Dear SSC members,

An additional brief update regarding this selection process:

The EOI process is now closed. There are three candidates in total: Sebastien Ducos, Jeff Neuman, and Cheryl Langdon-Orr. Application materials are here.
Based on the results of the doodle poll, there is an SSC meeting on the calendar for Wednesday 29 September at 18:00 UTC.
While it is helpful for everyone to review the wiki page and EOIs before the upcoming call, you do not need to be ready to make a selection on the 29th. The purpose of this first meeting is to go over the assignment, respond to any questions, and agree to the approach for completing the selection. An additional call will be scheduled in early October for the selection itself.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out on list.

Kind regards,

Julie and Emily

From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org>
Date: Monday, 20 September 2021 at 09:42
To: "gnso-ssc@icann.org" <gnso-ssc@icann.org>
Subject: Re: SSC Assignment - GNSO Council Liaison to the anticipated ODP for SubPro

Dear SSC members,

The EOI for GNSO Council Liaison to the ODP for SubPro closes tomorrow, Tuesday 21 September. A few updates on this process:

· There are two candidates so far: Sebastien Ducos and Jeff Neuman. Application materials are here if you would like to get started on reviewing the EOIs.

· The Council meeting on Thursday 23 September includes an AOB item in which Council Leadership will discuss if it wants to provide additional guidance to the SSC for this selection.

· We will our first call introducing the assignment to the SSC the week of 27 September. You will receive an email soon with a doodle poll to assist with scheduling this meeting.

If you have any questions, please share them on list.

Kind regards,
Julie and Emily

From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org>
Date: Tuesday, 31 August 2021 at 14:03
To: "gnso-ssc@icann.org" <gnso-ssc@icann.org>
Subject: Re: SSC Assignment - GNSO Council Liaison to the anticipated ODP for SubPro

Dear all,

The EOI process is now open. You can find the announcement here: https://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-31aug21-en.htm

Kind regards,

Emily and Julie

From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org>
Date: Monday, 30 August 2021 at 19:32
To: "gnso-ssc@icann.org" <gnso-ssc@icann.org>
Subject: SSC Assignment - GNSO Council Liaison to the anticipated ODP for SubPro

Dear SSC members,

The GNSO Council has tasked the SSC with conducting a selection process and recommending a candidate to serve as GNSO Council Liaison to the anticipated Operational Design Phase (ODP) for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group (SubPro). Staff is sharing the below information on behalf of the SSC leadership team to get everyone up to speed on the assignment.

An announcement about the Expression of Interest process will be published tomorrow here: https://gnso.icann.org/en/news/announcements. Information about the EOI process will also be sent to SG/C leaders and the Council list to help with spreading the word about the opportunity. The text of the announcement and the application form are attached for your reference. Here is a proposed timeline for the assignment:

31 Aug - 21 Sep: Expression of Interest process is open
22 Sep - 16 Oct: SSC completes selection process
17 Oct: Document deadline for October Council meeting
27 Oct: GNSO votes on SSC selection

We will be scheduling an SSC meeting in mid-September to go over the details of the assignment and discuss the SSC’s approach. In the interim, the following resources provide some additional background:

SSC wiki workspace for this assignment: https://community.icann.org/x/DABmCg

General background on the role of the ODP: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/odp-concept-paper-05mar21-en.pdf

Background about the SubPro policy development process: https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/new-gtld-subsequent-procedures

If you have any questions, please share them on list.

Kind regards,

Emily and Julie on behalf of Carlton and Sophie

Emily Barabas

Policy Development Support Senior Manager

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976