Monday, 31 October 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 and Partners: Celebrating 10 Years of the Africa DNS Forum
NEW:Two Years of Supporting DNSSEC Deployment in Africa and the Middle East
NEW: ICANN Participation in LACNIC 38 and LACNOG 2022
NEW: ICANN and PTI Publish Audited Financial Statements for FY22
NEW: OECD Reports on DNS and Routing Security Provide Blueprint for Policymakers
REMINDER: RPM Implementation Review Team: Call for Volunteers
REMINDER: Introducing the ICANN for Beginners Virtual Program
REMINDER: Call for Nominations Begins for ICANN Academy 2023 Leadership Program
REMINDER: ICANN Launches Fiscal Year 2024 Additional Budget Request Process

Public Comment

CLOSES TODAY: Universal Acceptance Roadmap for Domain Name Registry and Registrar Systems
Pilot Holistic Review Draft Terms of Reference
Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency Charter Amendments
Proposed Updates to the GNSO Operating Procedures
Proposed Amendments to the Base gTLD RA and RAA to Add RDAP Contract Obligations
Draft IANA and PTI FY24 Operating Plan and Budgets
Proposed Amendments to the SLA for the IANA Numbering Services
Registration Data Consensus Policy for gTLDs
Initial Report on the Second CSC Effectiveness Review

Information Sharing

NEW: ICANN and Partners: Celebrating 10 Years of the Africa DNS Forum

The Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Forum, held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 5–6 October 2022, attracted more than 200 participants. This marked the 10th year of this multistakeholder DNS industry event. Over the years, the DNS Forum has evolved to become an annual destination for stakeholders in the domain name industry in Africa, organized by Africa Top Level Domains Organization, the Africa Registrar Association, and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

NEW: Two Years of Supporting DNSSEC Deployment in Africa and the Middle East

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical service on the Internet. As more and more attacks exploit DNS vulnerabilities, security is increasingly a concern. ICANN has been supporting DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) deployment for many years through various initiatives and capacity-building programs. Such efforts have intensified over the past two years with the regionalization of its technical engagement coverage.

NEW: ICANN Participation in LACNIC 38 and LACNOG 2022

After two and half years of the pandemic, I had the opportunity to participate in person, along with members from Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC 38) and the LAC Group of Network Operators (LACNOG 2022), held jointly from 3 to 7 October in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

NEW: ICANN and PTI Publish Audited Financial Statements for FY22

On 25 October 2022 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published its audited consolidated financial statements and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) published its audited financial statements for the fiscal year (FY) ending 30 June 2022.

NEW: OECD Reports on DNS and Routing Security Provide Blueprint for Policymakers

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published a paper on the Domain Name System (DNS), "Security of the Domain Name System (DNS): An Introduction for Policy Makers," and a paper on routing security, "Routing Security: BGP Incidents, Mitigation Techniques and Policy Actions."

REMINDER: RPM Implementation Review Team: Call for Volunteers

ICANN org is seeking volunteers to participate in an Implementation Review Team (IRT) to assist in the implementation of the policy recommendations from the Phase 1 work of the Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs).

Read the announcement here.

All relevant information for this IRT will be posted on the dedicated wiki page.

REMINDER: Introducing the ICANN for Beginners Virtual Program

The ICANN for Beginners Virtual Program comprises a series of interactive webinars to provide an overview of the global Internet ecosystem. The program will also guide newcomers on how to join the ICANN community.

The first webinar "ICANN for Beginners: An Introduction" will be held during two time slots (you only need to register for one of the webinars):

Wednesday, 2 November 2022 at 14:00 UTC Click here to register
Thursday, 3 November 2022 at 06:00 UTC Click here to register
Registration closes on Tuesday, 1 November 2022

For enquiries, please email: beginners@icann.org.

REMINDER: Call for Nominations Begins for ICANN Academy 2023 Leadership Program

ICANN has issued a call for nominations for the 2023 Leadership Program to be held 9-10 March 2023 in Cancún, Mexico, which is just prior to ICANN76.

The ICANN organization will reach out to the Supporting Organization, Advisory Committee, and Stakeholder Group chairs for nominations, and a registration link will be sent directly to individuals who are nominated.

The deadline for nomination is Thursday, 10 November 2022.

REMINDER: ICANN Launches Fiscal Year 2024 Additional Budget Request Process

The ABR Process reflects potential ICANN community activities that are not already included in the annual ICANN operating plan and budget. The ABR process helps the ICANN Board and ICANN organization (org) better understand and develop resources for present and future ICANN community needs. More information about the FY24 ABR Process can be found on this workspace.

ICANN org will host an informational webinar on Thursday, 08 December 2022, at 16:00 UTC. Please register.

Public Comment

CLOSES TODAY: Universal Acceptance Roadmap for Domain Name Registry and Registrar Systems

Open for submissions date: 31 August 2022

Closed for submissions date: 31 October 2022