Thursday, 23 June 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 Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Announces Recipients of the ICANN75 Fellowship NEW: ICANN and EURid Partner to Promote a Multilingual and Inclusive Internet NEW: ICANN74 Governmental Advisory Committee Communiqué Now Available NEXT WEEK: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN75 REMINDER: Request for Appointment of Members and Liaisons to the CSC REMINDER: NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations Publications NEW: SSAC Briefing on Routing Security Public Comment Proceedings NEW: Initial Report on the Transfer Policy Review - Phase 1(a) Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Announces Recipients of the ICANN75 Fellowship ICANN announced the successful candidates selected to participate in the ICANN Fellowship Program at the ICANN75 Annual General Meeting. A total of 37 applicants from 32 countries will take part in the 17–22 September 2022 meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ICANN organization received 103 eligible applications for the ICANN75 Fellowship Program. If ICANN75 is held virtually, the Fellowship Program will also be held virtually. Click on this link to see the list of selected candidates. NEW: ICANN and EURid Partner to Promote a Multilingual and Inclusive Internet ICANN has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Registry for Internet Domains vzw (EURid), the registry that manages the .eu top-level domain (TLD). The MoU, signed on 20 June 2022, is an effort between the two organizations to strengthen their collaboration in supporting Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and promoting the Universal Acceptance (UA) of all domain names and email addresses. Read more. NEW: ICANN74 Governmental Advisory Committee Communiqué Now Available The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of ICANN issued the ICANN74 GAC Communiqué. It is available for review here. GAC advice and past communiqués are available at https://gac.icann.org. NEXT WEEK: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN75 ICANN is calling for applications for the NextGen@ICANN Program. ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the Asia Pacific region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN75 Annual Meeting. ICANN75 is scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 17 to 22 September 2022. If ICANN75 is held virtually, the NextGen@ICANN Program will also be held virtually. The NextGen@ICANN application window will remain open until Friday, 1 July 2022. Successful candidates will be announced on 15 July 2022 on the ICANN website. For more information about the program and to apply, please visit the NextGen@ICANN website. Read more. REMINDER: Request for Appointment of Members and Liaisons to the CSC As of 30 September 2022, several members and liaisons of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) will complete their term. ICANN org will soon be asking chairs to initiate your respective group's processes to appoint members and liaisons to these seats. While members are required, liaison appointments are optional (albeit strongly encouraged). To ensure that the appointment process is completed in time for the start of the next CSC term, ICANN org will ask to be notified of your appointments by Monday, 1 August 2022. More information will be shared directly via email, including detailed guidance about the process, candidate qualification requirements, and key dates. More information about the CSC can be found here. REMINDER: NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations The nomination period for the NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program is now open. Nominations must be submitted by no later than Monday, 1 August 2022. The community-nominated mentor will be responsible for overseeing the mentor process. Communities may choose to appoint program alumni and are encouraged to appoint active community members who have an interest in mentoring students. Guidelines for the program can be found here. Interested community groups should select their respective volunteers and notify Deborah Escalera, deborah.escalera@icann.org. Publications NEW: SSAC Briefing on Routing Security (9 June 2022) Public Comment NEW: Initial Report on the Transfer Policy Review - Phase 1(a) Open for Submissions Date: Tuesday, 21 June 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Tuesday, 2 August 2022 See upcoming proceedings. See other public consultations. Volume 4, Issue 45 | Archive | Next Issue: Monday, 27 June 2022 STAY INFORMED: Subscribe here ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council@icann.org Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by david.olive@icann.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!