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FW: [Ext] Thursday, 10 February 2022 | TOMORROW: ICANN73 Translation Deadline
by Julie Bisland 10 Feb '22

10 Feb '22

FYI From: ICANN Community Digest <david.olive(a)icann.org> Reply-To: "policyinfo(a)icann.org" <policyinfo(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 9:53 AM To: Julie Bisland <julie.bisland(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Thursday, 10 February 2022 | TOMORROW: ICANN73 Translation Deadline [https://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=7954ba0e-b8a1-4a7b-b184-bef954e295d9&a=112202…] Thursday, 10 February 2022 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 [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> Table of Contents ICANN73 Planning · TOMORROW: ICANN73 Translation Deadline · REMINDER: ICANN Community Groups and ICANN Board Joint Sessions During ICANN73 · REMINDER: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program · ICANN73 Prep Week Schedule Now Available · ICANN73 Zoom Backgrounds · ICANN73 Registration is Now Open Information Sharing · NEW: ICANN Publishes FY22 Unaudited Financial Results · REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN74 · REMINDER: Apply Now for the ICANN75 Fellowship Program · REMINDER: Nominations for ICANN Fellowship Program Mentors Now Open · REMINDER: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions · REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open Public Comment · CLOSES NEXT WEEK: Additional Unicode Scripts for Support in Internationalized Domain Names · ICANN Bylaws Amendments: ccNSO-Proposed Changes to Article 10 and Annex B · Proposal for Myanmar Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules · Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 2 Documents ICANN73 Planning TOMORROW: ICANN73 Translation Deadline Friday, 11 February 2022: Translation Deadline If a publication requires translation, please provide the final material(s) by Friday, 11 February to chantelle.doerksen(a)icann.org. This ensures that there is enough time to translate the publication. If your materials require design assistance, please note that the final materials will have to be complete, including the edit/approval process, by this deadline in order to be translated. REMINDER: ICANN Community Groups and ICANN Board Joint Sessions during ICANN73 ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman has proposed the following topics to discuss with ICANN community groups during ICANN73: · What are your key priorities for ICANN work in 2022, how do these priorities help achieve ICANN’s common objectives as expressed in the FY 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, and how do you see the ICANN community, Board, and org moving forward together on a way to achieve these? · If any, what suggestions would you have to enhance ICANN’s effectiveness and efficiency with regards to the process of implementation after adoption of a PDP or Review recommendations? Please submit your topic of interest and/or questions to board-ops-team(a)icann.org no later than Friday, 17 February 2022. REMINDER: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Interested ICANN community members must apply in advance of ICANN73, and those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The application process [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> opens Monday, 24 January 2022. The application deadline is Friday, 18 February 2022 at 23:59 UTC. The goal of this program is to facilitate participation in ICANN Public Meetings during the pandemic. It offers community members who have limited Internet capacity financial assistance to increase their Internet bandwidth. Learn more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> ICANN73 Prep Week Schedule Now Available Today, ICANN announced the ICANN73 Prep Week schedule. Prep Week consists of 12 sessions to prepare the ICANN community for the ICANN73 Virtual Community Forum taking place 7–10 March 2022. ICANN73 Prep Week will take place 22–24 February 2022. Sessions will be conducted in English and will feature remote simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. To attend any of the sessions, please register [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> for ICANN73. Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> ICANN73 Zoom Backgrounds ICANN73 Zoom backgrounds are now available here [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…>. ICANN73 Registration is Now Open Registration [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> for ICANN73 is now open, and you must register to participate. Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> Information Sharing NEW: ICANN Publishes FY22 Unaudited Financial Results ICANN and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) published their unaudited financial results through the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 (FY22). ICANN’s financial position remains as strong as it has been for the past several quarters. Funding through December 2021 is higher than the previous year’s actual funding and the current year’s budgeted funding, driven by the growth of domain name registrations. Expenses are lower than budgeted, predominantly due to limited travel caused by travel restrictions, ICANN72 being held virtually, and lower than planned headcount. ICANN’s financials can be viewed here [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…>. PTI’s financials can be viewed here [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…>. REMINDER: Nominations for ICANN Fellowship Program Mentors Now Open ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees are invited to nominate volunteers to serve as Fellowship Program Mentors for ICANN75-ICANN77. Each group is welcome to nominate one individual for this role, for a total of up to seven mentors. Nominations should be submitted by Friday, 25 February 2022 to fellowshipconsultation(a)icann.org. Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> REMINDER: Apply Now for the ICANN75 Fellowship Program Today, ICANN opened the Fellowship Program application round for the ICANN75 Annual General Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 17–22 September 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. If ICANN75 is held virtually, the Fellowship Program will also be held virtually. The deadline to apply is Thursday, 3 March 2022 at 23:59 UTC. Successful candidates will be announced on Tuesday, 17 May 2022 on the ICANN website. Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> REMINDER: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN74 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is calling for applications for the NextGen@ICANN program. ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in Europe who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN74 Policy Forum Meeting. ICANN74 is scheduled to be held in The Hague, Netherlands from 13 to 16 June 2022. If ICANN74 is held virtually, the NextGen@ICANN Program will also be held virtually. The NextGen application window will remain open until Friday, 11 March 2022. Successful candidates will be announced Friday, 25 March 2022 on the ICANN website. Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> REMINDER: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions The ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications for key leadership positions within ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, the ICANN Board, and the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board of Directors. Selected individuals will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe to help shape the Internet's technical coordination and policy development. The deadline to submit applications [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> is Friday, 11 March 2022 at 23:59 UTC. Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open The nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award is now open. The deadline for submissions is Monday, 21 March 2022 and the winner(s) will be announced at ICANN74. Learn more about the nomination process [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…>. Submit your nominations [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…>. Request for Proposals End User Survey [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> Open for Submissions Date: Friday, 14 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Monday, 07 February 2022 DEI Consulting Services [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> Open for Submissions Date: Friday, 14 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Friday, 11 February 2022 Public Comment CLOSES NEXT WEEK: Additional Unicode Scripts for Support in Internationalized Domain Names [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> Open for Submissions Date: Wednesday, 05 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Tuesday, 15 February 2022 ICANN Bylaws Amendments: ccNSO-Proposed Changes to Article 10 and Annex B [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> Open for Submissions Date: Thursday, 21 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Wednesday, 02 March 2022 Proposal for Myanmar Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> Open for submissions Date: Thursday, 13 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Thursday, 03 March 2022 Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 2 Documents [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…> Open for Submissions Date: Thursday, 27 January 2022 Closed for Submissions Date: Friday, 18 March 2022 See upcoming proceedings [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001WiJz7FfeoujMrxcs…>. 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Meeting Invitation | GNSO Council Meeting | Thursday, 17 February 2022 at 06:00 UTC
by Julie Bisland 10 Feb '22

10 Feb '22

Dear all, The GNSO Council meeting is scheduled on Thursday, 17 February 2022 at 06:00 UTC for 2 hours. Before joining the call: Please be sure you have read the Expected Standards of Behavior <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…> Visit the Wiki Agenda page: https://community.icann.org/x/ftEGCw Check your time zone: https://tinyurl.com/2yy8fw4t Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call, gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://icann.zoom.us/j/92399217049?pwd=WU1GZmlaOTh6NzJ1NndkRVF0MnJEUT09 If joining Zoom via Zoom App the following will be required: Webinar ID: 923 9921 7049 Passcode: Y&N1.Y7E%^ One tap mobile : US: +19294362866,,92399217049#,,,,*4890633693# or +13017158592,,92399217049#,,,,*4890633693# If you are joining via audio only: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 923 9921 7049 Passcode: 4890633693 International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/abnZisZ3XE Observers are welcome to join, they will be in a read-only and listen-only mode. Please note that all documents<https://community.icann.org/x/gNEGCw> referenced in the agenda will be gathered on a Wiki page for convenient and easy access. Thank you. Kind Regards, Julie

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GNSO Council Portfolio Management Tool Suite - 17 Feb 2022 Meeting
by Berry Cobb 09 Feb '22

09 Feb '22

Dear all, Please find attached links to the latest version of the GNSO Council’s Portfolio Management Tool Suite for the meeting on 17 February 2022. Agenda: * https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agen… Links to the Program Suite: * Program/Project Management Framework (PPMF): https://community.icann.org/x/0YvzC * Portfolio Management Tool (PMT): https://community.icann.org/x/04vzC * **Action/Decision Radar (ADR): https://community.icann.org/x/14vzC * **Project List (PL): https://community.icann.org/x/1YvzC * Action Items (AIs): https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg * Council Small Teams (CSTs): https://community.icann.org/x/kwANCQ * ** denotes the required two work products for review by Councilors in preparation for monthly meetings Key Program Suite Structural Changes for this Period: * None for this period Key Project Changes for this Period: * CCOICI – Review of WG Self-Assessment * WS2 – Update and next steps * Project Packages: * RDA_ST: https://community.icann.org/x/PQ2HCg * EPDP_IDN: https://community.icann.org/x/cYbOCg * TPR_P1: https://community.icann.org/x/MQDQCQ * EPDP_SCRP_IGO: https://community.icann.org/x/FwDQCQ Key Project/Operations Activities for March 2022: * Next steps on DNS Abuse. – small team * Modifying Consensus Policies response – small team * SSAD ODA response review – small team Please let staff know if you have any questions. Thank you. B Berry Cobb Policy Development - Portfolio Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) berry.cobb(a)icann.org

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GNSO Comment on FY23 Budget and FY 23-27 OFP
by John McElwaine 09 Feb '22

09 Feb '22

Dear GNSO Council, I am forwarding a draft of the Council's comment on the Fiscal Years 23-27 Operating and Financial Plan and FY 23 Budget. As is usual in this process, we have a clock ticking on this comment period, which closes 07 February 22, so the SCBO wanted to get you a draft to review as soon as it was ready. We have one more SCBO call scheduled this Wednesday morning and I will get an updated version circulated to Councilors by EOD on Wednesday. In the meantime, if you have any questions or revisions to this draft, please feel free to share those. Kind regards, John [https://www.nelsonmullins.com/img/ecard-logo-125.png] JOHN C. MCELWAINE PARTNER john.mcelwaine(a)nelsonmullins.com<mailto:john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com> LIBERTY CENTER | SUITE 600 151 MEETING STREET | CHARLESTON, SC 29401 T 843.534.4302 F 843.722.8700 101 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW | SUITE 900 WASHINGTON, D.C., 20001 T 202.689.2939 F 202.689.2860 NELSONMULLINS.COM<https://www.nelsonmullins.com> VCARD<https://www.nelsonmullins.com/people/john-mcelwaine/vcard> VIEW BIO<https://www.nelsonmullins.com/people/john-mcelwaine> Confidentiality Notice This message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This communication may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately either by phone (800-237-2000) or reply to this e-mail and delete all copies of this message.

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Update Final Proposed Agenda 17 February 2022
by Nathalie Peregrine 09 Feb '22

09 Feb '22

Dear all, Please note the GNSO Chair Election timeline for 2022 has been added to the February GNSO Council meeting agenda<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agen…> as AOB 8.4. It has also been published<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/proposed-…> on the GNSO website on the Procedures page. Thank you! Nathalie

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TPR-P1 // 31 Jan 2022 Project Package
by Berry Cobb 09 Feb '22

09 Feb '22

Dear WG, Please find a link below to project package for the TPR-P1 PDP (31 Jan 2022). This package is a snap-shot at the close of each month and developed by the leadership team to report on the working group’s activities and status of the project. The package is deposited on the wiki so that we can track access statistics. Link: https://community.icann.org/x/MQDQCQ 1. Page 01 – Summary dashboard 2. Page 02 – Project Sitrep – an extract from the Council’s Project List 3. Page 03,4 – Group roster 4. Page 05 – Work and activity metrics 5. Page 06,7 – Group attendance for plenary meetings 6. Page 08 – Project Plan, Gantt chart 7. Page 09 – Work plan & Action items for the period Key points: * The WG is proceeding according to plan against the charter topics/questions. Please let us know if you have questions. Thank you. B Berry Cobb Policy Development - Portfolio Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) berry.cobb(a)icann.org

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IDNs EPDP Project Package - 31 January 2021
by Ariel Liang 08 Feb '22

08 Feb '22

Dear GNSO Council, Please find a link below to project package for the IDNs EPDP (31 January). This package is a snap-shot at the close of each month and developed by the leadership team to report on the team’s activities and status of the project. The package is deposited on the wiki so that we can track access statistics. Link: https://community.icann.org/x/cYbOCg 1. Page 01 – Summary dashboard 2. Page 02 – Project Sitrep – an extract from the Council’s Project List 3. Page 03-4 – Group roster 4. Page 05 – Work and activity metrics 5. Page 06-7 – Group attendance for plenary meetings 6. Page 08 – Project Plan, Gantt chart 7. Page 09 – Work plan & Action items for the period Please let us know if you have questions. Thank you, Ariel Ariel Xinyue Liang Policy Sr. Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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Recommendations to the GNSO’s Working Group Self Assessment (WGSA) requirements
by Olga Cavalli 08 Feb '22

08 Feb '22

Dear Councilors, I trust this email finds you well. On behalf of the Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI), I am pleased to share with you our report and proposed recommendations in relation to the GNSO’s Working Group Self Assessment (WGSA) requirements. You will find in the report proposed redline updates to existing provisions and documents that relate to the WGSA as well as new elements, such as a proposed periodic survey. As you may be aware, any changes to the GNSO Operating Procedures need to be published for public comment before these can take effect, however, to avoid duplication of efforts, the CCOICI recommends combining the public comment forum with any proposed changes that the Statement of Interest (SOI) Task Force (TF) may be making. As that group has just commenced its deliberations, the timing of this is not clear yet, but the CCOICI will closely follow the TF deliberations and inform the Council should this proposed approach no longer make sense (either because of timing concerns or if the TF is not planning to make any proposed changes to the GNSO Operating Procedures). Following the public comment forum, the CCOICI may need to make updates to the report, based on the input received, following which the Council will be requested to consider the report for adoption. In the meantime, we would welcome your review and any input you may have. Many thanks to those of you who contributed with this effort and special thanks to GNSO Staff for their support. Best regards, Olga Cavalli CCOICI, Chair

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RDA_ST // 31 Jan 2022 Project Package
by Berry Cobb 07 Feb '22

07 Feb '22

Dear Scoping Team, Please find a link below to project package for the RDA_ST (31 Jan 2022). This package is a snap-shot at the close of each month and developed by the leadership team to report on the working group’s activities and status of the project. The package is deposited on the wiki so that we can track access statistics. Link: https://community.icann.org/x/PQ2HCg 1. Page 01 – Summary dashboard 2. Page 02 – Project Sitrep – an extract from the Council’s Project List 3. Page 03 – Group roster 4. Page 04,05 – Work and activity metrics 5. Page 06 – Project Plan, Gantt chart 6. Page 07 – Work plan & Action items for the period Note that on page 2, the assignments of #1 & #2 have flipped to yellow and red respectively in line with the Chair’s verbal acknowledgement that we are behind schedule. As of now, this does not impact the overall Status and Health of the project. Please let us know if you have questions. Thank you. B Berry Cobb Policy Development - Portfolio Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) berry.cobb(a)icann.org

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Proposed Agenda | GNSO Council Meeting | 17 February 2022 at 06:00 UTC
by Terri Agnew 07 Feb '22

07 Feb '22

Dear all, Please find below the final proposed agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on 17 February 2022 at 06:00 UTC. Draft GNSO Council Agenda 17 February 2022 Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access: https://community.icann.org/x/gNEGCw. This agenda was established according to the GNSO Operating Procedures<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-proced…> v3.5, updated on 24 October 2019 For convenience: * An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda. * An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda. GNSO Council meeting held 06:00 UTC: https://tinyurl.com/2yy8fw4t (Wednesday) 22:00 Los Angeles; (Thursday) 01:00 Washington DC; 06:00 London; 07:00 Paris; 09:00 Moscow; 17:00 Melbourne GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation: https://icann.zoom.us/j/92399217049?pwd=WU1GZmlaOTh6NzJ1NndkRVF0MnJEUT09 Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call. ___________________________________ Item 1: Administrative Matters (10 mins) 1.1 - Roll Call 1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest 1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda 1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: Minutes<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2021/minutes/minutes-gnso…> of the GNSO Council meeting on 16 December 2021 were posted on 03 January 2022. Minutes<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/minutes/minutes-gnso…> of the GNSO Council meeting on 20 January 2022 were posted on 03 February 2022. Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (5 minutes) 2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of Projects List <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project> and Action Item List. <https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg> Item 3: Consent Agenda (5 minutes) * Motion<https://community.icann.org/x/gtEGCw> to approve Chris Disspain to serve as the GNSO’s ICANN Fellowship Program mentor Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update on the Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) Pilot (20 Minutes) Over the course of several months in 2021, the GNSO Council discussed how it could best approach the GNSO’s work that is focused on structural, procedural, and process improvements, and specifically not policy development. Notably, this work is impactful to the GNSO community more broadly, and not just the GNSO Council. Given concerns about workload and the efficacy of the approach to this portfolio of work, the GNSO Council resolved<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202106> on 16 June 2021 to initiate the project as a pilot and to reevaluate after the conclusion of the pilot. The pilot consists of two areas of focus: a review of the Working Group Self-Assessment and a review of the GNSO Statements of Interest (SOI) requirements . The CCOICI has been meeting since September 2021, first working on establishing the assignment form for the GNSO SOI Task Force. That Task Force has now been established and had its first meeting on 7 February 2022. The Task Force is tasked with making recommendations to the CCOICI following its review of the existing SOI requirements. The CCOICI concentrated on its other assignment, a review of the Working Group Self-assessment requirements, starting in October 2021. The CCOICI is concluding its work on this assignment and will provide the Council with an overview of the proposed changes and next steps. Here, the Council will receive an update on the CCOICI and consider any potential next steps. 4.1 – Update on CCOICI (Olga Cavalli, Chair of the CCOICI) 4.2 – Council discussion 4.3 – Next steps Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update on GNSO Council Implementation of Workstream 2 (WS2) (20 Minutes) While the CCOICI remains in pilot status, one of the projects originally envisioned to be part of the framework was the implementation of WS2 recommendations that are not SG/C specific. In 2020, the GNSO Council sought to better understand the specific items that it would be tasked to complete and performed an analysis<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/attachments/20210120/54a46f27/WS2Acc…> (circulated<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2021-January/024396.html> on 20 January 2021) of the recommendations and considered which might result in tasks for the Council to complete. Since then, ICANN org has devoted additional staff resources to help assist the community to understand which recommendations may result in work for each of the respective Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, and of particular interest to the GNSO, each of the Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies (which for the most part, are entirely separate from work the GNSO Council will undertake). The Council received a brief update on WS2 from ICANN org during its September 2021 meeting. The Council will receive a more detailed update here, to better understand the level of progress it has already made via already completed work (e.g., the development of guidelines and templates to support the GNSO as a Decisional Participant in the Empowered Community) and the limited set of remaining WS2 tasks. Here, in addition to getting further clarity on remaining items to implement WS2 at the GNSO Council level, the Council will discuss the best path forward to complete the remaining work (which could potentially include the CCOICI, based on its current trajectory of work). 5.1 – Update on the GNSO Council’s Implementation of WS2 (ICANN org staff) 5.2 – Council discussion 5.3 – Next steps Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - ICANN73 Planning (40 minutes) With ICANN73 approaching, the GNSO Council will discuss its upcoming meetings, which includes a public Council meeting, a wrap-up meeting, and several bilateral meetings. The Council will first receive a brief update from GNSO Support staff, then proceed to prepare for its discussions with the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), the ICANN Board, and the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC). * GAC - Anticipated topics are likely to include the Operational Design Phase (ODP) for the System for Systemized Access/Disclosure (SSAD, DNS abuse, and the ODP for New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (SubPro). * ICANN Board - The GNSO Council will have suggested topic(s) by 17 February, The Board has suggested the following topics: * What are your key priorities for ICANN work in 2022, how do these priorities help achieve ICANN’s common objectives as expressed in the FY 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, and how do you see Community, Board and org moving forward together on a way to achieve these? * If any, what suggestions would you have to enhance ICANN’s effectiveness and efficiency with regards to the process of implementation after adoption of a PDP or Review recommendations? * ALAC - Anticipated topics are the ODP on the SSAD, ODP on SubPro, DNS abuse, and modifying consensus policy. Here, the Council will prepare for ICANN73, including for its bilateral meetings . 6.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership) 6.2 – Council discussion 6.3 – Next steps Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Status Update on Select Strategic Planning Session Action Items (10 Minutes) The GNSO Council completed its fifth GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session (SPS), which took place in a virtual format in October and November 2021. The report<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2021/presentation/gnso-co…> from the SPS is available on the GNSO Master Calendar. In the Wrap up & Conclusion section of the report, there are a collection of focus areas and action items. While some of those action items represent ongoing adjustments in the way the Council fill function, others require specific activity. Council leadership would like to recognize and share some of the progress made on two of those action items. * Action Item 1: Council leadership to develop a first draft of a proposed “Council Commitments” for Council consideration. * Action Item 6: Council leadership to explore possibility to set up a regular informal Q & A session with ICANN CEO for GNSO Council, either as part of future SPS or intersessionally. / Action Item 12: To check on the progress of the implementation of these action items as well as allow for updates to be made, a post-SPS meeting will be scheduled in the 4-6 month timeframe after this meeting. * Action Item 11: Council leadership to set up an informal conversation with Becky and Matthew to obtain their feedback on the SPS discussions as well as their suggestions on how the Council can best engage with the ICANN Board on this topic. Following this conversation, Council leadership to put forward proposed next steps for Council consideration. Here, the Council will review Action Items 1, 6, 11 and 12 from the SPS. 7.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership) 7.2 – Council discussion 7.3 – Next steps Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (10 minutes) 8.1 – EPDP Phase 2 small team update 8.2 – DNS abuse small team update 8.3 – SubPro ODP Update _______________________________ Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i)) See https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11. 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