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From: ICANN Community Digest <digest@icann.ccsend.com>
Reply-To: "policyinfo@icann.org" <policyinfo@icann.org>
Date: Monday, July 29, 2024 at 10:01 AM
To: Julie Bisland <julie.bisland@icann.org>
Subject: [Ext] 🔥 CLOSES TODAY🔥 Nomination Period for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building

Monday, 29 July 2024

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Table of Contents

Information Sharing

· NEW: ICANN Seeks Input on Draft Processing Specifications

Webinars

· NEW: ICANN Webinar to Highlight RDRS, a Tool to Access Non-Public Domain Name Registration Data

· TOMORROW ** REVISED DATE: Webinar on Registration Data Request Service (RDRS)

· TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY: ICANN to Host Webinars on Applicant Support Program Outreach

· TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY: We Need Your Input on the Next Five-Year Strategic Plan for FY26-30

· ICANN Launches Webinar Series for Europe

🔥 Action Items 🔥

· 🔥 CLOSES TODAY🔥 Nomination Period for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building

· ICANN Board Seeks Input on Applicant Support Program Use of Auction Proceeds

· ICANN82 Fellowship Application Round Now Open

Public Comment

· NEW: Data Processing Specification for ICANN-Accredited Registries and Registrars

· Han Script Single Character IDN Generic Top-Level Domains

· Registries Stakeholder Group Charter Amendments

· Proposed Language for the Next Round Applicant Support Program and Registry Service Provider Evaluation Program Terms and Conditions

· Preliminary Issue Report on Latin Script Diacritics

· IRP-IOT – Proposed updates to the IRP Supplementary Procedures

· Draft ICANN Strategic Plan and Operating Plan Framework for FY26-30

Information Sharing

NEW: ICANN Seeks Input on Draft Processing Specifications

After negotiations between ICANN org and the Contracted Parties House of the Generic Names Supporting Organization, terms for the DPS have been drafted and are now presented for Public Comment.

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

Webinars

NEW: ICANN Webinar to Highlight RDRS, a Tool to Access Non-Public Domain Name Registration Data

This webinar will explain the purpose and benefits of RDRS to registrants and those with a need to access non-public gTLD registration data.

Date: Aug 8, 2024, 16:00 UTC

TOMORROW ** REVISED DATE: Webinar on Registration Data Request Service (RDRS)

This webinar is an opportunity for participants to better understand the service.

Date: Tuesday 30 July 2024 (14:00 - 15:30 UTC)

TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY: ICANN to Host Webinars on Applicant Support Program Outreach

ICANN will host two webinars this month to discuss the upcoming launch of the Applicant Support Program (ASP). The webinars will focus on how the ICANN volunteer community can participate in engagement and outreach efforts to support the ASP.

Webinar 1: EMEA Regions | Tuesday, 30 July 2024, at 15:30–16:30 UTC | Register [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Webinar 2: The Americas Region | Wednesday, 31 July 2024 at 16:00–17:00 UTC | Register [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

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

TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY: We Need Your Input on the Next Five-Year Strategic Plan for FY26-30

The Board will publish the draft plans for Public Comment on 23 July 2024. Shortly thereafter, the BSPC will host two webinars, on 30 July and 31 July, to run through the draft plans and the Public Comment process, and respond to any immediate questions. To register, please click on your preferred webinar time:

Webinar 1: Tuesday, 30 July, at 16:00 UTC [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Webinar 2: Wednesday, 31 July, at 00:00 UTC [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

ICANN Launches Webinar Series for Europe

The first webinar, "Identity Verification – Three Approaches," will be held 28 August 2024 from 12:00–13:00 UTC.

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

Action Items

CLOSES TODAY: Nomination Period for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building

The ICANN Board will evaluate a shortlist of candidates and determine the recipient of this year's award. Please submit nominations via this nomination form [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]by 29 July 2024 23:59 UTC.

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

ICANN Board Seeks Input on Applicant Support Program Use of Auction Proceeds

In order for the Board to finalize the ASP funding plan during its September workshop, the Board requests input, via Board correspondence, by 12 August 2024.

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

ICANN82 Fellowship Application Round Now Open

ICANN opened the application round for the ICANN Fellowship Program for the ICANN82 Community Forum, which is taking place 8 –13 March 2025 in Seattle, United States of America.

Application Deadline: 18 August 2024, 23:59 UTC.