December 2025 - Gnso-scci - lists.icann.org

Draft Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) Criteria
by Steve Chan Dec. 19, 2025

Dec. 19, 2025

Dear SCCI Members, As a reminder, the SCCI had begun to look at its draft Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) Criteria earlier this year but paused that effort once it was known that the Continuous Improvement Program Community Coordination Group (CIP-CCG) was working on a framework that could be leveraged by the Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, and Nominating Committee. You can find the CIP-CCG’s framework here: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cip-framework-02jul25-en.pdf The SCCI leadership team worked with staff to compare the SCCI’s draft CIP Criteria from earlier this year against the CIP-CCG’s new framework; fortunately, the SCCI’s existing draft and the new framework are relatively closely aligned. What leadership and staff have therefore done is to make administrative updates to the SCCI’s draft Criteria, in order to make it as consistent as possible with the CIP-CCG framework. Please find the output of that exercise here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17lG2KCmyCbOR7ILZy5wNayuDAoFb0ERMJuMU8NG… Please provide comments on list or in the document if you discover any issues that must be addressed, ideally no later than mid-January 2026. In the meantime, staff will begin preparing draft Indicators for each of the Criteria, which will be reviewed in detail by the SCCI in the new year. If you have any questions, please let us know. As we will not be meeting before the end of the year, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all happy holidays! Best, Steve Steven Chan  VP, Policy Development Support & GNSO Relations Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536  Email: steve.chan(a)icann.org<mailto:steve.chan@icann.org> Mobile: +1.310.339.4410

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FW: [council] GNSO Standing Committee on Continuous Improvement (SCCI) - Policy and Implementation Policy Status Report (PSR)
by Steve Chan Dec. 19, 2025

Dec. 19, 2025

Dear SCCI Members, Please see the email that was shared with the GNSO Council. Best, Steve From: Steve Chan via council <council(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Steve Chan <steve.chan(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM To: "council(a)icann.org" <council(a)icann.org> Subject: [council] GNSO Standing Committee on Continuous Improvement (SCCI) - Policy and Implementation Policy Status Report (PSR) Dear Councilors, On behalf of the GNSO’s Standing Committee on Continuous Improvement (SCCI), I’m pleased to report that the SCCI has completed its review and analysis of the Policy and Implementation Policy Status Report (PSR), which examined GNSO mechanisms like the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) and GNSO Guidance Process (GGP). Presuming availability of speakers, the expectation is that the attached Final Report will be on the agenda for discussion during the 15 January meeting, with a vote to adopt the report the following month. I am equally pleased to inform you all that the report is refreshingly brief at just 10 pages, with a total of only 3 recommendations! If you have any questions, please let us know. Best, Steve Steven Chan  VP, Policy Development Support & GNSO Relations Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536  Email: steve.chan(a)icann.org<mailto:steve.chan@icann.org> Mobile: +1.310.339.4410

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Re: Request for Review and Feedback on Draft PSR Final Report
by Steve Chan Dec. 10, 2025

Dec. 10, 2025

Dear SCCI Members, This is a friendly reminder to review the draft report shared by Saewon in the email below. While we have a meeting scheduled for 3 December, if no substantive feedback is received that warrants discussion, we expect to be able to cancel the meeting. Best, Steve From: Saewon Lee via Gnso-scci <gnso-scci(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Saewon Lee <saewon.lee(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM To: "gnso-scci(a)icann.org" <gnso-scci(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-scci] Request for Review and Feedback on Draft PSR Final Report Dear SCCI Members, We hope you are well and have appreciated the extended break for this team! The leadership and staff team have prepared a draft report regarding the SCCI’s review of the Policy & Implementation Policy Status Report, seeking to capture the SCCI’s deliberations and agreements. Please find the draft link here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18cD8mwFlrAVifl4oL_V2-nMvKDM01UklOhXo8y8… [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/18cD8mwFlrAVi…> We would like to provide SCCI members approximately two (2) weeks to review, providing feedback by 30 November upon consulting with their respective groups as needed. Please provide your feedback directly in the google doc. via sidebar comments only. We will schedule a meeting for this team on Wednesday, 3 December, 13:00 UTC, to discuss any substantive concerns or suggested edits; however, if there are no substantive changes needed, we have the option to cancel that meeting. Following agreement of the SCCI on the report, it will be submitted to the GNSO Council for its consideration, potential adoption, and next steps for implementation. Secondarily, the leadership and staff team have also started preparing for the next phase of the SCCI’s work, which is developing the GNSO’s Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) materials. This work was put on hold for the SCCI as it awaited the Continuous Improvement Program Community Coordination Group (CIP-CCG) completing its CIP Framework<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cip-framework-02jul25-en.pdf>, as well as guidance from ICANN org colleagues on how to leverage the framework in as uniform of a manner across the various SO/ACs. Stay tuned for next steps on this work but we anticipate the SCCI restarting its CIP work in January of 2026. Should you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Kind regards, Saewon Saewon Lee Policy Development Support Manager for GNSO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 (310) 463-5541 Email: saewon.lee(a)icann.org<mailto:saewon.lee@icann.org> Skype: saewon.lee.icann Website: www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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**CANCELLED** Meeting Invitation | SCCI Meeting | Wednesday, 03 December 2025
by Julie Bisland Dec. 1, 2025

Dec. 1, 2025

THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE REMOVE IT FROM YOUR CALENDAR. ******************************************************************* Dear all, The next meeting of the SCCI team will take place on Wednesday, 03 December 2025 at 13:00 UTC for 1 hour. Zoom Webinar link: : https://icann.zoom.us/j/96269931065?pwd=c0VKWkpMZHdNSlNSQkYrSG5MZmxQUT09<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/96269931065?pwd=c0VKWkpM…> Meeting ID: 962 6993 1065 Passcode: .&@z^zfSL1 One tap mobile +13126266799,,96269931065#,,,,*0702315261# US (Chicago) +19294362866,,96269931065#,,,,*0702315261# US (New York) Meeting ID: 962 6993 1065 Passcode: 0702315261 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/ad6GAsKCUM<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/u/ad6GAsKCUM__;!!PtGJab4!o…> ALL: Before joining the call: * Please send apologies to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> only * Please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-s…> , the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017…>, and the ICANN Community Participant Code of Conduct<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-community-partici…> * Agenda Wiki Agenda page: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQCaIw * Time conversion link: https://tinyurl.com/3hxewpku Thank you, Kind regards, Julie Policy Team Supporting the GNSO

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