Dear all,

Please find included the draft agenda for the upcoming meeting.

Please note this will be special meeting Council meeting for two reasons:

  1. 18.00-18.30 UTC Meeting with ICANN’s CEO Sally Costerton – if you have a topic to raise, please use the list so we can inform her before the meeting
  2. 19.00-19.30 UTC Special session to discuss CEO requirements to prepare for meeting on 28 April with CEO Search Committee. This part of the meeting will be informal, not recorded and no minutes will be taken. For reference, included the link to the transcript of the ICANN76 session on the topic: https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/icann76/35/TRANSC_I76CUN_Tue14Mar2023_Future%20of%20ICANN%20and%20the%20Next%20President%20CEO-en.pdf

 

Tomorrow (Friday 14 April 2023) the ccNSO Statement drafting team will circulate its draft submission on the changes to Article 18 and 19 to you for approval. Note the submission is due 18 April 2023, 23.59 UTC.  

 

Closer to the Council meeting you will receive the updated Triage Committee charter.

 

For your reference I have included the Final Report of the 2nd CSC Effectiveness Report again ( was circulated 16 March 2023). This relates to item 9 on the draft agenda. Note that the GNSO Council will consider the Final Report at is meeting on 20 April as well.

 

Kind regards,

Bart

 

Draft Agenda

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Draft Agenda

ccNSO Council Meeting 194

20 April 2023, 18:00 - 19:30 UTC

  1. Welcome and roll call

 

  1. Meeting with Sally Costerton – CEO and President ICANN (18.00-18.30 UTC)

 

  1. Relevant Correspondence (https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/statements.htm)

  1. Minutes & Action Items
    1. Minutes Meeting 193:

 

    1. Action items and/or To-Do’s:

Action Item 193-01:

Secretariat to include CSC RT final report on April Council agenda (for discussion and adoption) (Completed)

 

Action Item 193-02:

Secretariat to reach out to TLD Ops leadership requesting preferred method for identifying candidates.(Completed)

 

Action Item 193-03:

Secretariat to liaise with org Planning team and schedule the trend exercise (with SOPC) (Completed)

 

Action Item 193-04:

The secretariat is requested to inform the ICANN secretary accordingly and post an announcement on the ccNSO Website (Chair election) (Completed)

 

Action Item 193-05:

The secretariat is requested to inform the ICANN secretary accordingly and post an announcement on the ccNSO Website (Vice-chair election #1) (Completed)

 

Action Item 193-06:

The secretariat is requested to inform the ICANN secretary accordingly and post an announcement on the ccNSO Website (Vice-chair election #2) (Completed)

 

Action Item 193-07:

The ccNSO Council requests its Chair, Irina Danelia, Sean Copeland, Biyi Oladipo, and Chris Disspain to continue the review of the current roles and responsibilities in key areas for the ccNSO and present their findings during a Council session during ICANN 77. (Ongoing)

 

Action Item 193-08:

Secretariat to launch call for volunteers ( 2nd IFRT) (Completed/scheduled 12 April)

 

Action Item 193-09:

The Secretariat is requested to inform the respective Chairs and appointees accordingly and take all steps necessary to subscribe the new members to the working groups (DASC, IGLC, GRC) (Completed)

Action Item 193-10:

The Issue Manager is requested to compile the Members Report taking this resolution into account. (PDP3 RM) (Completed)

 

Action Item 193-11:

For Online Decision:  Implementation of UA ccNSO & UA roadmap (Completed)

 

Action Item 193-12:

The Chair of the Council and Feedback Process Manager, are requested to take all necessary steps in accordance with the Guideline (360-degree process)(Completed, see item 7 agenda)

 

  1. Intermeeting Decisions (since meeting 193, 16 March 2023)

 

  1. Update Charters, Terms of Reference

        For decision: update Triage Committee

 

  1. New: Intermeeting decisions Triage Committee

 

  1. Application of ccNSO membership by National Telecom Regulatory Authority, the (IDN) ccTLD Manager for Egypt (xn--wgbh1c / مصر)

For Decision

 

  1. Adoption Final Report 2nd Customer Standing Committee Effectiveness Review

For Decision

 

  1. Update Councillors 360-review

Informational

 

  1. Updates ccPDPs (written updates)

Informational

  1. Update ccPDP3 - Review Mechanism - Membership voting

 

 

Item 11.b - 20: written updates

 

b. Update IDN ccPDP4 (written update)

 

  1. Update ECA & CSC

 

  1. Update WGs (written updates)
    1. IGLC
    2. GRC
    3. SOPC
    4. OISC (no meeting since ICANN 74, travel funding subgroup met)
    5. TLD-OPS
    6. DASC
    7. Technical WG
    8. MPC
    9. Triage Committee
    10. IRP Panel selection
    11. CCG WS 2 Implementation
    12. Prioritization Framework group (no meeting since last update)

  1. Update liaisons (written updates)
    1. Update ALAC Liaison
    2. Update GNSO Liaison (see item 13)
    3. Update UASG Liaison

  1. Update ccNSO Website redesign

Informational

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

 

  1. Updates & Adoption ccNSO Internal Procedures

Informational and/or Decision

 

    1. Update Guideline:  ccNSO SoI and CoI

For Information

 

    1. Update Implementation policy

For information

  1. Update Charters, Terms of Reference

For Information and decision, if needed.

 

  1. Appointments to Working Groups and Committees

For Information and decision, if needed.

 

  1. ICANN77

For information

    1. ccNSO 20th Anniversary

 

    1. ccNSO related meetings (tentative block schedule)

 

    1. Virtual Council Prep call

 

    1. Virtual Council workshop: Roles and Responsibilities, including Succession planning liaisons (Action item 193- 07) & Introduction ccNSo work plan July 2023- June 2025.

 

    1. Joint meetings: None scheduled

 

    1. Thu 15 June - Council Meeting (TBC’ed)

 

  1. AOB

  1.  Next Council Meetings
    • Meeting 195, 18 May – 12:00 UTC
    • Meeting 196, June - ICANN 77 TBD
    • Meeting 197, 20 July – 21:00 UTC
    • Meeting 198, 17 August – 12:00 UTC
    • Meeting 199, 21 September – 18:00 UTC
    • Meeting 200, October – ICANN 78 TBD
    • Meeting 201, 16 November  – 12:00 UTC
    • Meeting 202, 21 December – 21:00 UTC

  1. Closure of formal meeting

 

 

Informal meeting  (19.00- 19.30 UTC)

For discussion

This part of the ccNSO Council meeting 194 will not be recorded, nor will minutes be taken. Observers (non-Councillors) are welcome to stay on the call during this part of the meeting as well.

 

Background- This meeting is to prepare for the meeting with the Executive search committee to discuss the requirements for the new CEO & President ICANN. This meeting is scheduled for Friday 28 April, noon UTC. Councillors are invited to attend the meeting on 28 April, but as observers.