FYI:

Monday, 04 October 2021

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]

Table of Contents

ICANN72 Resources

· NEW: ICANN72 Schedule Will Be Released Later Today

· Registration

· ICANN72 Prep Week Schedule

· Virtual Backgrounds

Information Sharing

· NEW: gTLD Subsequent Procedures ODP Webinar Recording Available

· THIS WEEK: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program

· REMINDER: NextGen@ICANN Application Round for ICANN73 Now Open

Public Comment

· NEW: Proposal for Japanese Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules

· Proposal for Latin Script Root Zone Label Generation Rule

· Draft PTI and IANA FY23 Operating Plan and Budgets

· Initial Report from the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protection for IGOs

· Proposed Amendment 5 to the .name Registry Agreement

· REMINDER: ICANN Launches Improved Public Comment Feature

ICANN72 Resources

LATER TODAY: ICANN72 Schedule [r20.rs6.net]

Registration [r20.rs6.net]

ICANN72 Prep Week Schedule [r20.rs6.net]

Virtual Backgrounds [r20.rs6.net]

Information Sharing

NEW: gTLD Subsequent Procedures ODP Webinar Recording Available

On 28 September 2021, ICANN hosted a webinar to provide a first update on the New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (SubPro) Operational Design Phase (ODP). The webinar gave an overview of the ODP scope [r20.rs6.net] and timeline. It also included a general overview of the ICANN org ODP process [r20.rs6.net] followed by a question and answer segment.

Video/Audio Recording and Presentation [r20.rs6.net]

THIS WEEK: ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program

Interested ICANN community members must apply in advance of ICANN72, and those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The application deadline is Friday, 08 October 2021 at 23:59 UTC. The application process opens today, and program details are available here [r20.rs6.net].

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.