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ICANN77

• REGISTER
• Policy Outlook Report
• Prep Week Schedule
• Policy Forum Schedule
• Zoom Backgrounds
• ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program 

Information Sharing

• NEW PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEEDING: Amendments to the Base gTLD RA and RAA to Modify DNS Abuse Contract Obligations
• REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN78

Action Items

• 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Expressions of Interest: 2024 ICANN NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect
• 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Register for the Asia Pacific Domain Name System Forum 2023

Public Comment 

• Phase 1 Initial Report on the Internationalized Domain Names EPDP
• Bylaws Amendments and Documents to Implement the NomCom2 Review
• ISPCP Constituency Charter Amendments
• PTI / IANA Governance Proposal
• NEW: Amendments to the Base gTLD RA and RAA to Modify DNS Abuse Contract Obligations

ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program 

Interested ICANN community members must apply in advance of ICANN77, and those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The application process opens 17 May 2023. The application deadline is 05 June 2023 at 23:59 UTC.

Program webpage and application

The goal of this program is to facilitate participation in ICANN Public Meetings during the pandemic. It offers community members who have limited Internet capacity financial assistance to increase their Internet bandwidth.

Since ICANN77 will be conducted as a hybrid meeting. Only applicants that participate virtually are eligible for this program. Please contact internetreimbursement@icann.org for more information

NEW PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEEDING: Amendments to the Base gTLD RA and RAA to Modify DNS Abuse Contract Obligations

The ICANN organization seeks Public Comment on the proposed amendments to the base generic top-level domain Registry Agreement (gTLD RA) and the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The targeted amendments will strengthen obligations to require registrars and registries to stop or otherwise disrupt Domain Name System (DNS) abuse.

For more information and to participate in this proceeding, please visit this webpage.

Submissions Opening Date: Monday, 29 May 2023

Submissions Closing Date: Thursday, 13 July 2023

REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN78

ICANN is calling for applications for the NextGen@ICANN Program for the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting. ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the European region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting. ICANN78 is scheduled to be held in Hamburg, Germany from 21–26 October 2023. 

The NextGen@ICANN Program application window will remain open until 19 June 2023.

Read more.

🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Expressions of Interest: 2024 ICANN NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect

ICANN is seeking Expressions of Interest for the Chair and Chair-Elect of the 2024 Nominating Committee. For additional information on the positions, please refer to the Call for Expressions of Interest here. Expressions of Interests, which will be maintained as confidential, should be sent to NomComChair2024@icann.org no later than Monday, 12 June 2023. A suggested form for submitting an Expression of Interest is available here.

🔥 ACTION ITEM: Register for the Asia Pacific Domain Name System Forum 2023

ICANN and the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation (HKIRC) invite interested participants to register for the Asia Pacific (APAC) Domain Name System (DNS) Forum 2023 in Hong Kong, China. A dedicated website has also launched to provide more information about the forum.

The APAC DNS Forum 2023 will be held 4–5 July 2023 as a hybrid event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).

Read more.

Phase 1 Initial Report on the Internationalized Domain Names EPDP

Open for submissions date: 24 April 2023

Closed for submissions date: 05 June 2023

EXTENDED: Bylaws Amendments and Documents to Implement the NomCom2 Review

Open for submissions date: 17 April 2023

Closed for submissions date: 15 June 2023

ISPCP Constituency Charter Amendments

Open for submissions date: 09 May 2023

Closed for submissions date: 26 June 2023

PTI / IANA Governance Proposal

Open for submissions date: 16 May 2023

Closed for submissions date: 05 July 2023

NEW: Amendments to the Base gTLD RA and RAA to Modify DNS Abuse Contract Obligations

Open for submissions date: 29 May 2023

Closed for submissions date: 13 July 2023

See upcoming proceedings.

See other public consultations.