Monday, 17 July 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 Do you have any ideas for improving the ICANN Community Digest? Write to us at policyinfo@icann.org! Table of Contents Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Celebrates 10 Years in Montevideo NEW: ICANN Announces DENIC as Sole ICANN-Designated Registrar Data Escrow Agent NEW: A New and Simplified Way to Request Nonpublic gTLD Registration Data Press Release: ICANN convenes security experts for 50th time to keep the Internet secure Webinar REMINDER: ICANN Webinars Will Provide Information About Service to Request Nonpublic Data Action Items 🔥 ACTION ITEM: ICANN Opens Nomination Period for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building Public Comment CLOSES THURSDAY: Amendments to the Base gTLD RA and RAA to Modify DNS Abuse Contract Obligations Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Celebrates 10 Years in Montevideo La Casa de Internet is a unique venue. There is no other place in the world with this level of synergy between different organizations of the Internet ecosystem. Read more. NEW: ICANN Announces DENIC as Sole ICANN-Designated Registrar Data Escrow Agent ICANN org selected DENIC through a competitive Request for Proposal initiated in March 2023, in accordance with ICANN org's procurement best practices to ensure services are sourced with the correct specifications, at the appropriate level of quality, and for appropriate value. Read more. NEW: A New and Simplified Way to Request Nonpublic gTLD Registration Data This new, free, and global service will simplify and standardize the way nonpublic data requests are made for both registrars and requestors through the use of a single platform. We are on track to launch the service in late November 2023 with early onboarding for registrars planned for September. Read more. Press Release: ICANN convenes security experts for 50th time to keep the Internet secure ICANN will hold its 50th key signing ceremony on 19 July 2023, at its Los Angeles facility. This key ceremony is a crucial operational event that is fundamental to how ICANN secures the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS). Read more. Webinar REMINDER: ICANN Webinars Will Provide Information About Service to Request Nonpublic Data ICANN org will host two webinars this month to provide information about the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS), a new service for requesting access to nonpublic registration data related to generic top-level domains (gTLDs). The webinars will provide an update on progress made on building the RDRS, including features such as bulk processing for registrars and templates for frequent requestors. The webinars will also give participants an opportunity to ask questions related to the development of the service. Registration information Webinar #1: Thursday, 27 July 2023 at 01:00 UTC for 60 minutes | Register here. Webinar #2: Monday, 31 July 2023 at 15:00 UTC for 60 minutes | Register here. Read more. Action Items 🔥 ACTION ITEM: ICANN Opens Nomination Period for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building The ICANN Board will evaluate a shortlist of candidates. Please submit nominations via this nomination form by 4 August 2023 23:59 UTC. Any additional information in support of nominations or questions about the award process may be submitted via email to kamelaward@icann.org. Read more. Public Comment CLOSES THURSDAY: 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: 20 July 2023 See upcoming proceedings. See other public consultations. Volume 5, Issue 51 | Archive | Next Issue: Thursday, 20 July 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!