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4 January 2021
by ICANN Community Leadership Digest Jan. 4, 2021

Jan. 4, 2021

Monday, 4 January 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. Happy New Year! Table of Contents Information Sharing NEW: Webinar on the Operational Design Phase Concept Paper NEW: Volunteers Needed for Advisory Group on ICANN's North America Stakeholder Engagement Plan REMINDER: The ICANN Draft FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan, and the ICANN Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget are Now Available REMINDER: Revised Operational Design Phase Concept Paper REMINDER: FY22 Additional Budget Requests Due Friday, 29 January 2021 REMINDER: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members REMINDER: Request For Community Selection Panel Participants – 2021 Community Excellence Award Program REMINDER: Nomination Period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award Now Open Public Comment Priority 2 Policy Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration from EPDP Phase 2 Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan & Budget Information Sharing NEW: Webinar on the Operational Design Phase Concept Paper From: Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Global Domains & Strategy ICANN org will hold a webinar on the latest version of the Operational Design Phase Concept Paper on Thursday, 13 January 2021 at 20:00 UTC. Participation details are as follows: Zoom URL: https://icann.zoom.us/j/96414008558?pwd=VDVDbnd4SEEwcVY3RU91T25ucFNodz09Pas…: qKC=b1.T!x Webinar ID: 964 1400 8558 Passcode: 5509245358 International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/aehepF5PE2 As a reminder, the community is asked to provide input on the revised Operational Design Concept Paper by Friday, 22 January 2021. NEW: Volunteers Needed for Advisory Group on ICANN's North America Stakeholder Engagement Plan From: Naela Sarras, Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement, North America Community members are invited to join a short-term regional advisory group, that will help advise the GSE North America team on the development of the next iteration of the North America Stakeholder Engagement Plan. This effort seeks community input to enhance the important work of stakeholder engagement across North America by actively soliciting input into ICANN policy and work processes. This advisory group will be time-limited (February - May 2021), will include two webinars, and be directed toward answering specific questions. With help from the community, the team hopes to surface implementable ideas with measurable impact to enhance engagement. Kindly send your reply with one or two named volunteers for this activity by Friday, 12 February 2021. Please send your reply to naela.sarras(a)icann.org and joe.catapano(a)icann.org. REMINDER: The ICANN Draft FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan, and the ICANN Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget Are Now Available From: Xavier Calvez, Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer On Thursday, 17 December 2020, ICANN published the Draft FY22 Plans for Public Comment. The three documents published are: Highlights of the Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan & Budget Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan Draft FY22 Budget Two community webinars will be held in January to provide an overview of the draft plans: Webinar 1 | Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 16:00 UTC, please register here. Webinar 2 | Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 01:00 UTC, please register here. Please register in advance to receive details on how to join these webinars. REMINDER: Revised Operational Design Phase Concept Paper From: Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Global Domains & Strategy ICANN org has shared a revised version of the Operational Design Phase Concept Paper. The new version follows community consultation during ICANN69, including written feedback by a number of community groups. The concept paper proposes an Operational Design Phase (ODP) that is to become part of the policy and implementation life cycle. The ICANN organization will conduct the ODP for consensus policy recommendations that are approved by the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council. The purpose of the ODP is to provide the Board with relevant information to decide, as required by the Bylaws, whether a recommendation is in the best interest of the ICANN community or ICANN. Please provide your input by Friday, 22 January 2021, to mary.wong(a)icann.org. REMINDER: FY22 Additional Budget Requests Due Friday, 29 January 2021 ICANN org has launched the FY22 Additional Budget Request process. This process pertains to a dedicated part of the overall ICANN annual budget that is set aside to fund specific requests from the community for activities that are not already included in the recurring ICANN budget. Submissions are due on Friday, 29 January 2021 at 23:59 UTC to planning(a)icann.org. Learn more. REMINDER: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members From: Sally Costerton, Senior Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement ICANN has announced a call for nominees to volunteer to serve as mentors to the Fellowship Program and as members to its Selection Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role. Interested Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative by Sunday, 31 January 2021 and notify fellowshipconsultation(a)icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered. Criteria for mentors and Selection Committee members can be found here. REMINDER: Request for Community Selection Panel Participants – 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award Program From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees will be requested to provide up to two members from their respective group to help choose the recipient of the 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award. The 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award will be presented during ICANN71. A community selection panel will be formed to review the nominations and select the award recipient. Ideally, panelists will serve a maximum of two consecutive terms on the selection panel to ensure diversity and equal opportunity among community members. The time commitment for the selection panel includes weekly one-hour calls between the end of March through June 2021. Further information will be available in the upcoming weeks. REMINDER: Nomination Period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award 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 deadline for submissions is Monday, 29 March 2021, and 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. Public Comment Priority 2 Policy Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration from EPDP Phase 2 Close Date: Friday, 22 January 2021 Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan & Budget Close Date: Monday, 15 February 2021 Volume 3, Issue 1 | Archive | Next Issue: Thursday, 7 January 2021 ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council(a)icann.org Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by david.olive(a)icann.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!

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January Council teleconference | 21 January at 12:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson Jan. 4, 2021

Jan. 4, 2021

Dear all, The January 2021 Council teleconference has been scheduled for 21 January at 12:00 UTC. Agenda will be circulated prior to the call. Call details: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/99124120212?pwd=TWl6ZUVjdkxpYy95OVROM20ybHVZQT09 Meeting ID: 991 2412 0212 Passcode: Council-01 Wiki:  https://community.icann.org/x/tABACQ (background material, attendance, recording, transcript will be posted as it becomes available)

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GNSO Council update
by Joke Braeken Jan. 4, 2021

Jan. 4, 2021

Dear Councillors, Please find attached the latest update by Maarten Simon, ccNSO appointed liaison to the GNSO Council. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org

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ICANN offices closed from 23 December EOB to 4 January 2021
by Kimberly Carlson Dec. 22, 2020

Dec. 22, 2020

Dear all, ICANN offices will be closed for the end of year break. ccNSO staff support will therefore end on 23 December 2020 EOB to resume on Monday, 4 January 2021. The ccNSO Secretariat would like to take the opportunity to wish you all the merriest of holidays with your loved ones and the very best wishes for 2021! Kind regards, On behalf of the ccNSO team Kim Carlson

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Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan & Budget
by Joke Braeken Dec. 21, 2020

Dec. 21, 2020

Hello everyone. ICANN seeks community input on ICANN's Draft FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget. Current Status: ICANN Organization (ICANN org) prepared and is publishing the Draft plans for public review and comment. The Draft FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan continues to define and demonstrate how ICANN org will implement the Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021–2025, which was adopted by the ICANN Board in June 2019. The Strategic Plan enables ICANN to continue to fulfill its mission and to meet new and continuously evolving challenges and opportunities. The Draft FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan is intended to serve as an overarching holistic view of the activities ICANN org is or will support of its FY21–25 Strategic Plan. The Five-Year Operating and Financial Plan is not a replacement for ICANN org's annual operating plan, but is meant to complement them by providing a comprehensive overview of how ICANN will carry out its mission in the public interest over the next five years. The Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget defines and describes ICANN's planned activities in FY22, and the anticipated funding sources and levels. Close Date: 15 Feb 2021 23:59 UTC Read more: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-opplan-budget-fy22-26-2020-12-1… Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org

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21 December 2020
by ICANN Community Leadership Digest Dec. 21, 2020

Dec. 21, 2020

Monday, 21 December 2020 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. ICANN offices will be closed from Thursday, 24 December 2020 through Friday, 1 January 2021 and reopen on Monday, 4 January 2021. Table of Contents Information Sharing NEW: Operational Design Phase: Updated Concept Paper NEW: ICANN Draft FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan, and the ICANN Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget Now Available NEW: Nomination Period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award Now Open REMINDER: Request For Community Selection Panel Participants – 2021 Community Excellence Award Program REMINDER: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members REMINDER: FY22 Additional Budget Requests Due Friday, 29 January 2021 Public Comment Priority 2 Policy Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration from EPDP Phase 2 NEW: Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan & Budget Information Sharing NEW: Operational Design Phase: Updated Concept Paper From: Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Global Domains & Strategy ICANN org has shared an updated version of the Operational Design Phase Concept Paper. The new version follows community consultation during ICANN69, including written feedback by a number of community groups. The community is asked to provide input by Friday, 22 January 2021. ICANN org will also conduct a webinar; details will be shared shortly. The concept paper proposes an Operational Design Phase (ODP) that is to become part of the policy and implementation life cycle. The ICANN organization will conduct the ODP for consensus policy recommendations that are approved by the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council. The purpose of the ODP is to provide the Board with relevant information to decide, as required by the Bylaws, whether a recommendation is in the best interest of the ICANN community or ICANN. NEW: ICANN Draft FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan, and the ICANN Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget Now Available From: Xavier Calvez, Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer On Thursday, 17 December 2020, ICANN published the Draft FY22 Plans for Public Comment. The three documents published are: Highlights of the Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan & Budget Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan Draft FY22 Budget Two community webinars will be held in January to provide an overview of the draft plans: Webinar 1 | Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 16:00 UTC, please register here. Webinar 2 | Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 01:00 UTC, please register here. Please register in advance to receive details on hot to join these webinars. NEW: Nomination Period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award 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 deadline for submissions is Monday, 29 March 2021, and 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 the ICANN multistakeholder model. Learn more about the nomination process and submit your nominations here. REMINDER: Request for Community Selection Panel Participants – 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award Program From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees will be requested to provide up to two members from their respective group to help choose the recipient of the 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award. The 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award will be presented during ICANN71. A community selection panel will be formed to review the nominations and select the award recipient. Ideally, panelists will serve a maximum of two consecutive terms on the selection panel to ensure diversity and equal opportunity among community members. The time commitment for the selection panel includes weekly one-hour calls between the end of March through June 2021. Further information will be available in the upcoming weeks. REMINDER: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members From: Sally Costerton, Senior Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement ICANN has announced a call for nominees to volunteer to serve as mentors to the Fellowship Program and as members to its Selection Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role. Interested Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative by Sunday, 31 January 2021 and notify fellowshipconsultation(a)icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered. Criteria for mentors and Selection Committee members can be found here. REMINDER: FY22 Additional Budget Requests Due Friday, 29 January 2021 ICANN org has launched the FY22 Additional Budget Request process. This process pertains to a dedicated part of the overall ICANN annual budget that is set aside to fund specific requests from the community for activities that are not already included in the recurring ICANN budget. Submissions are due on Friday, 29 January 2021 at 23:59 UTC to planning(a)icann.org. Learn more. Public Comment Priority 2 Policy Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration from EPDP Phase 2 Close Date: Friday, 22 January 2021 NEW: Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan & Budget Close Date: Monday, 15 February 2021 Volume 2, Issue 97 | Archive | Next Issue: Monday, 4 January 2021 ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council(a)icann.org Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by david.olive(a)icann.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!

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Update Drafting Team
by Joke Braeken Dec. 21, 2020

Dec. 21, 2020

Dear Councillors. This is a follow-up to the update from last week, regarding the progress of the Drafting Team. The team met a few hours ago, and found consensus on the way forward. The proposed text is about to be finalized, but based on today’s discussion, it requires some minor additional tweaks and a final review by the drafting team members. As we approach the end-of-year holiday break, you may expect the proposed draft response on 8 January. The deadline for your review and comments remains unchanged: 19 January (23:59 UTC). Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org From: Ccnso-council <ccnso-council-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Joke Braeken <joke.braeken(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, 17 December 2020 at 16:30 To: ccnso-council <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Subject: [ccnso-council] Written update: Agenda item 10 | Council meeting 168 (17 December 2020 | 18 UTC) Dear Councilors, Below please find a written update regarding agenda item number 10 on the agenda for today’s Council meeting, scheduled to be held on 17 December at 18 UTC. I am sending you the update on behalf of Ai-Chin Lu (.tw), designated Councilor leading the drafting team. = = = A drafting team is currently preparing a response to questions from ICANN legal regarding a Bylaw change to include IDN ccTLDs as members to the ccNSO. Since its appointment, the drafting team met twice, and its last meeting was on 16 December. The drafting team will use the ccNSO Statement procedure as described in the applicable guideline [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file…> and is expected to submit its proposed draft to the ccNSO Council before the end-of-year holiday break. The original timeline previously sent to the Council was adjusted slightly. Please find the latest version below. The deadline for comments by Councilors is mid-January. Once the input from the ccNSO Council was taken into account, the draft will be sent to the ccNSO membership for input. Council is expected to adopt the statement around mid-February. As a heads up: During its January meeting, the Drafting Team will discuss the submission of a note to Council, regarding an issue to be addressed in future around the topic of ccTLD managers that manage more than one ASCII ccTLD, their membership in the ccNSO, and the implications related to for instance voting. Timeline (v2) · Opening call for volunteers Drafting Team 24 November · Closure call for volunteers Drafting Team 2 Dec. (noon UTC) · Secretariat asks Council to appoint the Drafting Team 2 Dec. (> noon UTC) · Council deadline to appoint the DT 4 Dec. (23:59 UTC) · Drafting Team meeting #1 7 Dec. (10:00 UTC) · Drafting Team meeting #2 16 Dec. (10:00 UTC) · Drafting Team meeting #3 21 Dec. (10:00 UTC) · Drafting team sends its draft statement to Council for review 21 December · End-of-year holiday season. ICANN closes between 24 Dec. and 3 Jan. · Deadline for Council input: 19 Jan. (23:59 UTC) · Drafting Team meeting #4: 20 January (10:00 UTC) · Draft statement sent to ccNSO members for input 21 January · Deadline for comments by ccNSO members 29 January (23:59 UTC) · Drafting Team sends final version to Council for adoption 1 February · Deadline adoption ccNSO statement by Council mid-February Ai-Chin Lu = = = Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org

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Your action is required: Selection one volunteer (1) to serve as mentor in its Fellowship Program and one volunteer (1) to serve on the Fellowship Program Selection Committee
by Joke Braeken Dec. 21, 2020

Dec. 21, 2020

Dear Councillors, ICANN invited its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) to nominate one volunteer (1) to serve as mentor in its Fellowship Program and one volunteer (1) to serve on the Fellowship Program Selection Committee. The call for volunteers closed Friday, 18 December 2020 (23:59 UTC) The ccNSO secretariat is now initiating the selection process. Councillors are expected to review the applications and select members based on how well the candidates meet the set of requirements. Further instructions are included below. Please find the statements of interest by the candidates attached. Max Larson mentioned he would submit his materials later. 2 candidates, for the role of Fellowship Mentor: * Isabel Cristina De Avila Benitez (.co) * Jenifer Lopez (.pa) 4 candidates, for the role of Fellowship Selection Committee member: * Max Larson Henry (.ht) * Boyoung Kim (.kr) * Eberhard Lisse (.na) * Margarita Valdes (.cl) = = = Your action is required by Friday, 15 January 2021 (23:59 UTC) = = = INSTRUCTIONS: * Please review the application material and select your preferred candidate – taking into account the candidate qualification requirements – by sending an email to joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> , no later than Friday, 15 January 2021 (23:59 UTC) * For the role of Fellowship Mentor: Your most preferred candidate should receive two (2) points, the second and least preferred candidate one (1) point. If you believe a candidate does not meet the criteria: please assign zero (0) points. * For the role of Fellowship Selection Committee member: Your most preferred candidate should receive four (4) points, the third candidate three (3) points, the second candidate two (2) points, and the third and least preferred candidate one (1) point. If you believe a candidate does not meet the criteria: please assign zero (0) points. A kind reminder that the ccNSO Secretariat will track and publish for each council member its participation in an election process. Based on each of the individual Councillor’s rankings, the Secretariat will prepare the overall ranking of all candidates and report the ranking to the ccNSO Council on Monday, 18 January 2021. The ccNSO Secretariat will inform relevant ICANN staff latest on Friday, 22 January 2021 of the ccNSO appointed members. Thank you and kind regards, Joke Braeken Selection Process After closure of the call for volunteers, the materials submitted will be sent to the ccNSO Councillors eligible to select the members for the roles of Fellowship Selection Committee member, and for the role of Fellowship Mentor. Based on each of the individual Councillor’s rankings, the Secretariat will prepare the overall ranking of all candidates and report the ranking to the ccNSO Council on Monday, 18 January 2021. The ccNSO Secretariat will inform relevant ICANN staff latest on Friday, 22 January 2021 of the ccNSO appointed members. Candidate qualification requirements Further to the skillset included below, ccNSO candidates are expected to have the support of a ccTLD manager (whether members or non-member of the ccNSO). Fellowship Program Mentors: · Mentors generally must plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours before, during, and immediately after each ICANN Public Meeting. This includes extensive pre-meeting preparation, on-site support for their assigned fellows, and post-meeting reporting. · Each mentor will serve a term that includes three consecutive ICANN Public Meetings, beginning with ICANN72. · Mentors are expected to follow Fellowship Program guidelines<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowship-mentoring-guidelines-2018-…> to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities for fellows and to help fellows actively participate in ICANN's work. · Mentors will receive travel funding support (if applicable). · For more information on the guidelines and expectations, lease go here<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowship-mentoring-2018-10-15-en> for additional details on the Mentorship program Fellowship Program Selection Committee: · Members should plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours over four to five weeks for each Public Meeting. · Selection Committee members will typically serve for two years, which encompasses six Public Meetings. · Work for this role will begin in April 2021 to select fellows for ICANN72. · For more information on the guidelines and expectations, please go here<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowship-selection-committee> for additional details on the Selection Committee. · Mentors cannot serve on the Selection Committee while serving their terms as mentors. Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org

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FW: [soac-chairs] Updated Paper on Recommended Strategic Changes to Future ICANN Public Meetings
by Katrina Sataki Dec. 18, 2020

Dec. 18, 2020

Dear All, Our comments have been submitted! Kind regards, ]{atrina From: Katrina Sataki <katrina(a)nic.lv> Date: Friday, 18 December 2020 at 16:33 To: "Tanzanica S. King" <tanzanica.king(a)icann.org> Cc: "soac-chairs(a)icann.org" <soac-chairs(a)icann.org>, David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org>, Goran Marby <goran.marby(a)icann.org>, Ashwin Rangan <ashwin.rangan(a)icann.org>, Sally Costerton <sally.costerton(a)icann.org>, Sally Newell Cohen <sally.newellcohen(a)icann.org>, "maarten.botterman(a)board.icann.org" <maarten.botterman(a)board.icann.org>, Leon Sanchez <leon.sanchez(a)board.icann.org>, Nick Tomasso <nick.tomasso(a)icann.org>, Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org>, Alejandra Reynoso <alejandra.reynoso(a)cctld.gt>, Pablo Rodriguez <pablo(a)nic.pr>, Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org>, Barbara Povše <barbara.povse(a)register.si> Subject: Re: [soac-chairs] Updated Paper on Recommended Strategic Changes to Future ICANN Public Meetings Dear Tanzanica, Please find attached comments on the Recommended Strategic Changes for Future ICANN Public Meetings summarised by the ccNSO Council. In preparing this response, the ccNSO Council worked closely with the ccNSO Meeting Programme Committee (MPC) and sought direct input from the ccTLD community by email and by conducting two interactive webinar sessions. On a personal note, I would like to express my concerns and frustration with the process itself. I appreciate that the Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact which none of us could have imagined. However, that does not justify demanding communities to organise and respond to a proposal in less than two weeks, and then ask them to wait another month for a basic schedule - that would give us only two months to organize our meetings during or around the ICANN70 meeting. I have noticed that our volunteers get the feeling that they are forced to spend time on consultations for which they never volunteered. They want to organize sessions for the ccTLD community to strengthen the ccNSO as a global platform. Currently, they have the perception that all their efforts since ICANN69 have been a waste of time. That worries me a lot. Kind regards, ]{atrina From: soac-chairs <soac-chairs-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, 8 December 2020 at 04:14 To: "soac-chairs(a)icann.org" <soac-chairs(a)icann.org> Cc: Goran Marby <goran.marby(a)icann.org>, Ashwin Rangan <ashwin.rangan(a)icann.org>, Sally Costerton <sally.costerton(a)icann.org>, "Tanzanica S. King" <tanzanica.king(a)icann.org>, Sally Newell Cohen <sally.newellcohen(a)icann.org>, "maarten.botterman(a)board.icann.org" <maarten.botterman(a)board.icann.org>, Leon Sanchez <leon.sanchez(a)board.icann.org>, Nick Tomasso <nick.tomasso(a)icann.org>, Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> Subject: [soac-chairs] Updated Paper on Recommended Strategic Changes to Future ICANN Public Meetings Dear SOAC Chairs: Thank you again for participating in the roundtable discussion on the evolution of ICANN Public Meetings last Thursday. One of the action items from this call with Goran was for ICANN org to publish the updated paper on recommended strategic changes to future ICANN Public Meetings for additional community feedback. You will also recall that we agreed to a deadline of Friday 18 December 2020 for any further community input. We are therefore asking that you circulate the attached paper to each of your community groups at your earliest convenience. As was the case with the meetings survey, we also ask that each Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee submit a single response consolidating the feedback you receive from your constituent structures and stakeholder groups. This will greatly facilitate our ability to collate all community feedback into a proposed final draft report. We will distribute this report to you prior to submitting the final version to the Board in January 2021. Please send your group’s response to Tanzanica, at tanzanica.king(a)icann.org. You will see that the paper reflects the key findings from the meetings survey. We’d also like to draw your attention to the proposed enhancements for future ICANN Public Meetings that we presented to you last Thursday and that ICANN org is suggesting based on the community’s initial feedback. As Goran has noted previously, including on the call with you last week, ICANN org’s role is to support the community in its work. How we improve on and enhance that support depends on ICANN org and the Board receiving broad feedback from across the community, through you as their leaders and representatives. We thank you for your time and for continuing to work with us on this important effort. Best regards, Sally Costerton (SVP, Global Stakeholder Engagement) David Olive (SVP, Policy Development Support) David A. Olive Senior Vice President Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Washington, D.C. _______________________________________________ soac-chairs mailing list soac-chairs(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-chairs _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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FW: Notification of ICANN Board Director Nominated by the ccNSO Council (Seat 12)
by Byron Holland Dec. 18, 2020

Dec. 18, 2020

Dear Colleagues, As per the next step in the Board Seat 12 process, please see my email to the Empowered Community confirming Katrina as our candidate. Best regards, Byron From: Byron Holland Sent: December 18, 2020 8:45 AM To: 'ecadmin(a)icann.org' <ecadmin(a)icann.org> Cc: 'Maarten.Botterman(a)board.icann.org' <Maarten.Botterman(a)board.icann.org>; 'john.jeffrey(a)icann.org' <john.jeffrey(a)icann.org>; 'Nigel Roberts' <nigel.roberts(a)board.icann.org>; Katrina Sataki (katrina(a)nic.lv) <katrina(a)nic.lv>; 'patricio.poblete(a)board.icann.org' <patricio.poblete(a)board.icann.org> Subject: Notification of ICANN Board Director Nominated by the ccNSO Council (Seat 12) Dear all, I am writing you in my capacity as person designated by the ccNSO Council to chair the Board Seat 12 nomination process as Katrina Sataki was one of the nominated candidates. As required under Section 7.2 and Section 10.3 (i) of the ICANN Bylaws, please accept this letter as formal notification from the Country Code Names Supporting Organisation Council (ccNSO Council) that the ccNSO Council has nominated for designation by the Empowered Community (EC), Katrina Sataki (Latvia, EU region) to serve an initial Seat 12 term on the ICANN Board of Directors. On behalf of the ccNSO Council, I ask that the EC designates Katrina Sataki as Director to fill Seat 12 on the ICANN Board for a three (3) years term beginning at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting 2021.. Thank you, Byron Holland, Acting Chair of the ccNSO Council Byron Holland, President & CEO Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Twitter: @cira001<mailto:@cira001> Trends, Commentary, Perspective. Stay tuned to cirablog.ca<http://www.cirablog.ca/> www.cira.ca<http://www.cira.ca/>

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