Monday, 09 October 2023 ICANN Community Digest The ICANN organization Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community groups track requests and follow updates. How Domain Name System Policy is Developed, and How You Can Get Involved Do you have any ideas for improving the ICANN Community Digest? Write to us at policyinfo@icann.org! Table of Contents ICANN78 ICANN78 SO/AC Zoom Backgrounds ICANN78 Schedule is Now Available! Prep Week Schedule Now Available! Registration for ICANN78 is Now Open NEW: Status Update for Next Round of New gTLDs Published Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Contracted Parties Set to Vote on Proposed DNS Abuse Amendments NEW: ICANN Request for Proposal: IMRS Cluster (Germany) Colocation NEW: ICANN Request for Proposal: IMRS Cluster (Germany) Connectivity NEW: Call for Nominations: ICANN Academy 2024 Leadership Program Action Items FRIDAY🔥 ACTION ITEM: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN79 🔥 ACTION ITEM: NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations Public Comment EXTENDED: Proposed Updates to Existing Rights Protection Mechanisms Documentation Pilot Holistic Review Revised Draft Terms of Reference ICANN78 ICANN78 Registration ICANN78 Schedule Prep Week Schedule Zoom Backgrounds Policy Outlook Report NEW: Status Update for Next Round of New gTLDs Published The Briefing provides an overview of all ongoing policy implementation efforts, including the next round of new gTLDs, as well as an update on the Operational Design Phase (ODP) Community Consultation project. Please find the Status Update for Next Round of New gTLDs here: https://go.icann.org/prsp78 Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Contracted Parties Set to Vote on Proposed DNS Abuse Amendments On 9 October 2023, ICANN will open a 60-day voting period for ICANN-accredited registrars and generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry operators to vote on the proposed 2024 amendments regarding Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse obligations in the Base gTLD Registry Agreement (Base RA) and 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). Read more. NEW: ICANN Request for Proposal: IMRS Cluster (Germany) Colocation ICANN org issued a request for proposal (RFP) to identify one or more vendors to provide a secure colocation space in the Frankfurt, Germany metropolitan area for one new ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) cluster. Read more. NEW: ICANN Request for Proposal: IMRS Cluster (Germany) Connectivity ICANN org) issued a request for proposal (RFP) to identify one or more Internet service providers for one new ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) cluster in the Frankfurt, Germany metropolitan area. Read more. NEW: Call for Nominations: ICANN Academy 2024 Leadership Program >From 9 October – 15 November 2023, ICANN has issued a call for nominations for the 2024 Leadership Program, scheduled for 29 February –1 March in San Juan, Puerto Rico, just prior to the ICANN79 Public Meeting. Deadline: 15 November 2023 Read more. Action Items FRIDAY 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN79 ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the North American region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN79 Community Forum Meeting. ICANN79 is scheduled to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 2–7 March 2024. Application Deadline: 13 October 2023 Read more. 🔥 ACTION ITEM: NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations The NextGen@ICANN Program seeks nominations for the 2024 Mentor Program. This appointment will serve for the ICANN79, ICANN80, and ICANN81 meetings. Nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, 1 November 2023. The community-nominated mentor will be responsible for overseeing the mentor process. Communities may choose to appoint program alumni and are encouraged to appoint active community members who have an interest in mentoring students. Guidelines for the program can be found here. Interested community groups should select their respective volunteers and notify Deborah Escalera, deborah.escalera@icann.org. Public Comment EXTENDED: Proposed Updates to Existing Rights Protection Mechanisms Documentation Open for Submissions: 24 August 2023 Closed for Submissions: 30 October 2023 Pilot Holistic Review Revised Draft Terms of Reference Open for Submissions: 28 September 2023 Closed for Submissions: 27 November 2023 See upcoming proceedings. See other public consultations. Volume 5, Issue 74 | Archive | Next Issue: Thursday, 12 October 2023 STAY INFORMED: Subscribe here ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Unsubscribe ccnso-council@icann.org Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by david.olive@icann.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!