Dear all, Please find included the draft agenda for the upcoming Council call. Background material will be circulated later in separate emails. Kind regards, Bart Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 22 August 2019 Welcome and roll call Minutes & Action Items Minutes Minutes of in person meeting August 2019 have been circulated [to be completed]. Action items 152-08 Council to draft statement to send to other DP’s and ICANN Secretary - how to improve rejection and approval action process handled by the Empowered Community and Legal. On-going Action Item 153-01: The Secretariat is requested to publish the NomCom report on the ccNSO website. Completed Action Item 153-02 The ccNSO Council requests the Chair to ensure RZERC is informed accordingly of appointment. Completed Action Item 153-03 The Secretariat is requested to publish the amended Guideline as soon as possible on the ccNSO Website and inform the ccNSO members accordingly. Completed: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/ccnso-nominations... Action Item 153-04 The Secretariat is requested to publish this resolution (on Board nomination process) on the ccNSO website as soon as possible. Completed Action Item 153-05 The Secretariat is requested to propose next steps by the September Council meeting under assumptions of: 1. implementation of the recommendations of IDN PRT and 2. the Board accepting the proposal to conclude ccPDP 2 and the evolution of the Fast Track Process. Intermeeting decisions (since 18 April) Submission Council Statement Draft report 2nd ccNSO Review. Proposal to appoint Frederico Neves as the ccNSO appointed co-chair of the IFRT. Approval of membership application ccNSO of . cg, .bj, .zm and .gl Submission letter to the ICANN Board of Directors on IDN ccTLD policy Submission ccNSO Council ATRT 3 survey Update “ccNSO membership” following transfer of management of ccTLD For information Update ccNSO related ICANN Bylaw Change Repository For information: the Bylaw change repository has been updated to reflect adoption of the Fundamental Bylaw change re IFRT. For information Update CSC membership (members and liaisons) approval process Background: The candidate envisioned by RYSG has stepped down due to change of employment. RySG is seeking new candidate, and they prefer to select one before the approval procedures start, effectively implying deferral of approval. For discussion Update ccNSO Selection Boards seat 11 & Council Election procedures Informational Update IANA Function Review Appointment Frederico Neves (.br) ccNSO appointed co-chair of the IANA Function Review team For decision Update progress IFRT Emoji SG Final report Background: The Emoji Study Group intends to submit its final report by the Council meeting of 22 August for adoption. It is suggested to either take an email vote or decision at the September Council meeting. For you information the report will be shared before the upcoming meeting for informational purposes. The draft Observations and Recommendations are: Observations: ● Potential for confusability with emoji is significant but is currently contained given the small number of registries which accept the registration of domain names which include emoji. ● Some in the emoji domain name industry have proposed Whitelisting as a potential solution to address confusability Recommendations 1.Dialogue Following the Study Group’s efforts to liaise with as many relevant parties as feasible (including ccTLDs) one of the findings is that a full and frank dialogue with ccTLDs accepting emojis as second level domains should be continued and fostered. It should be ensured that both potential harms of and the reasons for accepting emojis should be well understood. This dialogue, however, will only succeed if all relevant parties participate. The ccNSO Council is requested to share the Study Group’s final report with the ccTLD community, and in particular with those ccTLDs that have been identified by the Study Group as accepting emojis in second level domains. 2. Define and communicate consistently what is and what is not an Emoji. To understand the breadth of use and issues associated with the use of emoji in domain names the Study Group looked at the definitions of emoji which are currently available. One of the observations made was that In trying to arrive at an authoritative and all-encompassing definition of what is an emoji one may, at least for the moment, have to settle on referring to the latest version of emoji as documented by the Unicode Consortium (see above). However the Study Group is aware that this definition is unsatisfactory for many reasons. It is therefore recommended that the issue of definition of what is and what is not an emoji be further explored by the broader community. 3. Identification of cc’s and others accepting Emojis in second level domains. As mentioned in the report, the Study Group used a variety of ad-hoc methods to identify ccTLDs that include emojis in second level domains. However the Study Group is well aware that these methods were not systematically developed, nor applied consistently across namespaces. One of the underlying issues is definitional in nature (see the previous point and related findings of the Study Group). To understand the full scope of the issues, a systematic and consistent research approach is advised to provide a sound basis for well-informed and evidence based discussions and recommendations. The Study Group therefore recommends that the ccNSO Council advises ICANN that, prior to taking further steps, ICANN and the broader community consider clearly delineating what it considers emoji and develop systemic methods to identify (cc)TLDs who include emoji (however defined) as second level domains. For discussion and adoption IDN ccTLD policy development and related efforts: next steps ccNSO Organisational Review: Next Steps For discussion Background: The Meridien Institute has submitted its final report. PDP 3 Part 1 Retirement – Update Informational Council Workshop Montreal (ICANN66) Topics for Council Workshop, Organizing the workshop Regular Agenda Montreal (ICANN66) Council meetings i. Prep meeting ii. Council meeting iii. Joint meeting with GNSO Council iv. Joint meeting with ALAC Tech Day & Members meeting i. Tentative agenda members meeting ii. Plenary topics WG meetings Joint meeting with the Board Outreach & On-boarding ccTLDs: Introduction to ICANN66 (Webinar 2 or 3 October, TBC) Update ECA & CSC ECA CSC Updates chair, vice-chairs and Councillors, Regional Organisations, secretariat. Updates WGs. GRC IGLC (progress to date) SOPC Meeting Programme Committee Auction Proceeds Update liaisons Update ALAC Liaison (written update) Update GNSO Liaison (written update) Next meetings October 17 November -Montreal (2-7 November) December 19 AOB Closure