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Thursday, 12 December 2024

 

ICANN Community Digest

 

 

The ICANN organization Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest

to help ICANN community groups track requests and follow updates.

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

ICANN82

·     NEW: ICANN82 Newcomers Session Sign-Up

·     NEW: ICANN Announces NextGen@ICANN82 Participants

Information Sharing

·     NEW: Call for SOs/ACs: Nominate Fellowship Mentors and Selection Committee Members

·     NEW: Call for Expressions of Interest: 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee Standing Committee Members

·     NEW: ICANN81 Policy and Advice Outcomes

·     NEW: ICANN’s DNS Abuse Mitigation Program: Key Updates from 2024

·     NEW: Use Cases Highlight the Opportunities To Be Found in Operating a TLD

·     ICANN Opens Application Period for New gTLD Applicant Support Program

·     ICANN Opens New gTLD Registry Service Provider Evaluation Program

·     Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages 

·     ICANNWiki Seeking Volunteers

Webinars

·     ICANN to Host Webinars on the Draft FY26–30 and FY26 Operating Plan and Budget

🔥 Action Items 🔥

·     ICANN82 Community Childcare Grants Program: Apply Now

·     ICANN Community Excellence Award: Now Accepting Nominations

Public Comment

·     NEXT WEEK: Proposed Revisions to Community Anti-Harassment Policy

·     Continuous Improvement Program Framew [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]ork [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

·     IANA 2030 Strategy: Draft PTI Strategic Plan covering 2025 to 2030

Events

·     These events occur between the dates of 09 December and 16 December 2024.

 

ICANN82

 

NEW: ICANN82 Newcomers Session Sign-Up

 

Want to introduce your group’s work to ICANN82 Community Forum Meeting newcomers, including Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN Programs Participants? Sign up for a 30 minute session on 8-9 March, 2025. These outreach sessions are part of the ""Get To Know ICANN Community"" Onboarding Program for Newcomers and are the opportunity for every SO/AC to share information with the ICANN Meeting newcomers and highlight the important work that your group does within ICANN.

 

Sign up for available slots here [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

 

For any additional questions, please contact ICANN Fellowship Program Manager, Siranush Vardanyan at siranush.vardanyan@icann.org.

 

The deadline to sign up for a slot is December 30th, 2024

 

 

NEW: ICANN Announces NextGen@ICANN82 Participants

 

The 12 NextGen@ICANN participants attend universities in the North American region where they study engineering, political science, technology, and other relevant subjects.

 

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

 

 

 

Information Sharing

 

NEW: Call for SOs/ACs: Nominate Fellowship Mentors and Selection Committee Members

 

ICANN is seeking Expressions of Interest for members of the 2025 NomCom Standing Committee.

 

Deadline: 31 January 2025

 

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

 

 

NEW: Call for Expressions of Interest: 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee Standing Committee Members

 

The NomCom Standing Committee shall be composed of five seats: four members and one ex-officio observer. The term of all four appointed members shall be three years. 

 

Deadline: 23 December 2024

 

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

 

 

NEW: ICANN81 Policy and Advice Outcomes

 

This blog captures the high-level policy and advice outcomes from the Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs), which organized over 150 sessions during the six-day program.

 

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

 

 

NEW: ICANN’s DNS Abuse Mitigation Program: Key Updates from 2024

 

Throughout 2024, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has made notable strides in its approach supporting efforts that combat Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse.

 

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

 

 

NEW: Use Cases Highlight the Opportunities To Be Found in Operating a TLD

 

The ICANN organization is charged with getting the word out to as many potential gTLD applicants as possible. One way to achieve this is by sharing stories about how different organizations are using gTLDs.

 

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

 

 

ICANN Opens Application Period for New gTLD Applicant Support Program

 

ICANN has opened the application submission period for the Applicant Support Program (ASP), part 

the New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program: Next Round. The ASP provides financial and

nonfinancial assistance to qualified, eligible entities who plan to apply for a new gTLD. The application

window will be open for 12 months.

 

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

 

 

ICANN Opens New gTLD Registry Service Provider Evaluation Program

 

ICANN has opened the Registry Service Provider (RSP) Evaluation Program for the New Generic TopLevel Domains (gTLD) Program: Next Round. The RSP Evaluation Program was created to streamline the evaluation of gTLD applications by separating the evaluation of the technical aspects of operating the gTLD from the application for the name.

 

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!

 

Webinars

 

ICANN to Host Webinars on the Draft FY26–30 and FY26 Operating Plan and Budget

 

Both webinars will present identical information.

 

17 December 2024 at 17:00–18:30 UTC | Register [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

18 December 2024 at 3:00–4:30 UTC | Register [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

 

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

 

Action Items

 

ICANN Community Excellence Award: Now Accepting Nominations

 

The nomination period will close on 9 January 2025 at 23:59 UTC.

 

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

 

 

ICANN82 Community Childcare Grants Program: Apply Now

 

Grants of up to $750 per family are available for ICANN Public Meeting participants who meet the criteria, are bringing children, and will incur expenses associated with babysitting or local childcare services.

 

Deadline: Friday, 24 January 2025

 

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

 

 

Call for SO/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members

 

ICANN invites its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) to nominate volunteers to serve as mentors in its Fellowship Program and to serve on the Fellowship Program Selection Committee. Each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role.

 

Interested SOs/ACs should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative no later than 31 January 2025 and notify ICANN Fellowship Program Manager Siranush Vardanyan at siranush.vardanyan@icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered.

 

Mentors:

• Mentors generally must plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours before, during, and immediately after each ICANN Public Meeting. This includes extensive pre-meeting preparation, on-site support for their assigned fellows, and post-meeting reporting.

• Each mentor will serve a term that includes three consecutive ICANN Public Meetings, beginning with ICANN84 (from ICANN84 - ICANN86 inclusive).

• Mentors are expected to follow Fellowship Program guidelines to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities for fellows and to help fellows actively participate in ICANN's work.

• Mentors will receive travel funding support (if applicable).

 

Selection Committee Members:

• Members should plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours over four to five weeks for each Public Meeting.

• Selection Committee members will typically serve for two years, which encompasses six Public Meetings.

• Work for this role will begin in April 2025 to select fellows for ICANN84.

• Selection Committee members will not receive travel funding support.

 

For more information on the guidelines and expectations, please go here for additional details on the Mentorship program and here for additional details on the Selection Committee.

 

Mentors cannot serve on the Selection Committee while serving their terms as mentors.

 

Public Comment

 

NEXT WEEK: Proposed Revisions to Community Anti-Harassment Policy [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Open for Submissions: 04 November 2024

Closed for Submissions: 20 December 2024

 

 

Continuous Improvement Program Framework [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Open for Submissions: 21 November 2024

Closed for Submissions: 09 January 2025

 

 

IANA 2030 Strategy: Draft PTI Strategic Plan covering 2025 to 2030 [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Open for Submissions: 26 November 2024

Closed for Submissions: 29 January 2025

 

 

 

 

Events

 

These events occur between the dates of 09 December and 16 December 2024. To learn more, please visit our community engagement calendar [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

 

·     Benin DNS Forum 2024

·     Connected Caribbean Summit

·     Global IGF 2024

 

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