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.

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).

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.

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

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.