Monday, 20 December 2021 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. ICANN offices will be closed from Friday, 24 December 2021 through Friday, 31 December 2021 and reopen on Monday, 3 January 2022. How Domain Name System Policy is Developed, and How You Can Get Involved Table of Contents Information Sharing NEW: Revised Dates for ICANN73 Virtual Community Forum REMINDER: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions REMINDER: ICANN73 NextGen@ICANN Application Deadline Extended REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open REMINDER: Nominations for Fellowship Program Mentors Now Open Additional Budget Request Process FY22 Decisions FY23 Principles 30 November 2021 Webinar Recordings Public Comment ccNSO Proposed Policy on the Retirement of ccTLDs EPDP Phase 2A Policy Recommendations of ICANN Board Consideration ICANN Draft FY23-27 Operating and Financial Plan and Draft FY23 Operating Plan and Budget REMINDER: ICANN Launches Improved Public Comment Feature Information Sharing NEW: Revised Dates for ICANN73 Virtual Community Forum Today, ICANN announced that the ICANN73 Virtual Community Forum, initially scheduled to begin on 5 March 2022, will now be held from 7 to 10 March 2022. The meeting will take place in the Atlantic Standard Time zone (UTC -4). Registration for ICANN73 is open and you must register to participate. The ICANN73 Prep Week schedule has also been adjusted to 22-24 February. Read more. REMINDER: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions Today, the Nominating Committee (NomCom) of ICANN invites interested individuals to submit applications for key leadership positions within ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SO) and Advisory Committees (AC), the ICANN Board of Directors, and the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board of Directors. 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 11 March 2022 at 23:59 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). Read more. REMINDER: ICANN73 NextGen@ICANN Application Deadline Extended The deadline to submit applications for the ICANN73 NextGen@ICANN Program has been extended. The closing date for applications is now Friday, 31 December 2021. Read more. REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open The nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award is now open. The deadline for submissions is Monday, 21 March 2022 and the winner(s) will be announced at ICANN74. Learn more about the nomination process here. Submit your nominations here. REMINDER: Nominations for Fellowship Program Mentors Now Open ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees are invited to nominate volunteers to serve as Fellowship Program Mentors for ICANN75-ICANN77. Each group is welcome to nominate one individual for this role, for a total of up to seven mentors. Nominations should be submitted by Friday, 25 February 2022 to fellowshipconsultation@icann.org Read more. Additional Budget Request Process FY22 Decisions FY23 Principles 30 November 2021 Webinar Recordings Public Comment ccNSO Proposed Policy on the Retirement of ccTLDs Open for Submissions Date: Monday, 22 November 2021 Closed for Submissions Date: Wednesday, 12 January 2022 EPDP Phase 2A Policy Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration Open for Submissions Date: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 Closed for Submissions Date: Thursday, 13 January 2022 ICANN Draft FY23-27 Operating and Financial Plan and Draft FY23 Operating Plan and Budget Open for Submissions Date: Tuesday, 07 December 2021 Closed for Submissions Date: Monday, 07 February 2022 REMINDER: ICANN Launches Improved Public Comment Feature The Information Transparency Initiative has reached another important milestone with the release of an improved Public Comment feature. This enhanced feature is part of the ICANN organization's ongoing commitment to increase the findability and transparency of our information. Read more about the improvements! See upcoming proceedings. Infographic: What is Public Comment? Step-by-Step Public Comment Submission Guidelines Zoom Replay: Public Comment Submission Training Zoom Replay: Public Comment User Experience Demonstration Volume 3, Issue 94 | Archive | Next Issue: Thursday, 23 December 2021 STAY INFORMED: Subscribe here ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council@icann.org Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by david.olive@icann.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!