Dear all, Please find included the agenda for the upcoming Council call. As you will see, main items for decision are: Chair Election Vice-Chair(s) Election Roles and Responsibilities Councillors. In preparation of last item, please check the overview and indicate which role, if any, you want to pick up. Please also be aware that as of the upcoming meeting going forwards, the Council calls will be open to observers as well. Thank you and kind regards, Bart Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 12 march 2020 Noon (12.00) UTC Welcome and roll call Minutes & Action Items Minutes the minutes of the 14 February 2020 meeting have been distributed [insert date] Action items and To-do’s 157-01 Call to review charters, pending 160-01: Chair to inform ECA and ICANN secretary of Nomination Patricio Poblete Board Seat 11. Completed To-do: Chair invited ALAC, GNSO and GAC to appoint participants to PDP3-Review Mechanism. Completed To-do: Chair to inform ALAC, GNSO Council, GAC and Board of cancellation joint meetings during ICANN67. Completed. Intermeeting decisions (since 14 February 2020) Adoption Report Nomination Manager Decision confirming Nomination Patricio Poblete Board Seat 11. Conduct Nomination, secondment and voting Chair and Vice-chairs election on-line (Chair Decision) Cancellation and limitation of ccNSO related sessions ICANN67. ccPDP 3 Part 1 Retirement – Update Informational Part 2 Review Mechanism –Update Informational IDN ccTLD related work items (ccPDP4): Progress draft Issue report Informational Update ECA & CSC ECA CSC Informational Take Online decision to approve change SLA Creation-Transfer ccTLDs ccNSO Chair Election Decisional Background. At the end of ICANN67 meeting, the annual term of the current chair (Katrina Sataki, .lv) ends. To date one (1) candidate was nominated and seconded, who also accepted the nomination: Katrina Sataki (.lv, EU). The Council needs to elect the chair. The term of the chair start at the end of ICANN67. ccNSO Vice-Chairs election Decisional Background. At the end of ICANN67 meeting, the annual term of the current vice-chair (Alejandra Reynoso, .gt and Byron Holland, .ca)) ends. To date two (2) candidates were nominated and seconded, and they also accepted the nomination: Alejandra Reynoso (.gt, LAC) and Pablo Rodriguez ( .pr, NA) Sataki. Note the nominated chair and vice-chairs are from different ICANN geographic regions. The Council needs to elect the Vice- Chairs. The term of the Vice-Chairs starts at the end of ICANN67. Roles and responsibilities Councillors Discussion Update liaisons Update ALAC Liaison (written update) Update GNSO Liaison (written update) Next meetings April 16 – 12:00 UTC May 21 – 18:00 UTC June @ICANN68 August 20 – 12:00 UTC September 17 – 18:00 UTC October @ICANN69 November 19 – 12:00 UTC December 17 – 18:00 UTC AOB Thank you and Welcome Closure