Dear all,

Please find included the draft agenda for your meeting 217

The material will be uploaded on the Council wiki,

Please note some material still awaits finalization by Committees (for example the PGA Final Report)

Kind regards,

Bart

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Agenda

ccNSO Council meeting 217

Thursday, 15 May 2025 (12:00 UTC)

Background and supporting documents

● Council workspace for this meeting:

https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/D4wlBg

● ccNSO correspondence: statements and responses:
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/statements.htm

Agenda

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

1. Welcome

a. SOI updates

Consult the ccNSO SOI Guideline

Complete the SOI template

Check the ccNSO Statements of Interest

b. Meeting Quorum

2. Relevant Correspondence

3. Minutes & Action Items

a. Minutes Meeting 216

Circulated to the Council mailing list on 31 March 2025

b. Action Items Meeting 216

● Action item 216-01 (Ongoing)

The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to share the minutes of the 1-on-1 meeting between the ccNSO leadership and the ICANN CEO with the Council, once they become available.

● Action item 216-02 (Completed)

The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to share a reminder to Council with the link to the 360 review surveys.

● Action item 216-03 (Completed)

As a follow-up to action item 215-02, the drafting team will share the draft Council comment on the IFRT2 request for comments with the Council for review and feedback before its submission.

● Action item 216-04 (Ongoing)

The ccNSO Council Chair is requested to inform the committees and working groups about the Council-approved schedule for the ccNSO working group and committee effectiveness reviews.

● Action item 216-05 (Completed)

The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to publish the adopted schedule for ccNSO working group and committee effectiveness reviews.

● Action item 216-06

The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to draft the Terms of Reference for the review of the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC), prior to Council Meeting 217

● Action item 216-07

The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to seek volunteers to perform the review of the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC). The team should be in place prior to Council Meeting 217.

● Action item 216-08 (Completed)

Regarding the appointment of the members to the various working groups and committees, the secretariat is requested to inform the respective working groups and the secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible on the ccNSO website.

● Action item 216-09 (Completed)

The ccNSO Council chair is requested to confirm with Molehe Wesi if he agrees to join the drafting team to prepare a ccNSO Council response to the How We Meet request for input, alongside Jodi Andersson and Pablo Rodriguez. 

● Action item 216-10 (Completed)

The drafting team is requested to prepare the draft ccNSO Council response to the 'How We Meet' request for input by 1 May.

● Action item 216-11 (Completed)

The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to seek volunteers for organizing the joint meeting with the RySG at ICANN83 and to improve the draft briefing paper by Council Meeting 217.

4. Intermeeting Council Decisions (since meeting 215, March 2025)

a. Adoption Council Statement in response to the request for comments on 2nd IFRT Initial Report

b. Nominations for FY27 Community Planning Prioritization Group

5. Intermeeting Decisions Triage Committee

There were no intermeeting decisions by the ccNSO Triage Committee.

UPDATES

6. Update ECA, IFRT & CSC (written updates)

a. Need to defer 3^rd CSC Review? Updates and next steps

7. Update Working Groups (written updates)

a. ccPDP3-Review Mechanism - Dormant

b. ccPDP4-IDN - Dormant

c. DASC

d. FIN2 WG

e. GRC

f. IGLC

g. MPC

h. OMC

i. PGA WG

j. SOPC

k. Tech WG

l. TLD-OPS SC

m. Triage Committee

n. UAC

o. CIP-CCG

p. Planning Prioritization Process group

q. RZERC

r. RSS GWG

s. ICANN How We Meet Group

8. Update Liaisons (written updates)

Written updates - if any - are published on the wiki space for this meeting.

a. Update ccNSO Liaison to ALAC

b. Update ccNSO Liaison to GNSO Council

c. Update ccNSO Liaison to UASG

9. Update ccNSO Website redesign

10. Progress Board Consideration ccPDP4-IDN and ccPDP3-RM

11. Update Chair, Vice-chairs, Councillors, Regional Organisations and Secretariat

a. Presentation LACTLD

b. Information session to the ICANN Board (pending board discussion)

12. Update Council 360 Review

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS & DECISIONS

13. Closure PGA WG and adoption final report

a. Staff and former chair draft terms of reference study groups

14. Adoption Election Report: Special Council Election European region

15. Adoption Terms of Reference MPC review and call for volunteers MPC review Team

16. Appointment members or chairs/vice chairs to committees and working groups, if any

Draft Resolution

Decision

The ccNSO Council appoints the following people as:

- Chair ccNSO Council Triage Committee: Chris Disspain

- Vice Chair TLD-OPS: Guillermo Lama

The secretariat is requested to inform the various working groups and committees and persons appointed and publish this resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

a. ICANN Call for Nominations: Universal Acceptance Expert Working Group

Draft Resolution

Background

ICANN opened a call for nominations for members of a new Universal Acceptance (UA) Expert Working Group of up to 12 volunteers to provide guidance on promoting UA adoption.  ICANN is inviting the At-large Advisory Committee, Country Code Names Supporting Organization, Governmental Advisory Committee, Generic Names Supporting Organization, and Security and Stability Advisory Committee to each submit one nomination by 25 June 2025. In addition, the ICANN President and CEO will invite a chair and up to six experts to join.

Decision
Following a a call for nominations for members of a new Universal Acceptance (UA) Expert Working Group, the ccNSO Council requests the Secretariat to launch a call for Expressions of Interest (EoI) to identify candidates for the ccNSO appointment to the ICANN UA Expert Group. The call should open by 19 May 2025 and close by 30 May 2025.
The selection and appointment process will follow the ccNSO Appointment Procedures Guideline. , and will result in the appointment of one individual to serve as the ccNSO appointee to the ICANN UA Expert Group.
The Secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as feasible. The resolution becomes effective upon publication.

17. Approval ccNSO membership application Sri Lanka (xn--fzc2c9e2c / ලංකා) ccTLD manager

Draft Resolution

Decision

The ccNSO Council approves the membership of the IDN ccTLD Manager of Sri Lanka (xn--fzc2c9e2c / ලංකා) and welcomes  LK Domain Registry as member of the ccNSO. The chair of the Council is requested to welcome the new member accordingly. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

18. Open Public comments

a. How We Meet: Reviewing the Implementation of the ICANN Public Meetings Strategy Due 19.May

b. Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of RIRs Due 27.May

c. Customer Standing Committee (CSC) changes Process for Amending the IANA SLAs Due 2.June

SUBSTANTIVE MATTERS & DECISIONS

19. Introduction ccNSO Work Plan 01 July 2025 - 30 June 2027 and ccNSO Activity Monitor

20. ccNSO schedule ICANN83

a. Block Schedule

b. Joint session with RySG

21. Any Other Business (AOB)

22. Next Council Meetings

● 28 May 2025 | 12:00 UTC - Council Prep call for ICANN83

● 12 June 2025 | time TBC, Meeting 218 (ICANN83)

● 17 July 2025 | 18:00 UTC, Meeting 219

● 21 August 2025 | 12:00 UTC (Meeting 220)

● 18 September 2025 | 21:00 UTC (Meeting 221)

● 30 October 2025 | time TBC, Meeting 222 (ICANN84)

● 20 November 2025 | 12:00 UTC, Meeting 223

● 18 December 2025 | 18:00 UTC, Meeting 224

23. Adjourn