Thursday, 26 May 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 ICANN74 Planning DEADLINE TOMORROW: Internet Reimbursement Program REMINDER: Join the ICANN74 Community Update Webinar NEXT WEEK: Prep Week NEW: Policy Forum Schedule NEW: Participation Guide NEW: Policy Outlook Report NEW: FAQ Zoom Backgrounds Registration for ICANN74 Policy Forum in The Hague, Netherlands is Now Open Information Sharing NEW: Subsequent Procedures Operational Design Phase Latest Assumptions Set NEW: New ICANN Learn Course About the GNSO Business Constituency REMINDER: Request for Appointment of Members and Liaisons to the CSC REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN75 REMINDER: ICANN Invites Applications for Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy 2022 REMINDER: SubPro ODP Team Offering Update Session to Community Groups REMINDER: NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations Public Comment NEW: Summary Report Published: Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 5 (RZ-LGR-5) ICANN74 Planning DEADLINE TOMORROW: Internet Reimbursement Program The application process is now open. Those who meet the eligibility requirements will be able to participate. More information is available on the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program website. The deadline for applications is Friday, 27 May 2022, at 23:59 UTC. The ICANN Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program aims to facilitate the active participation in ICANN Public Meetings Meeting for certain community members with limited Internet capacity by offering financial assistance to increase their Internet bandwidth during the meeting. Read more. REMINDER: Join the ICANN74 Community Update Webinar ICANN announced an additional webinar to prepare the ICANN community for the ICANN74 Policy Forum in The Hague, Netherlands, from 13 to 16 June 2022. The webinar will take place Thursday, 2 June 2022 from 20:00 to 21:15 UTC. The webinar will provide the community with an overview of ICANN74, session registration requirements for in-person attendees, health and safety protocols, and other important updates. It will be conducted in English with remote simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. The Zoom participation links will be published 24 hours before the session starts and a recording will be posted after the webinar. To join the webinar, please register for ICANN74 and access the session here. NEXT WEEK: ICANN74 Prep Week ICANN announced the ICANN74 Prep Week schedule of nine sessions to prepare the ICANN community for the ICANN74 Policy Forum taking place 13-16 June 2022. ICANN74 Prep Week will be held from Tuesday, 31 May-Thursday, 2 June 2022. Sessions will be conducted in English and will feature remote simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. To attend any of the sessions, please register for ICANN74. After registering, you will receive two emails: Registration confirmation Login information to access the schedule on the ICANN74 website Read more. Registration Participation Guide Policy Outlook Report Schedule FAQ Zoom Backgrounds Information Sharing NEW: Subsequent Procedures Operational Design Phase Latest Assumptions Set The SubPro ODP Project Team is sharing the latest set of design assumptions based upon its policy analysis with the GNSO Council and the community to provide insight on the ODP analysis to date and to provide an opportunity for the GNSO Council and community to provide feedback. Please email subpro-odp@icann.org with your feedback. The latest set of design assumptions based upon the Subsequent Procedures Operational Design Phase Project Team's policy analysis of the Subsequent Procedures Final Report is here. NEW: New ICANN Learn Course About the GNSO Business Constituency A new course about the Business Constituency (BC) of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is now available on ICANN Learn! ICANN Learn is a free, online learning platform that hosts training content. This new course describes the mission and structure of the BC, how BC members proactively participate in ICANN policy development and Internet governance, and how more businesses can join the BC. Read more. REMINDER: Request for Appointment of Members and Liaisons to the CSC As of 30 September 2022, several members and liaisons of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) will complete their term. ICANN org will soon be asking chairs to initiate your respective group's processes to appoint members and liaisons to these seats. While members are required, liaison appointments are optional (albeit strongly encouraged). To ensure that the appointment process is completed in time for the start of the next CSC term, ICANN org will ask to be notified of your appointments by Monday, 1 August 2022. More information will be shared directly via email, including detailed guidance about the process, candidate qualification requirements, and key dates. More information about the CSC can be found here. REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN75 ICANN is calling for applications for the NextGen@ICANN Program. ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the Asia Pacific region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN75 Annual Meeting. ICANN75 is scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 17 to 22 September 2022. If ICANN75 is held virtually, the NextGen@ICANN Program will also be held virtually. The NextGen@ICANN application window will remain open until Friday, 1 July 2022. Successful candidates will be announced on 15 July 2022 on the ICANN website. For more information about the program and to apply, please visit the NextGen@ICANN website. Read more. REMINDER: ICANN Invites Applications for Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy 2022 ICANN announced that the application window for the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) 2022 opens on Saturday, 14 May 2022 00:00 (UTC+9). Hosted by ICANN and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA), the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy will be held from 16 to 20 August 2022 in Seoul or Jeju, Republic of Korea. Details about and application information for APIGA 2022 can be found on the APIGA 2022 website. REMINDER: SubPro ODP Team Offering Update Session to Community Groups In addition to the anticipated plenary session on the New gTLD SubPro ODP, the ICANN org SubPro ODP team is welcoming meetings with interested community groups. If any Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, stakeholder, or constituency groups would like to hear from the SubPro ODP team, please email subpro-odp@icann.org to schedule time with us. Please be sure to include any specific topic areas for discussion or if you prefer a general update. In addition, we ask that you share a few date and time options so that we can schedule and prepare accordingly. We look forward to meeting you. REMINDER: NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations The nomination period for the NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program is now open. Nominations must be submitted by no later than Monday, 1 August 2022. 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 NEW: Summary Report Published: Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 5 (RZ-LGR-5) See upcoming proceedings. See other public consultations.  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