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Pre-ICANN55 Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 25 February 2016 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC
by Joke Braeken Feb. 8, 2016

Feb. 8, 2016

Dear all, The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 25 February 2016 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and the ongoing Transition of Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions and the ICANN Accountability efforts. Updates will also be provided on topics from ICANN's Support Organisations and Advisory Committees. Bart Boswinkel will provide an update on the activities of the ccNSO. The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs for 90 minutes and will be conducted in English. The webinar will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Please RSVP via this form <http://goo.gl/forms/83yIdN42A8> by 19 February 2016. Remote participation details will be available the week of 22 February 2016. Recordings of the webinars will be made available here <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/presentations-2012-08-27-en>. Kind regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>

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ICANN56 (Panama - June 2016) to be relocated
by Joke Braeken Feb. 8, 2016

Feb. 8, 2016

Dear all, ICANN56, scheduled to be held in Panama in June 2016, will be moved to another location due to the severity of the Zika Virus outbreak in the Latin America region. The announcement has been published here: https://meetings.icann.org/en A search is currently underway to identify an alternate location where the Zika Virus is not a concern. ICANN looks forward to returning to Panama for a future ICANN Meeting. We will keep you updated regarding the alternate venue, once it has has been selected. Kind regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org

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Council Minutes 21 January
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 5, 2016

Feb. 5, 2016

Dear Councilors, Please find, attached, the 21 January minutes for your review. Kind regards, Kim Carlson

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Friendly reminder: Volunteers Selection Panel Multistakeholder Ethos Award
by Bart Boswinkel Feb. 4, 2016

Feb. 4, 2016

Dear all, To date I have received one response on this call for volunteers. Could (at least one of you) be so kind to put her or his name forward? Thank you, Kind regards, Bart From: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>> Date: Wednesday 27 January 2016 17:31 To: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>> Subject: Re: Volunteers Selection Panel Multistakeholder Ethos Award Dear all, Following last weeks meeting, I resend the call for two volunteers. Could you be so kind to put your name forward by 3 February 2016. Thank you and kind regards, Bart From: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>> Date: Monday 18 January 2016 12:18 To: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>> Subject: Volunteers Selection Panel Multistakeholder Ethos Award Dear all, Included a call for volunteers for Selection Panel ICANN’s Multistakeholder Ethos Award. ICANN is looking for two volunteers from the ccNSO. Last year Young Eum Lee was appointed by the ccNSO. Kind regards, Bart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org<mailto:david.olive@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday 12 January 2016 18:04 To: Byron Holland <byron.holland(a)cira.ca<mailto:byron.holland@cira.ca>>, Cc: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>>, Subject: Request For Community Selection Panel Participants 2016 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program Dear Byron, James, Patrik, Brad, Tripti, Thomas, Alan and Louie: In November, I alerted you to the beginning of the 2016 Multistakeholder Ethos Award effort. You may have seen the announcement of the award nomination period posted on ICANN.org on 10 December - see https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-10-en. Community nominations have started coming in and we are looking forward to organizing this year’s selection panel prior to the ICANN Public Meeting in Marrakech. I originally offered you all the opportunity to provide me with up to 2 selection panelists from each of your communities by January 11th. We now have a bit more time and I will now be able to accept panelist appointments from you up to a week later than planned - 18 January. We were able to have 10 selection panelists for last year’s award. I hope we can match that number again this year. Please pass on to me the names and email addresses of any panel appointees from your communities by the 18th. Best regards, David

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Update CCWG-Accountability Work stream 1
by Bart Boswinkel Feb. 3, 2016

Feb. 3, 2016

Dear all, The co-chairs of the CCWG- Accountability ( Mathieu Weill, Thomas Rickert and Leon Sanchez) have issues a blogpost on the progress of the CCWG Accountability to date ( the blog post can be found at: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/leading-into-marrakech-an-update-from-the-c…) . The co-chairs have also expressed that they to be able to submit the supplemental report to the Chartering Organizations, which includes the ccNSO, in time for consideration and approval on all Work Stream 1 Recommendations at ICANN55 in Marrakech. Kind regards, Bart Boswinkel ccNSO policy advisor

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01-2016 Triage recommendation. Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by Joke Braeken Feb. 2, 2016

Feb. 2, 2016

Dear Councillors, I recently joined the ccNSO team at ICANN as policy advisor, and I am taking over, among others, Gabi’s triage-related tasks. It will be my pleasure to assist you with all triage-related matters from today onwards. Please find below the proposed Triage recommendation 01-2016. Kindly provide me with your input by the end of 4 February 2016, 23:59 UTC, in case you do not agree with the proposed recommendation. Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> ===================== Topic: 01-2016 Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Originator: The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council Summary of request: The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers to serve on a PDPWorking Group (WG) to develop recommendations for New generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) Subsequent Procedures. The GNSO Council approved the WG's charter <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21j…> [PDF, 196 KB] on 21 January 2016, tasking this PDP to determine whether changes or adjustments to the existing policy recommendations on the Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains are needed. https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en Date received: 29 January 2016 Last day for Comments/input/response, if any: This call will remain open until the PDP WG convenes for the first time. At this juncture, it is anticipated that the PDP WG may convene online in late February 2016. Following that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the PDP WG's work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its first tasks. Recommended action, if any: distribution to the ccTLD-community mailing list and ccNSO-members mailing list, by the ccNSO Secretariat (done) Expertise needed, if any: policy, legal, strategic, operation Date of submission to Triage Committee: 2 February 2016 Recommendation received by Triage Committee: 2 February 2016 Date of submission to Council: 2 February 2016 Deadline Council decision: 4 February 2016, 23:59 UTC Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: low/middle Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken(a)icann.org

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TLD-OPS Standing Committee Summary from 14 Jan
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 1, 2016

Feb. 1, 2016

Dear all, The TLD-OPS Standing Committee held their first telephone conference on 14 January. Please find below, the meeting summary. Kind regards, Kim Carlson Summary TLD-OPS Conference Call #1 The TLD-OPS Standing Committee held its first conference call on Thu Jan 14, 2016. We discussed the following topics: (1) TLD-OPS status. We subscribed three new ccTLDs to the list (Egypt, Algeria, and Barbados) since ICANN54, bringing the number of TLD-OPS members to a total of 170 (142 ASCII, 28 IDNs). We'll be working with the ICANN regional VPs to get more ccTLDs on the list. The current list of subscribers is on the TLD-OPS homepage. (2) TLD-OPS leaflet. We approved the new TLD-OPS leaflet, which provides more information on the added value for ccTLD operators and the way TLD-OPS is being governed. The update is based on the feedback we received from the ICANN regional VPs back at ICANN54 in Dublin. Download the leaflet from the TLD-OPS homepage. (3) Committee members. We welcomed two new member to the TLD-OPS Standing Committee: Ali Hadji Mmadi (.km, Comoros) and Warren Kumari (SSAC Liaison). We continue have a vacancy for a ccTLD representative from the Asia Pacific region. (4) TLD-OPS future directions. We discussed two strategic topics: (i) how to stimulate list members to share security alerts through the TLD-OPS list so that it will used more often, and (ii) if and how it would be beneficial to open up TLD-OPS for gTLDs. We agreed to organize our thoughts on these matters and discuss them with the community in Marrakech. Our next meeting will be a conference call mid February. New TLD-OPS leaflet: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/tld-ops-enhanced-incident-response-cap… TLD-OPS homepage: http://ccnso.icann.org/resources/tld-ops-secure-communication.htm TLD-OPS Standing Committee members: Frederico Neves (.br), Jacques Latour (.ca), Erwin Lansing (.dk), Ali Hadji Mmadi (.km), Cristian Hesselman (.nl, chair), Abibu Ntahigiye (.tz), John Crain (ICANN's SSR Liaison), and Warren Kumari (SSAC Liaison).

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ccNSO January Activity Summary
by Kimberly Carlson Feb. 1, 2016

Feb. 1, 2016

ccNSO Activity Summary January 2016 ICANN 55 Marrakech: * Call for Participation - TechDay - email ccnso-techwg(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-techwg@icann.org> * View the ICANN 55 ccNSO Meeting Agenda here<http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/marrakech55/agenda.htm> * Safety and Security at ICANN Meetings<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/safety-and-security-at-icann-meetings>; 27 Jan 2016; ICANN Blog by Nick Tomasso Working/Study Group Meeting Output: 5 January - Meetings Programme Working Group - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-programme-05jan16-en.mp3> 11 January - Guidelines Review Committee - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-grc-11jan16-en.mp3> 14 January - ccNSO IANA Stewardship Transition and Accountability Coordination Committee - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-istacc-14jan16-en.mp3> 14 January - TLD OPS Standing Committee - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-tld-ops-14jan16-en.mp3> Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar ccNSO Council: 21 January - Council Telephone Conference - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-council-21jan16-en.mp3> ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm Links and Announcements regarding the IANA Stewardship Transfer and ICANN's Accountability Process: 7 January - Read the ccNSO Council Statement on 3rd Proposal of the CCWG Accountability here<http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccwg-draft-3-proposal-07jan16-en.pdf> 15 January - Volume 12: An Update on IANA Stewardship Discussions<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-12-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-dis…> - by Samantha Dickinson For output from the CCWG meetings see the CCWG Wiki Page: CCWG Wiki Page<https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings> Other Announcements: FY16 Q2 Stakeholder Call was held on 28 January - available in 7 languages<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/quarterly-reports-2014-11-13-en> Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions<https://www.icann.org/nomcom2016> An Update on CEO Succession<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-ceo-succession> Public Comment Opportunities<https://www.icann.org/public-comments> [cid:image005.png@01D15CB4.F266B120]<https://twitter.com/ccNSO> [cid:image006.png@01D15CB4.F266B120] <https://www.facebook.com/ccnso?_rdr=p>

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Final call for Sponsors - cocktail Marrakech
by Kimberly Carlson Jan. 29, 2016

Jan. 29, 2016

Dear all, We will determine, next week, whether or not we are able to move forward with the cocktail in Marrakech. In the meantime, we are making one last request for sponsors. Any amount is appreciated and thank you to those who have offered assistance. Please let us know as soon as possible if you're able to help. Kind regards, Kim Carlson

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Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by Kimberly Carlson Jan. 28, 2016

Jan. 28, 2016

Dear all, Please see the call for volunteers below. Kind regards, Kim Carlson Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures In Brief The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers to serve on a PDP Working Group (WG) to develop recommendations for New generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) Subsequent Procedures. The GNSO Council approved the WG's charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/igo-ingo-crp-access-charter-24jun14-en.pdf> [PDF, 603 KB] on 21 January 2016, tasking this PDP to determine whether changes or adjustments to the existing policy recommendations on the Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains are needed. What This Team Will Do The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group (WG) is tasked with calling upon the community's collective experiences from the 2012 New gTLD Program round to determine what, if any, changes may need to be made to the existing Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm> policy recommendations from 8 August 2007. As the original policy recommendations as adopted by the GNSO Council and ICANN Board have "been designed to produce a systemized and ongoing mechanisms for applicants to propose new top-level domains", those policy recommendations remain in place for subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program unless the GNSO Council would decide to modify those policy recommendations via this PDP. The work of this PDP WG follows the efforts of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group (DG), which identified a set of issues/subjects for a future PDP WG to consider in their deliberations and recommend whether to: * Clarify, amend or override existing policy principles, recommendations, and implementation guidance; * Develop new policy recommendations; * Supplement or develop new implementation guidance. As part of the PDP WG deliberations, the PDP WG should consider at a minimum, the subjects detailed in the Final Issue Report. These subjects have been organized in groupings suggested by the DG that may facilitate deliberations on related subjects. However, additional work methods, such as those described in the Final Issue Report, or other methods identified by the PDP WG may be more appropriate to undertake the work. In addition to the work of the PDPWG, a number of new gTLD review efforts are underway which may have an impact on the work of this PDP WG. Therefore, this PDP WG should not be limited to the issues identified by the DG and should take into account the findings from the parallel efforts external to the PDP WG. How This Team Will Work ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this PDP WG will be recorded, and the recordings will be made available to the public. The mailing list for the PDP WG will be archived publicly. The group will collaborate using a public workspace for draft materials and all final work products and milestones will be documented on the WG's wiki<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PD…>. The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> [PDF, 349 KB] as well as the GNSOPDP Manual<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-24jun15-en.pdf> [PDF, 260 KB]. How to Participate There are two ways to volunteer: * Individual Members - anyone interested can volunteer to join the PDP WG as a WG member, regardless of whether they are members of the ICANN community. Members are expected to actively contribute to mailing list conversations as well as meetings - it is anticipated that the PDP WG will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis via teleconference. Members are expected to provide essential input to the process. Members will be required to provide a Statement of Interests (SOI<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>). * Mailing list observers - for those who are merely interested in monitoring the WG's conversations, there is the possibility to sign up as a mailing list "observer" which offers read-only access to the mailing list. Mailing list observers will not be permitted to post, will not receive invitations to the various meetings or calls of the WG and will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any point in time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as a member simply by informing the GNSO Secretariat. In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input through public consultations and public comment processes that the PDP WG is expected to organize. How to Join If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual participant or mailing list observer, please fill in the sign up form<http://goo.gl/forms/FRNZ4pSQl9> or send the PDF document<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-pdp-27jan16…> [PDF, 76 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>. All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page. Next Steps In its motion, the GNSO Council directed that this call for volunteers be circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and participation in the WG. This call will remain open until the PDP WG convenes for the first time. At this juncture, it is anticipated that the PDP WG may convene online in late February 2016. Following that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the PDP WG's work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its first tasks. Further Information and Preparation For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are strongly encouraged to review the following materials prior to the first meeting of the PDP WG. * The Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue…> [PDF, 1.38 MB] * The approved charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21j…> [PDF, 196 KB] * Materials available at the PDP WG's wiki<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PD…>, such as the 2007 Final Report and other relevant information. Background In 2005, the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) began a Policy Development Process (PDP) to consider the introduction of new gTLDs. The two-year PDP process resulted in a set of 19 GNSO policy recommendations for implementing new gTLDs. In order to implement the policy recommendations of the GNSO, a number of draft Applicant Guidebooks (AGBs) were developed by ICANN staff in consultation with the community.In June 2011, ICANN's Board of Directors approved the final AGB and authorized the launch of the New gTLD Program. The New gTLD Program application window opened on 12 January 2012 and a total of 1930 complete applications were received. The first set of Initial Evaluation results were released on 22 March 2013, followed by the first set of new gTLD delegations on 21 October 2013. All applications have now completed the evaluation process and as of mid January 2016, there are nearly 900 gTLDs delegated and approximately 450 applications still proceeding through the remaining steps of the program. Although the 2012 round is ongoing, efforts to examine the round have already begun, which included the creation of the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group (DG)<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/inactive/2015/non-pdp-new-gtld>. The DG was created by the GNSO Council to discuss the experiences gained from the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program and to identify subjects that might lead to changes or adjustments for subsequent application procedures. The DG prepared its final deliverables, which included a set of subjects that it anticipated would be analyzed in detail in the context of an Issue Report. On 24 June 2015 the GNSO Council passed a resolution requesting the drafting of a Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures. In accordance with the PDP Rules, the Preliminary Issue Report was published for public comment on 31 August 2015. Following review of the public comments received, the Staff Manager updated the Issue Report accordingly and submitted the Final Issue Report to the GNSO Council for its consideration. The GNSO Council officially initiated the PDP on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures on 17 December 2015, followed by adoption of the PDP WG's charter on 21 January 2016.

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