Dear all

Please find included the belated agenda for today’s meeting

Kind regards,

Bart

1. Welcome
2. Admin matters
   1. Update SoI
   2. Action items

Action item #1 - Include testimonials in the pre-ICANN83 newcomer webinar (update the slide deck)

Action item #2- Staff to explore if a session without services could be added to the icann public schedule.

Action item #3 - Staff to explore what type of onboarding options or newcomer sessions other SO/ACs have in place. (especially GAC)

3. Mentoring
   1. Buddy system versus mentor mentee program

Introduce Buddy or mentor system or both?

ccNSO mentor program: 2019 ccNSO Community Onboarding Program: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05feb19-en.htm [ccnso.icann.org]

2. What should be characteristics of  program?

Proposed steps

• Establish the  goals
• Recruit buddies
• Train buddies in key tasks – explain structure of the ccNSO, Proucts or services of the ccNSO, information available
• Match buddies to newby’s
• Evaluate the program

Timeline: Goals ready by next meeting

Call for buddies, 23 May 2025

4. Next meetings –

5 May 2025 | 14 UTC (prefer 12 May)

23 May 2025 | 14 UTC

5. AOB
6. Closure