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ICANN77 Policy Outlook Report is out now
by Joke Braeken May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

Hello All, The ICANN77 Policy Outlook Report is now available. Read the latest report here >> https://go.icann.org/outlook77 Written by the Policy Development Support team, the ICANN77 Policy Outlook report provides a high-level overview of the planned work and activities of the Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) during ICANN77, the ICANN Policy Forum, held 12-15 June in Washington, D.C. What to Expect from the ccNSO During the ccNSO sessions, the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) community and others with an interest in ccTLD-related matters will discuss and receive updates on topics relevant to ccTLD managers. Simultaneous interpretation will be available for the ccNSO sessions. The enhanced language support will benefit the ccTLD community by deepening operational exchanges and advancing information-sharing. Tech Day – a workshop open to all ICANN community members with an interest in technical, operational, and security topics – will take place on Monday, 12 June. The ccNSO schedule on Tuesday, 13 June will start with a welcome session, including short updates from ccNSO committees and working groups. During the ccTLD registration trends session, ccTLD representatives from all ICANN geographical regions will explore registration trends, including drivers and expectations, for the 2019-2023 timeframe and beyond. Next, the Strategic and Operational Planning Committee (SOPC) and the ccNSO Council Triage Committee will present their latest activities, and will consult the ccNSO membership on these activities. During the final session on Tuesday, the ccNSO will celebrate its 20th anniversary. On Wednesday, 14 June, the ccNSO starts with a session by the Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse Standing Committee (DASC). The DASC will present part two of its findings from the ccTLD survey on DNS abuse and will launch a repository with useful DNS abuse-related information to the ccTLD community. During the ccTLD News Session, ccTLD managers from different regions will share the latest developments relevant to their respective ccTLDs. On Thursday, 15 June, during the ccNSO Policy Update Session, the Country Code Policy Development Process (ccPDP) Working Group on the (de)selection of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) will present its latest draft proposals to the ccNSO membership. The working group will use this opportunity to alert the ccNSO membership about the upcoming Public Comment proceeding. During a session on legislative initiatives affecting ccTLDs, ccTLD representatives from all ICANN geographical regions will explore how cybersecurity legislation affects them. Finally, on Thursday, 16 March the ccNSO Council will meet. The detailed ccNSO schedule, including highlights of the topics covered<https://community.icann.org/x/RgI5Dg> and remote participation details for ICANN77, is available on the ccNSO ICANN77 workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/IQM5Dg>. Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> = = = ICANN77 links to bookmark now * ccNSO Schedule https://community.icann.org/x/IQM5Dg * ccNSO Session Highlights https://community.icann.org/x/RgI5Dg * Tech Day https://community.icann.org/x/MAM5Dg

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ccNSO Statement on re-balancing NomCom
by Bart Boswinkel May 23, 2023

May 23, 2023

Dear all, During the last Council meeting you discussed the letter from the ICANN Board on rebalancing the NomCom (Recommendation 10). As a to-do the secretariat would propose a timeline for submission of a response, assuming you decide to submit a Statement, also launch a call for volunteers. First, under the assumption thaty Council implicitly agreed to submit a ccNSO Council position, please let the list know if you object or have a concern by Friday 26 2023, 17.00 UTC Included is also the suggested timeline ( building upon and taking advantage of the ICANN77 meeting). Please also use the lsit if you see any issues with timeline as proposed. Finally, if you are interested to participate in the drafting team, please reply to this email ( preferably by 26 May as well) Thank you and kind regards, Bart Timeline ccNSO Statement on re-balancing the NomCom * Approval of time line, decision to submit Council Statement, call for drafters * Drafting team meeting 31 May * Drafting team: and agree Council Statement 23- 26 May * Initial draft to be circulated Saturday 10 June * Council feed-back 12-15 June ( ICANN77) * Second round drafting 19-22 June * Draft ready Friday 23 June * Council adoption 26-29 June * Submission 29 June

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NEW: Approved Resolutions | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board | 15 May 2023
by ICANN Community Digest May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023

Monday, 22 May 2023 ICANN Community Digest The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. How Domain Name System Policy is Developed, and How You Can Get Involved Do you have any ideas for improving the ICANN Community Digest? Write to us at policyinfo(a)icann.org! Table of Contents ICANN77 NEW: ICANN77 Schedule ICANN77 Zoom Backgrounds Prep Week Schedule ICANN77 Registration NOW OPEN ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Information Sharing NEW: Approved Resolutions | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board | 15 May 2023 REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN78 Action Items 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Expressions of Interest: 2024 ICANN NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect 🔥 ACTION ITEM: ICANN Invites Applications for Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy 2023 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Register for the Asia Pacific Domain Name System Forum 2023 Webinars WEDNESDAY: ICANN Seeks Input on Proposed PTI Bylaws Amendments and Hosts a Webinar Public Comment CLOSES THURSDAY: Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .NET Bylaws Amendments and Documents to Implement the NomCom2 Review Phase 1 Initial Report on the Internationalized Domain Names EPDP ISPCP Constituency Charter Amendments PTI / IANA Governance Proposal ICANN77 ICANN77 Schedule REGISTER Prep Week Schedule Zoom Backgrounds ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Interested ICANN community members must apply in advance of ICANN77, and those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The application process opens 17 May 2023. The application deadline is, 05 June 2023 at 23:59 UTC. The goal of this program is to facilitate participation in ICANN Public Meetings during the pandemic. It offers community members who have limited Internet capacity financial assistance to increase their Internet bandwidth. Since ICANN77 will be conducted as a hybrid meeting, only applicants that attend virtually are eligible for this program. Please contact internetreimbursement(a)icann.org for more information Program Webpage and Application Link Information Sharing NEW: Approved Resolutions | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board | 15 May 2023 Please find the Approved Resolutions from the 15 May 2023 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board here. REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN78 ICANN is calling for applications for the NextGen@ICANN Program for the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting. ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the European region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting. ICANN78 is scheduled to be held in Hamburg, Germany from 21–26 October 2023. The NextGen@ICANN Program application window will remain open until 19 June 2023. Read more. Action Items 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Expressions of Interest: 2024 ICANN NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect Expressions of Interest, which will be maintained as confidential, should be sent to NomComChair2024(a)icann.org no later than 12 June 2023. You may choose to use this form. 🔥 ACTION ITEM: ICANN Invites Applications for Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy 2023 ICANN announced that the applications for the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) 2023 will open on Monday, 1 May 2023 00:00 KST (UTC+9). Hosted by ICANN and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA), APIGA will be held from 24–28 July 2023 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Read more. 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Register for the Asia Pacific Domain Name System Forum 2023 ICANN and the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation (HKIRC) invite interested participants to register for the Asia Pacific (APAC) Domain Name System (DNS) Forum 2023 in Hong Kong, China. A dedicated website has also launched to provide more information about the forum. The APAC DNS Forum 2023 will be held 4–5 July 2023 as a hybrid event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Read more. Webinars WEDNESDAY: ICANN Seeks Input on Proposed PTI Bylaws Amendments and Hosts a Webinar ICANN invites the community to join us for a public webinar to discuss the proposed PTI Bylaws amendments on 24 May 2023 at 16:00 UTC. ICANN aims to promote deeper awareness and understanding of the proposed amendments, as well as provide an opportunity for questions and answers to assist in Public Comment participation. There will also be a session on this topic during ICANN77. Read more. Public Comment CLOSES THURSDAY: Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .NET Open for submissions date: 13 April 2023 Closed for submissions date: 25 May 2023 Bylaws Amendments and Documents to Implement the NomCom2 Review Open for submissions date: 17 April 2023 Closed for submissions date: 29 May 2023 Phase 1 Initial Report on the Internationalized Domain Names EPDP Open for submissions date: 24 April 2023 Closed for submissions date: 05 June 2023 ISPCP Constituency Charter Amendments Open for submissions date: 09 May 2023 Closed for submissions date: 26 June 2023 PTI / IANA Governance Proposal Open for submissions date: 16 May 2023 Closed for submissions date: 05 July 2023 See upcoming proceedings. See other public consultations. Volume 5, Issue 38 | Archive | Next Issue: Thursday, 25 May 2023 STAY INFORMED: Subscribe here ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council(a)icann.org Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by david.olive(a)icann.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!

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360 Review Survey Javier, Jenifer, Sean, Jiankang, Ali and Irina is closed
by Bart Boswinkel May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023

Dear all, First of all thank you to all of you who participated in the survey! Todays the survey was closed. Alejandra will share the results of each individual with Javier, Jenifer, Sean, Jiankang, Ali and Irina individually. Kind regards, Bart From: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, 12 May 2023 at 11:30 To: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Subject: Re: Friendly reminder: 360 Review Javier, Jenifer, Sean, Jiankang, Ali and Irina closing date 18 May 2023 Dear all, First of all I thank all of you. Who have completed the survey. However, please note that to date that this is only a limited number of you☹. Closing date is 18 May 2023, Please complete the survey as soon as possible. You can find the links in the emails I circulated to you on 27 April (for survey on Javier, Jenifer, Sean, Jiankang and Ali) and 1 May (Irina) . Thank you and kind regards, Bart From: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, 5 May 2023 at 16:39 To: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Subject: Friendly reminder: 360 Review Javier, Jenifer, Sean, Jiankang, Ali and Irina closing date 18 May 2023 Dear all, As you will recall you have agreed to start the process of the 360 -review. First of all I want to thank all of you who have already completed the surveys!! To all others, please complete the surveys. Closing date is 18 May 2023, but preferably before😊 To fill in the survey, I am referring you to my emails to you from 27 April (for survey on Javier, Jenifer, Sean, Jiankang and Ali) and 1 May (Irina) Thank you and kind regards, Bart

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NOW AVAILABLE: ccNSO-related sessions at ICANN77 & Public Schedule
by Kimberly Carlson May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023

Dear all, The ICANN Policy Forum public meeting schedule has been published: https://icann77.sched.com ccNSO-related sessions (agendas, background materials, etc. can also be found here): https://community.icann.org/x/IQM5Dg Tech Day agenda (will be updated as presenters are confirmed): https://community.icann.org/x/MAM5Dg Live interpretation will again be available for sessions marked with *. Venue Map<https://icann77.sched.com/venue-map?iframe=no> General News and information: * ICANN77 Policy Forum will be held in Washington, DC at the Marriott Marques Washington, DC, 12-15 June 2023. * This will be a hybrid meeting with both in-person and virtual participation. * All sessions will be conducted during regular working hours in Washington, DC, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT / UTC-4) * Prep Week will be conducted 30 May – 1 June. Monday, 12 June 2023 * Tech Day* Part 1<https://sched.co/1NMvQ>, Part 2<https://sched.co/1NMvR> | 9:00-10:15, 10:45-12:15 * DNSSEC Workshop<https://sched.co/1NMvL>* | 13:45-15:00, 15:30-17:00 Tuesday, 13 June 2023 * Welcome and Updates<https://sched.co/1NMvX>* | 9:00-10:15 (block 1) * ccTLD registration trends<https://sched.co/1NMvU>* | 10:45-12:15 * SOPC/Triage<https://sched.co/1NMva>* | 13:45-15:00 * ccNSO: 20 years of the ccNSO<https://sched.co/1NMvc>* | 15:30-17:00 **Networking Event** more information in the coming days Wednesday, 14 June 2023 * PTI/IANA Governance Proposals<https://sched.co/1NMvg>* | 10:45-12:15 (block 2) * DASC (repository & survey<https://sched.co/1NMvi>)* | 13:45-15:00 * ccTLD news general<https://sched.co/1NMvd>* | 15;30-17:00 Thursday, 15 June 2023 * ccNSO Policy Update<https://sched.co/1NMvj>*| 9:00-10:15 (block 1) * ccNSO: Legislative initiatives<https://sched.co/1NMvm>*| 10:45-12:15 * ccNSO Council Meeting<https://sched.co/1NMvp>*| | 13:45-17:00 Schedule reminders / updates: * Please take note of the session/block times. ICANN is introducing a new block schedule (4 instead of 5), consisting of 75- or 90-minute blocks. * Each evening, after the final block, there will be the traditional Policy Forum networking hour; as well as a special ccNSO Networking Event on Tuesday 13 June. * All sessions are open, and observers are welcome (unless otherwise noted). * Calendar notices will be sent to individual working group/committee members and to those who request one. * ICANN77 information repository: https://community.icann.org/x/IQM5Dg As always, I’m happy to answer any additional questions. Best regards, Kim Carlson

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Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program | ICANN77
by Kimberly Carlson May 19, 2023

May 19, 2023

ICANN launched the ICANN77 Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program on 17 May 2023. The application is now live, and you can refer any eligible community members here: https://events.icann.org/icann77/internetreimbursement [events.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/events.icann.org/icann77/internetreimbur…> Those eligible must apply through the website<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/internet-access-reimbursement-program…> by the deadline 05 June 2023. Please note: As ICANN77 will be a hybrid meeting, only applicants who attend virtually are eligible for this program. As done previously, we will be sending you a list of the APPROVED participants before the start of ICANN77 and will follow up with you post-meeting to help confirm whether they participated. We will follow up individually to verify the current engagement of some community members (if they were not actively funded between ICANN61 to current) to ensure they are still engaged. PROGRAM DEADLINES Application Form Opens -17 May 2023 Application Deadline - 05 June 2023 Receipt Submission Deadline - 27 June 2023

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ICANN announced the ICANN77 Prep Week schedule
by Joke Braeken May 19, 2023

May 19, 2023

Dear All, https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann77-prep-week-schedule-n… ICANN announced the ICANN77 Prep Week schedule<https://meetings.icann.org/en/icann77>. The schedule consists of 12 sessions to prepare the ICANN community and public for the ICANN77 Policy Forum taking place 12–15 June 2023 in Washington, D.C. ICANN77 Prep Week will be held from Tuesday, 30 May, to Thursday, 1 June. Sessions will be conducted in English and will feature remote simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. To participate in any of the sessions, please register<https://events.icann.org/icann77/dnuregistration/Site/Register> for ICANN77. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with additional event details. Please visit the ICANN77 website<https://meetings.icann.org/en/icann77> to view the Prep Week schedule details. Remote participation information will be posted 24 hours before the start time of each session. Session materials and recordings will be posted on the ICANN77 website as they become available. Date Time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) ICANN77 Prep Week Session Tuesday 30 May 16:30-17:30 Universal Acceptance Community Update 18:00-19:30 DNS Abuse Contract Amendments Update 20:30-21:30 Implementation of Specific Reviews and Work Stream 2 Update 22:00-23:00 GNSO Policy Update Wednesday 31 May 16:30-17:30 New gTLD Program Next Round Update 18:00-19:30 Planning and Finance Update 20:30-21:30 What to Expect During ICANN77 22:00-23:00 Name Collision Analysis Project Study 2 Update Thursday 1 June 16:30-17:30 Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments Update 18:00-19:30 Policy Update 20:30-21:30 Grant Program Update 22:00-23:00 ICANN Board Members Welcome Fellows and NextGen Participants Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> = = = ICANN77 links to bookmark now * ccNSO Schedule https://community.icann.org/x/IQM5Dg * ccNSO Session Highlights https://community.icann.org/x/RgI5Dg * Tech Day https://community.icann.org/x/MAM5Dg

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NEW: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program
by ICANN Community Digest May 18, 2023

May 18, 2023

Thursday, 18 May 2023 ICANN Community Digest The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. How Domain Name System Policy is Developed, and How You Can Get Involved Do you have any ideas for improving the ICANN Community Digest? Write to us at policyinfo(a)icann.org! Table of Contents ICANN77 ICANN77 Zoom Backgrounds Prep Week Schedule ICANN77 Registration NOW OPEN NEW: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Promotes Multilingual Internet at ITU Office Opening in New Delhi NEW: ICANN’s New Washington, D.C. Engagement Center Opens NEW: ICANN Publishes FY23 Q3 Unaudited Financial Results REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN78 Webinars NEW: ICANN Seeks Input on Proposed PTI Bylaws Amendments and Hosts a Webinar Action Items NEW 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Expressions of Interest: 2024 ICANN NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect 🔥 ACTION ITEM: ICANN Invites Applications for Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy 2023 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Register for the Asia Pacific Domain Name System Forum 2023 Public Comment NEW: PTI / IANA Governance Proposal NEXT WEEK: Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .NET Bylaws Amendments and Documents to Implement the NomCom2 Review Phase 1 Initial Report on the Internationalized Domain Names EPDP ISPCP Constituency Charter Amendments ICANN77 REGISTER Prep Week Schedule Zoom Backgrounds NEW: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Interested ICANN community members must apply in advance of ICANN77, and those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The application process opens 17 May 2023. The application deadline is, 05 June 2023 at 23:59 UTC. The goal of this program is to facilitate participation in ICANN Public Meetings during the pandemic. It offers community members who have limited Internet capacity financial assistance to increase their Internet bandwidth. Since ICANN77 will be conducted as a hybrid meeting, only applicants that attend virtually are eligible for this program. Please contact internetreimbursement(a)icann.org for more information Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Promotes Multilingual Internet at ITU Office Opening in New Delhi ITU actively promotes the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals to foster innovation, ensure inclusive and equitable education, and reduce inequality within and among countries. ICANN's vision of a truly multilingual and inclusive Internet squarely aligns with this, so ITU's new presence in India offers a unique chance for us to work together. Read more. NEW: ICANN’s New Washington, D.C. Engagement Center Opens Earlier this week, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Sally Costerton, ICANN Board Chair Tripti Sinha, local ICANN Board members, and ICANN organization executives participated in a hybrid ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the occasion. Read more. NEW: ICANN Publishes FY23 Q3 Unaudited Financial Results ICANN and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) published their unaudited financial results for the third quarter (Q3) of fiscal year 2023 (FY23) Read more. REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN78 ICANN is calling for applications for the NextGen@ICANN Program for the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting. ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the European region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting. ICANN78 is scheduled to be held in Hamburg, Germany from 21–26 October 2023. The NextGen@ICANN Program application window will remain open until 19 June 2023. Read more. Action Items NEW 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Expressions of Interest: 2024 ICANN NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect Expressions of Interest, which will be maintained as confidential, should be sent to NomComChair2024(a)icann.org no later than 12 June 2023. You may choose to use this form. 🔥 ACTION ITEM: ICANN Invites Applications for Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy 2023 ICANN announced that the applications for the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) 2023 will open on Monday, 1 May 2023 00:00 KST (UTC+9). Hosted by ICANN and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA), APIGA will be held from 24–28 July 2023 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Read more. 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Register for the Asia Pacific Domain Name System Forum 2023 ICANN and the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation (HKIRC) invite interested participants to register for the Asia Pacific (APAC) Domain Name System (DNS) Forum 2023 in Hong Kong, China. A dedicated website has also launched to provide more information about the forum. The APAC DNS Forum 2023 will be held 4–5 July 2023 as a hybrid event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Read more. Webinars NEW: ICANN Seeks Input on Proposed PTI Bylaws Amendments and Hosts a Webinar ICANN invites the community to join us for a public webinar to discuss the proposed PTI Bylaws amendments on 24 May 2023 at 16:00 UTC. ICANN aims to promote deeper awareness and understanding of the proposed amendments, as well as provide an opportunity for questions and answers to assist in Public Comment participation. There will also be a session on this topic during ICANN77. Read more. Public Comment NEW: PTI / IANA Governance Proposal Open for submissions date: 16 May 2023 Closed for submissions date: 05 July 2023 NEXT WEEK: Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .NET Open for submissions date: 13 April 2023 Closed for submissions date: 25 May 2023 Bylaws Amendments and Documents to Implement the NomCom2 Review Open for submissions date: 17 April 2023 Closed for submissions date: 29 May 2023 Phase 1 Initial Report on the Internationalized Domain Names EPDP Open for submissions date: 24 April 2023 Closed for submissions date: 05 June 2023 ISPCP Constituency Charter Amendments Open for submissions date: 09 May 2023 Closed for submissions date: 26 June 2023 See upcoming proceedings. See other public consultations. 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REVISED: ccNSO Council ICANN77 prep call is scheduled for 1 June at 20:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson May 18, 2023

May 18, 2023

Dear Council, The ccNSO Council ICANN77 prep call is scheduled for 1 June at 20:00 UTC. Please find the call details below: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/97059507892?pwd=eVpmd2FlUzN3ekVEcXFxZ2ZDeGc2QT09 Meeting ID: 970 5950 7892 Passcode: ccNS0-prep

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NOTES | ccNSO Council Meeting 195 | 18 May 2023, 12:00 to 13:30 UTC
by Joke Braeken May 18, 2023

May 18, 2023

NOTES | ccNSO Council Meeting 195 18 May 2023, 12:00 to 13:30 UTC 1. Welcome and roll call welcome by alejandra. main agenda items: * application by .ec to join ccNSO * appointment volunteers * Discussion workplan * NomCom rebalancing 2. Relevant Correspondence (https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/statements.htm) · Letter from chair of ICANN Board on rebalancing NomCom (item 9 on agenda) 3. Minutes & Action Items Minutes circulated. no comments, therefore approved. All action items completed 4. Intermeeting Decisions (since meeting 194, 20 April 2023) see complete list in agenda * appointment Tatiana to Triage * NomCom call for volunteers: timeline 5. Intermeeting decisions Triage Committee https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/council/decisions/2023.htm approx. 50 requests per year. Now we are already at item 14, in May 2023. Do you like the inclusion of these items in the agenda? Green marks in Zoom 6. Application of ccNSO membership by ECUADORDOMAIN S.A., the ccTLD Manager for .EC. Move? Stephen Second? Pablo Questions or comments? None All in favour 7. Update Councillors 360-review & Review of process Alejandra hoped for more votes, but we did meet the quorum (min. 10 responses) Feedback regarding the process? The results will be discussed individually with the Councillors. Stephen: solid process. I am currently busy with the fellowship evaluation process. will respond to survey soon Alejandra: missed a general comment field at the end. Jordan: perhaps too many questions. have a simplified survey next year Alejandra: any question that should be omitted? Jordan: no. just less questions in general would be preferred Alejandra: We were asked about the view of others. That is hard. I can only speak about my own perception Irina: agrees with Jordan. Some questions are hard to answer. Some I never met in person, throughout the past 3 years. I added a lot of “do not know”. Chris: some might be able to answer only 4 of the questions. Alejandra: i will share results with individual councillors soon, and meet you at ICANN77 8. 2023-2025 Work Plan and update to ccNSO purpose and goal statement a. Discussion Purpose and Goal Statement Alejandra: we adopted new ToR for Triage at the last meeting. Triage seeks our feedback on the workplan Jordan: we adopted a “strategy on a page” in 2022. It is fundamental for Council and the work of Triage. Gives us a sense, and helps the Committee to triage the work. Helps us to prioritise work. We can assess them against the goals. We discussed this with Council, but not with Community. Following a review, we adjusted the headings, and would like to introduce it to Membership at ICANN77. This will be done during a joint session with SOPC. Any comments? Stephen: looks good. Thanks for your work on this. b. Introducing the overview of of ccNSO activities (Jordan to introduce the topic) Jordan: the last weeks the Triage committee has diligently reviewed the ccNSO portfolio of activities. This portfolio is fairly detailed. In addition we have developed a summary document, which we want to use to give you and the broader community a view of all the work the ccNSO is undertaking and on progress on these work items. It is our intention to report to you once every quarter. Time permitting we can show the click-up overview of 2023-2025 ccNSO activity portfolio. table shown on screen 2023-2025 Work Plan Summarise the work in a 1-pager. As shown on screen, with colour coding, as a dashboard. The key items of significance, where there is something to monitor, will be included. Will be regularly updated We like your feed-back on overview: helpful, gives you an idea of all activities we are undertaking? Next we will update it and present it at the members meeting in DC. Do you find the layout simple enough? Will present content in DC Stephen: likes it Alejandra: likes it. simple visualisation regarding ongoing work. Jordan: please give us feedback. We will get the plan ready for presentation at ICANN77. First report in September. Jordan: let’s go to ClickUp. thanks to Bart and Secretariat for using the tool, thanks for alejandra in suggesting it. The more you use it, the better it gets. Modern project planning. Hopefully ICANN makes it available to the entire community Bart: we introduced it earlier this year. This is the 2023-2025 workplan. See list in ccNSO Activity Portfolio. Upcoming activities are not included in the 1-pager, for obvious reasons Project management tool allows the Triage to include all the work items along the 4 major buckets in the purpose and goal statement. See policy function: * implementation retirement policy by icann orhg. expected to be done by end of fiscal year. that is what Patricio said during ICANN76 update. ccNSO decision making expected to be closed until 29 June. Board decision will take some time, but hopefully no organisational issues, such as the ones we had for the retirement policy. Refers to other elements as part of the Board consideration process. Stephen: what is ICANN feasibility? Bart: implementation assessment. Makes sense. method they use also for SubPro. Not heavy handed. Before they take a decision, the Board needs to understand what they take a decision on Jordan: Let's not discuss the details now. Bart: included because it is a known process step. * ccPDP4: initial plan is due by the end of this month. Slight delay. high priority assigned by triage. Platform function: Bart: interesting for another reason. You may have noticed during the 1-pager, that this is not organised around working groups, but around buckets of activities. why? e.g. DNS Abuse. some activities by the subgroups, but some by the full groups. Upcoming activities: * review financial contribution guideline (soft date assigned to it) * review accountability framework guideline Potential work: * ccPDP5: removal IDN strings (may or may not emerge). 5 to 10 years after adoption of the policy. Still up for discussion with the Triage Committee * ccNSO role regarding capacity building, however defined? Jordan: useful planning tool. happy to have your feedback Alejandra: thanks Jordan and Bart. impressive overview. Good to see we keep track of things here. 9. Discussion Recommendation 10 NomCom review: composition of the NomCom Alejandra: Letter from the Board seeking feed-back and comment from the ccNSO (and others) on composition of Nomcom (Alejandra to introduce the topic). 30 June deadline. Separate from the Bylaw review, where we are drafting a statement currently we went back to original idea from NomCom. select/nominate independent Board members and Councillors. See letter from Tripti on screen. 6 questions included in her letter Pablo: disturbing that ALAC has 5 delegates and ccNSO has 1. We financially support ICANN. That delegate needs to be a good diplomat. You are automatically in a disadvantage do we increase to 5 for the ccNSO, and thus make NomCom gigantic? or reduce the delegates for ALAC? Stephen: agrees with Pablo. need to increase ccNSO representation. also, decrease of alac would be appropriate Chris: structure of NomCom has been like this since beginning. ccNSO did not exist when NomCom was first established. the first representative for ccTLD was the chair at the time Slightly weird that the GNSO has 2 business constituencies represented. let’s get clear what the NomCom is about. interconnected with bylaw changes. regional rotation? more dynamic, skilled NomCom. needs rebalancing and restructuring. Olga: have been advocating for a NomCom reform for many years. relevant role, should represent the whole community. agrees with Chris the group should be smaller, more balanced, highly qualified, rotating among regions Jordan: strange group, which works in strange ways. spoke to people who have been there. reviews applications, and recruiters do the same. representation connected to Board seats it appoints. prefers something cleaner, similar to how the empowered community is structured. Having a balanced group would be good for all. SO/AC. Pablo: co-chair outreach group at NomCom. We sought strong prospects. Universities, CEO’s, respectable Board members, that invested in education (Harvard etc.). Checked alumni. Good that NomCom continues to do that, in addition to what other headhunters are doing. Depth of investigation. lots of work. very intense. Chris: off practices in the past. start all over again each year. Now it is much better. concept of having a supervisory committee. to ensure consistency, and historical tracking. we should look at the structure of the work, not at what they do. Distinct lack of criteria for people to sit on the NomCom. We should concentrate on rebalancing and the criteria for those people. Olga: not the 1st time the NomCom wants to be reviewed. ICANN is missing history. it did not succeed previously. the GAC does not participate. does not want to use the seat. but it should be balanced. Biyi: we are aligned on the need to rebalance. We should revisit the structure. We should just make a representation, and if bylaw change is needed, we should do that. Pablo: refers to what Chris mentioned. Structure needs to be looked at. There were many internal arguments within NomCom. right amount of outsiders vs insiders? many spaces to work on. Alejandra: let’s draft a Council statement 30 june deadline. Secretariat to propose tomeine for stateetetn and a call for volunteers. 10. Updates ccPDPs See written updates: https://community.icann.org/x/4QciCw 1. Update ccPDP3 - Review Mechanism - Membership voting Joke refers to the vote report, date to be corrected. As vote process manager, I seek guidance from Council regarding outreach, noting the confidentiality requirements. See observation in vote report, and the impact of tally reminders on the number of votes (graph) Stephen: thanks to Joke for vote process and related reporting. Agrees regarding approach for future votes. Good to seek Council’s feedback regarding outreach thanks also to community and in particular those who voted Alejandra: Is it is ok to know whether a member voted or not? rely on system of reminders Irina: raised the question earlier. would be very helpful if we know which ccTLD manager voted. do not need to know how. Stephen: We handled well. asking RO’s to help promoting the vote. overview by region regarding number of votes was useful. confidentiality handled well, and vote approach was good too. Biyi: We already do this. should work for Council. Alejandra: hears that having the info is helpful Who should be involved in the outreach? Council only? Stephen: all on effort. I went to APTLD in Laos to whip the vote. Bart: let’s revisit this discussion. I was back-up for Joke, when needed if you map the times we sent out the tally-reminder, that was the time when votes came inonly way we know to reach the Emissaries is via Tally. Let’s revisit when we start a next vote. the Boad nomination process is forthcoming, and IDN PDP too. Looking at the different measures. Balance against efforts. People sometimes do not vote, because they are not in a position to vote. See comment from Leonid. takes time to get sign off on a vote, if you are gvt related. 2-3 week window is too short. publishing this, may have a negative impact. Before we publish those who have not voted yet, please consider this. Alejandra: how to involve membership? not just the vote, but to make sure members are more involved in general, and attend sessions. This was one of the reasons why OISC was created. important that the OISC review gets completed. Bart: thanks for the reminder 2. Update IDN ccPDP4 See written updates: https://community.icann.org/x/4QciCw 11. Update ECA & CSC (written update) See written updates: https://community.icann.org/x/4QciCw 12. Update WGs (written updates) 1. IGLC 2. GRC 3. SOPC 4. OISC (no meeting since ICANN 74, travel funding subgroup met) 5. TLD-OPS 6. DASC 7. Technical WG 8. MPC 9. Triage Committee 10. IRP Panel selection 11. CCG WS 2 Implementation 12. Prioritization Framework group 13. Update liaisons (written updates) Sent to Council mailing list 1. Update ALAC Liaison 2. Update GNSO Liaison 3. Update UASG Liaison 14. Update ccNSO Website redesign Kim: ongoing work, taxonomy is not static. many staff members working on this. planning group to reconvene, for requirements phase, after ICANN77. 15. Update Chair, Vice-Chairs, Councillors, RO’s and Secretariat Alejandra: ICANN CEO search. We gathered input from the community, and conveyed it during the session we were invited to. Format was strange. Weird that only the leadership team was allowed to speak Biyi: awkward indeed. Stephen and Jordan agree. 16. Update Charters, Terms of Reference 17. Appointments to Working Groups and Committees Combined appointments a. Appointment members IFRT Peter Koch, Olga Cavalli, Sami Ali b. Appointment Nomcom appointee Sophie Mitchell c. Appointment Vice-Chair IGLC Anil Kumar Jain d. Appointment liaison to the GNSO council Everton Rodrigues Alejandra: questions? none Move? Pablo Second? Irina Irina: comment. thank all the volunteers. not only those appointed, but all who stepped forward. Bart: Yes, included in the resolution. Irina: ok! Alejandra: questions/comments regarding resolution? none Vote: all in favour Abstain? none Object? none Alejandra: thanks all for stepping forward and contributing to the work of the ccNSO 18. ICANN77 See proposed block schedule. Alejandra: no joint meetings. not meeting with ALAC and GAC. 4 day policy forum. Also no meeting with the Board shall we combine the virtual prep for council meeting, and the workshop? combined on 1 June at 20 UTC? Pablo: prefers to combine both Stephen: combined Olga: combined Kim: Currently we have 1 hour for 1 June. Should we extend it to 90 min.? Bart: would be wise. Roles and responsibilities, introduction into the workplan, and prep call Alejandra: yes, 90 min. Alejandra: could we have a U-shaped room for the Council meeting? instead of all in one long row. answer was yes, but without interpretation. what is your preference? Stephen: prefers translation others agree Jordan: just sit differently, and less formally. Alejandra: let’s either sit at front row, or head table. Pablo: speaks to advantages of translation services. Alejandra: yes. and recordings in the other languages. 1. ccNSO 20th Anniversary 2. ccNSO related meetings (tentative block schedule) 3. Virtual Council Prep call (TBC’ed) 5 June 2023|18.00 UTC 4. Virtual Council workshop a. Proposed date for workshop: 1 JUNE 2023, 20.00 UTC b. Topics: Roles and Responsibilities, including Succession planning liaisons (Action item 193- 07) & Completion Work Plan discussion continued 5. Joint meetings: None 6. Thu 15 June - Council Meeting (TBC’ed) 19. AOB Alejandra: we were asked if we wanted to have an update from Review Team at ICANN. we answered that a joint webinar with GRC post ICANN77 would be appreciated. 20. Next Council Meetings a. Meeting 196, June - ICANN 77 TBD b. Meeting 197, 20 July – 21:00 UTC c. Meeting 198, 17 August – 12:00 UTC d. Meeting 199, 21 September – 18:00 UTC e. Meeting 200, October – ICANN 78 TBD f. Meeting 201, 16 November – 12:00 UTC g. Meeting 202, 21 December – 21:00 UTC 21. Adjourn thank you all. Joke Braeken joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> = = = ICANN77 links to bookmark now * ccNSO Schedule https://community.icann.org/x/IQM5Dg * ccNSO Session Highlights https://community.icann.org/x/RgI5Dg * Tech Day https://community.icann.org/x/MAM5Dg

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