Dear all,

Please find included the agenda and dradft resolution for meeting 201.

In addition and for reference I have included the rough notes of the two 20th anniversary world café sessions ( item 20 on the agenda,

Kind regards,

Bart

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Agenda and Draft Resolutions

ccNSO Council Meeting 201

  1. December 2023, 21.00 UTC

  1. Welcome and roll call

 

    1. Is the meeting quorate?
    2. Statement of Interest by Councillors

 

Guideline:

https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/ccnso-internal-procedure-general-soi-coi-21sep23-en.pdf

Template:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRpehiCw2ty2PYRiaPG0K3lZSKk9LrLPQeAifMivLPSuE9Kg/viewform

 

Administrative matters

  1. Relevant Correspondence (https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/statements.htm)
    1. Letter Chair of the Board re consultation on Public Interest Commitments and Registry Voluntary Commitments in the New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program (see item 18)

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  1. Minutes & Action Items
    1. Minutes Meeting 200: Circulated 18 December 2023

 

    1. Action items (Tentative, TBD’ed)

Action Item 200-01: Councillors to complete SOI (Ongoing)

 

Action Item 200-02: Council to provide feedback ombudsman position description (Completed)

 

Action Item 200-03: IGLC is requested to gather information on what cc’s are doing in respect to WSIS and provide simpler/more targeting messaging to the ccTLDs. (Ongoing)

 

Action Item 200-04: Appointment of Olga Cavalli and Pablo Rodriguez to serve their second term on the Excellence Award selection committee.  Inform ICANN org and publish resolution. (Completed)

 

Action Item 200-05: Monitor ICANN Board Fundamental Bylaw Amendment as it relates to CCWG-AP Recommendation 7. (Completed, see item 13)

 

Action Item 200-06: Inform ICANN org of the Council support for the simplification of the ABR process. (Completed) 

 

199-07: Council ad-hoc to report on succession planning external roles and responsibilities by ICANN79 ( Ongoing)

 

199-08: ccNSO leadership conversation with RySG leadership on exchange of liaisons (Ongoing)

 

198-08: Liaison to GAC to follow up regarding virtual joint meeting (Ongoing

  1. Intermeeting Decisions (since meeting 200, November 2023)
    1. Decision on comment to revised terms of reference Pilot Holistic review
    2. Decision to support GRC submission re Continuous Improvement Framework- CCG (CIP-CCG)
    3. Appointment Sean Copeland member CIP-CCG
    4. Decision to support GRC response on retirement of non-policy recommendations

 

 

  1. Intermeeting decisions Triage Committee

The Triage Committee has made no decisions since meeting 200.

 

Updates

 

  1. Update  IDN ccPDP4 (written update)

 

  1. Update ECA & CSC (written update)

 

  1. Update WGs (written updates or taken from the meeting)
    1. IGLC
    2. GRC
    3. SOPC
    4. OISC (no meetings pending Review)
    5. TLD-OPS
    6. DASC
    7. Technical WG
    8. MPC
    9. UAC
    10. IRP Panel selection
    11. CCG WS 2 Implementation
    12. Prioritization Framework group

 

  1. Update liaisons (written updates)
    1. Update ALAC Liaison
    2. Update GNSO Liaison
    3. Update UASG Liaison

  1. Update OISC Review

Informational

 

  1. Update ad-hoc Council Group GAP Analysis

Informational

 

  1. Update ccNSO Website redesign

Informational

 

  1. Update Bylaw change repository

Informational

 

  1. Update Chair, Vice-Chairs, Councillors, RO’s and Secretariat

 

Administrative Matters & Decisions

  1.  Council Election and  Board Nomination Process Reports

 

  1. Adoption Board Nomination process report

For Decision

 

Draft resolution

Background - The ccNSO Board Seat 12 Nomination period started on Wednesday, 19 July 2023 (00:01 UTC and closed 9 August 2023 (23:59 UTC). Only one (1) candidate was nominated by the membership: Katrina Sataki, .lv who accepted her nomination.

 

Following the due diligence verifications and the question and answer session during ICANN78 in Hamburg, the members election was held, starting on 7 November 2023 and closing 28 November 2023. Of the 175 emissaries , representing 177 ccTLDs,  who were  eligible to vote, 88 voted (50%). Of the 88 votes Katrina received 81 votes supporting her and 6 who voted “none of the above” and one emissary voted without selecting an option. Katrina Sataki was elected with a majority of the votes cast.

 

Decision - The ccNSO COUNCIL adopts the Nomination Report, which concludes the 2024 Board Seat 12 ccNSO nomination process. By adopting the Nomination Report the ccNSO Council also supports the recommendation of the Nomination Process Manager  to request the Guideline Review Committee to verify if and how the ccNSO Guidelines should be adjusted, to ensure alignment across all nomination procedures.

 

The Chair is requested to inform the ECA and ICANN secretariat of the nomination of Katrina Sataki as the ccNSO nominated candidate for Board Seat 12 to take her Seat at the end of the 2024 AGM. The Chair is also requested to inform the ccNSO GRC of the recommendation. This decision becomes effective immediately upon publication. The ccNSO Council thanks Joke Braeken for her work as Nomination Process Manager.

 

 

  1. Adoption Council Election process report

For decision

 

Draft Resolution

Background- The 3-year term of the following five members of the ccNSO Council will end by the end of  ICANN79:

        Africa: Ali Hadji Mmadi

        Asia/Australia/Pacific: Jiankang Yao

        Europe: Irina Danelia

        Latin America/Caribbean: Jenifer Lopez

      North America: Sean Copeland 

After a call for nominations (from 12 September 2023 until 3 October 2023) the following  persons were nominated and accepted their nominations in accordance with Article 10 of the Bylaws and as required under the relevant ccNSO Guideline

(https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guideline-ccnso-council-election-procedure-31aug17-en.pdf):

        Africa: Ali Hadji Mmadi

        Asia/Australia/Pacific: Jiankang Yao and Sami Mohamed Ali (.bh)

        Europe: Irina Danelia, Nicklas Pousette and Peter Koch

        Latin America/Caribbean: Jenifer Lopez

      North America: Sean Copeland 

All nominees accepted their nomination. To select Councillors from the Asia/Australia/Pacific and Europe elections in these regions were required. The Elections were held from 9 November 2023

to 30 November 2023 and both met the required quorum threshold. Although no incidents were noted, which impacted the election process, the election manager did make some observations, which are included in her report, but no recommendation was made.  Following the election the following persons were elected:

        Africa: Ali Hadji Mmadi

        Asia/Australia/Pacific: Jiankang Yao

        Europe: Peter Koch

        Latin America/Caribbean: Jenifer Lopez

      North America: Sean Copeland 

Decision

The ccNSO Council adopts the Council election report as proposed, which closes the 2024 Council Election Process. The Council congratulates Ali Hadji, Jiankang, Peter, Jennifer and Sean  with their election and wholeheartedly thanks Sami, Irina, and Nicklas for standing. The Council thanks Joke Braeken for her work as Election Process Manager. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

 

 

  1. Update 360 Review Councillors

For discussion and decision

 

Draft Resolution

Background - In January 2023 the ccNSO Council adopted the first version of the the Terms of Reference ccNSO Council internal 360 review procedure. Following the procedure the first 360 review was conducted in the April- May 2023 timeframe. After concluding the review, the Council evaluated the procedure, including the question in Annex A, and agreed to limit the number and order of the questions. The amended terms of Reference including Annex A were circulated to Council on 18 December 2023.

 

Decision - The ccNSO Council adopts version 2 of the Terms of Reference ccNSO Council internal 360 review procedure  (Document circulated 18 December 2023). The amended procedure becomes effective upon publication of the resolution and procedure on the ccNSO Website.

 

 

  1. Appointments to WG and Committees
    1. Appointment Jenifer Lopez (.pa) SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors

 

Draft Resolution

Decision - The ccNSO Council appoints Jennifer Lopez (.pa) as Fellowship mentor for the calendar year 2024.  The secretariat is requested to inform relevant ICANN staff. This resolution becomes effective upon publication

 

    1. Appointment Wafa Dahmani, Council NomCom appointee, as a member to the DASC, IGLC and SOPC.

 

Draft Resolution

Background - Wafa Dahmari volunteered to become a member of the following ccNSO Committees: DASC, IGLC,  SOPC, and TLD-Ops. FDur to its nature the TLD-Ops Committee is restricted and the committee has to agree to membership, which has not been provided (yet)

 

Decision - The ccNSO appoints.Wafa Dahmari as member of the ccNSO DASC, IGLC and SOPC for the duration of her appointment as NomCom appointee to the Council  The secretariat is requested to inform the relevant Committees. This resolution becomes effective upon publication

 

 

For Discussion and Decision, if needed

 

  1. Participation and/or comments ccNSO or Council in/on the Community Consultation on Public Interest Commitments/Registry Voluntary Commitments.

 

  1. Tentative Block schedule & meetings ICANN79

 

Joint meetings:

 

Council meetings during ICANN79

 

  1. Closure 20th Anniversary

 

 

 

 

  1. AOB

  1. Next Council Meetings
    1. Meeting 202, 18 January 2024 -12.00 UTC
    2. Meeting 203, 15 February 2024 - 18.00 UTC
    3. prep for ICANN79, 22 February 2024 -18.00 UTC
    4. Meeting 204, March 2024 - ICANN 79 (TBD)

 

  1. Adjourn