The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest

to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates.

The ICANN Community Digest will not be published during ICANN75 and will return on Monday, 26 September 2022.

ICANN75

• Registration
• Schedule
• Zoom Backgrounds
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Participation Guide
• Health and Safety
• Policy Outlook Report
• GNSO Policy Briefing
• Policy Research and Stakeholder Programs Briefing
• REMINDER: SubPro ODP Team Holding Session During ICANN75. Send Your Questions Now!
• REMINDER: SubPro ODP Team Offering Update Session to Community Groups
• REMINDER: Pilot Holistic Review Draft Terms of Reference Briefings Available During ICANN75 

Information Sharing

• NEW: Update on the Implementation of ICANN Specific Reviews
• REMINDER: NextGen@ICANN Program Selection Committee Nominations 
• REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN76 

Public Comment 

• NEW: Proposed Updates to the GNSO Operating Procedures
• Universal Acceptance Roadmap for Domain Name Registry and Registrar Systems
• Pilot Holistic Review Draft Terms of Reference
• Proposed Amendments to the Base gTLD RA and RAA to Add RDAP Contract Obligations
• Registration Data Consensus Policy for gTLDs

REMINDER: SubPro ODP Team Holding Session During ICANN75. Send Your Questions Now!

The ICANN org SubPro ODP team is setting aside part of its ICANN75 session for a question and answer period and would like to hear from you. Please send any questions you have for the SubPro ODP team to subpro-odp@icann.org no later than Friday, 16 September 2022 so they can address your question during the session in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, 21 September 2022.

REMINDER: SubPro ODP Team Offering Update Session to Community Groups

In addition to the anticipated session on the New gTLD SubPro ODP, the ICANN org SubPro ODP team is welcoming meetings with interested community groups. If any Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, stakeholder, or constituency groups would like to hear from the SubPro ODP team, please email subpro-odp@icann.org to schedule time with us.

Please be sure to include any specific topic areas for discussion or if you prefer a general update. In addition, we ask that you share a few date and time options so that we can schedule and prepare accordingly. We look forward to meeting you.

REMINDER: Pilot Holistic Review Draft Terms of Reference Briefings Available at ICANN75

The Public Comment proceeding on the Pilot Holistic Review Draft Terms of Reference opened on 30 August 2022 and will remain open until 20 October 2022. The ICANN org Reviews Support and Accountability team is available for meetings with interested community groups to provide a 15-minute briefing on the Pilot Holistic Review Draft Terms of Reference Public Comment proceeding. Please contact rsa-coordinators@icann.org to schedule a briefing with your community group. Please include requested dates/times for your briefing.

NEW: Update on the Implementation of ICANN Specific Reviews

Reviews are required by the ICANN Bylaws and are critical to maintaining a healthy multistakeholder model. The ICANN organization (org) remains committed to implementing the set of Board approved non-policy recommendations emerging from the four Specific Reviews:

• Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review
• Second iteration of the Registration Directory Service Review
• Third Accountability and Transparency Review
• Second Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review

ICANN org convened a dedicated cross-functional project team in June 2022 to address the outcome of the Pilot Prioritization exercise, which was concluded in May 2022. Read here for more information on the Planning Prioritization framework and the pilot conducted by the community group.

Read more.

REMINDER: NextGen@ICANN Program Selection Committee Nominations

The NextGen@ICANN Program is seeking nominations to fill three to five slots for selection committee members. Each Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee is asked to nominate candidates for these positions. Individual self-nominations will not be considered. Interested community groups should select their respective NextGen@ICANN volunteers by Friday, 16 September 2022 and notify Deborah Escalera, deborah.escalera@icann.org. Each selection committee member will serve for a period of two years beginning with ICANN76. For program details please visit our page. 

REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN76

ICANN is calling for applications for the NextGen@ICANN program.

ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the Latin America and Caribbean region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN76 Community Forum. ICANN76 is scheduled to be held in Cancún, Mexico from 11–16 March 2023. If ICANN76 is held virtually, the NextGen@ICANN program will also be held virtually. Apply by 24 October 2022. Successful candidates will be announced on 29 November 2022.

Read more.

NEW: Proposed Updates to the GNSO Operating Procedures 

Open for submissions date: 09 September 2022

Closed for submissions date: 27 October 2022

Universal Acceptance Roadmap for Domain Name Registry and Registrar Systems

Open for submissions date: 31 August 2022

Closed for submissions date: 17 October 2022 

Pilot Holistic Review Draft Terms of Reference

Open for submissions date: 30 August 2022

Closed for submissions date: 20 October 2022

Proposed Amendments to the Base gTLD RA and RAA to Add RDAP Contract Obligations

Open for submissions date: 06 September 2022

Closed for submissions date: 24 October 2022 

Registration Data Consensus Policy for gTLDs

Open for Submissions date: 24 August 2022

Closed for Submissions date: 31 October 2022

See upcoming proceedings.

See other public consultations.