August 2019 - Ccnso-council

TLD-OPS DR/BCP Workshop – ICANN66-Montreal
by Kimberly Carlson Oct. 4, 2019

Oct. 4, 2019

Subject: TLD-OPS DR/BCP Workshop – ICANN66-Montreal The TLD-OPS Standing Committee and Drafting Team are planning a workshop at ICANN66-Montreal. The workshop is scheduled for Sunday, 3 November from 13:30-18:30 local (blocks 3, 4 and 5). Only members of TLD-OPS and the DR/BCP Drafting Team will be invited to participate in the workshop. - You must RSVP - A limit of 3 participants by ccTLD - TLD-OPS members may invite ccTLD members that are attending the Montreal ICANN 66 meeting (need to actively participate in workshop). The workshop will focus on testing the draft DR/BCP Playbook in a tabletop exercise and simulation. The expected outcome is to produce and circulate a ’tested’ TLD-OPS DR/BCP Playbook that’s serves as guidance implementing the basis of Business Continuity within a small ccTLD operator. There will be a sponsored lunch for workshop participants. To RSVP for the workshop, please complete the online pre-registration form: https://forms.gle/KYBFMguxAeytP33A9 Thank you, Kim Carlson on behalf of the TLD-OPS Standing Committee: Jacques Latour, (.ca) Chair, Régis Massé (.fr) Vice Chair, Frederico Neves (.br), Erwin Lansing (.dk), Ali Hadji Mmadi (.km), Abibu Ntahigiye (.tz), Brett Carr (.uk), Warren Kumari SSAC Liaison, John Crain SSR Liaison, Kim Davies IANA Liaison

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ccNSO membership applications for .bj, .gl, .zm
by Souleymane Oumtanaga Sept. 2, 2019

Sept. 2, 2019

Dear All, The ccNSO Secretariat has received 3 new applications for ccNSO membership, for the following country codes: - .BJ (Benin) - .GL (Greenland) - .ZM (Zambia) Kindly provide me with your input by the end of Tuesday, 3 September 2019 (23:59 UTC), in case you do not agree with the ccNSO membership accreditation. The following checks have been completed for this ccNSO membership application: - The ccNSO Secretariat confirms that the application details are those of the ccTLD Manager as specified in the IANA Database - The ccNSO Secretariat sent a copy of the membership application to IANA Services staff. - IANA Services provided the following information: = = = - .BJ This message is to confirm that we do not have any pending requests or issues with .BJ. We recently completed a transfer of .BJ to ARCEP Benin so the information below is consistent with the data we have in the IANA Root Zone Database for .BJ. - .GL This message is to confirm that we do not have any pending requests or issues with .GL. The information below is consistent with the data we have in the IANA Root Zone Database for .GL. - .ZM This message is to confirm that IANA does not have any currently open requests for .ZM nor any pending issues. The information in the application below is consistent with the data we have on file for .ZM. = = = Details of the applications: - .BJ Name of ccTLD Manager: ARCEP BENIN Name of Representative: Executive Secretary Name of Primary Contact: Executive Secretary Primary Contact Address: COTONOU /GANHI, Immeuble MAERSK House Zone OCBN Cotonou, 01BP 2034 Bénin - .GL Name of ccTLD Manager: Tele Greenland Name of Representative: Thomas Hansen Name of Primary Contact: Thomas Hansen Primary Contact Address: Farip Aqqutaa 8 3900 Nuuk - .ZM Name of ccTLD Manager: Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority Name of Representative: Naming and Numbering Engineer Name of Primary Contact: Christina Lesa Chibesakunda Primary Contact Address: Plot 4909 Corner of United Nations and Independence Avenues Lusaka Zambia

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ccNSO appointment | Customer Standing Committee (CSC)
by Kimberly Carlson Aug. 31, 2019

Aug. 31, 2019

Dear Council, The following persons have put their names forward as candidate for the one (1) seat on the Customer Standing Committee (CSC): * Erwin Lansing, .dk * Alejandra Reynoso, .gt (Councilor) As a result the ccNSO Council will need to select one of the two candidates. According to the current guideline ccNSO Actions Respecting the Customer Standing Committee (https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/2016-12/…) “If more candidates apply than are needed, the Councillors eligible to vote will each compile a list of their up to top 5 candidates, based on the Selection Criteria, by assigning 5 points to the most preferred candidate, 4 points to the second preferred candidate, etc.” Councillors eligible to vote If a Councilor intends to become a member of the group, then this Councillor shall not be involved in the appointment process due to a direct conflict of interest. A Councillor may also declare a conflict of interest at any stage for other reasons, for example, a Councillor and nominee may be working for the same ccTLD manager. After such a declaration of a Councillor, this Councillor shall not be involved in the appointment process anymore. As a result, and for this particular CSC selection process Alejandra Reynoso will not participate in the selection procedure. All other Councilors will receive the Expression of Interest and supporting documents, unless you indicate consider you are conflicted. List of preferred candidates The Councillors eligible to vote will each compile a list of candidates, based on the Selection Criteria (see below) with the most preferred candidate on the top and the least preferred candidate at the end of the list. If a candidate does not meet the criteria in the view of a Councillor, the Councillor should refrain from listing that candidate. Each of the voting Councillors will send her/his list of preferred candidates to the ccNSO Secretariat (email address kimberly.carlson(a)icann.org<mailto:kimberly.carlson@icann.org>), within 5 working days after receiving the list of candidates. Based on each of the individual Councillor’s rankings, the Secretariat will prepare the overall ranking of all candidates by assigning the highest number (2) to the most preferred candidate, and lowest to the least preferred and zero (0) to a candidate that is not included in the list. The highest number will be the same as the number of candidates. For example if 7 candidates apply, the candidate who is most preferred by a Councillor will be assigned 7 and the next preferred 6 , etc. The candidate(s) receiving highest total of assigned numbers, is most preferred overall candidate. The secretariat will report the ranking to the ccNSO Council one (1) business day after the day eligible Councillors could submit their list of preference. Selection Criteria CSC members will be slected based on how well they meet the following set of skills and experience: * Direct experience and knowledge of the IANA naming function * Analytical skills, ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative evidence, and draw conclusions purely based on evidence. * Experience in managing and/or participating in committees (e.g. meeting coordination, reporting, and escalation) in order to contribute meaningfully to CSC processes * Demonstrated ability in relationship management to support diplomatic discussion, consensus driven decision making, and productive negotiation * The candidates have excellent communication skills in order to represent ccTLD interests and to keep the ccNSO and broader ccTLD community informed on progress * Able to work and communicate in written and spoken English. Further a candidate: * Should commit to actively participate in the activities of the CSC on an ongoing basis * Should be employed or have active backing by a ccTLD manager and should demonstrate the support by the ccTLD manager in respect to the required time commitment to participate actively in the CSC. In addition, and in accordance with the charter of the CSC, only if a candidate is considered to meet the above criteria the following diversity criteria should be taken into account: * Geographic regions; * Gender diversity; * Type, experience and size of ccTLD manager.

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Webinar: Developing a Work Plan for the Evolution of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model
by Joke Braeken Aug. 29, 2019

Aug. 29, 2019

Dear All, You are invited to participate in a webinar on the next steps related to developing a work plan to further the community's work on evolving ICANN's multistakeholder model (MSM) <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_h…> This facilitated conversation will take place on 11 September 2019 at 23:00 UTC and 12 September 2019 at 16:00 UTC. The facilitator, Brian Cute, will walk the community through the "Next Steps to Improve the Effectiveness of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_j…> " document that was recently opened for public comment.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_t…> The public comment seeks community input on whether the issues highlighted in the document are already addressed or, if not, which group in the ICANN community should address the issue. This input will form the basis of a work plan to address the issues outlined in the public comment document. Webinar Details Date and Time Meeting Room Details 11 September 2019 2300 – 2400 UTC Join via Zoom: https://icann.zoom.us/j/474494091<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_X…> Meeting ID: 474 494 091 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abMeNpezpU<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_a…> 12 September 2019 1600 – 1700 UTC Join via Zoom: https://icann.zoom.us/j/474494091<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_X…> Meeting ID: 474 494 091 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abMeNpezpU<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newsalerts.icann.org_a…> Best regards. Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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Heads up: Call for Nominations for one Director to the ICANN Board Seat 11 to be launched soon
by Joke Braeken Aug. 27, 2019

Aug. 27, 2019

Dear All, This is to inform you that the term of Chris Disspain, the ccNSO nominated Director fulfilling ICANN Board Seat 11, will expire at the ICANN69 Annual General Meeting 2020 in Hamburg. By November 2020, Chris will have served 3 terms on the Board: therefore he is not eligible for reappointment. The ccNSO Council will open a call for nominations to fill ICANN Board Seat number 11, starting Wednesday, 11 September 2019 (00:01 UTC) and closing Wednesday, 2 October 2019 (23:59 UTC). Elections will be held in January 2020, after completion of due diligence verifications by a professional firm on the nominee(s). The ccNSO Secretariat will share more details latest on Tuesday, 10 September 2019, including information on the procedure for nominating and seconding candidates, the requirements for suitably qualified candidates, the relevant timeline and the next steps. Look out for the upcoming announcement on the ccNSO Members mailing list, and the ccNSO website. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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new membership application, for .cg
by Souleymane Oumtanaga Aug. 27, 2019

Aug. 27, 2019

Dear All, The ccNSO Secretariat has received a new application for ccNSO membership, from .cg (Congo). Kindly provide me with your input by the end of Thursday, 29 August 2019 (23:59 UTC), in case you do not agree with the ccNSO membership accreditation. The following checks have been completed for this ccNSO membership application: - The ccNSO Secretariat confirms that the application details are those of the ccTLD Manager as specified in the IANA Database - The ccNSO Secretariat sent a copy of the membership application to IANA Services staff. - IANA Services provided the following information: *= = =* *We do not currently have a pending request for .CG nor any outstanding discussions with them. * *That said, we recently (about 4 months ago) completed a change request for .CG to update the name of the sponsoring organization (TLD Manager) to Interpoint Switzerland. There have been several attempts over the years to do a transfer of .CG but none of these have been successful. The most recent change was agreed by the parties that needed to confirm this change. It was processed as a data change and not a full transfer.* = = = Details of the application: Name of ccTLD Manager: Interpoint Switzerland Name of Representative: Frederic GREGOIRE Name of Primary Contact: MISSIDIMBAZI BANZOUZI Luc Jean Servais Primary Contact Address: Amitie Street number 91, City-Center Brazzaville Souleymane Oumtanaga,

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September ccNSO Council Call | 19 September @18:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson Aug. 27, 2019

Aug. 27, 2019

Dear Council, The next ccNSO Council Call is scheduled for 19 September at 18:00 UTC. Please find the call details below: Topic: ccNSO Council Call Time: Sep 19, 2019 06:00 PM Universal Time UTC Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/788935167 Wiki space: https://community.icann.org/x/MQn_BQ (recording, transcript and background material will be posted as it becomes available) Meeting ID: 788 935 167 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aAAP6aGAx

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Triage Committee recommendation (40-2019) , including action item for ccNSO Council (ATRT3 survey)
by Joke Braeken Aug. 26, 2019

Aug. 26, 2019

Dear Councillors, Please find the latest Triage Committee recommendation (40-2019) included below. If you do not agree with the recommendations, kindly let me know by Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 23:59 UTC. Please note: This recommendation contains an action item for ccNSO Council members (complete ATRT3 survey via google doc). Deadline: 12 September, noon UTC. Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken Number: 40-2019 Topic: Accountability and Transparency Review: Survey available for community input Request from: ATRT3 Summary: The aim of this survey is to collect opinions from individuals in the ICANN community on ICANN's accountability and transparency, and to help the ATRT3 Review Team to identify areas which require improvement and could benefit from a recommendation. The survey consists of 2 parts: 1/ one for individuals from the community 2/ one for groups in the ICANN community, such as the ccNSO Close date: 13 September 2019 (23:59 UTC) Read more: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2019-08-19-en?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTjJ…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> Recommended action: 1/ send the announcement to ccnso-members@, cctld-community@, ccnso-council@ and share via social media (completed) 2/ in order to be able to coordinate the survey input from the ccNSO, the Secretariat prepared a google document. Council members are invited to draft answers in this google document, latest by 12 September, noon UTC. The Secretariat will then submit the answers to the survey via the dedicated online link. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1111u5tJ5n1qRP0ChFRyNSZMu51PXlxPBGLnpLpP…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_docume…> (completed) Impact on ccNSO: middle Relevance for ccTLDs: middle Deadline triage committee input: Tue, 27 August 2019 (23:59 UTC) Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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REMINDER: ANNOUNCEMENT: ccNSO Council re-launches call for volunteers: CSC
by Kimberly Carlson Aug. 23, 2019

Aug. 23, 2019

Dear all, Just a reminder, the ccNSO Council has re-launched the call for volunteers – Customer Standing Committee (CSC), closing on Friday, 30 August 2019 23:56 UTC. Please see the formal announcement here: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15aug19-en.htm Thank you, Kim From: Kimberly Carlson <kimberly.carlson(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 2:20 PM To: "ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org" <ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org>, "ccnso-members(a)icann.org" <ccnso-members(a)icann.org>, "cctldworld(a)icann.org" <cctldworld(a)icann.org> Cc: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: ccNSO Council re-launches call for volunteers: CSC Dear all, The ccNSO Council has re-launched the call for volunteers for those who wish to be a member of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC). The call for volunteers closes on Friday, 30 August 2019 at 23:59 UTC. Please see the formal announcement here: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15aug19-en.htm If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate asking. Kind regards, Kim

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CORRECTION | Accountability and Transparency Review: Survey Available for Community Input
by Joke Braeken Aug. 23, 2019

Aug. 23, 2019

Dear All, Apologies, the previous e-mail contained a bad link. Individuals interested in taking the survey should go here: http://input.icann.org/go?iv=eupcis2ldyww Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org From: Ccnso-council <ccnso-council-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Joke Braeken <joke.braeken(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, 23 August 2019 at 14:05 To: "ccnso-members(a)icann.org" <ccnso-members(a)icann.org>, "ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org" <ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org>, ccnso-council <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Subject: [ccnso-council] Accountability and Transparency Review: Survey Available for Community Input Dear All, The third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3<https://community.icann.org/display/atrt/ATRT3>) has published a survey for community input. Click here [input.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__input.icann.org_app_sur…> to take the survey now. The aim of this survey is to collect opinions from individuals in the ICANN community on ICANN's accountability and transparency, and to help the ATRT3 Review Team to identify areas which require improvement and could benefit from a recommendation. The Review Team has published a separate survey [input.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__input.icann.org_app_sur…> to collect opinions from groups in the ICANN community. Following the close of both surveys on 13 September 2019 at 23:59 UTC, the ATRT3 Review Team will evaluate responses as input to its draft final report. The survey questions are available in PDF format here <https://community.icann.org/display/atrt/Survey> (for reference purposes only). Background The Accountability and Transparency Review is mandated by ICANN's Bylaws (Article 4, Section 4.6 [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…>) to review "ICANN's execution of its commitment to maintain and improve robust mechanisms for public input, accountability, and transparency so as to ensure that the outcomes of its decision-making reflect the public interest and are accountable to the Internet community." Learn more about the ATRT3 Review here [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…>. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ccNSO&d=Dw…> Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_ccnso…> http://ccnso.icann.org [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ccnso.icann.org&d=DwMGa…>

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