Monday, 31 January 2022 ICANN Community Digest The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. How Domain Name System Policy is Developed, and How You Can Get Involved Table of Contents ICANN73 Planning NEW: ICANN Community Groups and ICANN Board Joint Sessions during ICANN73 TODAY: ICANN73 Design Deadline REMINDER: ICANN73 Registration is Now Open REMINDER: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Government Engagement Publication-Country Focus Report: China Internet-Related Policy Initiatives and Laws NEW: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN74 NEW: IETF Year in Review for 2021 REMINDER: Nominations for ICANN Fellowship Program Mentors Now Open REMINDER: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open Public Comment ICANN Draft FY23-27 Operating and Financial Plan and Draft FY23 Operating Plan and Budget Additional Unicode Scripts for Support in Internationalized Domain Names ICANN Bylaws Amendments: ccNSO-Proposed Changes to Article 10 and Annex B Proposal for Myanmar Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules NEW: Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 2 Documents ICANN73 Planning NEW: ICANN Community Groups and ICANN Board Joint Sessions during ICANN73 ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman has proposed the following topics to discuss with ICANN community groups during ICANN73: What are your key priorities for ICANN work in 2022, how do these priorities help achieve ICANN’s common objectives as expressed in the FY 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, and how do you see the ICANN community, Board, and org moving forward together on a way to achieve these? If any, what suggestions would you have to enhance ICANN’s effectiveness and efficiency with regards to the process of implementation after adoption of a PDP or Review recommendations? Please submit your topic of interest and/or questions to board-ops-team@icann.org no later than Friday, 17 February 2022. TODAY: ICANN73 Design Deadline Monday, 31 January 2022: Design 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 two iterations of the publication. Please provide everything by Monday, 31 January to chantelle.doerksen@icann.org. Please keep in mind that all materials, new or updated, need to be evergreen. Friday, 11 February 2022: Translation Deadline If your publication requires translation, please provide the final material(s) by Friday, 11 February to chantelle.doerksen@icann.org. This ensures that there is enough time to translate the publication. If your materials require 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. REMINDER: ICANN73 Registration is Now Open Registration for ICANN73 is now open, and you must register to participate. Read more. REMINDER: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Interested ICANN community members must apply in advance of ICANN73, and those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The application process opens Monday, 24 January 2022. The application deadline is Friday, 18 February 2022 at 23:59 UTC. The goal of this program is to facilitate participation in ICANN Public Meetings during the pandemic. It offers community members who have limited Internet capacity financial assistance to increase their Internet bandwidth. Learn more. Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Government Engagement Publication-Country Focus Report: China Internet-Related Policy Initiatives and Laws This paper covers Internet-related policy initiatives and laws/regulations put forward by China between 16 December 2015 and 5 November 2021. It is part of a periodic series of country-specific reports that provide an overview of activities relevant to the Internet ecosystem and ICANN's mission. Read more. NEW: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN74 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is calling for applications for the NextGen@ICANN program. ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in Europe who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN74 Policy Forum Meeting. ICANN74 is scheduled to be held in The Hague, Netherlands from 13 to 16 June 2022. If ICANN74 is held virtually, the NextGen@ICANN Program will also be held virtually. The NextGen application window will remain open until Friday, 11 March 2022. Successful candidates will be announced Friday, 25 March 2022 on the ICANN website. Read more. NEW: IETF Year in Review for 2021 The ICANN Office of the Chief Technology Office has published the IETF Year in Review for 2021. Read more. REMINDER: Nominations for ICANN Fellowship Program Mentors Now Open ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees are invited to nominate volunteers to serve as Fellowship Program Mentors for ICANN75-ICANN77. Each group is welcome to nominate one individual for this role, for a total of up to seven mentors. Nominations should be submitted by Friday, 25 February 2022 to fellowshipconsultation@icann.org. Read more. REMINDER: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions The ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications for key leadership positions within ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, the ICANN Board, and the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board of Directors. 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 Friday, 11 March 2022 at 23:59 UTC. Read more. REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open The nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award is now open. The deadline for submissions is Monday, 21 March 2022 and the winner(s) will be announced at ICANN74. Learn more about the nomination process. Submit your nominations. Request for Proposals End User Survey Open for Submissions Date: Friday, 14 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Friday, 07 February 2022 DEI Consulting Services Open for Submissions Date: Friday, 14 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Friday, 11 February 2022 Public Comment ICANN Draft FY23-27 Operating and Financial Plan and Draft FY23 Operating Plan and Budget Open for Submissions Date: Tuesday, 07 December 2021 Closed for Submissions Date: Monday, 07 February 2022 Additional Unicode Scripts for Support in Internationalized Domain Names Open for Submissions Date: Wednesday, 05 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Tuesday, 15 February 2022 ICANN Bylaws Amendments: ccNSO-Proposed Changes to Article 10 and Annex B Open for Submissions Date: Thursday, 21 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Wednesday, 02 March 2022 Proposal for Myanmar Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules Open for submissions Date: Thursday, 13 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Thursday, 03 March 2022 NEW: Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 2 Documents Open for Submissions Date: Thursday, 27 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Friday, 18 March 2022 See upcoming proceedings. 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