Dera all,

Please find included the agenda for the upcoming Council meeting.

Also included the ccNSO Implementation outline (item 12 on the agenda)

Additional material will follow over the next days

Kind regards,

Bart

------  

Draft Agenda

ccNSO Council Meeting 198

21 September 2023, 18:00 UTC

1. Welcome and roll call

Administrative matters

2. Relevant Correspondence (https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/statements.htm)

Letter to Kim Davies in response letter received from him  - President of PTI (item 16 below)

3. Minutes & Action Items

1. Minutes Meeting 197: circulated to Council 3 August 2023
2. Action items

197-01: Secretariat requested to publish on the website all decisions as soon as possible.

(Completed)

197-02: Inform candidates and TLD Ops Committee of appointments.

(Completed)

197-03: Council to review decision process for [certain] appointments – ways to improve and increase collaboration. To be scheduled and  discussed post ICANN78

197-04:  Secretariat is requested to implement the SOI/COI procedure and report to Council progress.

(Ongoing)

197-05:  Secretariat is requested to launch the UA Committee call for volunteers. (Completed)

197-06:  Chair to respond to Kim Davies letter, stating the Council would discuss the matter further. Completed

197-07:  Council ad-hoc team to discuss policy gap analysis, and next steps (whether FoI or PDP)

                (Volunteers: Sean, Chris, Mohele, Pablo,Nick, Jordan, Stephen and Barrack). (Completed)

197-08:  Council to submit comments to GRC regarding Implementation Outline. (Completed)

197-09:  Confirm Councillors availability [via email list] for a 12 October 12:00 UTC virtual Council preparatory meeting. (Completed)

4. Intermeeting Decisions (since meeting 197, July 2023)
   1. Response to Kim Davies - Caretaker designation
   2. CSC Member selection
   3. Appointment of CSC member alternate
   4. CSC Full Slate approval
   5. Appointment members to IGLC, UAC
   6. Adoption of the Guideline: Review and update of ccNSO Portfolio of Activities to replace the 2016 Guideline: ccNSO Portfolio of Activities
   7. IFRT2 co-Chair appointment

5. Intermeeting decisions Triage Committee

On 4 requests, no further action was needed.

Updates

6. Update  IDN ccPDP4 (written update)

7. Update ECA & CSC (written update)

8. Update WGs (written updates)

1. IGLC
2. GRC
3. SOPC
4. OISC (no meetings pending Review, see item 17)
5. TLD-OPS
6. DASC
7. Technical WG
8. MPC
9. Universal Acceptance Committee (First meeting 13 September 2023)
10. IRP Panel selection
11. CCG WS 2 Implementation
12. Prioritization Framework group

9. Update liaisons (written updates)

1. Update ALAC Liaison
2. Update GNSO Liaison
3. Update UASG Liaison

10. Update ccNSO Website redesign

Informational

11. Update Chair, Vice-Chairs, Councillors, RO’s and Secretariat

Administrative Matters & Decisions

12. Adoption Outline ccNSO Policy Implementation Assistance process

Both Council and ccNSO membership were consulted. No comments from membership were received.

13. Appointments to WG and Committees

This is standing item on the agenda, in event volunteers need to be appointed.

14. Update Council Election  and  Board Nomination Process.

For information

• Update Board Nomination process

• Update Council Election

15. Update Monitoring ccNSO portfolio of activities (Triage Committee)

16. Progress Implementation SoI/CoI

Informational

For discussion and Decision, if needed

17. Update ad-hoc Council group: ccTLD caretaker and other policy matters

Informational

18. Update OISC review

Informational

Background- In November 2022 the council adopted the template for review of the OISC and in January 2023 the Council appointed following Councillors as review team of the OISC:

• Ai-Chin Lu,
• Ali Hadji,
• Olga Cavalli,
• Nick Wenban-Smith

The OISC Review Team had its first meeting recently.

19. Update Councillors 360-review & next Review of process

Informational, update process and set dates  next round of reviews

For discussion

20. Update & review ccNSO appointees to other groups

For information and discussion 

Background - As part of reviewing the roles and responsibilities of ccNSO appointees to other groups, and as part of the succession planning process agreed upon in Cancun, a small team of Councillors has reviewed the roles of the ccNSO appointees to external groups (as Liaison or otherwise). The Council will be informed about the latest changes and suggestions.  Goal is to approve the overview during the ICANN78 Council meeting.

21. ICANN78

For information & discussion

1. Block Schedule: overview of all sessions

2. ccNSO 20th Anniversary

3. ccNSO related meetings (tentative)
   1. Meeting with full Board - 24-Oct at 10:00 local time (60 min)
      1. ICANN’s position on the global digital compact and the WSIS+20 review
      2. Bylaw changes? How to improve the processes?

What needs to happen regarding  IFRT and CSC review Bylaw change requests.

3. Progress Holistic Review
1. Meeting GNSO Council - 22-Oct at 13:15 local time (60 min)

Draft agenda:

1. ICANN and the Global Digital Compact, WSIS+20 discussions
2. Updates of activities from the ccNSO and the GNSO
3. Reflections on Bylaws changes

Reflections from the ccNSO and the GNSO Councils on how to improve the process, without necessarily targeting specific current bylaw change proposals

4. Meeting with GAC
   1. Presentation on DASC Survey - 25-Oct morning
   2. ccPDP4 Update? (Proposal is to do virtually)

5. Virtual Council Prep call - 12-Oct at 12:00 UTC

6. Workshops

1. Invitation to participate in GRC workshop continuous improvement of the ccNSO (Saturday 21 Oct block 1 and 2)m
2. Closed workshop Date for workshop: 22-Oct at 10:30 local time (90 min) Topic: IANA gap analysis
3. SOPC Workshop  (together with chairs of active WGs and Committees) Identify ccNSO priorities in  ICANN’s  planning.

7. Thu - Council Meeting 199

22. AOB

23. Next Council Meetings
    1. Meeting 199, October – ICANN 78 TBD
    2. Meeting 200, 16 November  – 12:00 UTC
    3. Meeting 201, 21 December – 21:00 UTC

24. Adjourn