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Thursday, 22 May 2025

ICANN Community Digest

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Table of Contents

ICANN83

· NEW: 10 Things to Know About Prague Before ICANN83

· NEW: NextGen@ICANN83 Presentation Sessions

· ICANN83 Schedule Now Available

· ICANN83 Prep Week Schedule Now Available

Information Sharing

· NEW: Approved Resolutions | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board | 19 May 2025

· NEW: ICANN Opens Search for Heads of E&IT, Government Engagement, Human Resources

· NEW: ICANN Materials Provide Prospective New gTLD Applicants Clarity on Key Topics

· NEW: A Week of Collaboration in Bahrain

· NEW: Press Release: New Research Reveals Marketing Leaders See Strong Potential in gTLDs Despite Knowledge Gap

· Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages

· ICANNWiki Seeking Volunteers

🚨 Action Items 🚨

· Requesting Your Input: Office of the Ombuds Baseline Survey Now Open

· ICANN Call for Nominations: Universal Acceptance Expert Working Group

· Call for ASP Mentors

Webinars

· ICANN Webinar Will Introduce Complete Draft Applicant Guidebook

Public Comment

· NEW: Public Comment Summary Report: Proposal for Thaana Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules

· TUESDAY: Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of RIRs

· Customer Standing Committee (CSC) changes Process for Amending the IANA SLAs

· Africa Regional Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030

· Transfer Policy Review Working Group Final Report for ICANN Board Consideration

· Updated ICANN Community Participant Code of Conduct Concerning SOIs

· PRS on Expired Domain Deletion and Expired Registration Recover Policies

Events

· These events occur in May 2025.

ICANN83

NEW: 10 Things to Know About Prague Before ICANN83

We look forward to welcoming you to Prague for ICANN83, where important discussions meet a city full of history, culture, and inspiration.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

NEW: NextGen@ICANN83 Presentation Sessions

There will be two sessions at ICANN83: Tuesday, 10 June from 10:45-12:15 and Wednesday, 11 June from 10:45-12:15.

On 10 June, join us for the following presentations:

1. ICANN vs. the EU’s DSA: 1–0? ICANN’s INFERMAL Project and the Proactive Detection of Malicious Domain Registrations [Presented by Iris Tuijaerts]

2. Governance Processes at Internet Exchange Points [Presented by Sophia Longwe]

3. Accountability in Internet Governance [Presented by Mira Gillis]

4. Misconfigured CNAMEs, Subdomain Takeover, and Implications for the Economics of PKI [Presented by Movitz Sunar]

5. DNS and Zero Trust Architecture: the role of ICANN [Presented by Massioudath Bankole]

6. Securing the Root: A Control Plane Approach for TLD Stability [Presented by Suncica Rosic]

On 11 June, join us for the following presentations:

1. Network Shutdowns and Internet Governance [Presented by Ankita Rathi]

2. AI diversity or just more of Digital Colonialism? - Indigenous Data and AI Training [Presented by José Renato Laranjeira de Pereira]

3. The Effectiveness of State-Imposed Internet Shutdowns as a Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Africa [Presented by Aaron Promise Mbah]

4. Digital Sovereignty in Latin America [Presented by Laila Lorenzon]

5. Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Youth Through Inclusive Internet Governance [Presented by Barnabas Peter]

6. The New Digital Divide: When AI Consumes the Infrastructure Before People Do [Presented by Ayoub Ghamas]

ICANN83 Schedule Now Available

ICANN is hosting the ICANN83 Policy Forum from 9–12 June 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

ICANN83 Prep Week Schedule Now Available

ICANN83 Prep Week will be held Tuesday through Wednesday, 27–28 May 2025.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Information Sharing

NEW: Approved Resolutions | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board | 19 May 2025

Please find the Approved Resolutions from the 19 May 2025 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board here [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

NEW: ICANN Opens Search for Heads of E&IT, Government Engagement, Human Resources

ICANN is interested in receiving applications from all areas, including internal candidates, the community, and others with relevant qualifications and experience.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

NEW: ICANN Materials Provide Prospective New gTLD Applicants Clarity on Key Topics

ICANN org is developing supplemental, complementary materials to aid prospective generic top-level domain (gTLD) applicants in understanding the Next Round application requirements, and how to navigate the application and evaluation processes.

Blog [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

Key Topic Overview Documents. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

NEW: A Week of Collaboration in Bahrain

The energy and commitment of all involved reaffirmed our shared dedication to a secure, stable, and globally representative Internet.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

NEW: Press Release: New Research Reveals Marketing Leaders See Strong Potential in gTLDs Despite Knowledge Gap

The research surveyed over 2,000 marketing leaders across eight countries with the purpose of creating a picture of the evolving digital marketing landscape and understanding the levels of awareness around gTLDs.

Press Release. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Full ICANN Report. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages

ICANN is working with the community to identify potential Applicant Support Program (ASP) applicants – especially in regions that are currently under-represented in ICANN. If you are interested in helping to raise awareness among your own contacts or communities, please use the materials in the Next Round Champions Toolkit [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

To stay up to date on the New gTLD Program: Next Round and ASP, join the mailing list: nextroundinfo@icann.org. ASP leads, targets, and ideas can be sent to engagement.newgTLDprogram@icann.org.

ICANNWiki Seeking Volunteers

ICANNWiki is seeking volunteers to assist with creating and editing articles and content for the site. Do you want to help? Getting started is as simple as requesting an account [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]. Then, make sure to read the short content guide [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net] to get a feel for what belongs in the wiki. Also, feel free to take a look at some data source suggestions [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net] on where to find reliable data. Happy editing!

Action Items

Requesting Your Input: Office of the Ombuds Baseline Survey Now Open

The purpose of the survey is to get an understanding of how well-known and trusted the Office is within the ICANN community.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

ICANN Call for Nominations: Universal Acceptance Expert Working Group

ICANN is inviting the ALAC, ccNSO, GAC, GNSO, and SSAC to each submit one nomination by 25 June 2025.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Call for ASP Mentors

ICANN is seeking volunteer mentors who would like to offer their expertise to supported applicants as part of the ASP in the new gTLD Program: Next Round [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]. ICANN is looking for mentors who can share insights and experience across ICANN Languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, or Spanish) to support diverse gTLD applicants.

Mentors may play a role in: advising applicants on navigating the gTLD application process and DNS industry; identifying resources; providing guidance; sharing experiences as appropriate; and helping supported applicants navigate the ICANN community and Public Meetings. If you or someone in your network might be interested, please refer to the mentor registration announcement [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net] for more information.

Questions about the ASP or becoming a supported applicant Mentor can be sent to globalsupport@icann.org.