FYI: [https://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=1968e606-b3dd-4d43-96d1-602897c08b25&a=1122025...] Thursday, 15 February 2024 ICANN Community Digest [https://files.constantcontact.com/304b3fd3501/31f30ab5-1445-45c3-aef7-c0ea4e...] The ICANN organization Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community groups track requests and follow updates. How Domain Name System Policy is Developed, and How You Can Get Involved [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Do you have any ideas for improving the ICANN Community Digest? Write to us at policyinfo@icann.org!<mailto:policyinfo@icann.org> Table of Contents ICANN79 · NEW: Join the Board for a Special ICANN79 Prep Week Session · NEW: ICANN79 Policy Outlook Report · ICANN79 Schedule Now Available · ICANN79 Prep Week Schedule Now Available · ICANN79 Zoom Backgrounds Information Sharing · NEW: Ten Things to Do in Puerto Rico · NEW: Request for Proposal: ICANN Support Applicant Review Panel Action Items · NEXT WEEK🔥 ACTION ITEM: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN80 · 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions Public Comment · NEW: Review of the Draft Applicant Support Program (ASP) Handbook – New gTLD Program · Draft NCAP Study 2 Report and Responses to Questions Regarding Name Collisions · Phase 1 Final Report of the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names · Proposed Language for Draft Sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook · Proposed Top-Level Domain String for Private Use · String Similarity Review Guidelines ICANN79 Prep Week Schedule [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Zoom Backgrounds [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> ICANN79 Schedule [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> ICANN79 Policy Outlook Report [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> NEW: Join the Board for a Special ICANN79 Prep Week Session During the session, Board members will host three separate breakout rooms, each covering a different topic. Date: Wednesday, 21 February, at 16:30–17:30 UTC. Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Information Sharing NEW: Ten Things to Do in Puerto Rico We look forward to greeting the ICANN community in San Juan for the upcoming Community Forum. ICANN selects these meeting locations because the Internet is a global network and our aim is to make it easier for volunteers to participate and to ensure our work represents the entire world. Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> NEW: Request for Proposal: ICANN Support Applicant Review Panel ICANN seeks to engage experienced and competent suppliers who can carry out a fair, efficient, consistent, and reliable process to assess ASP applicants in advance of the New gTLD Program: Next Round, anticipated to open in Q2 2026. Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Action Items NEXT WEEK 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN80 ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the African region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN80 Policy Forum. ICANN80 is scheduled to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 10–13 June 2024. Deadline: 23 February 2024 Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions Selected individuals will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe to help shape the policy development and technical coordination of the Internet's unique identifiers. Deadline: 15 March 2024 at 23:59 UTC Read more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Public Comment NEW: Review of the Draft Applicant Support Program (ASP) Handbook – New gTLD Program [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Open for Submissions: 12 February 2024 Closed for Submissions: 02 April 2024 Draft NCAP Study 2 Report and Responses to Questions Regarding Name Collisions [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Open for Submissions: 19 January 2024 Closed for Submissions: 28 February 2024 Phase 1 Final Report of the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Open for Submissions: 23 January 2024 Closed for Submissions: 12 March 2024 Proposed Language for Draft Sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Open for Submissions: 01 February 2024 Closed for Submissions: 19 March 2024 Proposed Top-Level Domain String for Private Use [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Open for Submissions: 24 January 2024 Closed for Submissions: 21 March 2024 String Similarity Review Guidelines [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...> Open for Submissions: 07 February 2024 Closed for Submissions: 27 March 2024 See upcoming proceedings [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001UQwUNzmCvkx8ehhJu...>. 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