Dear All, Please find included the draft agenda for the upcoming 176th Council meeting. Background materials will be circulated separately. Kind regards, Joke Braeken Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 176 16 September 2021, 20.00 UTC 1. Welcome and roll call 2. Relevant Correspondence a. July 2021 | Letter to Chair ALAC with respect to the ALAC session on ccTLD governance models b. August 2021 | Note to GNSO Council on adoption of the Terms of Reference CSC Effectiveness review c. August 2021 | Letter to Chair RySG and ICANN on support members slate CSC d. August 2021 | Letter from Chair GNSO on friendly amendments Template e. August 2021 | Letter to GNSO Council and ICANN on approval full slate CSC f. September 2021 | Letter to ICANN Legal confirming proposed changes to Article 10 and Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws g. 9 September 2021 | Letter to ICANN Board of Directors to request changes to Article 10 and Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws 3. Minutes & Action Items a. Minutes Meeting 175 b. Action items and To-do’s, if any Action Item 175-01 Chair to send letter to Chair ALAC with respect to the ALAC session on ccTLD governance models Completed Action Item 175-2 Include deferred item meeting 175: “ICANN Hybrid Meeting: what are the requirements from a Council perspective?” on agenda meeting 176. Completed To Do: Chair of the ccNSO Council is requested to inform Council of dialogue with ALAC [regarding ALAC session at ICANN71] Completed To Do: Secretariat and Chair to consolidate Jamboard notes on session DNS Abuse and circulate summary. Completed To Do: Council to ask peers to vote on PDP3 voting. Completed To Do: Remember Councillors to participate in the GRC survey. Completed 4. Intermeeting Decisions (since 22 July 2021) a. Conditional Adoption 2nd CSC Effectiveness Template b. Selection Frederico Neves member CSC c. Adoption Resolution on deferring translation ICANN learn course introduction ccNSO until course after has been updated d. Council decisions following Triage Committee recommendations i.18-2021: call to appoint Members to the GNSO Accuracy Scoping Team ii.19-2021: NextGen@ICANN seeks mentors Item 5-8 Written updates unless special developments Council needs to be aware off and Q&A 5. Update ECA & CSC (written updates) 6. Update WGs taken (written updates) a. IGLC b. SOPC a. GRC b. OISC c. TLD-OPS d. Technical WG e. MPC 7. Updates ccPDPs (written updates) a. Update ccPDP3 - Review Mechanism b. Update IDN ccPDP4 8. Update liaisons a. Update ALAC Liaison (written update) b. Update GNSO Liaison (written update) 9. Update Chair, Vice-Chairs, Councillors, RO’s and Secretariat Item 9 - 17 for discussion during the meeting 10. Adoption Board Report ccPDP3 Retirement For discussion and decision Draft Resolution Background The recommended Retirement Policy was submitted to the ccNSO Council and ccNSO Membership for their consideration and adoption. At its meeting on 17 June 2021 the ccNSO Council adopted all recommendations contained in the Final Report of the Issue Manager as submitted to the Chair of the ccNSO Council on 08 June 2021. The adopted recommendations were conveyed to the Members of the ccNSO as the Council Recommendation to vote upon. The ccNSO members voted in July 2021 to determine whether the ccNSO membership supported the ccNSO Council's recommendation to adopt the proposed policy on the retirement of ccTLDs. The ccNSO Membership supported the Council Recommendation. The Issue Manager submitted the Board Report to the ccNSO Council chair on 30 August. Decision The ccNSO Council adopts the Board Report on the Proposed Policy for the Retirement of ccTLDs as part of ccNSO Policy Development Process 3. The Board report contains per requirements of Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws: · The result of the members vote · The ccNSO recommendation, following the vote by the members of the ccNSO · The Final Report, which contains the proposed policy process for the retirement of ccTLDs The Council requests the secretariat to publish this decision as soon as possible on the ccNSO website and inform the ccNSO membership accordingly. The decision becomes effective seven (7 days) after publication. The Council requests its Chair to inform the ICANN Board of Directors of the decision of the ccNSO Council as soon as it has become effective, and submits the report to the Board for their consideration. The Council expresses its appreciation and congratulates the WG and specifically the co-chairs of the ccPDP3-RET - Stephen Deerhake and Eberhard Lisse – for completion of the process. 11. Update Council elections Council Election Webinar 16 September Start call for nominations 15 September 2021, closure on 6 October 2021 Reference to previously approved timeline 12. CSC 2nd Effectiveness Review Approval of candidates Review Team 13. Progress expanded role Triage committee For information 14. ICANN72 Meetings Note: tentative schedule a. ccNSO Council i.Council Prep Meeting: Date and time TBC ii.Council meeting: 28 October | ​1730-1900 UTC b. Bilateral Council meetings i.ccNSO - GNSO (TBC) ii.ccNSO Joint session with ICANN Board of Directors: 28 October | 1600-1700 UTC c. ccTLD relevant sessions i.ccNSO webinar for newcomers: Date and time TBC ii.ccTLD news sessions 1. ccTLD News #1 - General session: 6 October | 0600-0730 UTC 2. ccTLD News #2 - Hot topics Internet Governance: 7 October | 1300-1430 UTC iii.Tech Day Parts 1, 2 & 3: 25 October | 1600-1700, 1730-1900, 1930-2100 UTC iv.ccNSO Members meetings 1. Governance session: 26 October | 1730-1900 UTC 2. Q&A candidates ccNSO Councillors: 26 October | 1600-1700 UTC 3. ccNSO & DNS Abuse Session Parts 1 &2: 27 October | 2130-0030 UTC v.SOPC session with ICANN org planning team: 26 October | 1930-2100 UTC vi.TLD-OPS session: 28 October | 1930-2100 UTC vii.Plenary session(s) 1. Plenary Session: Moving Forward with the Global Public Interest Framework: 26 October | 2130-2300 UTC 2. Plenary Session: How to Design Inclusive, Equitable Hybrid ICANN Meetings: 27 October | 1730-1900 UTC 15. Council Workshop: ICANN Hybrid Meeting, what are the requirements from a Council perspective? For discussion and input during ICANN72 Plenary Session: How to Design Inclusive, Equitable Hybrid ICANN Meetings: 27 October | 1730-1900 UTC 16. Next Meetings · ICANN72: Thursday 28 October 2021 | 1730 - 1900 UTC · 18 November 2021 | 1200 UTC · 17 December 2021 | 1800 UTC 17. AOB 18. Closure Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org