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From: ICANN Community Digest <digest@icann.ccsend.com>
Reply-To: "policyinfo@icann.org" <policyinfo@icann.org>
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 10:01 AM
To: Julie Bisland <julie.bisland@icann.org>
Subject: [Ext] NEW: ICANN81 Prep Week Schedule Now Available

Thursday, 10 October 2024

ICANN Community Digest

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Table of Contents

ICANN81

· NEW: ICANN81 Prep Week Schedule Now Available

· Register Now for ICANN81

· ICANN Reviews team available for engagement during ICANN81

Information Sharing

· NEW: ASO Seeks Feedback on the Updated Internet Coordination Policy 2

· NEW: ICANN Seeks Feedback on ccNSO (de-)selection and Validation Recommendations

· NEW: Security and Stability Advisory Committee: A Year of Progress and Openness

· NEW: ICANN Launches New Community Pages

· Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages

· ICANNWiki Seeking Volunteers

Events

· NEW: World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2024

· Mano River Union IGF 2024 - Revised Dates

· ICANN's Canada Week: Training, Tutorials, and Roundtable Discussions

🔥 Action Items 🔥

· DEADLINE TOMORROW: Participate in ICANN’s Operational Design Phase Community Consultation Survey

· DEADLINE TOMORROW: NextGen@ICANN82 Applications

· NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations

· NextGen@ICANN Program Selection Committee Nominations

Public Comment

· NEW: Proposed Internet Coordination Policy 2 (ICP-2) Version 2 Principles

· NEW: Recommendations for the (de-)selection of IDNccTLDs and related variants

· Second Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook

· Additional Reference Label Generation Rules and Related Updates

· Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .COM

ICANN81

NEW: ICANN81 Prep Week Schedule Now Available

ICANN81 Prep Week will be held on 28, 30, and 31 October.

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

Register Now for ICANN81

ICANN81 will be held 09 - 14 November 2024 at the Istanbul Congress Center.

ICANN Reviews team available for engagement during ICANN81

The ICANN Reviews Program encompasses the management of Specific Reviews and Organizational Reviews, including any resulting implementation work that relates to improving the reviews process.

The ICANN org Review Support and Accountability team is available to your group to engage on the status of several initiatives underway to improve ICANN Reviews, including:

· Launch of the Pilot Holistic Review

· Progress of the work led by the community to evolve Organizational Reviews into a Continuous Improvement Program

· Planning for the Fourth Accountability and Transparency Review

Schedule an engagement with us by contacting rsa-coordinators@icann.org [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

ICANN Accountability page [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net] | ICANN.org Reviews page [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Information Sharing

NEW: ASO Seeks Feedback on the Updated Internet Coordination Policy 2

On behalf of the Number Resource Organization Executive Council (NRO EC), the ASO AC proposes to establish and manage a process to update the ICP to provide the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) System with greater accountability to the Internet community.

NEW: ICANN Seeks Feedback on ccNSO (de-)selection and Validation Recommendations

ICANN org requests feedback on the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)'s proposed policy pertaining to the deselection and validation of Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) country code Top Level Domains (IDNccTLDs), including the deselection and management of variants of the IDNccTLD (Part A of the Board Report).

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

NEW: Security and Stability Advisory Committee: A Year of Progress and Openness

In 2024, we expanded our membership to include a diverse range of global experts, strengthening our ability to address the most pressing Domain Name System (DNS) challenges.

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

NEW: ICANN Launches New Community Pages

This replaces the current Community page and introduces a new consolidated section for Community Recognition Programs.

Read more. [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!

Events

NEW: World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2024

Date: Tuesday 15 October 2024 (03:30 UTC) - Thursday 24 October 2024 (11:30 UTC)

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

Mano River Union IGF 2024 - Revised Dates

Date: Wednesday 9 October 2024 (06:14 UTC) - Friday 11 October 2024 (06:14 UTC)

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

ICANN's Canada Week: Training, Tutorials, and Roundtable Discussions

ICANN is excited to announce its participation in a week of Internet-related activities in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada, from 18 to 25 October 2024.

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

Action Items

DEADLINE TOMORROW: Participate in ICANN’s Operational Design Phase Community Consultation Survey

Community input will help ICANN identify opportunities for continuous improvement regarding ODP objectives and related mechanisms in the policy lifecycle to fulfill the needs of the Board, community, and org.

Deadline: 11 October 2024

DEADLINE TOMORROW: NextGen@ICANN82 Applications

ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the North America region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN82 Community Forum. ICANN82 is scheduled to be held in Seattle, Washington, from 8–13 March 2025.

Deadline: 11 October 2024

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

NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations

The NextGen@ICANN Program seeks nominations to fill three (3) slots for the 2025 Mentor Program. These appointments will serve for the ICANN82-84 meetings. Nominations must be submitted no later than Thursday, 31 October 2024.

Interested community groups should select their respective volunteers and notify Fernanda Iunes at fernanda.iunes@icann.org.

NextGen@ICANN Program Selection Committee Nominations

NextGen@ICANN Program is seeking nominations to fill three (3) slots for selection committee members. Each SO/AC is asked to nominate candidates for these positions. Individual self-nominations will not be considered. Interested community groups should select their respective NextGen@ICANN Selection Committee volunteers by Thursday, 31 October 2024.

Interested community groups should select their respective volunteers and notify Fernanda Iunes at fernanda.iunes@icann.org. Each selection committee member will serve for a period of two (2) years beginning with ICANN82.

For program details please visit our page [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].