February 2021 - Ccnso-council

Thursday, 25 February 2021
by ICANN Community Leadership Digest Feb. 25, 2021

Feb. 25, 2021

Thursday, 25 February 2021 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 REMINDER: FY23 Strategic Outlook Program: Trend Identification Sessions REMINDER: ICANN Nominating Committee Application Period Now Open REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open ICANN70 Planning DUE TOMORROW ICANN Board Interactions with Stakeholders during ICANN70 DUE TOMORROW: ICANN70 Publication Support DEADLINE MONDAY: Participate in "Newcomers Introduction to ICANN Communities" Webinar DEADLINE NEXT WEEK: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program REMINDER: ICANN org Finance and Planning Updates during ICANN70 REMINDER: ITI Demonstrations during ICANN70 ICANN70 Resources Registration Virtual Backgrounds Prep Week Schedule Public Comment Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level IANA Naming Function Review: Recommendation for an IANA Naming Function Contract Amendment EPDP Phase 2 Policy Recommendations for Board Consideration Information Sharing REMINDER: FY23 Strategic Outlook Program: Trend Identification Sessions From: Xavier Calvez, Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer ICANN is kicking off the FY23 Strategic Outlook trend identification process. ICANN community members will have the opportunity to participate in trend identification sessions via their Supporting Organization (SO) or Advisory Committee (AC). ICANN org will collaborate with SO and AC chairs and support teams to schedule their sessions over the next few weeks. We are targeting to complete the trend sessions by the end of March. All strategic outlook sessions will be conducted virtually. ICANN community members are encouraged to join this important discussion. Once complete, ICANN org will conduct a trend analysis and impact assessment. The Strategic Outlook Program is a joint effort of ICANN org, community, and Board to identify and track trends that are related to ICANN. This ensures that these opportunities and challenges are incorporated into current and future planning. Every year, new trends or shifts in existing trends impacting the operating plans (five-year or annual) and/or budget are factored into the annual iteration of those plans as appropriate. Significant shifts could also result in adjustments to the strategic plan. We look forward to your participation in this dialogue about ICANN planning and strategy. REMINDER: ICANN Nominating Committee Application Period Now Open The ICANN Nominating Committee invites interested individuals to submit applications for key leadership positions. Selected individuals will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe to help shape the Internet's technical coordination and policy development. The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, 18 March 2021 at 23:59 UTC. Applications should be submitted via the online candidate portal. All applications are confidential. Learn more. REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award 2020 is now open. The winner(s) will be announced during ICANN71. The ICANN Community Excellence Award recognizes ICANN community members who substantively contribute to policymaking within the ICANN ecosystem and who are deeply invested in developing consensus-based solutions within ICANN’s multistakeholder model. Learn more about the nomination process and submit your nominations here by Monday, 29 March 2021. ICANN70 Planning DUE TOMORROW: ICANN Board Interactions with ICANN Communities during ICANN70 From: ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman Dear ICANN community chairs, First of all, let me take the opportunity to reiterate on behalf of the ICANN Board, our best wishes to you and your families for a healthy 2021. We have all been very affected (and still are) by this long-lasting pandemic and will never spread enough of those positive thoughts and messages of hope for a brighter future! We very much look forward to seeing you in person, hopefully later this year, even if today it is not possible to predict when it will be responsible to do so again. The ICANN Board has recently been briefed thoroughly on your input to the ICANN Public Meetings Strategy and wanted to thank you all for your constructive contribution to this important survey. The suggested changes will be implemented by ICANN org, and the ICANN Board will of course actively participate in the dialogue to find the best possible way forward in this, together. ICANN70 will mark the next step. In line with the decision to organize ICANN70 virtually and considering the current global situation with regard to the pandemic, various communities are arranging different times to engage the ICANN Board, either before, during or after ICANN70. We have learned to appreciate the opportunity to have this conversation during ICANN Public Meetings, and the survey conducted after ICANN69 confirmed that you do as well. Up until ICANN69, the ICANN Board has proposed a subject to you to discuss during our joint meetings. For ICANN70, we would like to invite you to propose questions for the ICANN Board to answer, or a subject to engage in an open discussion during our time together. Please note that we are not changing the current total time allotted per community. Please send your single topic or list of questions in order of priority to the Board Operations team, board-ops-team(a)icann.org, no later than Friday, 26 February 2021. Your suggested questions or topic for discussion will be published and circulated in this digest, which will facilitate transparency and allow all communities to deepen their understanding of community issues and different points of view. We look forward to hearing your thoughts, questions, or topics of interest and to exchange with you constructively. Best regards, Maarten Botterman ICANN Board Chair DUE TOMORROW: ICANN70 Publication Support Translation-only Deadline For translation, please provide the final material(s) by Friday, 26 February 2021. This ensures that there is enough time to translate the publication. If the publication requires design assistance, please note that the final materials will have to be complete, including the edit/approval process, by this deadline in order to be translated. Please work directly with your support team to submit these requests to evin.erdogdu(a)icann.org and liana.teo(a)icann.org. DEADLINE MONDAY: Participate in "Newcomers Introduction to ICANN Communities" Webinar The Public Responsibility Support function seeks speakers from ICANN communities to participate in an introductory webinar for newcomers. Each each speaker will have 5-10 minutes to provide an overview of their ICANN community. The webinar will take place Monday, 8 March 2021, 17:30-19:00 UTC. Sign up by Monday, 1 March 2021. Please contact deborah.escalera(a)icann.org with any questions. Thank you. DEADLINE NEXT WEEK: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program The Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program aims to facilitate participation in ICANN Public Meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the upcoming ICANN70 Virtual Community Forum. It offers financial assistance to ICANN community members who have limited Internet capacity to increase their Internet bandwidth. ICANN community members interested in the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program must apply in advance of ICANN70. Those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. Nominations ICANN community leaders will have the opportunity to nominate recipients. This includes up to five nominees from each of the three Supporting Organizations, four Advisory Committees, four GNSO Stakeholder Groups and five GNSO Constituencies, and five RALOs from At-Large. In order to be reimbursed, all applicants must: Require additional bandwidth at home to facilitate their active participation during ICANN70. Have a valid personal bank account for ICANN org to wire the reimbursement funds. Register for ICANN70. Attend a minimum of four official ICANN70 sessions. Once ICANN community leaders have established their nominees, they can inform their nominees to apply for the program here beginning Monday, 8 February 2021. Chairs should send their list to travelsupport(a)icann.org so that ICANN org can verify the applications. Chairs and community leaders will have until Monday, 1 March 2021 to complete this nomination process. All applications are due by Friday, 5 March 2021. Learn more. REMINDER: ICANN org Finance and Planning Updates during ICANN70 From: Xavier Calvez, Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer The ICANN org Finance and Planning teams seek opportunities to engage with the ICANN communities during ICANN70 or via webinars to present a short updates on finance- and planning-related topics: Finance Financial Results: FY20 and FY21 Year-to-Date Accountability and transparency reporting Planning Draft FY22-FY26 Five-Year Operating Plan and Financial Plan Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget Review of Public Comment submissions and next steps in the planning process FY23 Planning Process and Strategic Outlook Trends Please contact becky.nash(a)icann.org to request a briefing and please let us know if you have any other finance and planning topics. Thank you in advance for your support, and we appreciate your assistance. REMINDER: ITI Demonstrations during ICANN70 The Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) Team invites ICANN communities to request a demonstration of upcoming improvements to https://icann.org during ICANN70. ITI is an operational activity to improve content governance and infrastructure at ICANN. Since its inception, the ITI team has sought community input through the feedback website, sessions during ICANN Public Meetings, webinars, and smaller, informal sessions targeted to specific user groups. This feedback is vital to ensuring ITI delivers the improvements needed to more easily find content on https://icann.org. The ITI team has implemented changes based on community feedback. Please contact carlos.reyes(a)icann.org to request a demonstration. Thank you. ICANN70 Resources Registration Virtual Backgrounds Prep Week Schedule Public Comment Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report Close Date: Tuesday, 9 March 2021 Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level Close Date: Thursday, 11 March 2021 IANA Naming Function Review: Recommendation for an IANA Naming Function Contract Amendment Close Date: Monday, 22 March 2021 EPDP Phase 2 Policy Recommendations for Board Consideration Close Date: Tuesday, 30 March 2021 Volume 3, Issue 16 | Archive | Next Issue: Monday, 1 March 2021 ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council(a)icann.org Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by david.olive(a)icann.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!

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Re: [ccnso-council] [Ext] Re: [ccnso-members] Call for Volunteers: The ccNSO seeks members to the ccNSO Outreach & Involvement Standing Committee (OISC)
by Joke Braeken Feb. 23, 2021

Feb. 23, 2021

Hello Eberhard, Thanks for the suggestion. By virtue of their office, either the Tech Working Group Chair or designated person are welcome to join the OISC, and their input is appreciated. The group should be small enough, to remain efficient. Kindly confirm the name and email address of the one person that will join on behalf of Tech WG. Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org On 19/02/2021, 11:47, "Dr Eberhard W Lisse" <el(a)lisse.NA> wrote: Joke, thank you, can the chair and the vice chairs of the TechWg please be added as observers, ex officio? There might be synergies here... greetings, el On 19/02/2021 12:43, Joke Braeken via Ccnso-members wrote: > Dear All, > > > > The ccNSO seeks volunteers for the ccNSO *Outreach & Involvement > Standing Committee (OISC)**. *The OISC is a new > committee,**established as a standing committee to ensure: > > * A continued and ongoing coordinated approach regarding the > existing and potential outreach and involvement efforts by and > targeted at the ccNSO and ccTLD community > * ccTLDs awareness of and involvement in the aforementioned efforts. [...] -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 Bachbrecht \ / If this email is signed with GPG/PGP 10007, Namibia ;____/ Sect 20 of Act No. 4 of 2019 may apply

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ICANN70 Prep Week Schedule Now Available
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 22, 2021

Feb. 22, 2021

Announcement: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2021-02-22-en LOS ANGELES – 22 February 2021 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the ICANN70 Prep Week schedule to help the community prepare for the upcoming ICANN70 Virtual Community Forum, which will be held 22 – 25 March 2021. There will be ten sessions from 8 – 11 March 2021. To attend any of the sessions, please register<https://events.icann.org/icann70/registration> for ICANN70. After registering, you will receive two emails: · A registration confirmation · An email with login information for the schedule Once you log into the schedule, you will be able to sign up for ICANN70 Prep Week sessions. Please note that for security purposes, participation links will be posted 24 hours prior to the session start times. The session schedule will display in your local time, based on the time set on your device used to view the website. ICANN70 Prep Week Schedule Date and Time Eastern Standard Time (EST) Session Monday, 8 March 2021 09:00-10:00 EST Global Stakeholder Engagement Update Monday, 8 March 2021 10:30-12:00 EST What to Expect During ICANN70: A Guide for Newcomers Tuesday, 9 March 2021 10:30-12:00 EST Planning Update Tuesday, 9 March 2021 14:30-16:00 EST Generic Names Supporting Organization Council Policy Update Wednesday, 10 March 2021 09:00-10:00 EST Nominating Committee Review Update Wednesday, 10 March 2021 14:30-16:00 EST Reviews and Implementation Update Wednesday, 10 March 2021 16:30-17:30 EST Contractual Compliance Update Thursday, 11 March 2021 09:00-10:00 EST Universal Acceptance Readiness Update Thursday, 11 March 2021 11:00-12:00 EST Policy Update Thursday, 11 March 2021 16:30-17:30 EST Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Program Update Remote simultaneous interpretation will be available for some ICANN70 Prep Week sessions via Zoom. For more information, including materials and recordings, please visit the ICANN70 website<https://70.schedule.icann.org/>. Registration is required to access this information. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.

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FY23 Strategic Outlook Program: Trend Identification Sessions
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 22, 2021

Feb. 22, 2021

Dear ccNSO Council and SOPC, ICANN is kicking off the FY23 Strategic Outlook trend identification process. ICANN community members will have the opportunity to participate in trend identification sessions via their Supporting Organization (SO) or Advisory Committee (AC). (Board Keeps ICANN Strategic Plan in Force and Unchanged<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/board-keeps-icann-strategic-plan-in-force-a…> – blog post by Maarten Botterman) The session for the ccNSO has been scheduled for 1 March 2021, at 16:00 UTC. Designed to shape ICANN's priorities, the Five-Year Strategic Plan establishes a vision and a set of objectives and goals in service of ICANN's mission. Every year, new trends or shifts in existing trends have the potential to impact our plans. We can only accommodate 30 active participants in a session, due to the nature of the exercise, and propose to accept participants on a first come, first serve basis. Register here: https://forms.gle/szspHdCBoMHnA5uo7 A session will take about 90 min, organized as follows: * Introduction (10-15’) * Break-out into subgroups of 5-6 people to brainstorm on trends using virtual white board (25’) * Break (10’) * Regroup in main room and share results (25’) * Individual votes for top-3 priorities (5’) * Adjourn ICANN org actively solicits input during "strategic outlook sessions" from the community, Board, and others on key trends anticipated to impact ICANN in the coming years. * Feedback received during these sessions is collected<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/strategic-engagement-2013-10-10-en#tr…> and analyzed as trends, risks, and opportunities; and potential impacts on ICANN are assessed. * The Board's Strategic Planning Committee considers the data and analysis from this process when producing its recommendation for the full Board. Best, Kim

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Monday, 22 February 2021
by ICANN Community Leadership Digest Feb. 22, 2021

Feb. 22, 2021

Monday, 22 February 2021 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 HAPPENING TODAY: ICANN Board Consultation with the GNSO Council on the SSAD REMINDER: FY23 Strategic Outlook Program: Trend Identification Sessions REMINDER: ICANN Nominating Committee Application Period Now Open REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open ICANN70 Planning DUE THIS WEEK: ICANN Board Interactions with Stakeholders during ICANN70 DUE THIS WEEK: ICANN org Finance and Planning Updates during ICANN70 REMINDER: ITI Demonstrations during ICANN70 REMINDER: ICANN70 Publication Support REMINDER: Participate in "Newcomers Introduction to ICANN Communities" Webinar REMINDER: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program ICANN70 Resources Registration Virtual Backgrounds Public Comment Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level IANA Naming Function Review: Recommendation for an IANA Naming Function Contract Amendment EPDP Phase 2 Policy Recommendations for Board Consideration Information Sharing HAPPENING TODAY: ICANN Board Consultation with the GNSO Council on the SSAD From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The ICANN Board will be meeting with the GNSO Council to discuss the Standardized System for Access/Disclosure ("SSAD"). The consultation is to support ICANN Board consideration of SSAD-related recommendations. Observers are welcome to attend but will not have speaking or chat capabilities during the meeting. Monday, 22 February 2021 | 19:00 UTC Zoom room Passcode: AqUyLw#=1s REMINDER: FY23 Strategic Outlook Program: Trend Identification Sessions From: Xavier Calvez, Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer ICANN is kicking off the FY23 Strategic Outlook trend identification process. ICANN community members will have the opportunity to participate in trend identification sessions via their Supporting Organization (SO) or Advisory Committee (AC). ICANN org will collaborate with SO and AC chairs and support teams to schedule their sessions over the next few weeks. We are targeting to complete the trend sessions by the end of March. All strategic outlook sessions will be conducted virtually. ICANN community members are encouraged to join this important discussion. Once complete, ICANN org will conduct a trend analysis and impact assessment. The Strategic Outlook Program is a joint effort of ICANN org, community, and Board to identify and track trends that are related to ICANN. This ensures that these opportunities and challenges are incorporated into current and future planning. Every year, new trends or shifts in existing trends impacting the operating plans (five-year or annual) and/or budget are factored into the annual iteration of those plans as appropriate. Significant shifts could also result in adjustments to the strategic plan. We look forward to your participation in this dialogue about ICANN planning and strategy. REMINDER: ICANN Nominating Committee Application Period Now Open The ICANN Nominating Committee invites interested individuals to submit applications for key leadership positions. Selected individuals will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe to help shape the Internet's technical coordination and policy development. The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, 18 March 2021 at 23:59 UTC. Applications should be submitted via the online candidate portal. All applications are confidential. Learn more. REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award 2020 is now open. The winner(s) will be announced during ICANN71. The ICANN Community Excellence Award recognizes ICANN community members who substantively contribute to policymaking within the ICANN ecosystem and who are deeply invested in developing consensus-based solutions within ICANN’s multistakeholder model. Learn more about the nomination process and submit your nominations here by Monday, 29 March 2021. ICANN70 Planning DUE THIS WEEK: ICANN Board Interactions with ICANN Communities during ICANN70 From: ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman Dear ICANN community chairs, First of all, let me take the opportunity to reiterate on behalf of the ICANN Board, our best wishes to you and your families for a healthy 2021. We have all been very affected (and still are) by this long-lasting pandemic and will never spread enough of those positive thoughts and messages of hope for a brighter future! We very much look forward to seeing you in person, hopefully later this year, even if today it is not possible to predict when it will be responsible to do so again. The ICANN Board has recently been briefed thoroughly on your input to the ICANN Public Meetings Strategy and wanted to thank you all for your constructive contribution to this important survey. The suggested changes will be implemented by ICANN org, and the ICANN Board will of course actively participate in the dialogue to find the best possible way forward in this, together. ICANN70 will mark the next step. In line with the decision to organize ICANN70 virtually and considering the current global situation with regard to the pandemic, various communities are arranging different times to engage the ICANN Board, either before, during or after ICANN70. We have learned to appreciate the opportunity to have this conversation during ICANN Public Meetings, and the survey conducted after ICANN69 confirmed that you do as well. Up until ICANN69, the ICANN Board has proposed a subject to you to discuss during our joint meetings. For ICANN70, we would like to invite you to propose questions for the ICANN Board to answer, or a subject to engage in an open discussion during our time together. Please note that we are not changing the current total time allotted per community. Please send your single topic or list of questions in order of priority to the Board Operations team, board-ops-team(a)icann.org, no later than Friday, 26 February 2021. Your suggested questions or topic for discussion will be published and circulated in this digest, which will facilitate transparency and allow all communities to deepen their understanding of community issues and different points of view. We look forward to hearing your thoughts, questions, or topics of interest and to exchange with you constructively. Best regards, Maarten Botterman ICANN Board Chair DUE THIS WEEK: ICANN70 Publication Support Translation-only Deadline For translation, please provide the final material(s) by Friday, 26 February 2021. This ensures that there is enough time to translate the publication. If the publication requires design assistance, please note that the final materials will have to be complete, including the edit/approval process, by this deadline in order to be translated. Please work directly with your support team to submit these requests to evin.erdogdu(a)icann.org and liana.teo(a)icann.org. REMINDER: ICANN org Finance and Planning Updates during ICANN70 From: Xavier Calvez, Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer The ICANN org Finance and Planning teams seek opportunities to engage with the ICANN communities during ICANN70 or via webinars to present a short updates on finance- and planning-related topics: Finance Financial Results: FY20 and FY21 Year-to-Date Accountability and transparency reporting Planning Draft FY22-FY26 Five-Year Operating Plan and Financial Plan Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget Review of Public Comment submissions and next steps in the planning process FY23 Planning Process and Strategic Outlook Trends Please contact becky.nash(a)icann.org to request a briefing and please let us know if you have any other finance and planning topics. Thank you in advance for your support, and we appreciate your assistance. REMINDER: ITI Demonstrations during ICANN70 The Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) Team invites ICANN communities to request a demonstration of upcoming improvements to https://icann.org during ICANN70. ITI is an operational activity to improve content governance and infrastructure at ICANN. Since its inception, the ITI team has sought community input through the feedback website, sessions during ICANN Public Meetings, webinars, and smaller, informal sessions targeted to specific user groups. This feedback is vital to ensuring ITI delivers the improvements needed to more easily find content on https://icann.org. The ITI team has implemented changes based on community feedback. Please contact carlos.reyes(a)icann.org to request a demonstration. Thank you. REMINDER: Participate in "Newcomers Introduction to ICANN Communities" Webinar The Public Responsibility Support function seeks speakers from ICANN communities to participate in an introductory webinar for newcomers. Each each speaker will have 5-10 minutes to provide an overview of their ICANN community. The webinar will take place Monday, 8 March 2021, 17:30-19:00 UTC. Sign up by Monday, 1 March 2021. Please contact deborah.escalera(a)icann.org with any questions. Thank you. REMINDER: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program The Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program aims to facilitate participation in ICANN Public Meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the upcoming ICANN70 Virtual Community Forum. It offers financial assistance to ICANN community members who have limited Internet capacity to increase their Internet bandwidth. ICANN community members interested in the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program must apply in advance of ICANN70. Those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. Nominations ICANN community leaders will have the opportunity to nominate recipients. This includes up to five nominees from each of the three Supporting Organizations, four Advisory Committees, four GNSO Stakeholder Groups and five GNSO Constituencies, and five RALOs from At-Large. In order to be reimbursed, all applicants must: Require additional bandwidth at home to facilitate their active participation during ICANN70. Have a valid personal bank account for ICANN org to wire the reimbursement funds. Register for ICANN70. Attend a minimum of four official ICANN70 sessions. Once ICANN community leaders have established their nominees, they can inform their nominees to apply for the program here beginning Monday, 8 February 2021. Chairs should send their list to travelsupport(a)icann.org so that ICANN org can verify the applications. Chairs and community leaders will have until Monday, 1 March 2021 to complete this nomination process. All applications are due by Friday, 5 March 2021. Learn more. ICANN70 Resources Registration Virtual Backgrounds Public Comment Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report Close Date: Tuesday, 9 March 2021 Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level Close Date: Thursday, 11 March 2021 IANA Naming Function Review: Recommendation for an IANA Naming Function Contract Amendment Close Date: Monday, 22 March 2021 EPDP Phase 2 Policy Recommendations for Board Consideration Close Date: Tuesday, 30 March 2021 Volume 3, Issue 15 | Archive | Next Issue: Thursday, 25 February 2021 ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council(a)icann.org Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by david.olive(a)icann.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!

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ccNSO Council 18 February 2021 decisions
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 21, 2021

Feb. 21, 2021

Dear all, Please find the resolutions (resolved) from the ccNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 18 February 2021: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18feb21-en.htm Previous Resolutions: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/council/decisions-resolutions/2021 Council meeting wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/8gBACQ Thank you, Kim

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Board approval of the FY22 IANA Budget
by Stephen Deerhake ＠ ASNIC Feb. 19, 2021

Feb. 19, 2021

Greetings, Please be advised that at their Board meeting yesterday, the ICANN Board approved the FY22 IANA Budget, Thus beginning the FY22 budget cycle in earnest. Adoption of the Budget initiates a Rejection Action Petition period. Katrina, would you like to do the honours with respect to informing the ccTLD community at large? Best Regards, /Stephen PS: Here’s hoping everyone has a good weekend!

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NOTES | Council 170 | Thu, 18 Feb. 2021 (20 UTC)
by Joke Braeken Feb. 19, 2021

Feb. 19, 2021

Dear All. Please find included below some high-level notes from today’s Council meeting, helping you to navigate through the recording of the call. Best regards. Joke 1. Welcome and roll call Welcome by Chair Katrina. Not quorate yet, meeting will start and voting will wait until the meeting is quorate. Apologies from Maarten, Sebastien who are attending the GNSO Council meeting. They might join later. Apologies received also from Margarita, Marie-Noemie, Abdalla. Recordings will be posted on the Council workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/8gBACQ . 2. Minutes & Action Items a. Minutes Meeting 169, circulated to the list 15 February 2021. b. Action items and To-do’s, if any 3. Intermeeting Decisions (since 21 January 2021) • Approval Terms of Reference OISC. • Defer meeting with full Board • Appointment Members IGLC • Appointment Members MPC • Appointment ccnSO Members Community Excellence Award Committee 4. ccPDP 3 a. Part 1 Retirement – Update The third ccNSO Policy Development Process Working Group (ccPDP3-RET) on the retirement of ccTLDs has concluded its work: the group submitted its final paper to the Issue Manager for further consideration by the ccNSO. The Issue Manager is now seeking public comments on 2 aspects: - the final proposed policy recommendations on the retirement of ccTLDs - the proposal to separate the development of the retirement policy (part A) from the development of a review mechanism for decisions on delegation, transfer, revocation and retirement of ccTLDs (part B). The public comment period will close 2 April 2021. If the separation is supported, the ccNSO decision process on the retirement policy will start already in April 2021, without waiting for the completion of part B. First to Council, for support and approval, and then to ccNSO membership. There is a quorum role. Councillors are invited to engage their peers and engage them in the voting process. b. Part 2 Review Mechanism –Update Last meeting: yesterday. The meeting before that, ICANN legal (Sam Eisner) joined. Good discussion. 5. IDN ccPDP4: Update Gradual progress, based on original text from ccPDP2. The Full WG makes gradual progress. Fine-tuning an existing text. 1 out of 3 sub-WGS has been convened. Works on variant management. Their first meeting will be on 2 March. They will look at the work to date from ICANN’s IDN dpt and what has happened in the GNSO with regards to SubPro. The ccNSO PDP4 working group - which develops policy recommendations for the (de-)selection of Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) ccTLD strings - has started its review of the 2013 ccNSO policy proposals for IDN ccTLD string selection criteria, processes and required documentation. The 2013 policy proposals did not include the topic of variant management, however a new ccPDP4 subgroup will start its work on variant management in February. The ICANN Board requested to address variant management in coordination with GNSO efforts. The full ccPDP4 Working Group and the subgroup will work in parallel: each group will meet on alternate Tuesdays. In future, two additional subgroups are foreseen: * on confusing similarity * on the deselection of IDN ccTLDs The results of ccPDP4 will replace the 2009 IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process. To stay informed about the work of this group, consult its workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/ZoBIC> 6. Adoption Response to Board OEC letter Move? Stephen Second? Giovanni Alejandra: comment regarding the ending of the letter. Jordan supports Alejandra’s suggestion. No objections Against? No Abstain? No All in favour 7. Approval of IANA Naming Function Contract Amendment per IFRT recommendation Suggestion to remove a sentence. According to bylaws changes need to be approved by ccNSO and GNSO Councils? Move? Alejandra Second? Javier Questions or comments? None Against? None Abstain? None All in favour 8. Call for volunteers Outreach & Involvement Standing Committee Will incorporate 2 existing committees.: Travel Funding Committee, Community Onboarding Programme Committee. Broader scope. Oversee various outreach and engagement activities. Coordinate efforts, strategise. Not replacing any other work. Website revamp (outreach and involvement, but separate). Joke: Call for volunteers will be launched Friday, closed 12 March. Basic selection criteria. Council will be asked to review the applications and select members. In favour? Several green ticks Against? None 9. Adoption ccNSO Statement procedure regarding the Amendment of Article 10 ICANN Bylaws The Drafting Team completed its work. Cover letters and attachment (table with revisions) were sent to Council previously. Decision to adopt now. Suggestion to include “ccTLD Manager” in article 10 (original text speaks about “sponsoring organisation” 2 issues brought to the attention of Council: * The drafting team wishes to inform the Council that the principle of one vote per member for those organizations or entities that manage multiple ASCII ccTLDs will not be affected by the proposed Bylaw change. This implies that those organizations or entities that have become member for two or more ccTLDs and have become member of the ccNSO will still be able to cast two or more votes in formal voting processes (in the Board nomination process, the Council elections and in membership approval voting of ccPDPs). As was noted in the ccPDP2 part 2, this issue may need to be addressed at one point, to ensure parity of members, who run multiple ccTLDs. Note, Organizations or entities who run multiple IDN ccTLDs related to one (1) country or territory will at a maximum have one (1) vote. * The drafting team wishes to inform Council that the bylaw change will have consequences for the ccNSO Council election guideline and ccNSO Board nomination guideline (see: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/guidelines.htm [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/en/about/guidelines.htm_…> ), following Article 10, Section 10.4(h): nomination by any ccNSO member. It advises the Council to ask the GRC to look at this issue in due time. (Voting done at the end of the jamboard session) Against? None Abstain? None All in favour 10. Update ICANN70 (related) sessions Overview by Alejandra 1 March 2021 | 16:00 UTC – Trends session (Council & SOPC) 9 March 2021 | 19:00 UTC - ccTLD News Session #1 11 March 2021 | 11:00 UTC - ccTLD News session #2 16 March 2021 | 18:00 UTC – Council Workshop 17 March 2021 | 19:00 UTC – Joint session: ccNSO and GNSO Councils 17 March 2021 | 20:30 UTC - ccTLD community webinar for newcomers #1 18 March 2021 | 11 UTC - ccTLD community webinar for newcomers #1 18 March 2021 | 12:00 UTC. – Council ICANN70 prep 25 March 2021 | 17:30-19:00 UTC – ICANN70 Council meeting 16 April 2021 | 08:00 UTC - ccPDP Webinar for GAC and others #1 16 April 2021 | 16:00 UTC - ccPDP Webinar for GAC and others #2 22 April 2021 | 12:00 UTC – April Council meeting Reminder for the trends session. Registration: https://forms.gle/QAs9kynTCcVgDXDcA Links to bookmark now: · ccNSO Schedule & Remote Participation Hub: The one-stop page for all your remote participation queries https://community.icann.org/x/fwlACQ · Agenda ICANN70 ccNSO Members Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/2AlACQ · Pre-ICANN70 sessions https://community.icann.org/x/uQpACQ · Agenda ICANN70 Tech Day https://community.icann.org/x/nYBeCQ · Agenda ICANN70 ccTLD News https://community.icann.org/x/uQpACQ All are warmly invited to attend the sessions. If there is feedback regarding how the meeting went, please let the MPC know and fill out the satisfaction survey a. ccTLDs related sessions i. Tech Day ii. Members meeting sessions 1. Governance session 2. ccTLDs: looking at the future 3. Q&A ccTLD related Board members 4. IGLC: Digital Sovereignty iii. ccTLD News sessions b. Joint meetings: i. Meeting with the Board: Update No meeting with the full Board, but suggestion to extend the invite for the ccTLD-related ICANN Board members during the question and answer session, and to invite Maarten and Leon as well. Pending feedback from Maarten and Leon ii. Meeting with GAC: Update Webinar about ccPDP3 and ccPDP4 to inform them. Post ICANN70 iii. Meeting with GNSO Council: Update Previously asked for topics and suggestions. Our liaisons came up with some suggestions. c. Council workshop: Tuesday 16 March 2021, 20.00 UTC i. Review role of chair and vice -chairs, Roles and responsibilities of Councillors ii. Work plan iii. Other? d. Council Preparatory meeting, Thursday 18 March 12.00 UTC 11. Update ECA & CSC a. ECA Rejection action upcoming. Gearing up for a busier season, until June b. CSC (Informational) 100% SLA’s met. 12. Update Chair, Vice-Chairs, Councillors, RO’s and Secretariat Katrina explained there was a meeting with Council leadership. Demo on website improvements. Features for the website were discussed. Google analytics. Look at how to structure Docs and place them on the website. Alejandra. Mentorship for fellowship programmes started. Alejandra is currently a mentor. 5 fellows and alumni. Jenifer is the new mentor, she is shadowing Alejandra currently, and her term starts before ICANN71. Katrina: we received notes from the policy team regarding the call between the ccNSO Council leadership team and Goeran. Survey on ICANN public meeting strategy. We responded, and discussed and commented on the proposal by ICANN org. Goeran was not pleased. Process was broken, Katrina does not agree. 13. Update WGs a. SOPC Comments submitted on SOPC feedback was not so positive, trying to receive additional numbers. Hope to have a meeting with ICANN Finance to discuss the feedback and to ask additional questions b. IGLC Preparing session as part of ICANN70 on digital sovereignty c. GRC Preparing for a governance session, and working on the Rules of the ccNSO. Additional work upcoming, following the changes to article 10 of the ICANN Bylaws The ccNSO Guideline Review Committee (GRC) seeks feedback from the community on the following documents: 1. Guideline: ccNSO Appointment Procedures 2. WG/Committee (Vice-)Chair Nomination Process. Deadline for feedback is end February 14. Update liaisons a. Update ALAC Liaison (written) b. Update GNSO Liaison (written) 15. Meetings Katrina warmly invites Councilors to attend the trends exercise. 1 March 2021 | 16:00 UTC – Trends session (Council & SOPC) Pre-registration required. Limited number of seats available Registration: https://forms.gle/QAs9kynTCcVgDXDcA Engagement on DNS Abuse. Questions by Keith (GNSO) sent to Katrina, who forwarded the email to the Council mailing list. Nick. no policy creation for ccNSO members on DNS abuse ccTLD managers, especially European ccTLDS, are spending a lot of time. How to avoid more regulation, how to prove competence, how to ensure our voices are heard in the right places. We could participate in a talking group, but we each create our own policies. Educate the ccTLDs. We each do what is right for our own audiences (structure, history-dependent) Show how good the ccTLDs are, compared to the gTLDS. Perfect opportunity to prove it with facts, figures, best practices. No need to follow the icann mandated procedures. Katrina: since you are not in favour of a group, perhaps a Liaison to the group? Nick: open call. Jordan: if we do not have a group, and do not explain how we do it differently, we risk to be enveloped in the ICANN umbrella. Stephen: not a WG per se. But we also need to make sure to distinguish ourselves. Katrina: how to ensure we get info back Stephen: liaison effort. Alejandra: If we want to join the effort, we need a structure to do so. Committee or WG would be a good idea. Why do others disagree? Jordan: open call, see who joins, discuss with them whether we need a group. Or is it enough to have an open call for those interested in the topics. Stephen: agrees with Jordan. WG is overkill now. Can be addressed by our liaisons Katrina: need to make sure it remains not to be an issue for ccTLDS Nicks: other DNS abuse fora. PIR set up a DNS Abuse Institute. Hot topic. ccTLDs can’t be complacent about it. Katrina: we will prepare info for the community. Draft to be shared with the council first, before sending it to the community. See what the reaction will be. Next Council Meetings: · 25 March (ICANN70) 17:30-19:00 UTC · 22 April – 12:00 UTC · 20 May – 18.00 UTC 16. AOB 17. Discussion session on what needs to be included in future Rules of the ccNSO (if time permits) Jamboards. https://jamboard.google.com/d/1aVUQgWkelS-LuIrIT6QnrEDfQy73e9skb7Iifrauafg/… List of currently identified topics for the rules of the ccNSO. Shared previously with all, and included on frame 3. 2 breakout rooms: Managed by Bart and Katrina respectively. We will brainstorm first today, and then briefly compare notes. And further discuss at the Council workshop. Report by Bart Yellow sticky notes. Green ones added for clarification. * Current Quorum of the members (50%): do not include. * However: Include Minimum quorum, fixed number of members (20 or 25). Otherwise it undermines the ability to govern the ccNSO. Adverse effect. * Veto members council decision. Should be recognised heavy lifting is done by Councilots. There should be a mechanism for recourse by Council. Must include. Part of broader accountability discussion. Change mechanism, difference between rules and the guidelines. Report by Katrina * Group disagrees on most aspects. * Need to explain what the rules are, what the bylaws and guidelines are. How they interrelate, how they can be changed * Must include: * quorum rule. 50% * Give right to Council to manage the meetings. No details * Diversity: at least 2 members from every region. No strict requirement * Nice to include * Align our practice with icann. * Termination of ccnso membership * Do not include: * Ratification vote. Has never been used. Bart: further discussion needed. Several councilors appreciated the exercise. Nick: Need to explain what the rules are, what the bylaws and guidelines are. How they interrelate, how they can be changed Bart: there needs to be a place which succinctly explains what you just said. Organic growth of all the rules. The GRC has started to condense the number of documents (selection process for instance. From 5 or 6 to 1) 18. Closure Thanks all. Bye! Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org

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Summary Notes - CEO Call with the ccNSO Council Leadership
by Katrina Sataki Feb. 19, 2021

Feb. 19, 2021

Dear Colleagues, As I mentioned yesterday, please find attached summary notes from our call with the CEO. Kind regards, ]{atrina

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ccNSO Council at ICANN70 | 25 March at 17:30 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 19, 2021

Feb. 19, 2021

Dear Council, The ccNSO Council will meet as part of ICANN70 on 25 March at 17:30 UTC. Details on how to join will be published on the ICANN70 webpage:  https://70.schedule.icann.org/  registration required. Please note this is a two-step process as registration will be necessary to access each ICANN70 session Zoom log in information.    1 - REGISTRATION: Information can be found on this page: https://events.icann.org/ICANNEventsPortal/icannmeetings/portal&… follow instructions below.   Please go to this link via an Incognito page if using Google (FILE/NEW INCOGNITO WINDOW):https://events.icann.org/icann70/registration   2- SCHEDULE ACCESS: Once you are registered, you will receive two emails: 1.  The first email will be your registration confirmation within the next 5-10 minutes. 2.  The second email will come within 15-30 minutes, and provide your access link to https://70.schedule.icann.org. The second email will contain a link asking you to "Claim your account". Please follow the steps to create a password for this event, which is not the same as your registration password (for security purposes), previous event passwords will also not work. Access and ability to log into the schedule platform can take up to 30 minutes after completing the registrationprocess.   The meeting schedule will be published in two phases: •  Prep Week schedule posted on 26 February 2021 •   Community Forum schedule posted on 1 March 2021 Important Note: Participation links will be posted 24-hours prior to the session start times for security purposes. PLEASE NOTE: The Secretariat requests Councilors add (Councilor) to the end of their name when joining. This is necessary to identify the Council for quorum, chat, etc. This should be considered best practice when attending ICANN-wide meetings/webinars/teleconferences. Example: Stephen Deerhake (Councilor) or for an ICANN-wide meeting: Stephen Deerhake (ccNSO Council)

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