Dear all,

ICANN has extended its deadline for applicants to respond to its request for proposal for (RFP) for a provider to conduct an independent assessment of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). The new deadline is Monday 4 June 2018, 16:00 UTC.

The objective of this RFP is to identify an independent examiner that can conduct a comprehensive assessment of the ccNSO. This includes, but is not limited to assessments of:

Whether the ccNSO has a continuing purpose within the ICANN structure;
How effectively the ccNSO fulfils its purpose and whether any change in its structure or operations is desirable to improve the ccNSO's effectiveness; and
The extent to which the ccNSO as a whole is accountable to its organizations, committees, constituencies, and stakeholder groups.

The review is scheduled to take place from August 2018 through July 2019. For a complete overview and timeline for the RFP, please see here [icann.org] [PDF, 107 KB].

Indications of interest must be emailed to: ccNSOReview-RFP@icann.org. Proposals should be electronically submitted by 4 June 2018, 16:00 UTC using ICANN's sourcing tool. Access to the sourcing tool may be requested via the same email address as above.

Thank you.

Best regards.

Joke Braeken

ccNSO Policy Advisor

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

From: Ccnso-members <ccnso-members-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Joke Braeken <joke.braeken@icann.org>
Date: Friday, 27 April 2018 at 14:19
To: "ccnso-members@icann.org" <ccnso-members@icann.org>, "ccTLDcommunity@cctld-managers.org" <ccTLDcommunity@cctld-managers.org>, "ccnso-council@icann.org" <ccnso-council@icann.org>
Subject: [ccnso-members] Request for Proposal for ccNSO Review

Dear all,

ICANN is seeking a provider to conduct an independent assessment of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO).

The objective of this RFP is to identify an independent examiner that can conduct a comprehensive assessment of the ccNSO. This includes, but is not limited to assessments of:

Whether the ccNSO has a continuing purpose within the ICANN structure;
How effectively the ccNSO fulfils its purpose and whether any change in its structure or operations is desirable to improve the ccNSO's effectiveness; and
The extent to which the ccNSO as a whole is accountable to its organizations, committees, constituencies, and stakeholder groups.

The review is scheduled to take place from August 2018 through July 2019. For a complete overview and timeline for the RFP, please see here: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rfp-ccnso-review-26apr18-en.pdf[icann.org]

Indications of interest must be emailed to: ccNSOReview-RFP@icann.org. Proposals should be electronically submitted by 23:59 UTC on 24 May 2018 using ICANN's sourcing tool. Access to the sourcing tool may be requested via the same email address as above.

Background

According to the ICANN Bylaws[icann.org], the ccNSO is responsible for:

Developing and recommending to the Board global policies relating to country-code top-level domains;
Nurturing consensus across the ccNSO's community, including the name-related activities of ccTLDs;
Coordinating with other ICANN Supporting Organizations, committees, and constituencies under ICANN;
Nominating individuals to fill Seats 11 and 12 on the Board; and
Other responsibilities of the ccNSO as set forth in the Bylaws.

Best regards,

Joke Braeken

ccNSO Policy Advisor

joke.braeken@icann.org

Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO[twitter.com]

Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/[facebook.com]

http://ccnso.icann.org[ccnso.icann.org]