Thursday, 4 March 2021 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 REMINDER: FY23 Strategic Outlook Program: Trend Identification Sessions REMINDER: ICANN Nominating Committee Application Period Now Open REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open ICANN70 Planning DEADLINE TOMORROW: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program REMINDER: ICANN org Finance and Planning Updates during ICANN70 REMINDER: ITI Demonstrations during ICANN70 ICANN70 Resources Registration Virtual Backgrounds Prep Week Policy Outlook Report GNSO Policy Briefing Public Comment Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level IANA Naming Function Review: Recommendation for an IANA Naming Function Contract Amendment EPDP Phase 2 Policy Recommendations for Board Consideration EXTENDED: Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report NEW: Initial Report on the Third ccNSO Policy Development Process (ccPDP3): Retirement of ccTLDs NEW: Proposal for Korean Root Zone Label Generation Rules Information Sharing REMINDER: FY23 Strategic Outlook Program: Trend Identification Sessions From: Xavier Calvez, Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer ICANN is kicking off the FY23 Strategic Outlook trend identification process. ICANN community members will have the opportunity to participate in trend identification sessions via their Supporting Organization (SO) or Advisory Committee (AC). ICANN org will collaborate with SO and AC chairs and support teams to schedule their sessions over the next few weeks. We are targeting to complete the trend sessions by the end of March. All strategic outlook sessions will be conducted virtually. ICANN community members are encouraged to join this important discussion. Once complete, ICANN org will conduct a trend analysis and impact assessment. The Strategic Outlook Program is a joint effort of ICANN org, community, and Board to identify and track trends that are related to ICANN. This ensures that these opportunities and challenges are incorporated into current and future planning. Every year, new trends or shifts in existing trends impacting the operating plans (five-year or annual) and/or budget are factored into the annual iteration of those plans as appropriate. Significant shifts could also result in adjustments to the strategic plan. We look forward to your participation in this dialogue about ICANN planning and strategy. REMINDER: ICANN Nominating Committee Application Period Now Open The ICANN Nominating Committee invites interested individuals to submit applications for key leadership positions. Selected individuals will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe to help shape the Internet's technical coordination and policy development. The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, 18 March 2021 at 23:59 UTC. Applications should be submitted via the online candidate portal. All applications are confidential. Learn more. REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award 2020 is now open. The winner(s) will be announced during ICANN71. The ICANN Community Excellence Award recognizes ICANN community members who substantively contribute to policymaking within the ICANN ecosystem and who are deeply invested in developing consensus-based solutions within ICANN’s multistakeholder model. Learn more about the nomination process and submit your nominations here by Monday, 29 March 2021. ICANN70 Planning DEADLINE TOMORROW: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program The Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program aims to facilitate participation in ICANN Public Meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the upcoming ICANN70 Virtual Community Forum. It offers financial assistance to ICANN community members who have limited Internet capacity to increase their Internet bandwidth. ICANN community members interested in the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program must apply in advance of ICANN70. Those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. Nominations ICANN community leaders will have the opportunity to nominate recipients. This includes up to five nominees from each of the three Supporting Organizations, four Advisory Committees, four GNSO Stakeholder Groups and five GNSO Constituencies, and five RALOs from At-Large. In order to be reimbursed, all applicants must: Require additional bandwidth at home to facilitate their active participation during ICANN70. Have a valid personal bank account for ICANN org to wire the reimbursement funds. Register for ICANN70. Attend a minimum of four official ICANN70 sessions. Once ICANN community leaders have established their nominees, they can inform their nominees to apply for the program here beginning Monday, 8 February 2021. Chairs should send their list to travelsupport@icann.org so that ICANN org can verify the applications. Chairs and community leaders will have until Monday, 1 March 2021 to complete this nomination process. All applications are due by Friday, 5 March 2021. Learn more. REMINDER: ICANN org Finance and Planning Updates during ICANN70 From: Xavier Calvez, Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer The ICANN org Finance and Planning teams seek opportunities to engage with the ICANN communities during ICANN70 or via webinars to present a short updates on finance- and planning-related topics: Finance Financial Results: FY20 and FY21 Year-to-Date Accountability and transparency reporting Planning Draft FY22-FY26 Five-Year Operating Plan and Financial Plan Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget Review of Public Comment submissions and next steps in the planning process FY23 Planning Process and Strategic Outlook Trends Please contact becky.nash@icann.org to request a briefing and please let us know if you have any other finance and planning topics. Thank you in advance for your support, and we appreciate your assistance. REMINDER: ITI Demonstrations during ICANN70 The Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) Team invites ICANN communities to request a demonstration of upcoming improvements to https://icann.org during ICANN70. ITI is an operational activity to improve content governance and infrastructure at ICANN. Since its inception, the ITI team has sought community input through the feedback website, sessions during ICANN Public Meetings, webinars, and smaller, informal sessions targeted to specific user groups. This feedback is vital to ensuring ITI delivers the improvements needed to more easily find content on https://icann.org. The ITI team has implemented changes based on community feedback. Please contact carlos.reyes@icann.org to request a demonstration. Thank you. ICANN70 Resources Registration Virtual Backgrounds Prep Week Policy Outlook Report GNSO Policy Briefing Public Comment Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level Close Date: Thursday, 11 March 2021 IANA Naming Function Review: Recommendation for an IANA Naming Function Contract Amendment Close Date: Monday, 22 March 2021 EPDP Phase 2 Policy Recommendations for Board Consideration Close Date: Tuesday, 30 March 2021 EXTENDED: Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report Close Date: Thursday, 8 April 2021 NEW: Initial Report on the Third ccNSO Policy Development Process (ccPDP3): Retirement of ccTLDs Close Date: Wednesday, 14 April 2021 NEW: Proposal for Korean Root Zone Label Generation Rules Close Date: Thursday, 15 April 2021 Volume 3, Issue 18 | Archive | Next Issue: Monday, 8 March 2021 ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council@icann.org Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by david.olive@icann.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!