NOTES | OMC | 9 February 2026 at 15:00 UTC 1. Welcome 2. Administrative matters a. SOI updates Consult the ccNSO SOI Guideline [ccnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/en/about/ccnso-internal-p...> Complete the SOI template [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRpehiC...> Check the ccNSO Statements of Interest<https://community.icann.org/x/doAFEg> b. Action items from 11 January OMC meeting - all completed Action item #1: ccNSO Mentorship Program: OMC to review proposed edits in the google doc Deadline: end of this week Action item #2: ccNSO newcomer session. Joke to finalise slot with Biyi Deadline: end of this week Action item #3: OMC to review and comment on the draft info pack for buddies, and the 2 announcements. Deadline: end of this week. See agenda item 3b 3. ccNSO Mentoring Program: next steps ToR | ccNSO Community Onboarding Program.docx<https://docs.google.com/document/d/16EUev2RbdXgzo0pHBYr6owToFF9QaGVy/edit?us...> Joke: doc was cleaned up. Final opportunity for comments on the mailing list and today? No comments. Next steps: Send to Council for adoption. Bart: it does not include anything regarding change management of the document. “Managed by OMC, adopted by Council to be effective” is not a guideline, managed by OMC, with a role for Council. Edits made to final sentence in section 1. Group agrees with the proposed changes. 4. Planning for ICANN85 a. OMC-relevant sessions i. Pre-ICANN85 ccNSO newcomer webinar<https://www.icann.org/en/ccnso/news-and-announcements/documents/join-the-ccn...> Tue, 24 Feb (noon UTC) Joke: announcement will go out tomorrow ii. ICANN85 Fellowship Session: Introduction to the ccNSO Sunday, 8 March 2025 (09:30-10:00 UTC) iii. Casual meet-up for newcomers: ccNSO Members Meeting Wed, 11 March (09:00-10:00 local Joke: similar agenda to Dublin, BUT with less time for the Tour de Table. Select about 3 longstanding members, and give more time to newcomers? Jenifer: agree Bart: ok…. But, if you have a set-up like in Prague, it would be a shame not to do so. Suggestion is to have at least one staff member introducing themselves too. Depends on who is there. Bart: have the agenda and the questions ready Joke: proposed slide deck is ready ICANN85 | OMC | 11 March '26<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pbDl1A0OKPcB9Hix4lpaTJANX6Y6HlMNqBlF...> Jenifer: are these questions ok? Wafa: do we need to specify - not just icann - but ask about the ccnso sessions in particular? Bart: yes, that makes sense. b. Resources i. newcomers slide deck<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16JkRnYR64L61nrcX2Kb5fdf9oQ1gmNOe/edi...> ii. Info Package for buddies<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bASNTC0NEaAoLkt03t8h_r-1wpceoylqdHoW1DSF...> Jenifer: the info package is helpful. Wafa, Nicki and Biyi agree Joke: reference to 2 announcements, newcomer one to be sent out once icann schedule is availabe c. Announcements i.Call for volunteers: seeking buddies <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jmOAjxeXbLQo8E2rTF0aexfeQ5paNUyA/edit?us...> (corrected link!) ii.Alert newcomers <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YbmM0hTMz5I86MWx7NL8y8a8iutmIBwjyr10xoIl...> 5. AOB none 6. Next meetings 23 Feb 2026 | 15 UTC - to be confirmed 7-12 March 2026: ICANN85 Jenifer: let’s review the call for volunteers. Bart: will be too late. The week after you start traveling. Call for volunteers will be basically the same as last time. We can send it out this week. In that case, OMC does not need to meet on the 23rd. Claudia: yes, this week. We can send it out, and send a reminder closer to the meeting Thanks all! Joke Braeken joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org>