Monday, 23 November 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 CLOSES TODAY: Call for Expressions of Interest: Chair of Phase 2A GNSO EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data NEW: Teleconference for Community Leaders about the FY22 SO/AC Additional Budget Request Process NEW: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members NEXT WEEK: Information Transparency Initiative Update: New Content Available on Preview for Your Feedback REMINDER: Call to Register for the 2020 Chairing Skills Program Webinar REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Chair of the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Community Representatives Group to Select Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel REMINDER: Call for Volunteers: Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track REMINDER: FY22 SO-AC Community Additional Budget Requests Due 29 January Public Comment CLOSES TODAY: Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling CLOSES IN ONE WEEK: DRAFT PTI and IANA FY22 Operating Plan and Budgets CLOSES IN ONE WEEK: Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy CLOSES NEXT WEEK: IANA Naming Function Review (IFR) Initial Report Recommendations for ICANN’s Root Name Service Strategy and Implementation Information Sharing CLOSES TODAY: Call for Expressions of Interest: Chair of Phase 2A GNSO EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The GNSO Council announced that it is seeking a neutral chair for the remaining Phase 2A work of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Registration Data. Candidates interested in serving this role should review the Expressions of Interest document before submission. The document details the role description, required skills and experience, time commitment, and selection process. The deadline to submit Expressions of Interest has been extended to Monday, 23 November 2020 at 23:59 UTC. Expressions of Interest should be submitted to EOI-EPDPTeam-chair@icann.org. By submitting your personal data, you agree that your personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy, and you agree to abide by the electronic Terms of Service. NEW: Teleconference for Community Leaders about the FY22 SO/AC Additional Budget Request Process From: ICANN Policy Development Support - Strategy, Communications, Operations, Planning, and Engagement (SCOPE) Team As you may recall, the FY22 SO-AC Additional Budget Request (ABR) process opened on Monday, 9 November 2020. Later this week, we will be reaching out to community leaders to schedule a teleconference to review the Additional Budget Request guidelines and to take any questions you may have about the process. Kindly complete the Doodle poll by the end of business in your timezone on Monday, 30 November 2020. We will then announce the meeting date and time as well as the participation details. We look forward to working with you and answering your questions. NEW: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members From: Sally Costerton, Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement ICANN has announced a call for nominees to volunteer to serve as mentors to the Fellowship Program and as members to its Selection Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role. Interested Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative by Sunday, 31 January 2021 and notify fellowshipconsultation@icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered. Criteria for mentors and Selection Committee members can be found here. NEXT WEEK: Information Transparency Initiative Update: New Content Available for Your Feedback From: Sally Newell Cohen, Senior Vice President, Global Communications As ICANN org President and CEO Göran Marby announced in his May 2020 blog, the Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) team is releasing new content to https://preview.icann.org, and content on https://icann.org has been improved with ITI’s enhanced search features. New and improved content includes: Correspondence - New findability improvements include keyword(s) search allowing you to narrow your search within Correspondence files, an advanced year selector, a helpful sub-navigation menu, and an improved table layout to enhance accessibility and readability. Board Meeting Materials - We’ve made upgrades to this content type since the May 2020 release. The keyword(s) search has been implemented and improved, and most Board Meeting files and pages from 1998-2019 are now available via filtered or keyword search. Acronyms and Terms - Enhancements to the existing release include alignment with ITI’s new user experience, additional terms added in all six U.N. languages, and a new sub-navigation menu. We Need Your Feedback To support our current release, we invite the community to join us for two upcoming webinars. The team will demonstrate the enhancements to Correspondence, Board Materials, and Acronyms and Terms, and answer any questions. ITI Webinar 1 Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 15:00 UTC Register ITI Webinar 2 Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 22:00 UTC Register Learn more. REMINDER: Call to Register for the 2020 Chairing Skills Program Webinar From 9-30 November 2020, ICANN has issued a call for registration for the 2020 Chairing Skills Program Webinar, scheduled for Monday, 7 December 2020 from 15:00-16:30 UTC. This invitation is open only to current and new ICANN community chairs. The Chairing Skills Program addresses the chairing skills challenges that ICANN community chairs can face when taking up the responsibility of leading a working group or stakeholder group. The target audience for the webinar is new/current ICANN community chairs that want to develop their chairing skills. Interested individuals should register here by Monday, 30 November 2020 at 23:59 UTC. REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Chair of the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The GNSO is seeking expressions of interest to chair the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track, a subteam within an ongoing Policy Development Process (PDP) that will review all trademark-related rights protection mechanisms at the second level of the domain name system. The deadline to submit Expressions of Interest is Monday, 30 November 2020, at 23:59 UTC. Learn more about the work track and how to apply. REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Community Representatives Group to Select Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support In accordance with the ICANN Bylaws and Terms of Reference agreed to by ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (SO and ACs), a Community Representatives Group is being formed that will work with ICANN org to select a slate of nominees for a Standing Panel to hear disputes filed under ICANN's Independent Review Process (IRP). All applications to join the Community Representatives Group will be reviewed by the specific SO or AC whose endorsement is being sought. The closing date is Friday, 4 December 2020. Please review the announcement and Terms of Reference for further details about the role of the Community Representatives Group and the skills sought for membership. The Bylaws require ICANN org to work with all SO and ACs to ensure that a Standing Panel is constituted for the IRP, an important accountability mechanism under the Bylaws. The requirements and process is documented via the wiki space: https://community.icann.org/display/ESPFIRP. REMINDER: Call for Volunteers: Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The GNSO Council is requesting that interested Supporting Organizations (SOs), Advisory Committees (ACs), and GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies consider appointing members to the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track, a group to be formed within an ongoing Policy Development Process (PDP) reviewing all rights protection mechanisms in all gTLDs at the second level of the domain name system. The composition of the IGO Work Track is as follows: The Registries Stakeholder Group: up to 2 members; The Registrars Stakeholder Group: up to 2 members; The Commercial Stakeholder Group: up to 3 members The Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group: up to 3 members. Each AC, other SOs and IGOs: Up to 2 members per group. Please confirm your appointed members and alternates at the latest by Monday, 7 December 2020 by notifying the GNSO Secretariat at gnso-secs@icann.org. Learn more about the work track and how to apply. REMINDER: FY22 Additional Budget Requests Due on Friday, 29 January 2021 ICANN org has launched the FY22 Additional Budget Request process. This process pertains to a dedicated part of the overall ICANN annual budget that is set aside to fund specific requests from the community for activities that are not already included in the recurring ICANN budget. Submissions are due on Friday, 29 January 2021 at 23:59 UTC to planning@icann.org. Learn more. Public Comment CLOSES TODAY: Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling Close Date: Monday, 23 November 2020 CLOSES IN ONE WEEK: DRAFT PTI and IANA FY22 Operating Plan and Budgets Close Date: Monday, 30 November 2020 CLOSES IN ONE WEEK: Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy Close Date: Monday, 30 November 2020 CLOSES NEXT WEEK: IANA Naming Function Review (IFR) Initial Report Close Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2020 Recommendations for ICANN’s Root Name Service Strategy and Implementation Close Date: Tuesday, 8 December 2020 Volume 2, Issue 89 | Archive | Next Issue: Thursday, 26 November 2020 ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council@icann.org Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by david.olive@icann.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!