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From: ICANN Community Digest <digest@icann.ccsend.com>
Reply-To: "policyinfo@icann.org" <policyinfo@icann.org>
Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 10:01 AM
To: Julie Bisland <julie.bisland@icann.org>
Subject: [Ext] NEW: Get Involved in Shaping ICANN’s Next Strategic Plan

 

Thursday, 30 May 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

 

ICANN80

·     ICANN80 Schedule Published!

·     ICANN80 Registration is Open!

·     ICANN80 Prep Week Schedule Now Available

·     Zoom Backgrounds

·     Pre-ICANN80 Status Update: New gTLD Program: Next Round

·     NEW: ICANN80 GNSO Policy Briefing

·     NEW: PRSP Pre-ICANN80 Briefing

·     NEW: Press Release: ICANN80 and High-Level Government Meeting to Convene in Kigali, Rwanda

Information Sharing

·     NEW: Chair's Blog: Recap of the May Board Workshop

·     NEW: ICANN Releases the 2023 Africa Domain Name Industry Study

·     Get Involved in Shaping ICANN’s Next Strategic Plan

Action Items

·     TOMORROW 🔥 ACTION ITEM: NextGen@ICANN Application Deadline for ICANN81 Extended

·     🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Volunteers: Pilot Holistic Review

·     🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2025 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect

Public Comment

·     Policy Status Report: GNSO Policy & Implementation Working Group Recommendations

 

 

 

ICANN80

 

 

 

 

NEW: ICANN80 GNSO Policy Briefing

 

The GNSO Policy Support Team has developed this briefing document to help community members prepare for ICANN80. Link: http://go.icann.org/gnsobriefing [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

 

 

NEW: PRSP Pre-ICANN80 Briefing

 

Find the PRSP Pee-ICANN80 Briefing here: https://go.icann.org/4bAW29c [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

 

 

NEW: Press Release: ICANN80 and High-Level Government Meeting to Convene in Kigali, Rwanda

 

This event, hosted in collaboration with the Republic of Rwanda's Ministry of ICT and Innovation, marks the first ICANN meeting to take place in Rwanda.

 

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

 

Information Sharing

 

NEW: Chair's Blog: Recap of the May Board Workshop

 

This month, several of my Board colleagues and I had the pleasure of attending the Contracted Parties Summit [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net], which was held in Paris following the May Board Workshop.

 

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

 

 

NEW: ICANN Releases the 2023 Africa Domain Name Industry Study

 

The study explores the rapid growth and evolution of the DNS sector in Africa, providing a crucial snapshot of infrastructure development, digital divide issues, and domain name registration growth.

 

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

 

 

Get Involved in Shaping ICANN’s Next Strategic Plan

 

The ICANN Board of Directors is in the process of developing the ICANN Strategic Plan for fiscal years (FY) 2026–2030, and input from the community is a key part of this important undertaking.

 

ICANN80 Policy Forum Session:

Board-Led Community Engagement on the Draft FY26–30 ICANN Strategic Plan

Thursday, 13 June 2024, 13:30–15:00 UTC

 

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

 

Action Items

 

TOMORROW 🔥 ACTION ITEM: NextGen@ICANN Application Deadline for ICANN81 Extended

 

ICANN wants to hear from regional university students who are interested in the future of the Internet and participating in the ICANN81 Annual General Meeting. 

 

Deadline: 31 May 2024

 

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

 

 

🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Volunteers: Pilot Holistic Review

 

At a high-level, volunteers for the Pilot Holistic Review will be responsible for defining guidelines for the Holistic Review.

 

Deadline to apply: 19 June 2024

Work start date: 25 September 2024

 

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

 

 

🔥 ACTION ITEM: Call for Expressions of Interest: ICANN 2025 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect

 

The NomCom Chair is responsible for organizing the NomCom in its activities to select certain ICANN Board members and individuals who will serve in key leadership positions within ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) in accordance with ICANN's Bylaws. 

 

Deadline to apply: 17 June 2024

 

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

 

Public Comment

 

Policy Status Report: GNSO Policy & Implementation Working Group Recommendations [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Submissions Opening Date: Thursday, 16 May 2024

Submissions Closing Date: Tuesday, 02 July 2024

 

 

 

 

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