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GNSO Council confirmation of SSC leadership
by Emily Barabas Dec. 11, 2025

Dec. 11, 2025

Hi all, During today’s GNSO Council meeting, the Council approved Carlton as SSC Chair and Sophie as Vice Chair. You can find the Council meeting agenda here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+GNSO… Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Updated timeline - selection of a GNSO nominated mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program
by Emily Barabas Dec. 23, 2021

Dec. 23, 2021

Dear all, The EOI for the GNSO nominated mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program was scheduled to close yesterday, but no applications were received by the deadline. Council has therefore extended the deadline to 14 January. Staff will go ahead and cancel the SSC meeting on 5 January. The leadership team will be in touch about a revised schedule for the selection process in the new year. Happy holidays to all. Wishing you a restful break from ICANN activities. Kind regards, Julie and Emily Emily Barabas Policy Development Support Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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GNSO Council confirmation of SSC leadership
by Emily Barabas Dec. 16, 2021

Dec. 16, 2021

Dear SSC members, During today’s GNSO Council meeting, the Council voted, as part of the Consent Agenda, to confirm the leadership team of the SSC for the 2021-2022 cycle: * Arinola Akinyemi (BC) - Chair * Akinremi Peter Taiwo (NCSG) - Vice Chair You can find the meeting agenda here<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agen…>, and the ensuing resolution will be posted here [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/20…> shortly. Congratulations to Arinola and Peter and thanks again for volunteering! Kind regards, Julie and Emily Emily Barabas Policy Development Support Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Notes & Action Items - SSC meeting - 07 Dec 2021 at 19:00 UTC
by Julie Hedlund Dec. 16, 2021

Dec. 16, 2021

Dear SSC members, Please find below notes and action items from today’s call on Tuesday, 07 December 2021 at 19:00 UTC. These also are posted to the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2021-12-07+GNSO+Standing+Selection…. Kind regards, Emily and Julie Action Items: 1. Volunteers for SSC Chair and Vice Chair: SSC members are requested to provide comments, if any, on the following volunteers not later than Thursday, 09 December at 23:59 UTC: * Arinola Akinyemi (BC) - Chair * Akinremi Peter Taiwo (NCSG) - Vice Chair 2. For the assignment re: Selection of a GNSO Appointed Member to ICANN Fellowship Program<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fell…>: SSC members are requested to preview the poll and provide feedback, if any, on the format by Tuesday, 14 December 2021 at 23:59 UTC for the Evaluation of GNSO Candidates - ICANN Fellowship Program Mentor – 2021 at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/sm=P_2B7bJ8gBWdpnMmamJvPJm381T4_2Fas… 3. Next Meeting: Staff to send a Doodle Poll for an SSC meeting in January 2022. Notes: Proposed Agenda SSC Meeting – 07 December 2021 1. Welcome and Introductions * See the SOIs on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=64077781 2. Brief Review of SSC Resources – see attached slides. a. Charter<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2.+Charter> b. Standard Selection Process<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64077672/DRAFT%20GNSO%20St…> * Usually the GNSO Council will run the call for volunteers and then the SSC reviews and evaluates the candidates and make recommendations to the Council. * Representation from each SG/C. * Usually there are around three selection processes a year. * Decision is by full consensus; if full consensus is not reached a rationale will have to be provided to the GNSO Council. * Process is to come to a preliminary agreement on a call and then follow up with non-objection on the list. * Important to note: Processes are transparent – by default and unless otherwise directed by the GNSO Council, the names of all applicants and all documents received during the selection process shall be considered public and published on the GNSO web-site or other ICANN web-site as standard practice. Deliberations can be private, but a rationale will have to be provided. * Standard Selection Process in Brief: * Council typically designs and launches the Expressions of Interest process, assigning the selection to the SSC. * An SSC wiki page provides all relevant materials to support the SSC’s process, including list of candidates and EOI materials. Staff confirms affiliation stated by candidates, if applicable. * SSC meets to review the assignment, evaluation criteria. * SSC members fill out poll individually to organize thoughts on candidates. * SSC meets to review poll results, deliberate on candidates and come to preliminary agreement of ranking of candidates. * Consensus call is held by non-objection on the mailing list after meeting. * SSC submits recommendation to GNSO Council for its consideration. * Typically two-to-three meetings per selection process. * Question: What happens if a member of the SSC is also a candidate for a selection process? Answer: It is not a problem, but you will have to recuse yourself for that particular selection process. * The evaluation poll is not a vote with a firm score, but includes ranking with an algorithm. The poll does not dictate the results; there just needs to be a clear rationale for why the SSC made its choice. 3. Volunteers to Serve as SSC Chair and Vice Chair * Not a sustained all-year commitment. Good for someone who wants to be a new leader in an ICANN group. * Peter Akinremi has volunteered for Vice Chair. * Arinola Akinyemi has volunteered for Chair. ACTION ITEM: Re: volunteers for SSC Chair and Vice Chair -- SSC members are requested to provide comments, if any, on the following volunteers not later than Thursday, 09 December at 23:59 UTC: · Arinola Akinyemi (BC) - Chair · Akinremi Peter Taiwo (NCSG) - Vice Chair 4. Introduction to assignment: Selection of a GNSO Appointed Member to ICANN Fellowship Program<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fell…> * See the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fell… and the expression of interest and criteria at: https://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07dec21-en.htm * Key Dates: * 7 December 2020: Launch Fellowship Mentor EOI 22 December 2020: Deadline for Fellowship Mentor EOI 23 December 2020: Launch poll for SSC members complete on Fellowship Mentor candidates early January 2020: SSC meeting to discuss Fellowship Mentor candidates (members should complete poll at least 24 hours before the meeting) 10 January 2020: Motion Deadline for January GNSO meeting – placeholder motion possible 19 January 2020 Last day to submit name(s) of recommended candidate(s) 20 January 2020: GNSO Council meeting ACTION ITEM: SSC members are requested to preview the poll and provide feedback, if any, on the format by Tuesday, 14 December 2021 at 23:59 UTC for the Evaluation of GNSO Candidates - ICANN Fellowship Program Mentor – 2021 at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/sm=P_2B7bJ8gBWdpnMmamJvPJm381T4_2Fas… 5. Next Meeting: ACTION ITEM: Staff to send a Doodle Poll for a meeting in January 2022.

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SSC leadership - deadline for input Thursday 9 December
by Emily Barabas Dec. 9, 2021

Dec. 9, 2021

Dear SSC members, During today’s meeting, the following members put their names forward to serve on the leadership team of the SSC: * Arinola Akinyemi (BC) - Chair * Akinremi Peter Taiwo (NCSG) - Vice Chair Thanks to you both for volunteering! Noting that not all members were able to attend the call, if you have any comments in relation to our candidates for the leadership team, please share them on list no later than Thursday 9 December at 23:59 UTC. Absent any concerns, confirmation of the leadership team will be included on the consent agenda for next week’s Council meeting. Kind regards, Julie and Emily Emily Barabas Policy Development Support Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Post Call | Standing Selection Committee meeting | Tuesday, 07 December 2021 at 19:00 UTC
by Devan Reed Dec. 7, 2021

Dec. 7, 2021

Dear all, All recordings for the GNSO Standing Selection Committee held on Tuesday, 07 December 2021 at 19:00 UTC can be found on the agenda wiki page <https://community.icann.org/x/6oXOCg> (attendance included) and the GNSO Master Calendar<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calen…>. These include: * Attendance (please let me know if your name has been left off the attendance list) * Audio recording * Zoom chat archive * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript) * Transcript Thank you! Kind Regards, Devan

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Proposed agenda - SSC meeting - 7 December 2021
by Emily Barabas Dec. 7, 2021

Dec. 7, 2021

Dear all, To those who have newly joined the SSC, welcome! To those returning for an additional term, welcome back! Below, please find a proposed agenda for our first SSC meeting of 2021-2022 term. For those who are new to the SSC, please take a few minutes to review the SSC charter and standard selection process document linked below in the agenda. On the call, staff will go over a few key items from these documents and answer any questions you might have. Under agenda item 3, we will be seeking volunteers to serve as Chair and Vice Chair of the SSC for the coming year. Please note that both seats are vacant because our Chair and Vice Chair from last year have termed out of the SSC as of the Annual General Meeting. Please think about whether you might be willing to put your name forward for one of these roles. Finally, Council has just assigned the SSC with its first selection process for this term. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourselves with the background here<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fell…>. We look forward to speaking tomorrow. Kind regards, Julie and Emily Proposed agenda 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Brief Review of SSC Resources * Charter<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2.+Charter> * Standard Selection Process<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/64077672/DRAFT%20GNSO%20St…> 3. Volunteers to Serve as SSC Chair and Vice Chair? 4. Introduction to assignment: Selection of a GNSO Appointed Member to ICANN Fellowship Program<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN+Fell…> Emily Barabas Policy Development Support Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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