Monday, 23 January 2023

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.

How Domain Name System Policy is Developed, and How You Can Get Involved

Table of Contents

ICANN76 Resources

REMINDER: ICANN76 Registration is now open!
REMINDER: ICANN76 Print Deadline

Information Sharing

NEW Chair’s Blog: Previewing the January Board Workshop
NEW: ICANN Publishes Seven Additional Script-Based Reference Label Generation Rules
REMINDER: ICANN Request for Proposal: Software Engineering Staff Augmentation
REMINDER: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members
REMINDER: Watch the Recording of the Draft ICANN FY24 Plans Informational Webinar
REMINDER: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions
REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open

Public Comment

NEW SUMMARY REPORT: Registration Data Consensus Policy for gTLDs
NEW: Additional Script-Based Reference Label Generation Rules and Related Updates
CLOSING TOMORROW: Initial Report on the ccNSO PDP Review Mechanism
Final Report from the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs
Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget
Proposed Procedure for Selecting a Top-Level Domain String for Private Use

ICANN76 Resources

REMINDER: ICANN76 Registration is now open!

Registration is now open for the ICANN76 Community Forum, which will be held both virtually and in-person from 11-16 March 2023 in Cancún, Mexico. In-person registration closes 8 March 2023, while virtual registration closes 16 March 2023.

Please note, ICANN Funded Travelers will receive a personalized registration link in their emails.

Registration link.

REMINDER: ICANN76 Print Deadline

27 January 2023 | PRINT DEADLINE ONLY.

If you only need your publication printed, meaning your publication is ready to send directly to the printer and needs no translation or design/layout modifications, please provide the file to us along with the quantity you want printed and dimensions of the publication by 27 January 2023.

Please send materials to andrea.glandon@icann.org

Information Sharing

NEW Chair’s Blog: Previewing the January Board Workshop

As 2023 gets underway, the ICANN Board is eager to continue its work in furtherance of ICANN's mission.

We are kicking off the new year with a Board Workshop 19–22 January in Los Angeles. I wanted to share some highlights of our agenda for the workshop, which includes many of the topics that are priorities for the Board and for ICANN this year:

NEW: ICANN Publishes Seven Additional Script-Based Reference Label Generation Rules

ICANN has developed seven additional script-based reference Label Generation Rules (LGRs) for the second level for Armenian, Cyrillic, Greek, Latin, Japanese, Korean, and Myanmar. Associated language-based reference LGRs have been updated accordingly. This work was done in consultation with relevant script communities to improve the transparency and consistency of the Internationalized Domain Name table review process and to facilitate the registry operations of generic top-level domains.

REMINDER: ICANN Request for Proposal: Software Engineering Staff Augmentation

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organization issued a request for proposal (RFP) to identify a contracting firm that can provide staff augmentation resources across multiple projects for software engineering, along with a cross functional team

Participants submit proposals via the RFP Portal by 26 January 2023

REMINDER: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members

Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) are invited to nominate volunteers to serve as mentors in its Fellowship Program and to serve on the Fellowship Program Selection Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role.

Interested SOs/ACs should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative by Tuesday, 31 January 2023 and notify fellowshipconsultation@icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered.

REMINDER: Watch the Recording of the Draft ICANN FY24 Plans Informational Webinar

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) posted the Draft FY24-28 Operating and Financial Plan, and Draft FY24 Operating Plan and Budget for public comment on December 14, 2022. See link . And this proceeding closes on 13 February 2023.

ICANN org hosted two informational webinars about the Draft FY24 Plans, both webinars presented identical information, please watch the recording to learn more about these Plans.

REMINDER: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions

The Nominating Committee (NomCom) of ICANN is accepting applications for key leadership positions within ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, the ICANN Board of Directors, and the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board of Directors.

The deadline to submit applications is 23 March 2023 at 23:59 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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 Tuesday, 28 March 2023 and the winner(s) will be announced at ICANN77. Learn more about the nomination process.

Submit your nominations.

Public Comment

NEW SUMMARY REPORT: Registration Data Consensus Policy for gTLDs