Dear Councillors,

 

We have received several requests for input, that were addressed via triage recommendations.

Below I have included an overview of all recommendations as formulated by the Triage Committee. The summary and background of the recommendations, the proposed action for each of them and the relevant deadlines, are included in the tables further down in this e-mail. 

 

If you do not agree with the recommendations,

kindly let me know

by 5 February 2019, 23:59 UTC.

Thank you!

 

Overview triage recommendation number + topic:

 

01-2019: Nomination Period Opens for ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN65 | Nominations Close 22 March 2019

02-2019: ICANN Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan Update

03-2019: Updated Operating Standards for Specific Reviews

04-2019: Proposed changes to the Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) Charter

05-2019: Deadline extended: ccNSO Review Survey available for community input

06-2019: ICANN Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2021 - 2025

07-2019: First Consultation on a 2-Year Planning Process

08-2019: Amendment to the IANA naming function contract, Annex A

09-2019: Apply now for ICANN and PTI Leadership positions

 

Apologies for deviating from the proposed template: all recommendations were incorporated in 1 single email, instead of sending 9 separate ones. Kindly let me know if there are any concerns regarding this approach.

 

Number:

01-2019

Topic:

Nomination Period Opens For ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN65 | Nominations Close 22 March 2019

Request from:

ICANN

Summary:

 

ICANN announced the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's Multistakeholder Ethos Award. Launched in 2014 at ICANN50 in London, the Multistakeholder Ethos Award recognizes ICANN participants who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions, acknowledging the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way to the higher interests of ICANN's organization and its community.

Close date:

22 March 2019

Read more:

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-12-17-en [icann.org]

Recommended action:

Share with the following mailing lists: ccnso-members, broader ccTLD community, ccnso-council. Share via the ccNSO twitter account. (completed)

Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs:

LOW

 

 

Number:

02-2019

Topic:

ICANN Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan Update

Request from:

ICANN org

Summary:

 

Focusing on ICANN's commitment to the multistakeholder model, ICANN's Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and the current year update to the Five-Year Operating Plan are provided for community discussion and public comment. ICANN seeks structured feedback on the plans described in these documents. The documents incorporate improvements on previous years based on regular interaction with the ICANN community and reflect FY20's planned accomplishments towards the Five-Year Strategic Plan, which was adopted by the ICANN Board in October 2014.

Close date:

08 February 2019

Read more:

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-12-17-en [icann.org]

Recommended action:

The SOPC is aware of this public comment proceeding and will submit its input by 6 February 2019.

Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs:

HIGH

 

 

Number:

03-2019

Topic:

Updated Operating Standards for Specific Reviews

Request from:

Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives (MSSI)

Summary:

 

This public comment proceeding seeks to solicit input on the updated Draft Operating Standards for Specific Reviews [icann.org] (Operating Standards). The Operating Standards aim to ensure that ICANN's Specific Reviews are conducted in a transparent, consistent, efficient, and predictable manner, while supporting the community's work to derive the expected benefit and value from review processes. Areas of guidance in the Operating Standards, as mandated by the ICANN Bylaws, include review team selection process, conflict of interest practices, confidential disclosure to review teams, review team decision-making practices, and guidelines on how review teams are to work with and consider independent expert advice. Specific Review teams currently conducting reviews are encouraged to use these Draft Operating Standards as a reference for their work. The current draft is an update to the Draft Operating Standards [icann.org] that were published for public comment in October 2017.

Close date:

11 February 2019

Read more:

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2018-12-17-en [icann.org]

Recommended action:

Forward the announcement to the GRC mailing list, with the request to respond. (completed)

Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs:

HIGH

 

 

Number:

04-2019

Topic:

Proposed changes to the Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) Charter

Request from:

ICANN Board of Directors, GNSO, RrSG

Summary:

 

The purpose of this public comment proceeding is to obtain community input on proposed changes to the charter of the GNSORegistrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG). The changes have been approved by the membership of the RrSG and are awaiting ICANN Board review and approval. Due to the extent of the revisions and consistent with the ICANN Board Process for Amending GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charters [gnso.icann.org], the ICANN Board Organizational Effectiveness Committee has authorized this public comment proceeding.

Close date:

5 February 2019

Read more:

https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rrsg-charter-2018-12-18-en [icann.org]

Recommended action:

none

Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs:

NO IMPACT

 

 

Number:

05-2019

Topic:

Deadline extended: ccNSO Review Survey available for community input

Request from:

Independent examiner, MSSI

Summary:

 

The deadline to take the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Review survey has been extended until Friday 11 January 2019 at 23:59 UTC.

Close date:

11 January 2019 (23:59 UTC)

Read more:

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-12-19-en [icann.org]

Recommended action:

Share with the following mailing lists: ccnso-members, broader ccTLD community, ccnso-council. Share via the ccNSO twitter account. (completed)

Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs:

MEDIUM

 

 

Number:

06-2019

Topic:

ICANN Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2021 - 2025

Request from:

ICANN org, MSSI

Summary:

 

The purpose of this public comment is to seek community input on ICANN’s draft five-year strategic plan for fiscal years 2021 through 2025

Close date:

11 February 2019

Read more:

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-12-20-en [icann.org]

Recommended action:

The SOPC is aware of this public comment proceeding and will submit its input by 11 February 2019.

Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs:

HIGH

 

 

Number:

07-2019

Topic:

First Consultation on a 2-Year Planning Process

Request from:

ICANN org

Summary:

 

Purpose: Obtain community input on needs and improvements to the planning process.

Current Status: First consultation to evaluate the potential benefit of implementing a 2-year planning process.

Next Steps: After receiving public comments, ICANN org will use the input to develop a proposed planning process that may include a 2-year duration.

Close date:

20 February 2019

 

Read more:

https://www.icann.org/public-comments/two-year-planning-2018-12-21-en[icann.org]

Recommended action:

The SOPC has been made aware of the request for community input. The SOPC chair will present a draft version of the input to the SOPC by 7 February 2019.

Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs:

HIGH

 

 

 

Number:

08-2019

Topic:

Amendment to the IANA naming function contract, Annex A

Request from:

Global Domains Division

Summary:

 

The purpose of this public comment proceeding is to obtain community input on a proposed Amendment to the IANA Naming Functions Contract between ICANN and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) [pti.icann.org]. If approved, the Amendment would allow the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) and PTI/ICANN to change the IANA Naming Function's Service Level Agreements (SLAs) without the need to do a contract amendment every time an SLA change is needed. Instead, the SLA change would follow an SLA Change Process that provides a process to achieve amendments to the SLAs in a timely fashion while requiring consultations with the IANA Function naming customers and broader ICANN community as appropriate.

 

Close date:

18 February 2019

Read more:

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2019-01-07-en [icann.org]

Recommended action:

Share with the following mailing lists: ccnso-members, broader ccTLD community, ccnso-council. Share via the ccNSO twitter account. (completed)

Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs:

low

 

 

Number:

09-2019

Topic:

Apply now for ICANN and PTI Leadership positions

Request from:

ICANN NomCom

Summary:

 

The ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit an expression of interest in key leadership positions within ICANN and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI). 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. 

Close date:

18 March 2019 (23:59 UTC)

Read more:

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2019-01-17-en [icann.org]

Recommended action:

Share with the following mailing lists: ccnso-members, broader ccTLD community, ccnso-council. Share via the ccNSO twitter account. (completed)

Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs:

medium

 

 

Best regards,

 

 

Joke Braeken

ccNSO Policy Advisor 

joke.braeken@icann.org

 

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