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Appointment ccNSO Council Chair and Vice-Chairs
by Bart Boswinkel March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026

17 March 2022 Appointment ccNSO Council Chair and Vice-Chairs Dear John, At its meeting on 10 March 2022 and ion accordance with the temporary election procedure adopted on 24 February 2022, the ccNSO Council appointed Alejandra Reynoso (.gt) as Jordan Carter (.nz) and Adebiyi Oladipo (.ng) as Vice-Chairs. The Chair and Vice-Chairs have been appointed to serve until the end of the ccNSO Council during ICANN76. On behalf of the ccNSO Council, Bart Boswinkel ccNSO Secretariat

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CIP-CCG
by Sean Copeland Oct. 30, 2024

Oct. 30, 2024

Dear fellow council members, I've attached a presentation related to the CIP-CCG cross-community group. Please review it and respond with any questions or comments. I believe it will be on our agenda for Thursday. The ccNSO has two voices, and Irina, in her role, has been invited to provide her valuable insights. Chris is also a part of this group and, while not directly asked to provide commentary, is well-positioned to offer additional insight. For background, it is essential to know that moving from an external group conducting interviews and making recommendations to one adopting continuous improvement is, at its heart, a culture shift. This means creating and implementing mechanisms to facilitate feedback, flexibility, and ease of adoption. There is a natural tendency in an organization to be reluctant to change and embrace new ideas. While this may not be true within the ccNSO, other groups' responses still need to be seen. Continuous improvement exercises have shown that this approach relies heavily on active and consistent engagement within the community. It is critical to use tools that ensure unbiased feedback, especially from new members who may not feel they have a voice. It's important to note that the degree of ‘standardization' that ICANN Org may seek could pose challenges and lead to inconsistency across the broader community. A 'light-touch' approach is advocated from the perspective of the ccNSO. Similarly, there could be an opportunity for individuals from different communities to facilitate, resulting in cross-learning. This could be a powerful way to gain insights into significant issues in other communities. When reviewing the slide show, please remember that “continuous” can take on multiple meanings, including the allocation of time, people, and potentially financial resources to be successful. Regarding the ccNSO, engagement with members, including those who may have only been seen at one event and are not actively participating in workgroups, has been positive. Communication is crucial to ensuring that continuous improvement is effectively utilized. Despite the current fiscal issues ICANN is experiencing, teaching facilitation along with leadership could significantly reduce costs compared to hiring an external party for a top-down review. This approach requires careful planning, clear communication, strong leadership, and a commitment to a new culture. The GRC is confident in the ccNOS's culture to address these areas. A light hand from Org will benefit the broader community and the ccNSO. That said, the effort should be fully supported. Should the council wish to present this slide show to the broader ccNSO community, a webinar can be organized; however, it may be premature. Please let Irina or me know if you have any questions or concerns. Respectfully,

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Heads-up 360 Review Councillors
by Bart Boswinkel Aug. 22, 2024

Aug. 22, 2024

Dear Councillors As you recall you adopted the update of the Councillor 360 review procedure at our meeting on 21 December 2023. The updated version has been posted and is available at:https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/ccnso-council… [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/fiel…> You also agreed to the following scheme for the frequency of the reviews: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gUaUDBeROr7nNphJJbGaxvSqI1WvvJ0emID… [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gUaUDBeR…>. According to the review procedure all Councillors are expected to receive two 360 feedback reports during their term. The first one will be received 1 year after they take their seat on the Council. The second round of feedback should be concluded 6 months before the end of the term. The following Councillors who took their seat approximately one year ago will be subject to the review: Biyi, Jordan, Nick, Demi, and Pablo. Recently -17 July - you agreed on-line with the timeline for the 360 reviThis Review has been scheduled for February 2024 (duration 3 weeks), and feed-back to the individual Councillors subject to the review will be provided during or around ICANN79 (see proposed timeline below). The evaluator for this round is Alejandra. As Alejandra will be subject to the review herself, the proposed Designee(s) for her feed-back are Biyi and Jordan. The proposed Feedback Process Manager is Bart Boswinkel. Timeline * Start of Survey: Thursday, 25 July 2024 – Links to Surveymonkey Surveys will be sent to all Councillors who are not subject to survey and to staff. Each of you will receive a links in one email. * Closure of Survey: Thursday 22 February 2024 * Compilation of individual Reports: 23 - 26 August * Share results with individual Councillors and Evaluator: 27 August 2024 * Conversations Chair or Designee and individual Councillor: 1 – 28 September 2024 Kind regards, Bart

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ICANN81 Plenary proposals
by Alejandra Reynoso Barral July 30, 2024

July 30, 2024

Dear Councillors Please find below the plenary proposals for ICANN81 in order of submission. I assume we want our proposal to be the plenary at ICANN81, but before I confirm this I would like your input. Let me know your thoughts at your earliest convenience, before the end of the week. Best regards, Alejandra 1. *ccNSO Proposal* The ccNSO Council suggests a plenary session during the ICANN 81 meeting to be held in Istanbul in November 2024, on the topic of the WSIS+20 Review and what ICANN (the community and the organisation) can do to help advertise and preserve ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model, and the broader multi-stakeholder internet governance approach, during the Review. ICANN is working with the community to reflect on lessons learned in the GDC process during 2023-2024, and developing a strategy for the role ICANN and its community can play during the WSIS+20 review in 2024 and 2025. By the time ICANN81 rolls around, this strategy should be well developed, and it will be time to further mobilise the ICANN community around the role it can play in this important work. The main outcomes of such a session should be that: - The ICANN community is well informed about the strategic approach to the WSIS+20 Review, and what role individual organisations and communities can play - The ICANN community is mobilised to play the roles they can play as part of the Review A secondary outcome would be the sharing of greater insight about where the WSIS+20 review is at, though this can be covered in the Geopolitical session. 2. *IPC Proposal* *Working Title:* Reviewing ICANN’s Accountability Mechanisms *Aim:* To hold a general discussion across the community about the ICANN Accountability Mechanisms, particularly the Request for Reconsideration (RFR) and Independent Review Process (IRP) in order to elicit views on whether: - these mechanisms are fit for purpose - there are unintended outcomes resulting from the manner in which these mechanisms are set out in the Bylaws. For example: - do the standing and grounds requirements for either mechanism serve to exclude legitimate access by those that the community intended to have access, such as SO, AC, SG and Cs - Are these mechanisms available to any classes of complainant who were not intended by the community to have access to them - Is the EC IRP process sufficiently clear and unambiguous. - there are concerns sufficient to warrant review and potential revision of the relevant Bylaws provisions and, if so, whether there is a sufficient support from the community to convene a CCWG to work on this. *Brief Background:* On a number of occasions recently, including in meetings with the GNSO Council, ICANN Board Members have expressed the view that the IRP, as presently drafted, could be used by classes of potential claimant who were never intended to have access to this mechanism, such as an unsuccessful respondent to an ICANN RFP or tender process. Board Members have expressed the desire for a community discussion on this. At the same time, the GNSO’s Intellectual Property Constituency recently brought a RFR against a proposal by the Board that would have had the effect of changing a Fundamental Bylaws without following the Bylaws-mandated process for doing so. The IPC’s RFR was summarily dismissed as failing to demonstrate that the IPC was harmed by such a Board action. The intent of this session would not be to publicly debate the IPC’s ongoing disagreement with ICANN over the RFR, which is currently in the Co-Operative Engagement Process. Rather, we believe that both examples demonstrate that there are concerns, both on ICANN Org’s side and on the Community side, with these important accountability mechanisms which were revised as a result of the cross community work on Accountability in the context of the IANA Transition. We believe this is an appropriate time for a discussion on whether the mechanisms meet the community’s expectations, or whether they would benefit from a more formal review and revision. *3) At-Large/ ALAC Proposal* *Working Title*: Shifting Paradigms: Multistakeholderism, Geopolitics, International Law, and New Internet Infrastructures. *Objective/Aims*: To explore the intersections of geopolitics, international law, and emerging internet infrastructures. Key topics include the reshaping of the multistakeholder model, implications for new internet infrastructures, and data governance. The discussion will reference the 2024 United States International Cyberspace & Digital Policy Strategy, EU's GDPR, the AI Act, and NIS2. This session is crucial for end users, regulators, policymakers, technologists, legal experts, academics, and other stakeholders in the Internet governance community. It emphasizes the link between infrastructure governance and data management from the end user perspective, highlighting the importance of user-centric approaches in shaping the future of internet infrastructures. *Proposed Speakers*: - Vint Cerf, Internet Pioneer - Leon Sanchez, ICANN Board Member - Jorge Cancio, Deputy Head of the International Relations Team at the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM); GAC Switzerland - Pari Esfandiari, ALAC/EURALO, Global TechnoPolitics Forum - Susan Chalmers, Internet Policy Specialist, US Department of Commerce, NTIA - Berna Akçalı Gür, Lecturer, CCLS Queen Mary University of London, Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS Digital Cluster - John Crain, ICANN SVP & Chief Technology Officer *Moderator:* Joanna Kulesza, ALAC Liaison to the GAC *Scoping Questions*: 1. How should the multistakeholder model evolve to accommodate new internet infrastructures and the shift towards them in governance? 2. What are the primary governance challenges posed by the development of new internet infrastructures and governance models? 3. How do existing regulatory frameworks like GDPR, the AI Act, and NIS2 address the challenges and opportunities presented by new internet infrastructures and respective governance models? *Expected Outcomes*: - A comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by new internet infrastructures and the regulatory shift towards them - MSM implications. - Insight into how existing regulatory frameworks, including the MSM, can adapt to these emerging technologies. - Enhanced dialogue among stakeholders on the future of multistakeholder Internet governance. ******************************************* 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. *******************************************

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Draft joint ccNSO- GNSO Council letter to defer 3rd CSC Effectiveness Review
by Bart Boswinkel July 30, 2024

July 30, 2024

Dear all, Per last Council call, included link to draft joint letter form the ccNSO and GNSO Councils on deferring the third CSC Effectiveness Review: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o_X8KSpzrU45upevdnPaZ5PxsXCKwc-2/edit If you have any comments please add them in Google doc in suggestion mode by 6 August. After completion of your review, the draft will be send to GNSO Council for their review. Goal is adopt the letter at he next Council meeting on 22 August Thank you and kind regards, Bart

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for your review: proposed minutes for Council meeting 207
by Joke Braeken July 29, 2024

July 29, 2024

Dear Council members, Please find enclosed for your review the proposed minutes for Council meeting 207, held 18 July 2024. Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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Draft réponse / input on "How we meet" discussion paper
by Bart Boswinkel July 27, 2024

July 27, 2024

Dear all, Please find included the link to the response the small team of Councillors ( Jordan, Alejandra, Chris, Nick and Sean) prepared: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S4U5YDZFYmGF13_b8Ukp7bHrIrIX7HRk/edit (also included as pdf) As discussed on the last Council call this is a response to Sally Costerton’s call for discussion and Mary Wong’s follow-up note. If you have any comments or questions please respond to list by Wednesday 31 August, so can be adjusted. Goal it to send the response 1 August 2024, Thank you and kind regards, Bart

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Early proposed draft ccNSO block schedule
by Alejandra Reynoso Barral July 26, 2024

July 26, 2024

Dear Councillors As promised, here is the draft ccNSO block schedule that was to be presented at our last council meeting. Please note this is a very early proposed draft and, therefore, subject to changes. Best regards, Alejandra ******************************************* 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. *******************************************

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Gentle Nudge
by Sean Copeland July 26, 2024

July 26, 2024

Happy Friday Fellow Council Member! We want to remind you that we would like your feedback and comments on what is going on with CIP-CCG and what was presented at the last council. We appreciate your trust and faith in us, though based on the commentary to date—there has not been any—we will be left to make assumptions. Oscar Auliq-Ice best expresses the problem with assumptions: "If you make unfounded assumptions before choosing a path, you’re blindly sauntering along.” Please respond to the following questions by August 1st, 2024. Do you agree with the principles ( slide 11 ) Do you agree with the suggested criteria? Do you feel like an important criterion is missing? Do you feel like some criterion can be excluded? Please also let us know if you would generally support a webinar that presents the slide show with a purposeful Q&A break after slide 11. We'll ask for the principles to be included in the upcoming newsletter. Please provide feedback to Irina or myself. Regards,

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Fwd: [Ext] ICANN Strategy for WSIS+20
by Alejandra Reynoso Barral July 26, 2024

July 26, 2024

Dear Councillors Please find below Sally's response to our letter regarding ICANN's WSIS+20 Strategy. Best regards, Alejandra ******************************************* 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: Sally Costerton <sally.costerton(a)icann.org> Date: Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [Ext] ICANN Strategy for WSIS+20 To: Alejandra Reynoso Barral <alejandra.reynoso(a)gmail.com>, Tripti Sinha < tripti.sinha(a)board.icann.org> Cc: Katrina Sataki <katrina(a)nic.lv>, Patricio Poblete <ppoblete(a)nic.cl>, Board Ops Team <board-ops-team(a)icann.org>, ccNSO Secretariat < ccnsosecretariat(a)icann.org>, Correspondence <Correspondence(a)icann.org>, Cassia Oliveira <cassia.oliveira(a)icann.org> Cassia Oliveira on behalf of Sally Costerton Dear Ms. Reynoso, I hope this email finds you well. Please find below and attached the response to the letter received on 15 July 2024 on the subject of Internet Governance (IG) and ICANN’s current positioning regarding WSIS +20, GDC and other ongoing matters. Best wishes, *Sally Costerton* Sr. Advisor to President and SVP, Global Stakeholder Engagement & Interim President and CEO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) ---------------------------------- 25 July 2024 RE: ICANN Strategy for WSIS+20 Alejandra Reynoso Chair Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council Dear Alejandra, Thank you for your letter dated 15 July 2024. I appreciate it very much and take your expressed concerns seriously. I would also like to thank you for the very productive discussion between you and me, and several members of the ICANN organization and ccNSO on 16 July. We appreciated the opportunity to discuss how we can improve our common work, in the context of the discussions at the intergovernmental organizations that have the potential to impact ICANN’s mission. During the call, we discussed the following items and related actions we will execute together (either individually or together) to further our cooperation: *Improving Coordination * - We welcome the opportunity to establish coordination groups within the WSIS+20 Outreach Network to enable an exchange of ideas related to specific areas of interest for ICANN Supporting Organizations or Advisory Committee members. For example, one such coordination group could provide a regular forum for interested participants to strategize ways to engage in WSIS+20 discussions. We will arrange regular calls for such groups, and we encourage the ccNSO, other SO/AC members, and members of the WSIS+20 Outreach Network to participate. - ICANN also expects to partner closely with the ccTLD Technical Community Coalition that was announced earlier this year. *Proactively Providing WSIS+20 Analysis * 1. As part of our work with the WSIS+20 Outreach Network, ICANN will provide WSIS+20-related analysis and talking points. 1. Working with the community, ICANN will continue to publish information about public calls for submissions to the UN bodies on relevant topics. *Providing Core Messaging * 1. We will provide more detailed messaging about the WSIS+20 Review Process on the WSIS+20 Outreach Network page <https://www.icann.org/en/government-engagement/wsis20-outreach-network> of the ICANN website. *Messaging for Media Engagement * We will collaborate further to ensure we have consistent key messages for the media. These messages will include, among others: - Information about the UN processes and what these processes mean for the future of the multistakeholder model of Internet governance - How ICANN’s multistakeholder model of governance and the ICANN community have contributed to the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS, and thus, to the functioning of a single, interoperable Internet. Once again, thank you for your letter. It triggered a rigorous discussion within ICANN org and between ICANN and the ccNSO leadership. We look forward to a positive outcome and opportunities for better work in the coming months. Best wishes, *Sally Costerton* Sr. Advisor to President and SVP, Global Stakeholder Engagement & Interim President and CEO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) ------------------------------ *From:* Alejandra Reynoso Barral <alejandra.reynoso(a)gmail.com> *Sent:* Monday, July 15, 2024 3:51 AM *To:* Sally Costerton; Tripti Sinha *Cc:* Katrina Sataki; Patricio Poblete; Board Ops Team; ccNSO Secretariat *Subject:* [Ext] ICANN Strategy for WSIS+20 Dear Sally & Tripti Hope this email finds you well. Please find attached a letter on the subject of Internet Governance (IG) and ICANN’s current positioning regarding WSIS +20, GDC and other ongoing matters. Best Regards, On behalf of the ccNSO Council, Alejandra Reynoso ccNSO Chair ******************************************* 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. *******************************************

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