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Monday, 29 September 2025
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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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ICANN84
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NEW: ICANN84 Schedule
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Prep Week Schedule
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FAQ's
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ICANN84 Time Change Notice
Information Sharing
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NEW: Call for Nominations: 2026 ICANN Leadership Program
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TOMORROW:
Registration Operations Workshop (ROW) 14
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Call for Applications: NextGen@ICANN85
Next Round
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ICANN Materials Provide Prospective New gTLD Applicants Clarity on Key Topics
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Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages
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Call for ASP Mentors
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Action Items
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ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organization Calls for Volunteers for SPIRT
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ICANN Request for Proposal: NomCom Recruiting Services
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NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations
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ICANNWiki Seeking Volunteers
Public Comment
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CLOSES TODAY:
Registration Data Request Service Standing Cmte. Report for GNSO Council Review
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Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process on DNS Abuse Mitigation
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Updated GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process
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Second Draft of the RIR Governance Document
Events
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These events occur in September and October 2025.
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ICANN84 Time Change Notice
On Sunday, 26 October 2025 the time zone in Dublin, Ireland will change from Irish Standard Time (UTC+1) to Greenwich Mean Time, back one hour (UTC+0).
Read
more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]
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NEW:
Call for Nominations: 2026 ICANN Leadership Program
From
30 September – 21 November 2024, ICANN will issue a call for nominations for the 2026 Leadership Program, scheduled for
5 – 6 March in Mumbai, India, just before the ICANN85 Public Meeting.
Current and incoming community leaders interested in participating in the program need to be endorsed by their Supporting Organization, Advisory Committee, or stakeholder group chairs.
The ICANN organization will reach out to the respective chairs for nominations and a registration link will be sent directly to individuals who are nominated.
The Leadership Program does not provide financial support for travel to Mumbai, but does cover accommodations and offer a stipend for the days a participant is involved in the program.
Questions may be sent to Fernanda Iunes at
fernanda.iunes@icann.org.
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TOMORROW:
Registration Operations Workshop (ROW) 14
The Registration Operations Workshop (ROW) is an informal industry conference that offers a platform for discussing the technical intricacies of registration operations within the domain
name system.
Date: September 30th, 2025, 13:00 - 17:00 UTC
Read
more and Register. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]
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ICANN Materials Provide Prospective New gTLD Applicants Clarity on Key Topics
ICANN org is developing supplemental, complementary materials to aid prospective generic top-level domain (gTLD) applicants in understanding the Next Round application requirements,
and how to navigate the application and evaluation processes.
Blog
[danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].
Key
Topic Overview Documents. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]
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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.
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Call for ASP Mentors
ICANN is seeking volunteer mentors who would like to offer their expertise to supported applicants as part of the ASP in the
new gTLD Program: Next Round [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]. ICANN is looking for mentors who can share insights and experience across ICANN Languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, or Spanish) to support diverse
gTLD applicants.
Mentors may play a role in: advising applicants on navigating the gTLD application process and DNS industry; identifying resources; providing guidance; sharing experiences as appropriate;
and helping supported applicants navigate the ICANN community and Public Meetings. If you or someone in your network might be interested, please refer to the
mentor registration announcement [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net] for more information.
Questions about the ASP or becoming a supported applicant Mentor can be sent to
globalsupport@icann.org.
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ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organization Calls for Volunteers for SPIRT
In coordination with the GNSO Council, the SPIRT will collaborate with ICANN org to address all non-minor changes during the program using the Predictability Framework.
Deadline: Friday, 17 October 2025
Read
more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]
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NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations
The NextGen@ICANN Program is seeking nominations for three (3) positions in the 2026 Mentor Program. These mentors will guide the NextGen participants through the mentorship process
during the ICANN85-87 meetings. ICANN will provide travel funding for the appointed mentors to attend these meetings.
Each Supporting Organization (SO) and Advisory Committee (AC) is invited to nominate one individual for a total of three spots. Nominations can include program alumni, and we encourage
the selection of active community members who are passionate about mentoring students. SOs and ACs can also choose to renominate previous mentors. Please note that individual self-nominations will not be accepted. All nominations must be submitted by Friday,
7 November 2025 to Fernanda Iunes at fernanda.iunes@icann.org.
If we receive nominations from more than three SOs/ACs, they will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, but ICANN org will prioritize groups that have not had mentors in
the past.
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These events occur in September and October 2025.
To learn more, please visit our
community engagement calendar [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].
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Training for Fresh Graduates and Women in ICT-Oman 2025
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Africa Internet Summit 2025
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Africa Cyber Defense Forum 2025
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CTU's ICT Week 2025
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Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCSF) 2025
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DE-CIX Istanbul 10 Years Anniversary
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Empowering Women to Leadership in Cyber
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DNSSEC Workshop Morocco 2025
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Baltic Domain Days
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Finnish Internet Forum
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Netnod Tech Meeting 2025
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Public Interest Technology Career Summit
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