part 1: 21:30-23:00 UTC | Part 2: 23:30-00:30 UTC This session is not about defining DNS Abuse, or mitigating DNS Abuse. The goal is to understand what the ccNSO should do with respect to DNS abuse, in addition to what is already happening at the local and regional ccTLD level. Based on the guidance of the ccTLD community, the ccNSO Council will plan the ccNSO involvement in the discussions pertaining to DNS abuse and related activities that could assist ccTLDs. If a plan moves forward, it will be shared with the community during ICANN73 or an intersessional webinar. Session Chair: Alejandra Reynoso (.gt), Moderator: Nick Wenban-Smith (.uk) Panellists: Jim Galvin (GNSO), Gabriel Andrews (GAC), John Crain (ICANN org), Kristof Tuyteleers (.be, .brussels), Anil Kumar Jain (.in), Byron Holland (.ca) [image: Picture 1.png] ccTLD News: Recordings now available [image: Screenshot 2021-09-27 at 15.21.32.png] At the start of October, there were two editions of the ccTLD news sessions, which showcased ccTLD best practice sharing, trends, information by ICANN on ccTLD financial contributions, and more. Listen to the recordings <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EjoTocCreN-zjf5sJn1RkJO4lVHFY3bj5fSDN7nkCfYh...> [image: pictures_all3.png] Guðrun Poulsen (.fo), Chair PART 1: Marketing - .ng promo experience | Chioma Keke (.ng) - If I had a million dollars | Dana Ludviga (.lv) - Promoting .ar web accessibility | Romina Guirardo (.ar) PART 2: Policy, Operations & Finance - Launch of 2nd level registrations in .au | Bruce Tonkin (.au) - 3 projects to increase domain name stability & security in .RU/.РФ | Irina Danelia (.ru/.РФ) - ccTLD voluntary financial contributions | Cecibel Izaguirre (ICANN org) Annaliese Williams (.au), Chair PART 1: Internet Governance - Mary Uduma (AF IGF) - Jordan Carter (.nz) - Peter Koch (.de) PART 2: Internet Governance - Oscar Robles (LACNIC) - Alyssa Quinn (.ca) [image: Picture 1.png] ccNSO Council Highlights [image: Screenshot 2021-09-27 at 15.21.09.png] ccNSO Council Thu, 28 October | 17:30-19:00 UTC The ccNSO Council will have its 177th meeting at ICANN72 on Thursday, 28 October 2021 (17:30-19:00 UTC). 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