Hello everyone, Today - on Tuesday, 13 October 2020 - there will be 2 sessions as part of the ICANN69 ccNSO Members Meeting. You are warmly invited to participate. Registration is now required<https://events.icann.org/icann69-agm/registration> to view the ICANN69 schedule<https://69.schedule.icann.org/>. Session Participation links will be published 24 hours in advance of the session. Please check the schedule before the session for the latest information. Tue, 13 October 2020 ccNSO Members meeting: ccNSO Governance | 10:00-11:30 UTC The session will be an interactive one, with an introduction by Katrina Sataki followed by a discussion with the ccNSO membership, moderated by Chris Disspain. The goal of this session is to consult the ccNSO membership regarding some topics that have a direct impact on the governance structure of the ccNSO, specifically on the expected interaction and roles and responsibilities of the Council and ccNSO membership. The topics to be addressed include the 2004 internal Rules of the ccNSO, and the decision making in the context of the ccNSO as Decisional Participant. The results of the session will provide the basis for further work on the aforementioned topics by the ccNSO Council and the ccNSO Guidelines Review Committee (GRC). Message by MPC Chair Barbara Povse: "We highly encourage you to attend this session. This is an important effort to make sure that the ccNSO Council, ccNSO members, and rules are properly aligned in accordance with our wishes. " Background The current Rules <https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_25723/ccnso-rules-dec0...> of the ccNSO were adopted in 2004. Since then, the ccNSO has adapted to the evolving ways in which ICANN operates, and it has grown from 45 members to the 172 members we have today. Along the way, there have been significant developments that have had a bearing on how the ccNSO operates. We wish to continue the discussion around the Rules of the ccNSO that was begun during ICANN61 in Puerto Rico in March of 2018. You can see the transcript of that initial discussion here<https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/172549/1523576381.pdf?1523576381> (page 34 to 49), and you can see the related slides <https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/169593/1521034582.pdf?1521034582> as well. Tue, 13 October 2020 ccNSO Members meeting: Q&A with ccNSO Council Candidates | 12:00-13:30 UTC This Q&A session will provide the ccNSO members and broader ccTLD community an opportunity to interact with the candidates for the ccNSO Council and ask them questions. Session chair is ccNSO Council member for the African region Biyi Oladipo. Read more about the ccNSO Council elections here<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/elections/council.htm>. The list of candidates: Africa: Hadji Mmadi Ali<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/ali-statement-08oct20-en> Asia-Pacific: Anil Kumar Jain<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/jain-statement-08oct20-en>, Boyoung Kim<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/kim-statement-08oct20-en>, Jiankang Yao<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/yao-statement-08oct20-en> Europe: Irina Danelia<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/danelia-statement-08oct20-en> Latin America – Caribbean: Jenifer Lopez<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/lopez-statement-01oct20-en> North America: Sean Copeland<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/copeland-statement-08oct20-en> Consult the agenda of the ICANN69 ccNSO Members Meeting here: https://community.icann.org/x/awG-C Best regards. Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org