[http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=d0a859be-6af7-4a32-b864-58b60f156a52&a=11220258...] Thursday, 11 March 2021 ICANN Community Leadership Digest [https://files.constantcontact.com/304b3fd3501/31f30ab5-1445-45c3-aef7-c0ea4e...] The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. Table of Contents Information Sharing · NEW: Advancing the Operational Design Phase · REMINDER: ICANN Nominating Committee Application Period Now Open · REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open ICANN70 Resources · REGISTER · PREPARE: Prep Week schedule · PREPARE: Policy Outlook Report · PREPARE: GNSO Policy Briefing · PARTICIPATE: Virtual Backgrounds · PARTICIPATE: How-To Guides · PARTICIPATE: Networking Tools Public Comment · CLOSES TODAY: Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level · IANA Naming Function Review: Recommendation for an IANA Naming Function Contract Amendment · EPDP Phase 2 Policy Recommendations for Board Consideration · Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report · Initial Report of the Third ccNSO Policy Development Process (ccPDP3): Retirement of ccTLDs · Proposal for Korean Root Zone Label Generation Rules Information Sharing NEW: Advancing the Operational Design Phase From: Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Global Domains and Strategy As detailed in a blog post by ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman and ICANN President and CEO Göran Marby, the ICANN Board has reviewed the Operational Design Phase (ODP) process paper following two rounds of constructive community input. ICANN org worked closely with the community to draft the ODP paper incorporating community feedback for each new version. After careful consideration, updates to the paper were developed and to help illustrate the changes, overviews of the iterative changes are shown. Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> REMINDER: ICANN Nominating Committee Application Period Now Open The ICANN Nominating Committee invites interested individuals to submit applications for key leadership positions. 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 is Thursday, 18 March 2021 at 23:59 UTC. Applications should be submitted via the online [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1FycziwIpVVPBA8qqaujK6DoYHMwpGDBmYUNqqxuFYRYTD2Py9VH0JH3UB5T4WGKiLA4YCwmPPTeMEyng-tAxEniPKFS9sO81-x8f1ENtwKij1hP6lq9-GTva5tZbVJfgXxcpW64x1UjJiGp6RllNnCS_O-xt4RnrW4ZweScTr86f--4&c=nhZeKEz_SeexbUYAEKK0X--ZmTOABktqZxgr-aIPkAnhoaVAKQ_5mA==&ch=QHo2s911Z6PKaWDIkCdZFUvXa6qAP4Vyz92YOANL3xlsRDyqawVTQQ==__;!!PtGJab4!uBwi0olr72pbM2LJrnEHa8wfb_7a18_LssyYttRwoSaARl6yx44gsJ7Q6sSuxcmrooq8RJE05Q$>candidate portal [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...>. All applications are confidential. Learn more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> REMINDER: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award 2020 is now open. The winner(s) will be announced during ICANN71. The ICANN Community Excellence Award recognizes ICANN community members who substantively contribute to policymaking within the ICANN ecosystem and who are deeply invested in developing consensus-based solutions within ICANN’s multistakeholder model. Learn more about the nomination process [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> and submit your nominations here [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> by Monday, 29 March 2021. ICANN70 Resources REGISTER [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> PREPARE: Prep Week schedule [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> PREPARE: Policy Outlook Report [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> PREPARE: GNSO Policy Briefing [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> PARTICIPATE: Virtual Backgrounds [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> PARTICIPATE: How-To Guides PARTICIPATE: Networking Tools [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> Public Comment CLOSES TODAY: Additional Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> Close Date: Thursday, 11 March 2021 IANA Naming Function Review: Recommendation for an IANA Naming Function Contract Amendment [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> Close Date: Monday, 22 March 2021 EPDP Phase 2 Policy Recommendations for Board Consideration [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> Close Date: Tuesday, 30 March 2021 Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> Close Date: Thursday, 8 April 2021 Initial Report of the Third ccNSO Policy Development Process (ccPDP3): Retirement of ccTLDs [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> Close Date: Wednesday, 14 April 2021 Proposal for Korean Root Zone Label Generation Rules [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> Close Date: Thursday, 15 April 2021 Volume 3, Issue 20 | Archive [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qATA2Ut2AP2rjpof1F...> | Next Issue: Monday, 15 March 2021