Monday, 23 January 2023 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 ICANN76 Resources REMINDER: ICANN76 Registration is now open! REMINDER: ICANN76 Print Deadline Information Sharing NEW Chair’s Blog: Previewing the January Board Workshop NEW: ICANN Publishes Seven Additional Script-Based Reference Label Generation Rules REMINDER: ICANN Request for Proposal: Software Engineering Staff Augmentation REMINDER: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members REMINDER: Watch the Recording of the Draft ICANN FY24 Plans Informational Webinar REMINDER: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open Public Comment NEW SUMMARY REPORT: Registration Data Consensus Policy for gTLDs NEW: Additional Script-Based Reference Label Generation Rules and Related Updates CLOSING TOMORROW: Initial Report on the ccNSO PDP Review Mechanism Final Report from the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget Proposed Procedure for Selecting a Top-Level Domain String for Private Use ICANN76 Resources REMINDER: ICANN76 Registration is now open! Registration is now open for the ICANN76 Community Forum, which will be held both virtually and in-person from 11-16 March 2023 in Cancún, Mexico. In-person registration closes 8 March 2023, while virtual registration closes 16 March 2023. Please note, ICANN Funded Travelers will receive a personalized registration link in their emails. Registration link. REMINDER: ICANN76 Print Deadline 27 January 2023 | PRINT DEADLINE ONLY. If you only need your publication printed, meaning your publication is ready to send directly to the printer and needs no translation or design/layout modifications, please provide the file to us along with the quantity you want printed and dimensions of the publication by 27 January 2023. Please send materials to andrea.glandon@icann.org Information Sharing NEW Chair’s Blog: Previewing the January Board Workshop As 2023 gets underway, the ICANN Board is eager to continue its work in furtherance of ICANN's mission. We are kicking off the new year with a Board Workshop 19–22 January in Los Angeles. I wanted to share some highlights of our agenda for the workshop, which includes many of the topics that are priorities for the Board and for ICANN this year: Read more. NEW: ICANN Publishes Seven Additional Script-Based Reference Label Generation Rules ICANN has developed seven additional script-based reference Label Generation Rules (LGRs) for the second level for Armenian, Cyrillic, Greek, Latin, Japanese, Korean, and Myanmar. Associated language-based reference LGRs have been updated accordingly. This work was done in consultation with relevant script communities to improve the transparency and consistency of the Internationalized Domain Name table review process and to facilitate the registry operations of generic top-level domains. Read more. REMINDER: ICANN Request for Proposal: Software Engineering Staff Augmentation Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organization issued a request for proposal (RFP) to identify a contracting firm that can provide staff augmentation resources across multiple projects for software engineering, along with a cross functional team Participants submit proposals via the RFP Portal by 26 January 2023 Read more. REMINDER: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) are invited to nominate volunteers to serve as mentors in its Fellowship Program and to serve on the Fellowship Program Selection Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role. Interested SOs/ACs should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative by Tuesday, 31 January 2023 and notify fellowshipconsultation@icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered. REMINDER: Watch the Recording of the Draft ICANN FY24 Plans Informational Webinar The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) posted the Draft FY24-28 Operating and Financial Plan, and Draft FY24 Operating Plan and Budget for public comment on December 14, 2022. See link. And this proceeding closes on 13 February 2023. ICANN org hosted two informational webinars about the Draft FY24 Plans, both webinars presented identical information, please watch the recording to learn more about these Plans. REMINDER: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions The Nominating Committee (NomCom) of ICANN is accepting applications for key leadership positions within ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, the ICANN Board of Directors, and the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board of Directors. The deadline to submit applications is 23 March 2023 at 23:59 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Read more. REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open The nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award is now open. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, 28 March 2023 and the winner(s) will be announced at ICANN77. Learn more about the nomination process. Submit your nominations. Public Comment NEW SUMMARY REPORT: Registration Data Consensus Policy for gTLDs NEW: Additional Script-Based Reference Label Generation Rules and Related Updates Open for submissions date: 19 January 2023 Closed for submissions date: 03 March 2023 CLOSING TOMORROW: Initial Report on the ccNSO PDP Review Mechanism Open for submissions date: 29 November 2022 Closed for submissions date: 24 January 2023 Final Report from the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs Open for submissions date: 28 November 2022 Closed for submissions date: 30 January 2023 Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget Open for submissions date: 14 December 2022 Closed for submissions date: 13 February 2023 Proposed Procedure for Selecting a Top-Level Domain String for Private Use Open for submissions date: 13 January 2023 Closed for submissions date: 28 February 2023 See upcoming proceedings. See other public consultations. 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