Thursday, 24 November 2022

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

Information Sharing

NEW: ICANN Hosts Community Webinar on New gTLD SubPro ODA
NEW: Celebrating ICANN CIO Ashwin Rangan, 2022 ORBIE Award Winner
NEW: ICANN Restarts the Community Regional Outreach Program for FY23
REMINDER: Register to attend ICANN's Draft ICANN FY24 Plans Informational Webinar
REMINDER: ICANN Calls for Volunteers to Plan for Changing the Root Zone DNSSEC Algorithm
REMINDER: Register for the ICANN Grant Program Implementation Update Webinar
REMINDER: ICANN Launches Fiscal Year 2024 Additional Budget Request Process
REMINDER: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members
REMINDER ICANN77 Fellowship Application Round Now Open

Public Comment

Initial Report on the Second CSC Effectiveness Review
EXTENDED: Registration Data Consensus Policy for gTLDs

Information Sharing

NEW: ICANN Hosts Community Webinar on New gTLD SubPro ODA

ICANN will host a community webinar on the Operational Design Assessment (ODA) for the New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Final Report. The event will take place on Wednesday, 14 December 2022 at 13:00–15:00 and 20:00–22:00 UTC.

For those interested in joining the webinar on Wednesday, 14 December 2022 (13:00–15:00 UTC and 20:00–22:00 UTC), please be sure to register in advance for either session, by following this registration link.

NEW: Celebrating ICANN CIO Ashwin Rangan, 2022 ORBIE Award Winner

Ashwin (Ash) Rangan, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Information Officer (CIO), recently won a 2022 SoCal CIO of the Year ORBIE Award.

The annual ORBIE Awards recognize top tech executives across the United States. This year, the Southern California chapter of the nationwide professional network of CIOs named five winners in the region. Ashwin, who is based in our Los Angeles office, received the Corporate ORBIE for CIOs of organizations with up to $200 million annual revenue.

NEW: ICANN Restarts the Community Regional Outreach Program for FY23

ICANN organization is restarting the Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP). The Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) CROP space is now available for use by eligible community groups. FY23 CROP trips will be available starting Monday, 16 January 2023.

REMINDER: Register to attend ICANN's Draft ICANN FY24 Plans Informational Webinar

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) invites the ICANN community to participate in an informational webinar about the Draft FY24-28 Operating and Financial Plan, and Draft FY24 Operating Plan and Budget. Both webinars will present identical information.

15 December 2022 at 01:00 UTC Register
15 December 2022 at 16:00 UTC Register

REMINDER: Register for the ICANN Grant Program Implementation Update Webinar

The Grant Program will distribute the proceeds from auctions of last resort in the 2012 New Generic Top-Level Domain Program. Once launched, the program will be open to applications from any eligible organization across the world for projects that are supportive of ICANN's mission.

The webinar will take place on 1 December 2022 at 15:00 UTC. Please click on this link to attend the webinar.

This webinar will be recorded and made available on the community workspace.

REMINDER: ICANN Launches Fiscal Year 2024 Additional Budget Request Process

The ABR Process reflects potential ICANN community activities that are not already included in the annual ICANN operating plan and budget. The ABR process helps the ICANN Board and ICANN organization (org) better understand and develop resources for present and future ICANN community needs. More information about the FY24 ABR Process can be found on this workspace.

ICANN org will host an informational webinar on Thursday, 08 December 2022, at 16:00 UTC. Please register.

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 31 January 2023 and notify fellowshipconsultation@icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered.

REMINDER: ICANN77 Fellowship Application Round Now Open

ICANN is opening the application round for the ICANN Fellowship Program for the ICANN77 Policy Forum. This round is open only to those who have previously completed an ICANN fellowship. The ICANN77 Policy Forum is scheduled for 12–15 June 2023 in Washington, D.C. If ICANN77 is held virtually, the Fellowship Program will also be held virtually. The deadline to apply is 15 December 2022, 23:59 UTC.

Successful candidates will be announced on 17 February 2023 on the ICANN website.

Public Comment

Initial Report on the Second CSC Effectiveness Review

Open for submissions date: 14 September 2022

Closed for submissions date: 01 December 2022

EXTENDED: Registration Data Consensus Policy for gTLDs

Open for submissions date: 24 August 2022

Closed for submissions date: 05 December 2022

See upcoming proceedings.

See other public consultations.

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