NOTES | OMC | Monday, 17 February 2025 at 15:00 UTC 1. Welcome Welcome by Jenifer 2. Administrative matters a. SoI updates Any updates? None 3. Onboarding discussion

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how to engage the fellows more?

Wafa: ccNSO agenda Ask newcomers which sessions they will participate. Quiz. where do they see themselves? Where do we need to see them? Engage them in the session Bart: do you use same slides during newcomer webinar, and the fellowship session? Biyi: yes Bart: so emphasizing the sessions could work Alert them to participate after the icann meeting? Biyi: we invite them to check ccnso website. And to take the icann learn course Jenifer: without feedback newcomers do not know, and might loose interest. Mentor-mentee relation. They need guidance to stay engaged. Pablo: bring the fellows in touch with cctld managers Bart: some fellows are employed by a cctld manager. Others are not. Broader community who are not necessarily interested in ccnso work Pablo: met a fellow from PR in Istanbul. Introducing myself. Bart: cctlds who are long-standing attendees to engage and contact with them

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how to improve clarity of ccnso onboarding

Pablo: be more clear in terms of the right answers for the quizzes Joke: Biyi and myself provide the answers Pablo: slide 28 in the quiz Jenifer: newcomers need to know how they fit in the broader structure. And what is their role? What are the ongoing support channels? Sami: cross-group collaboration. Uac working with UASG. the regional ccTLDs only show up for GAC. guiding the people from neighbouring countries works to get more involved. Neighbouring countries awareness and engagement 4. Newcomer webinar a. Next edition: Tue, 25 Feb at noon UTC b. What expectations should we meet? c. Slide review What does ccnso stand for? Wafa: useful slide Wafa: first you need to understand what a TLD is. Bart: most are aware Sami: fellows need to some courses. Full icann briefing. That info is already there. Bart: what does a newcomer want to know? Sami: what are the achievements? What issues are we part of? We did the policy for Iraq in the AP region. Other example: Lebanon issues Clarify the benefits of participating Pablo: if i were a newcomer. What do you do? What is in it for me? Am i goin to benefit from being a member. Jenifer: offer roadmap for involvement. First steps for participation in the ccnso. Pablo helped me at the start Bart: what was important for you to learn from pablo? Jenifer: understand what we do. Lots of things to know. Before you “do the job”. Wafa: 4 parts * first the mission, * then the working groups, * and then how to become a member and * what are the benefits. Finally, speak about icann82 Quiz after each part. Biyi: most of the fellows are better suited under ALAC. ccNSO is not wide open to all. Bart: are you ready to revise the deck for the newcomer webinar? Biyi: we will use these slides forICANN82, and do the review after Seattle 5. ICANN82 a. OMC invites newcomers and fellows on Wednesday, 9 am local Informal meeting Jenifer: i like the suggestion Wafa: agree Pablo: agree Biyi: works. Sami: i will not be in Seattle unfortunately. Bart: we can re-do this in Oman, if it works Biyi: works. Hope the party on Tuesday is not heavy Bart: mention in the newcomer webinar, and invite the newcomers during the welcome session 6. AOB 7. Closure and next meeting Joke Braeken joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Read more about the ccNSO at ICANN82: https://community.icann.org/x/EoCRG