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Update Draft agenda Council meeting Tuesday 7 May 2024| 20.00 UTC
by Bart Boswinkel May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024

Dear all, Please find included the updated draft agenda. For your reference, please also find included: * Cover note from Katrina to Alejandra, re list of questions * The list of questions * Link to Board Report ( relevant sections: section 2-6 of this Report): https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/board-report-proposed-policy-ccrm-26jun23-… Kind regards, Bart -------- Draft Agenda Extraordinary Council meeting Tuesday 7 May 2024 | 20:00 UTC 1. Welcome 1. Admin matters * Update SoI? * Quorum * Special nature of the meeting 1. Introduction & Background Focus on handling the list of questions, involvement of community and possible timelines. 1. Possible Scenarios to handle the list of questions * No response to questions * Working group reviews questions and suggests responses, to be approved by Council * Council only group: members and non-members of the ccPDP3 RM WG (Councillors who are members of the WG: Stephen, Nick, Peter, Sean), responses to be approved by Council * Combined group of Council and working group members, co-chaired by chair of the WG and Council member suggests responses, to be approved by Council Note: Approval of responses is a Council decision, subject to membership vote if so requested by members. This is not about change of policy, nor supplemental recommendation. 1. Involvement of broader community? * Need to inform and involve ccNSO Membership in process? * Timing involvement ccNSO Membership: i. Kigali (ICANN80, June 2024) ii. Istanbul (ICANN81, November 2024 iii. Intersessional (September 2024?) Note if community is to be involved in Kigali: Small group to prepare responses starting 14 May and closing 10 June ( group session Monday, block 3), use the GAP analysis session to report back and seek support ccTLDs present, Council decision Thursday 13 June 1. AOB 1. Adjourn From: Ccnso-council <ccnso-council-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Bart Boswinkel via Ccnso-council <ccnso-Council(a)icann.org> Reply to: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, 3 May 2024 at 12:47 To: "ccnso-Council(a)icann.org" <ccnso-Council(a)icann.org> Subject: [ccnso-council] Draft agenda Council meeting Tuesday 7 May 2024| 20.00 UTC Dear all, Included draft agenda for the upcoming Council meeting to discuss the letter from Board caucus and how to proceed with the list of questions from the Board Caucus Draft Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Admin matter 3. Introduction & background 4. Possible scenario’s to handle the list of questions 5. Involvement of broader ccTLD community 6. AOB 7. Adjourn Further details will follow Monday On behalf of Alejandra, kind regards Bart

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UASG work monthly report（May 2024）
by Joke Braeken May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024

Dear Council members, Please find enclosed the latest report by Qing Cai (.cn), ccNSO appointed liaison to UASG. Best regards. Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> ICANN80 Links to Bookmark Now * ccNSO Schedule https://community.icann.org/x/GQBkEw * ccNSO Session Highlights https://community.icann.org/x/wYCfEw * Tech Day https://community.icann.org/x/OgBkEw

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Join IGLC on 8 May, noon UTC: African Union (AU) Data Policy Framework
by Joke Braeken May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024

Dear All, This is a reminder that you are cordially invited to attend the next meeting of the ccNSO Internet Governance Liaison Committee (IGLC), held on Wednesday, 8 May 2024 at 12:00 UTC. This session aims to inform ccTLDs globally and other interested stakeholders about the African Union Data Policy Framework. IGLC is proud to welcome Ms Sadia Rizvi<https://www.ppmattorneys.co.za/team-members/sadia-rizvi/> as guest speaker, to speak about the African Union Data Policy Framework. Ms Rizvi is an Associate at PPM Attorneys, specialised in information and communications technology law, intellectual property law, media law, data privacy, and compliance. PPM Attorneys – based in Johannesburg, South Africa – is a boutique commercial law firm that provides a wide range of legal services focusing on information and communications technology (ICT), marketing and advertising and infrastructure related to these sectors. The second half of this one-hour session will focus on IGLC actions in relation to the World Summit on the Information Society 20 Year Review (WSIS+20) and IGLC session planning for ICANN80. To join the meeting, please refer to the enclosed calendar invite. Recordings will be posted on the IGLC workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/iIHcEQ ABOUT IGLC | The IGLC has been established to coordinate, facilitate, and increase the participation of ccTLD managers in discussions and processes pertaining to Internet Governance. Membership of the Committee is open to all ccTLD managers (whether members of the ccNSO or not). Currently, the committee counts approximately 30 members from ccTLDs all over the world. Read more: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/iglc.htm ABOUT IGLC’S FOCUS ON AFRICA SESSIONS | The 8 May 2024 IGLC meeting will be the second opportunity for the IGLC to focus on Africa and explore issues of relevance to ccTLDs from the region and potentially ccTLDs globally. During the 3 April 2024 meeting, IGLC welcomed Khodani Sengwane (Faculty of Law, Pretoria University) as a guest speaker on the topic of “Digital Tax from the perspective of Africa”. The recording of the 3 April session is available here: https://community.icann.org/x/goHcEQ Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> ICANN80 Links to Bookmark Now * ccNSO Schedule https://community.icann.org/x/GQBkEw * ccNSO Session Highlights https://community.icann.org/x/wYCfEw * Tech Day https://community.icann.org/x/OgBkEw

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Fwd: [Soac-leadership] Pilot Holistic Review - Call for Volunteers and Preliminary Steps
by Alejandra Reynoso Barral May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024

FYI ******************************************* Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. And live like it's Heaven on Earth. ******************************************* ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Larisa Gurnick <larisa.gurnick(a)icann.org> Date: Thu, May 2, 2024 at 2:59 PM Subject: [Soac-leadership] Pilot Holistic Review - Call for Volunteers and Preliminary Steps To: soac-leadership(a)icann.org <soac-leadership(a)icann.org> Cc: Theresa Swinehart <theresa.swinehart(a)icann.org>, Team-leaders(a)icann.org <Team-leaders(a)icann.org>, gnso-sg-c-leadership(a)icann.org < gnso-sg-c-leadership(a)icann.org> Dear SO/AC Chairs, In response to the action taken by the Board to initiate the Pilot Holistic Review on 29 April <https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-r…>, we would like to bring to your attention the upcoming Call for Volunteers for the Pilot Holistic Review (PHR) Team, scheduled for 23 May – 19 June 2024. The Call for Volunteers launches the application phase, followed by the nomination and selection phase. Through its action, the Board requested “that the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees shall assemble a Pilot Holistic Review Team following the process stipulated at Article 4.6, Section (a) of the ICANN Bylaws and follow the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews...” As Chairs of your respective SOs and ACs, you play an important role in the review team nomination and selection process. ICANN Bylaws <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article4> stipulate that “The chairs of the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees participating in the applicable review shall select a group of up to 21 review team members from among the prospective members nominated by the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, balanced for diversity and skill.” Further details on the nomination process will be shared via Policy support staff. We developed the timeline below to commence the PHR Team’s work in September 2024, considering the upcoming ICANN meeting and the August holiday impacting some of you. Please let us know if you have any concerns with the timeline or identified skills and expertise outlined below by* 17 MAY 2024*. Please share this upcoming opportunity amongst your community and encourage qualified candidates to apply when the Call for Volunteers is announced, and the application period opens. For more information about the Pilot Holistic Review, including its Board approved Terms of Reference, visit the pilot’s wiki page here <https://community.icann.org/x/Cgx1Cw>. Thank you for your support of this important work. Please feel free to contact me directly or my team at reviews(a)icann.org if you have any questions. *Larisa Gurnick* *VP, Reviews Support & Accountability* *Global Domains and Strategy* *Steps and Timeline* We developed an estimated timeline for the nomination and selection of volunteers to serve on the Pilot Holistic Review. This timeline is designed to provide sufficient time for each SO/AC to follow its internal nomination process and for the Chairs of all the participating SO/ACs to complete the selection process to start the review process in September 2024. Please find the steps, estimated dates and durations below: *Steps* *Start Date* *End Date* *Duration* *Call for Volunteers - *window for applications to be submitted *23 May 2024* *19 June* *4 weeks* SO/AC’s review list of applicants and determine their respective nominations 20 June 2 August 6 weeks *ICANN org posts a list of all SO/AC nominated applicants on the PHR wiki and produces a skill and diversity analysis of nominated candidates* *5 August* *9 August* *5 days* SO/AC Chairs select Review Team members and identify review leadership from list of nominated applicants 12 August 6 September 4 weeks SO/AC Chairs inform ICANN of selected Review Team members. 9 September 9 September *Review Team members are announced publicly* *13 September* *13 September 2024* *Skills and Expertise * For this important review, ICANN is seeking volunteers that represent different parts of the ICANN community and are geographically and experientially diverse. These volunteers will participate in the development of methodologies and guidelines for future Holistic Reviews. The following skills and expertise needed were identified based on the community-supported and Board-approved Terms of Reference <https://community.icann.org/display/PHR/PHR+Home?preview=/329220199/3300722…> : - Performance assessment and audits of organizational effectiveness and governance - Development of methodologies and guidelines for process improvement and measurement - Data analysis informing fact-based findings and recommendations - Familiarity with ICANN Reviews, and ICANN structures - Knowledge of recognized frameworks for organizational excellence - Principles of accountability applicable to organizations broadly similar to ICANN In addition to the above skills and expertise, all selected review team members are expected to actively participate for the duration of the review, anticipated to start in September 2024 and last for up to 14 months. _______________________________________________ Soac-leadership mailing list Soac-leadership(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-leadership _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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Draft agenda Council meeting Tuesday 7 May 2024| 20.00 UTC
by Bart Boswinkel May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024

Dear all, Included draft agenda for the upcoming Council meeting to discuss the letter from Board caucus and how to proceed with the list of questions from the Board Caucus Draft Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Admin matter 3. Introduction & background 4. Possible scenario’s to handle the list of questions 5. Involvement of broader ccTLD community 6. AOB 7. Adjourn Further details will follow Monday On behalf of Alejandra, kind regards Bart

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ALAC UPDATES
by Joke Braeken May 2, 2024

May 2, 2024

Dear Council members, Please find enclosed the latest update by Segun Akano, ccNSO appointed liaison to the ALAC. Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> ICANN80 Links to Bookmark Now * ccNSO Schedule https://community.icann.org/x/GQBkEw * ccNSO Session Highlights https://community.icann.org/x/wYCfEw * Tech Day https://community.icann.org/x/OgBkEw

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Registration Operations Workshop (ROW) # 13 on 4 June| Call for Proposals & Registrations
by Bart Boswinkel May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

Dear all, I was asked to circulate this invitation to you as this might be of interest to you or someone in your organization with an operational- technical background. If you have any questions, please contact Nicoleta Munteanu (in copy), or me directly, Kind regards, Bart Boswinkel ——— ROW13 Call for Proposals & Registrations | June 4th, 2024 | 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Zoom Video Conference The 13th Registration Operations Workshop [regiops.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/regiops.net/__;!!PtGJab4!-bbZ_6tgnrqkmgy…> (ROW13) will be held via remote participation on June 4th, 2024, 13:00 - 17:00 UTC. (check local time zone here [timeanddate.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime…>). >>> Registration [regiops.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/regiops.net/event/13th-registration-oper…> for ROW13 is NOW available! The attendance is free but registration is required to receive conference login credentials. ROW events are open to all industry members, including address/gTLD/ccTLD registries, domain name registrars, resellers, and second level domain registries, to present and discuss technical topics related to real world experiences of implementing registration operations, such as RDAP, EPP, WHOIS, RPKI, Registry Lock, and many more. >>> ROW13 call for presentation & panel proposals is still OPEN! Please submit a short abstract describing your proposal to row(a)cofomo.com<mailto:row@cofomo.com> by May 10th, 2024. We will accommodate presenter time zones in setting the agenda. We invite submissions guided by this non-exhaustive list of broad topics. We also encourage any discussions/suggestions for additional topics on ROW’s mailing list: regiops(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:regiops@googlegroups.com>. * RDRS from an operational perspective * RDAP implementation experience * Implementation of NIS2 Directive * New DNS Delegation (deleg) - impact on registration systems * Best practices for DNSSEC Key management * DNS abuse * How might Artificial Intelligence (AI) affect the registration ecosystem * Topics relevant to EPP, RPKI and other protocols relevant to Registration Systems * Digital Identity topics (eIDAS, etc.) * Registry/Registrar Industry Coming of Age: * Handling turnover of staff or platform providers, transitioning * Evolving the role of the registry/registrar within the Internet economy/environment (meaning, gov’t/others) * Does having a distributed workforce help or hinder the operations of a registry/registrar? >>> Important dates! • Deadline to submit proposals: May 10th, 2024 • Program Committee to notify selected authors by May 14th, 2024 • Speaker materials required from selected presenters by May 28th, 2024 • ROW13 event: June 4th, 2024, 13:00-17:00 UTC We hope that you can join us and look forward to receiving your proposals!!! Please feel to share this note with other relevant lists and contacts where it might be of interest. Thank you. [Image removed by sender.][regiops.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/regiops.net/__;!!PtGJab4!-bbZ_6tgnrqkmgy…> ROW Program Committee regiops.net [regiops.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/regiops.net/__;!!PtGJab4!-bbZ_6tgnrqkmgy…> | row(a)cofomo.com<mailto:row@cofomo.com> | regiops(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:regiops@googlegroups.com> [Image removed by sender.] [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ROWevents__;!!PtGJab4!-bbZ_6…> [Image removed by sender.] [linkedin.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.linkedin.com/company/regiops__;!!PtG…> Sponsored by: Verisign [verisign.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.verisign.com/__;!!PtGJab4!-bbZ_6tgnr…> & ICANN<https://www.icann.org/> Organized by: Cofomo [cofomo.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cofomo.com/en__;!!PtGJab4!-bbZ_6tgnr…> Cross-posting to multiple lists - sorry for any duplicates. To stop receiving ROW updates, please reply ‘unsubscribe’ to this email.

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ccNSO Council Workshop and ICANN80 Prep call
by Claudia Ruiz May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

Claudia Ruiz - ICANN Org is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: ccNSO Council Workshop and ICANN80 Prep call Time: May 30, 2024 02:00 PM Universal Time UTC Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/94306590342?pwd=cHoxa2htbnNTUWJ1Q1hQZzY5LzhKUT09 Meeting ID: 943 0659 0342 Passcode: Xf$&#a1pVK Dial In Passcode: 0713127727 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/a69rvgxw

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Requests for clarification/confirmation wrt ccPDP3 Review Mechanism
by Stephen Deerhake ＠ ASNIC May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

Greetings, A quick update: Bernard Turcotte and I are jointly working on replies to the Board’s document seeking clarification/confirmation that Alejandra circulated to us last week. I expect we will have something to share with the Council by the end of the week. Best Regards, //Stephen

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