Dear all, Please find included the agenda for the upcoming meeting, Background material to follow. Kind regards, Bart ---- Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 185 21 July 2022, 12.00 (noon) UTC 1. Welcome and roll call 1. Relevant Correspondence (https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/statements.htm) 1. Minutes & Action Items * Minutes Meeting 184: transcript of the meeting is published and available at: https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/content=t:attachment,f:%22I74AMS_Thu16Jun20... * Action items and To-do’s Action item 184-01: The secretariat is requested to publish the work plan on the ccNSO website. This decision becomes effective seven (7) days after publication. (completed) Action item 184-02: Triage Committee to propose the top priority items within the 2022-2024 plan, for Council discussion and adoption (see item 14 on the agenda). Action item 184-03: Secretariat to publish the amended application form as soon as possible on the ccNSO Website. (Pending publication). Action item 184-04: Secretariat to publish Board seat 11 nomination process as soon as possible to inform the community accordingly (Completed) Action item 184-05: Secretariat to open call for nominations Board seat 11 on 19 July 2022 (Planned) Action item 184-06:Secretariat to publish ccNSO Council Elections 2023 timeline as soon as possible and to inform the community accordingly. (Completed) Action item 184-07: Secretariat to open call for nominations Council elections 2023 on 14 September 2022 (Pending) Action item 184-08:Secretariat to open call for nominations for the Customer Standing Committee. (Completed) Action item 184-09: CSC Selection Committee to coordinate the selection of the CSC Members with the GNSO RySG and approve the full slate of CSC membership on behalf of the ccNSO Council (Coordination completed and approval pending) Action item 184-10: The secretariat is requested to inform Anneliese Williams, Pierre Bonis and Abdullah Cemil and IGLC accordingly on the appointment of Anneliese and Abdullah as Chair and Vice chair of the IGLC respectively (Completed) Action item 184-11: The secretariat is requested to inform Barbara Povse, Everton Rodrigues and Guðrun Poulsen, and MPC accordingly about appointment of Everton and Guðrun as Chair and Vice chair of the MPC respectively (Completed) 1. Intermeeting Decisions (since meeting 184, 16 June 2022) Item 5-9 Updates and Q&A 1. Update ECA, CSC, CSC RT (written updates) 1. Update WGs taken (written updates) * IGLC * SOPC * GRC * OISC * TLD-OPS * DASC * Technical WG (see item 10) * MPC (see item 18) * Triage Committee (see item 14) 1. Updates ccPDPs (written updates) * Update ccPDP3 - Review Mechanism * Update IDN ccPDP4 1. Update liaisons (written updates) * Update ALAC Liaison * Update GNSO Liaison 1. Update Chair, Vice-Chairs, Councillors, RO’s and Secretariat Item 10 - 20 for discussion or decision during the meeting 1. Update Charters, Terms of Reference For Information and Decision Recurring until review of all charters and terms of reference has been completed. The Tech WG has reviewed and updated its Charter, and submitted for adoption by the ccNSO Council. The SOPC is reviewing its charter following the ICANN74 session on purpose and scope of activities of the SOPC. 1. Appointments to Working Groups and Committees For Decision The GRC is seeking appointment of Segun Akono as its vice-chair The Tech WG is seeking the appointment of Brett Carr (Nominet, .uk) as member. The Tech WG seeks the appointment of: * Eberhard W Lisse (Chair, 3 years) * Ondrej Filip (Co-Chair, 2 years) * Jacques Latour (Co-Chair, 1 year) 1. Update ccNSO Membership Informational and for Decision The management of .by was recently transferred. The former manager of .by was a member of the ccNSO. As a result of the transfer the membership of the former ccTDL Manager ended. The ccNSO received an application of the ccTLD Manager of Guinea-Bissau (.gw) , Autoridade Reguladora Nacional - Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação da Guiné-Bissau 1. Exclusion of ccTLD policy related matters from ICANN Reconsideration and Independent Review Processes For decision Formal adoption of letter to ICANN on carve-out reconsideration and IRP Processes (draft was circulated) 1. Update Triage Committee. Work plan FY23-25 Informational and for discussion 1. Change of 2022 Rules to reflect amendment of Article 10 and Annex B to include IDNccTLDs in the ccNSO For decision Background. The changes of Article 10 and Annex B of the Bylaws have become effective. As a result the recently adopted Rules need to be updated. The GRC presented the proposed changes to the community at ICANN74. As next step the 2022 Internal Rules need to be adopted by both Council and Membership. The change mechanism is described in section 4.1 of the Rules. “First, and after consultation of the ccNSO Membership, at least 14 members of the ccNSO Council must vote in favor to adopt the proposed amendment of the Rules. Following the adoption by the ccNSO Council, the proposed amendments to the Rules must be circulated to all Members and the Members vote shall start no sooner than twenty‐one (21) calendar days and no later than twenty-eight (28) calendar days after the date the proposed amendments have been circulated to the Members.” The ccNSO Council requests the secretariat after consulting the GRC, to circulate the updated Internal Rules to the ccNSO Membership and seek feed-back. Goal is that the Council is in position to adopt the amended Rules by its next meeting, and then circulate the Rules and call for a membership vote starting on 13 September 2022. 1. Amendment of Guidelines: 1) ccNSO Board Seat 11 and 12 Nomination Process & 2) Council Election process. Background. The changes of Article 10 and Annex B of the Bylaws have become effective. As a result the Guidelines: 1) ccNSO Board Seat 11 and 12 Nomination Process & 2) Council Election process both need to be updated. The GRC presented the proposed changes to the Guidelines community at ICANN74. The change mechanism is described in section 4.2 of the 2022 Rules: “Before voting on the adoption of the Operating Procedure, the ccNSO Council must consult the Members of the ccNSO. The ccNSO Council decision to adopt an Operating Procedure is subject to the Members Veto Mechanism.” 1. Update repository ccNSO related changes ICANN Bylaws Informational With completion of the Bylaw change the repository for Bylaw changes has been updated. 1. ICANN75 Meetings Informational Note: all sessions and times are tentative and subject to possible change. * ccNSO Council * Prep meeting (Sunday morning 18 September 2022, block 1) * Tentatively: Council Workshop, Sunday 18 September 2022, block 2) * Council meeting (Thursday 22 September 2022, block 3, TBC’ed) * Bilateral meetings * Joint ccNSO – GAC meeting, Tuesday 20 September 2022, block 3 Proposed Topics: ● DNS Abuse, Presentation of proposed review Mechanism, Progress ccPDP4. * ccNSO- ICANN Board (full board or ccTLD related Board members?) Wednesday 21 September, block 1 (TBC’ed) * ccTLD relevant sessions * ccNSO webinar for newcomers, date tbd’ed * Tech Day – Monday 19 September 2022 * ccNSO Members meetings Policy update ccPDP3, Tuesday 20 September, block 1 * ccTLD News Session 1 , Tuesday 20 September block 2 * Governance session, Tuesday20 September block 4 * ccNSO & Universal Acceptance, Wednesday 21 September block 2 or Block 3 * ccTLD News Session 2 (General session), Wednesday 21 September 2022, block 3 or block 5. * Tentatively IANA, CSC, and PTI Board update, Wednesday 21 September 2022, block 4 (TBC’ed) * WG Meetings: * ccPDP 3 Review Mechanism WG: * Sunday 18 (tentatively) and * Thursday 22 September 2022 (review input and feed-back received) * ccPDP4 WG meeting * SOPC * DASC * IGLC * Plenary & other cross-community session(s) 1. Plenary session 1: TBC’ed 2. Q&A ICANN Executives 3. ICANN org: Geopolitical session (Thursday 22 September, block 4) 1. Next Council Meetings * Meeting 186, August 18 – 21:00 UTC * Meeting 187, September 22 , block 4 – ICANN75 TBD * Meeting 188, October 20 – 12:00 UTC * Meeting 189, November 17 - 18:00 UTC * Meeting 190, December 15 – 12:00 UTC 1. AOB 1. Closure