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REMINDER: Call for presentations Virtual ccTLD News Session closes tomorrow Friday, 15 May 2020 (23:59 UTC).
by Joke Braeken May 14, 2020

May 14, 2020

Dear All, This is a reminder regarding the ongoing call for presentations, which closes Friday, 15 May 2020 (23:59 UTC). The ccNSO Meetings Programme Working Group (MPC) is pleased to announce that it will organise its first ever set of Virtual ccTLD News Sessions, scheduled to be held at the start of June. The MPC seeks presentation proposals from the ccTLD community. Do you have a best practice, project solution or case study you want to share with your colleagues from across the world? You are kindly invited to submit your presentation proposal for the Virtual ccTLD News Sessions, covering for instance recent developments, ccTLD activities and ccTLD management related topics, both from an operational, marketing or legal point of view. ccTLD managers interested in presenting at the Virtual ccTLD News Session are kindly invited to contact Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)>, no later than Friday, 15 May 2020 (23:59 UTC). There will be 2 options to participate to the Virtual ccTLD News Sessions: * Virtual ccTLD News Session #1 | Tuesday, 2 June 2020 (11 UTC) * Virtual ccTLD News Session #2 | Tuesday, 2 June 2020 (19 UTC) If you are a candidate presenter, kindly send the following information to Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)>, at your earliest convenience - no later than Friday, 15 May 2020 (23:59 UTC). = = = = = * Exact title of your presentation * First name of the presenter * Last name of the presenter * ccTLD of the presenter * Short summary of your presentation (max 10 sentences) Please note: * Presentations are to be held in English. * The Virtual ccTLD News Session will be held via Zoom * A recording will be made available * The ccNSO Secretariat will share with you some tips and tricks on how to make a good presentation even more engaging, and how to present remotely via zoom. A prep session and dry run will be organised as well. = = = = = Each proposal for a presentation is reviewed and evaluated by the ccNSO Meeting Programme Committee (MPC). The MPC expects to confirm the final selection of presenters during its meeting on 21 May. The ccNSO Meeting Programme Committee looks forward to your feedback. Thank you! Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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Save the date: June 2020 ccNSO community webinar
by Joke Braeken May 14, 2020

May 14, 2020

Dear All, The ccNSO will host a community webinar, targeted at newcomers from the ccTLD community and those who want to learn more about the work of the country code Name Supporting Organisation (ccNSO). Are you new to the ccNSO, or would like to learn more? During this 1-hour webinar, the ccNSO Council Chair and Secretariat will help you to gain an understanding of the work of the ccNSO, what to expect from the ccNSO at the Virtual ICANN68 Community Forum, as well as how ccTLD community representatives can participate in the important work that affects you and your region. There will be an opportunity to ask questions. There are two options to participate: * Tuesday, 9 June 2020 at 11 UTC * Thursday, 11 June 2020 at 19 UTC Details on how to participate will become available soon. A recording will be made available here<https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Webinars>. Learn more about the ccNSO: other resources * Learn more about how the ccNSO works, and check out the "Quick Guide to the ccNSO<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=66085237>". * You may also enroll in the "Introductory course about the ccNSO", where you can read more, practice what you learned through quizzes, and find additional links and resources. Visit http://learn.icann.org<http://learn.icann.org/>, ICANN's online capacity-development platform, and look for "ccNSO onboarding". * The recording of previous editions of the ccNSO community webinar for newcomers can be found here<https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Webinars>. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org

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April minutes for review
by Kimberly Carlson May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020

Dear Council, Here are the April minutes for review. Thank you, Kim

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ccNSO Council Virtual Workshop | 3 June at 18:00 UTC.
by Kimberly Carlson May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020

Dear Council, The ccNSO Council Virtual Workshop is scheduled for 3 June at 18:00 UTC for 90 minutes. Details, including an agenda, will be circulated prior to the call. Please find the call details below: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/98608740921 Meeting ID: 986 0874 0921 Password: 1q.LNttYCx Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/abzsPgAUZ (audio only password: 322133)

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REMINDER | Call for presentations: first ever set of Virtual ccTLD News Sessions
by Joke Braeken May 12, 2020

May 12, 2020

Dear All, This is a reminder regarding the ongoing call for presentations, which closes Friday, 15 May 2020 (23:59 UTC). The ccNSO Meetings Programme Working Group (MPC) is pleased to announce that it will organise its first ever set of Virtual ccTLD News Sessions, scheduled to be held at the start of June. The MPC seeks presentation proposals from the ccTLD community. Do you have a best practice, project solution or case study you want to share with your colleagues from across the world? You are kindly invited to submit your presentation proposal for the Virtual ccTLD News Sessions, covering for instance recent developments, ccTLD activities and ccTLD management related topics, both from an operational, marketing or legal point of view. ccTLD managers interested in presenting at the Virtual ccTLD News Session are kindly invited to contact Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)>, no later than Friday, 15 May 2020 (23:59 UTC). There will be 2 options to participate to the Virtual ccTLD News Sessions: * Virtual ccTLD News Session #1 | Tuesday, 2 June 2020 (11 UTC) * Virtual ccTLD News Session #2 | Tuesday, 2 June 2020 (19 UTC) If you are a candidate presenter, kindly send the following information to Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)>, at your earliest convenience - no later than Friday, 15 May 2020 (23:59 UTC). = = = = = * Exact title of your presentation * First name of the presenter * Last name of the presenter * ccTLD of the presenter * Short summary of your presentation (max 10 sentences) Please note: * Presentations are to be held in English. * The Virtual ccTLD News Session will be held via Zoom * A recording will be made available * The ccNSO Secretariat will share with you some tips and tricks on how to make a good presentation even more engaging, and how to present remotely via zoom. A prep session and dry run will be organised as well. = = = = = Each proposal for a presentation is reviewed and evaluated by the ccNSO Meeting Programme Committee (MPC). The MPC expects to confirm the final selection of presenters during its meeting on 21 May. The ccNSO Meeting Programme Committee looks forward to your feedback. Thank you! Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ccNSO&d=Dw…> Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_ccnso…> http://ccnso.icann.org [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ccnso.icann.org&d=DwMGa…>

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SAVE THE DATE: ccNSO Council Workshop | 3 June at 18:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020

Dear Council, Pursuant to the Doodle, the ccNSO Council Workshop will take place 3 June at 18:00 UTC for 90 minutes. Please mark your calendars. Additional details, along with an agenda will be circulated prior to the workshop. Thank you, Kim

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11 May 2020
by ICANN Community Leadership Digest May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020

Monday, 11 May 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. Table of Contents Information Sharing NEW: Changes to ICANN’s Five-Year Operating and Financial Plan and FY21 Budget NEW: Moving Toward Implementation: Next Steps for Work Stream 2 THIS THURSDAY: Webinar to Discuss the Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Standing Panel for ICANN’s Independent Review Process ICANN68 Planning DESIGN DEADLINE WEDNESDAY: ICANN68 Publication Support Public Comment CLOSES TOMORROW: Guidelines for Developing Reference Label Generation Rules (LGRs) for the Second Level Version 2 ICANN Africa Regional Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025 Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan NEW: Proposal for Malayalam Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules – Second Public Comment Proceeding NEW: Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 1: Proposed Final Report ccNSO PDP3: Initial Proposals for Process to Retire ccTLDs Information Sharing NEW: Changes to ICANN’s Five-Year Operating and Financial Plan and FY21 Budget From: Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair; and Göran Marby, President and CEO In December 2019, the draft Five-Year Operating and Financial Plan and draft Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Budget were submitted to the ICANN community for Public Comment. Both plans were the subject of broad participation and engagement from the ICANN community, and we want to thank everyone who submitted their feedback and thoughts on these drafts. Since concluding the Public Comment process, quite a lot has changed. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound economic impact on the world, and as a result, ICANN expects that its planned activities and financial position for both the remainder of FY20 and FY21 will be significantly impacted. While it is difficult to predict long-term economic impacts, ICANN, as a steward of public funds, has a responsibility to ensure that its activities are planned with absolute fiscal responsibility. Following its assessment, ICANN org acted quickly and responsibly to revise its plans, with the goal of ensuring that they take into account this new reality and the uncertainties of our rapidly changing world. Read more. NEW: Moving Toward Implementation: Next Steps for Work Stream 2 From: Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives Following the conclusion of the work of the Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability, Working Stream 2 (WS2), the ICANN Board passed a resolution in November 2019 to adopt the consensus recommendations contained in the WS2 Final Report. This blog provides an update on completed work and notes areas in which the community plays an important role in prioritization, planning, and executing implementation work. Read more. THIS THURSDAY: Webinar to Discuss the Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan From: David Conrad, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Public Technical Identifiers (PTI), the ICANN affiliate responsible for performance of the IANA functions, invites the community to engage with IANA staff and members of the PTI Board to discuss the development of its first comprehensive strategic plan. When the PTI board and IANA staff attended ICANN66, they shared a timeline for the publication of the draft strategic plan that included face-to-face engagement during ICANN67 in Cancún, Mexico. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and change to a remote participation-only meeting, we will now host two interactive webinars in parallel with a Public Comment proceeding that is running from 20 April to 1 June 2020. Webinar #1 Thursday, 14 May, 14:00-15:00 UTC Remote Participation Passcode: 30i524!6 Webinar #2 Thursday, 14 May, 23:00-00:00 UTC (Friday, 15 May 2020) Remote Participation Passcode: a10s646$" REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Standing Panel for ICANN’s Independent Review Process Announcement On 31 March 2020, ICANN opened a call for Expressions of Interest for panelists to serve on the omnibus Standing Panel for ICANN's Independent Review Process (IRP). Candidates for the IRP omnibus Standing Panel should review the Expressions of Interest document before submission. The document includes the following information: Panel Position Description Required or Highly Preferred Skills Required or Highly Preferred Experience Time Commitment Compensation and Selection Expressions of Interest should be submitted to irp-standingpanel-eoi2020(a)icann.org by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 31 July 2020. ICANN68 Planning DESIGN DEADLINE WEDNESDAY: ICANN68 Publication Support Executive: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support Design and Translation Deadline If you require design assistance for your publication, you need to provide all the text, images, layout, and publication type/size requirements (i.e. newsletter vs. 1-pager vs. trifold, etc.). You will receive a maximum of 2 iterations of the publication. Please provide everything by Wednesday, 13 May 2020. Please keep in mind that all materials, new or updated, need to be evergreen. Translation-only Deadline If your publication requires translation, please provide the final material(s) by Monday, 25 May 2020. This ensures that there is enough time to translate the publication by the below print deadline. If your materials require design assistance (outlined above), 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 staff to submit these requests to chantelle.doerksen(a)icann.org and liana.teo(a)icann.org. Public Comment CLOSES TOMORROW: Guidelines for Developing Reference Label Generation Rules (LGRs) for the Second Level Version 2 Close Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2020 ICANN Africa Regional Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025 Close Date: Wednesday, 27 May 2020 Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan Close Date: Monday, 1 June 2020 NEW: Proposal for Malayalam Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules – Second Public Comment Proceeding Close Date: Wednesday, 17 June 2020 NEW: Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 1: Proposed Final Report Close Date: Wednesday, 17 June 2020 ccNSO PDP3: Initial Proposals for Process to Retire ccTLDs Close Date: Friday, 10 July 2020 Volume 2, Issue 38 | Archive | Next Issue: Thursday, 14 May 2020 ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council(a)icann.org Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by david.olive(a)icann.org in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!

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ICANN Blog: Further Securing Zoom Meetings
by Kimberly Carlson May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020

Dear all, Please note the ICANN Blog by Ashwin Rangan, SVP Engineering & Chief Information Officer, on “Further Securing Zoom Meetings” https://www.icann.org/news/blog/further-securing-zoom-meetings Further Securing Zoom Meetings In an effort to ensure the security of our online meetings, ICANN is making several changes to our Zoom configuration. The majority of these changes are behind the scenes and will not greatly impact a typical user’s experience in Zoom. However, there are a few important updates to take note of. The largest update is the one to the Zoom client, which was released on Monday, 27 April. This patch, dubbed Zoom 5.0, includes an overhaul of the encryption used in the Zoom application. Zoom will no longer operate using 128 or 256-bit ECB encryption, generally considered to be a weak method, and will instead make use of 256-bit GCM encryption, a stronger and far more preferable method of encryption. For a full breakdown on the type of encryption Zoom 5.0 uses, as well as any of the other updates in Zoom 5.0, we’d recommend taking a look at Zoom’s documentation<https://zoom.us/docs/en-us/zoom-v5-0.html?zcid=1231>. Zoom plans to cut overall service to Zoom 5.0, and will be requiring users to update by 30 May 2020. Zoom will be working diligently over the course of this month to ensure that their immense user base is moved over to 5.0 as smoothly as possible. On the individual account level, Zoom has made available the option to upgrade our own instance before the 30 May deadline, and ICANN has decided to do so. Our primary motivation is, simply put, increasing the security of our online meetings. By moving to GCM encryption, we are taking the best possible step towards ensuring peace of mind whenever we join a Zoom call. Further, we intend to perform stringent testing of the new version of Zoom prior to ICANN68. Our goal is to hold yet another successful virtual meeting under even more physical restrictions than those we faced during ICANN67. The sooner we begin this testing the better, as it gives us more time to work out any kinks in the system. With this in mind, we are moving swiftly, and all users joining ICANN Zoom meetings will be required to update to Zoom 5.0 no later than 6 May. Updates are available for all platforms and can be accessed on Zoom’s download page<https://zoom.us/download>. We have made a number of alterations to our account settings as well. The most impactful change is the new requirement that all meetings be secured with a password. This is the first step recommended by security professionals to keep meetings secure, and one which we had largely adopted org-wide prior to making it a requirement for all. We will make another announcement in the coming weeks regarding how this may impact joining meetings during ICANN68, as we work towards the best overall solution. If you have any questions about other changes to our account, or about Zoom in general, please get in touch with your usual staff liaisons or email mts(a)icann.org<mailto:mts@icann.org>. We will make sure you get the answers you are looking for.

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Re: [ccnso-council] Getting ready for the ccNSO Council workshop
by Kimberly Carlson May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020

Dear Council, Here is the Doodle poll link for the Council Workshop: https://doodle.com/poll/qupcnfabsmicqkb9 Keep in mind, the workshop will be 90 minute, on either June 3rd or 4th. Thank you, Kim From: Ccnso-council <ccnso-council-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Katrina Sataki <katrina(a)nic.lv> Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 8:05 AM To: "ccNSO-Council(a)icann.org" <ccNSO-Council(a)icann.org> Subject: [ccnso-council] Getting ready for the ccNSO Council workshop Dear Colleagues, How are you doing? Although I am sure that you are all getting tired of the uncertainty of the situation we’ve found ourselves in, I hope that everyone is safe and healthy! As we discussed during our most recent call, in June we will run a Council workshop to discuss ccNSO strategy and priorities. How does 3 or 4 June look to you? We agreed that this workshop would not be mandatory. Therefore, we will set up a Doodle poll to identify the time slot that works for those who are definitely going to participate in it. Kim will send it out later today. Meanwhile, everyone who is willing to take part in planning and organising the workshop, please do not hesitate to step forward! Your ideas and enthusiasm is very much needed! Take care, ]{atrina

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Call for presentations: first ever set of Virtual ccTLD News Sessions
by Joke Braeken May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020

Dear All, The ccNSO Meetings Programme Working Group (MPC) is pleased to announce that it will organise its first ever set of Virtual ccTLD News Sessions, scheduled to be held at the start of June. The MPC seeks presentation proposals from the ccTLD community. Do you have a best practice, project solution or case study you want to share with your colleagues from across the world? You are kindly invited to submit your presentation proposal for the Virtual ccTLD News Sessions, covering for instance recent developments, ccTLD activities and ccTLD management related topics, both from an operational, marketing or legal point of view. ccTLD managers interested in presenting at the Virtual ccTLD News Session are kindly invited to contact Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)>, no later than Friday, 15 May 2020 (23:59 UTC). There will be 2 options to participate to the Virtual ccTLD News Sessions: * Virtual ccTLD News Session #1 | Tuesday, 2 June 2020 (11 UTC) * Virtual ccTLD News Session #2 | Tuesday, 2 June 2020 (19 UTC) If you are a candidate presenter, kindly send the following information to Joke Braeken (joke.braeken(a)icann.org)<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org)>, at your earliest convenience - no later than Friday, 15 May 2020 (23:59 UTC). = = = = = * Exact title of your presentation * First name of the presenter * Last name of the presenter * ccTLD of the presenter * Short summary of your presentation (max 10 sentences) Please note: * Presentations are to be held in English. * The Virtual ccTLD News Session will be held via Zoom * A recording will be made available * The ccNSO Secretariat will share with you some tips and tricks on how to make a good presentation even more engaging, and how to present remotely via zoom. A prep session and dry run will be organised as well. = = = = = Each proposal for a presentation is reviewed and evaluated by the ccNSO Meeting Programme Committee (MPC). The MPC expects to confirm the final selection of presenters during its meeting on 21 May. The ccNSO Meeting Programme Committee looks forward to your feedback. Thank you! Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ccNSO&d=Dw…> Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_ccnso…> http://ccnso.icann.org [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ccnso.icann.org&d=DwMGa…>

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