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Joint: ccNSO and GNSO Councils\ teleconference | 17 March at 19:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 19, 2021

Feb. 19, 2021

Dear all, The joint call with the ccNSO and GNSO Councils has been scheduled for 17 March at 19:00 UTC. An agenda will be circulated prior to the call. Reminder to confirm time if Daylight Saving Time is observed.  Call details: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/93609866041?pwd=dTBsUUM0U1B4UktVT0R0czBKOEpOQT09 Meeting ID: 936 0986 6041 Passcode: ccNS0-GNS0

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ccNSO Council Workshop | 16 March at 18:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 19, 2021

Feb. 19, 2021

Dear Council, Please find the call details for the ccNSO Council Workshop, scheduled for 16 March at 18:00 UTC – for two hours.  Additional details will be distributed in the next few weeks. Reminder to confirm time if Daylight Saving Time is observed.  https://icann.zoom.us/j/94657627704?pwd=N2ZTVldRWVhybHBTbzNsSG56QTZ4UT09 Meeting ID: 946 5762 7704 Passcode: workshop-2

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Online decision: Formal appointment additional member to the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC)
by Joke Braeken Feb. 19, 2021

Feb. 19, 2021

Dear Councilors, Please find below a draft resolution, presented to you for an online decision. Kindly provide me with your input by the end of Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 23:59 UTC, in case you do not agree with the proposed resolution. Appointment member MPC · For decision Formal appointment additional member to the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC) · Draft Resolution Everton Rodriguez (.br) applied for membership of the MPC. The ccNSO Council approves Everton’s membership to the MPC The secretariat is requested to take all necessary steps to include him as members of the MPC, including informing the MPC Chair. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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Councillors sought for the ccNSO Outreach & Involvement Standing Committee (OISC)
by Joke Braeken Feb. 19, 2021

Feb. 19, 2021

Dear Councillors. As anticipated during yesterday’s Council meeting, the call for volunteers for the OISC has now been sent out (see below.) As per its Terms of Reference the OISC shall consist of Councillors, but not only. We seek up to four (4) ccNSO Councillors who wish to join the OISC, including at least one (1) NomCom appointed Councillor and one (1) Chair or Vice-Chair of the Council. Details on how to apply are included below. This announcement will become available on the ccNSO website. Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org From: Ccnso-members <ccnso-members-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of "ccnso-members(a)icann.org" <ccnso-members(a)icann.org> Reply to: Joke Braeken <joke.braeken(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, 19 February 2021 at 11:43 To: ccnso-council <ccnso-council(a)icann.org>, "ccnso-members(a)icann.org" <ccnso-members(a)icann.org>, "cctldcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org" <ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org> Subject: [ccnso-members] Call for Volunteers: The ccNSO seeks members to the ccNSO Outreach & Involvement Standing Committee (OISC) 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. Save the date Join us for a 1-hour webinar on Thursday, 4 March 2021 (16 UTC), when potential OISC members will be informed about the OISC’s scope and working methods and have an opportunity to ask questions. Recordings will be posted here<https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Webinars>. = = = Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/96551479517?pwd=cDJZNkFMT3JESE5jNnJPM21kVTk1dz09 [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/96551479517?pwd=cDJZNkFM…> Meeting ID: 965 5147 9517 Passcode: QU7gscA$kM Passcode: 0527619280 (phone only) Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adlEDRq2QW [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/u/adlEDRq2QW__;!!PtGJab4!v…> = = = The call for volunteers will close on Friday, 12 March 2021 (23:59 UTC). Who can join? As per its Terms of Reference, as recently adopted by the ccNSO Council, the OISC shall consist of: * up to four (4) ccNSO Councillors: including at least one (1) NomCom appointed Councillor and one (1) Chair or Vice-Chair of the Council * the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC) Chair * up to four (4) representatives of the Regional Organizations (ROs) * up to three (3) representatives from ccTLD Managers (members and non-members of the ccNSO alike) Working method The committee meets regularly through telephone conferences and might decide to meet during the ICANN public meetings. However, most work is done remotely, between the telephone conferences and meetings. The working language of the committee is English. How to apply? * Send your Expressions of Interest (EoI) to join the OISC to joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> * Include a short statement, regarding: a) Your support from a ccTLD manager (whether members or non-member of the ccNSO) b) Your qualifications to serve on the OISC and which previous experience you have in terms of outreach and engagement c) Your time commitment * The deadline for volunteering is Friday, 12 March 2021 (23:59 UTC) * By submitting your personal data, you acknowledge that your personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/privacy/policy__;!!PtGJab4…>)and you agree to abide by the electronic Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/privacy/tos__;!!PtGJab4!vF…>) Next Steps After closure of the call for volunteers, Expressions of Interest will be reviewed by the ccNSO Council, who is expected to appoint the committee members. Note that only complete applications arriving prior to the deadline will be considered. Once the members have been appointed, the ccNSO Secretariat will send the members a link to an online Public Data Consent Form. Via this form, members consent to ICANN processing data in order to be appointed as member to the committee and to be subscribed to the relevant mailing list(s). The form explains the information ICANN will process to administer participation and how the information will be used for this purpose. It also describes the rights members have regarding their information. The OISC is expected to meet for the first-time post ICANN70. About the OISC Consult the OISC Terms of Reference and read more about the Committee here: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/ccnso-draft-oisc… [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/fiel…> Best regards. Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org

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Call for Volunteers: The ccNSO seeks members to the ccNSO Outreach & Involvement Standing Committee (OISC)
by Joke Braeken Feb. 19, 2021

Feb. 19, 2021

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. Save the date Join us for a 1-hour webinar on Thursday, 4 March 2021 (16 UTC), when potential OISC members will be informed about the OISC’s scope and working methods and have an opportunity to ask questions. Recordings will be posted here<https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Webinars>. = = = Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/96551479517?pwd=cDJZNkFMT3JESE5jNnJPM21kVTk1dz09 Meeting ID: 965 5147 9517 Passcode: QU7gscA$kM Passcode: 0527619280 (phone only) Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adlEDRq2QW = = = The call for volunteers will close on Friday, 12 March 2021 (23:59 UTC). Who can join? As per its Terms of Reference, as recently adopted by the ccNSO Council, the OISC shall consist of: * up to four (4) ccNSO Councillors: including at least one (1) NomCom appointed Councillor and one (1) Chair or Vice-Chair of the Council * the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC) Chair * up to four (4) representatives of the Regional Organizations (ROs) * up to three (3) representatives from ccTLD Managers (members and non-members of the ccNSO alike) Working method The committee meets regularly through telephone conferences and might decide to meet during the ICANN public meetings. However, most work is done remotely, between the telephone conferences and meetings. The working language of the committee is English. How to apply? * Send your Expressions of Interest (EoI) to join the OISC to joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> * Include a short statement, regarding: * Your support from a ccTLD manager (whether members or non-member of the ccNSO) * Your qualifications to serve on the OISC and which previous experience you have in terms of outreach and engagement * Your time commitment * The deadline for volunteering is Friday, 12 March 2021 (23:59 UTC) * By submitting your personal data, you acknowledge that your personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy)and you agree to abide by the electronic Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) Next Steps After closure of the call for volunteers, Expressions of Interest will be reviewed by the ccNSO Council, who is expected to appoint the committee members. Note that only complete applications arriving prior to the deadline will be considered. Once the members have been appointed, the ccNSO Secretariat will send the members a link to an online Public Data Consent Form. Via this form, members consent to ICANN processing data in order to be appointed as member to the committee and to be subscribed to the relevant mailing list(s). The form explains the information ICANN will process to administer participation and how the information will be used for this purpose. It also describes the rights members have regarding their information. The OISC is expected to meet for the first-time post ICANN70. About the OISC Consult the OISC Terms of Reference and read more about the Committee here: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/ccnso-draft-oisc… Best regards. Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org

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List of potential topics: Future Rules of the ccNSO document
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 18, 2021

Feb. 18, 2021

Here is the document being referenced on today’s breakout exercise. Thank you, Kim

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ccNSO-related teleconferences scheduled through April
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 18, 2021

Feb. 18, 2021

Dear Councilors, Please see the list of ccNSO Council-related teleconferences scheduled through April: 1 March 2021 | 16:00 UTC – Trends session (with SOPC) 16 March 2021 | 18:00 UTC – Council Workshop 17 March 2021 | 19:00 UTC – Joint session: ccNSO and GNSO 18 March 2021 | 12:00 UTC. – Council ICANN70 prep 25 March 2021 | 17:30-19:00 UTC – ICANN70 Council meeting (tentative) 15 April 2021 | 08:00 AND 16:00 UTC – ccPDP Review Mechanism and ccPDP IDN update to the community webinar 22 April 2021 | 12:00 UTC – April Council meeting Calendar invites to follow. Thank you, Kim

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February Council teleconference | 18 February at 20:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 18, 2021

Feb. 18, 2021

***STARTING IN 30 MINUTES**** Dear all, The February 2021 Council teleconference has been scheduled for 18 February at 20:00 UTC. Agenda will be circulated prior to the call. Call details: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/96607870303?pwd=L3BOemR4Ti9vNXQ5NFNGdVhNa0V6dz09 Meeting ID: 966 0787 0303 Passcode: ccNSO-0218 Wiki:  https://community.icann.org/x/8gBACQ (background material, attendance, recording, transcript will be posted as it becomes available)

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Thursday, 18 February 2021
by ICANN Community Leadership Digest Feb. 18, 2021

Feb. 18, 2021

Thursday, 18 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 NEW: 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 REMINDER: ICANN Board Interactions with Stakeholders during ICANN70 REMINDER: 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 NEW: 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 REMINDER: 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 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: 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: 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 14 | Archive | Next Issue: Monday, 22 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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Agenda and draft resolutions Meeting 170 ccNSO Council
by Bart Boswinkel Feb. 18, 2021

Feb. 18, 2021

Dear all, Please find included the agenda and drat resolutions. Also included (if time permits) the background material for the session on the Rules of the ccNSO. Kind regards, Bart Agenda and Draft Resolutions ccNSO Council Meeting 170 18 February 2021 20.00 UTC 1. Welcome and roll call 1. Minutes & Action Items * Minutes Meeting 169, circulated to the list 15 February 2021. * Action items and To-do’s, if any Action Item 167-01 GRC to include note on definition of plurality in relevant guidelines. Ongoing 169-01: The Chair is requested to inform David on his appointment to IRP standing panel selection committee and relevant staff of ICANN Org accordingly. The Chair is also requested to inform the other Chairs of the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees and relevant ICANN Org staff that the ccNSO will only fill one seat. Completed 169-02 Send response to OEC letter. Completed See item 6 meeting 170 169-03 Chair to share information with Council on website status call Completed To-do Alejandra Reynoso to forward Plenary session descriptions Completed 169-04 Chair to send email to Council asking for bilateral meeting topics (GNSO / ICANN Board) and whether the Council should meet with the Board as part of ICANN70 – outside of the usual QA session Council is asked to email as soon as possible. Completed. See item 10.b (i) meeting 170 1. 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 1. ccPDP 3 * Part 1 Retirement – Update Informational * Part 2 Review Mechanism –Update Informational 1. IDN ccPDP4: Update Informational 1. Adoption Response to Board OEC letter For Decision Background Material: Draft Response to ICANN Board Organizational Effectiveness Committee Draft Resolution The ccNSO Council agrees with the letter to the Board Organizational Effectiveness Committee, in response to their letter from 9 December 2020, to provide the OEC additional details and clarification per their request and inform them on the status of implementation of the recommendation of the second organizational review of the ccNSO. The Council requests its chair to send the letter as soon as feasible to the Chair of the OEC. 1. Approval of IANA Naming Function Contract Amendment per IFRT recommendation For Decision Background material: Request ICANN Org to support the recommended change IANA Naming Function Contract. Draft Resolution Background The ccNSO Council has expressed its support for the recommendations of the IANA Function Review Team (online decision, November 2020). One of the recommendations (Recommendation 4) is to amend the text of the IANA Naming Function Contract section Article VII, Section 7.1 (a): Audits: “Contractor shall generate and publish via the IANA website a monthly audit report identifying each root zone file and root zone “WHOIS” database change request and its status. The relevant policies under which the changes are made shall be noted within each monthly report (emphasis added). Such audit report shall be due to ICANN no later than 15 calendar days following the end of each month.“ The IFRT recommends that the statement, "The relevant policies under which the changes are made shall be noted within each monthly report" be removed from the contract. If the IFRT recommends amending the IANA Naming Function Contract, then and as part of the change process in accordance with section 18.3 of the Bylaws, both the ccNSO and GNSO Councils need to approve such change. Decision Per request of the IFRT, dated 8 February, the ccNSO Council approves the proposed change of the IANA Naming Function Contract section Article VII, Section 7.1 (a): Audits, by striking the sentence The relevant policies under which the changes are made shall be noted within each monthly report (emphasis added) from the text of forementioned Article. The Chair of the ccNSO is requested to inform the Chairs of the IFRT and relevant ICANN staff accordingly, seven (7) days after this resolution is published. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible and inform the community accordingly. 1. Call for volunteers Outreach & Involvement Standing Committee For Decision Draft Resolution Background The ccNSO has adopted the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Outreach & Involvement Standing Committee (OISC) recently. According to the ToR the OISC should consist of: * Up to four (4) 4 ccNSO Councillors: at least one of them should be a NomCom appointed Councillor and one should be the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Council * The ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee Chair * Up to four (4) representatives of the Regional Organizations (ROs) * Up to three (3) representatives from ccTLD Managers (members and non-members of the ccNSO alike) Decision The Secretariat is requested to launch a call for Expression of Interest for each to each of these groups listed in the ToR. The call should close on Friday 12 March 2021. The secretariat is requested to organize a webinar to introduce the OISC to the broader community and to solicit interest to actively participate. 1. Adoption ccNSO Statement procedure regarding the Amendment of Article 10 ICANN Bylaws For Decision Background material: draft cover note and detailed proposal Draft Resolution Background At its meeting on 20 October 2020 the ccNSO Council decided to initiate the ccNSO Statement Procedure in response to suggestion and questions from ICANN legal on the recommended amendments of Article 10 and Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws to take away the barriers for IDNccTLD Managers to become member of the ccNSO. The recommended amendments were included in the Members Report of ccPDP2 (the overall policy on selection and inclusion of IDNccTLDs) and as supported by the ccNSO Membership in 2013. The ccNSO Council established the required Drafting Team on 8 December 2020 by appointing: * Ai-Chin Lu (chair) * Hiro Hotta (.jp) * Jiankang Yao (.cn) * Mira Fajri (.id) In accordance with the Guideline: ccNSO Statements (2016) (https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_47783/guidelines-stat…) the Drafting Team prepared a draft response and first consulted the Council and then the ccNSO Membership (from . The membership did not provide changes to the draft response nor did the drafting team receive any objections from the Membership In preparing the response the Drafting Team noted and has informed the ccNSO Council: * The Drafting Team expressed a clear preference to use the more generic term “by electronic means” instead of “email vote” as method of voting (see Article 10, Section 10.4 (i)in the ICANN Bylaws), to ensure technology-independency. Details about the voting process and related tools should be provided in the ccNSO internal procedures. * 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 informs 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. The Drafting Team advises Council to ask the GRC to look at this issue in due time. Decision The ccNSO Council supports and adopts the Response as proposed by the Drafting Team and asks the secretariat to publish this decision and the response as adopted as soon as possible. The Chair of the Council is requested to inform relevant ICANN staff (seven (7) days after publication of publication of this decision and sent the response as adopted accordingly o ICANN staff. With respect to difference between the entities who manage multiple ASCII ccTLD and entities who run multiple IDNccTLDs relating to the same country or territory (point b above) the ccNSO Council requests the secretariat to update the Bylaw change repository accordingly as item that needs to be discussed as suggested. With respect to point a. and b. above, the Chair is requested to inform the GRC of the need to update various Guidelines and the internal procedures to align the Guidelines and internal procedures with the proposed changes to Article 10 and Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws by the time they become effective. Finally, the Council wholeheartedly thanks the Drafting Team and the secretariat for their hard work to bring the Response to a conclusion. 1. Update ICANN70 (related) sessions * ccTLDs related sessions i. Tech Day ii. Members meeting sessions * Governance session * ccTLDs: looking at the future * Q&A ccTLD related Board members * IGLC: Digital Sovereignty iii. ccTLD News sessions * Joint meetings: i. Meeting with the Board: Update ii. Meeting with GAC: Update iii. Meeting with GNSO Council: Update * 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? * Council Preparatory meeting, Thursday 18 March 12.00 UTC 1. Update ECA & CSC * ECA (Informational) * CSC (Informational) 1. Update Chair, Vice-Chairs, Councillors, RO’s and Secretariat 1. Update WGs * SOPC * IGLC * GRC 1. Update liaisons * Update ALAC Liaison (written update) * Update GNSO Liaison (written update to follow) 1. Meetings Next Council Meetings: * February 18 – 20:00 UTC * March 25 (ICANN70) 17:30-19:00 UTC * April 22 – 12:00 UTC * May 20 – 18.00 UTC 1. AOB 1. Discussion session on what needs to be included in future Rules of the ccNSO (if time permits) Informational Background The current Rules of the ccNSO have been established in 2004. Since 2004 the ccNSO itself and the environment in which it operates has evolved. For example, when the Rules were adopted in 2004, the ccNSO had around 50 members. Currently, there are 172 members. Another example, to address various needs of the growing (membership- and importance-wise) ccNSO, in 2007 the ccNSO started to develop internal procedures (guidelines) as envisioned in the Bylaws (currently, Article 10). Next example, the introduction of the Empowered Community and the role of the ccNSO as a decisional Participant. It is obvious that this new role was NOT envisioned at the time the Rules of the ccNSO were conceived. The need to update the Rules has been recognized and discussed by the ccNSO members at several meetings for the past 3 years. If time permits, this session is intended to ask Councillors through break-out rooms to identify topics and aspects of the ccNSO Governance you would like to see included in future Rules of the ccNSO. Your input will be used by the GRC in its work. Material: Possible topics to include in FUTURE Rules of the ccNSO ccNSO Rules of the ccNSO 2004 1. Closure

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