March 2023 - Npoc-discuss - lists.icann.org

Public comments opened
by Juan Manuel Rojas March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023

Dear NPOC Community, On this mail I am sending to you some of Public Comments currently opened to make comments, suggestions and observations on the following topics: IANA Naming Function Review Bylaws Changes:(IFR) ICANN is in the middle of Bylaws Amendment Process specifically on Articles 18 and 19 of ICANN Bylaws where is defined ICANN obligations regarding IANA Function. You can read the proposed Amendments on this link: https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/additional-reviews/proposed-amendments-t… In this occasion ICANN is looking for clarification to language to avoid any change that could affect IANA Stewardship Transition. This opportunity will be open until April 18th. Be aware from next opening for public comments Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process: The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) charter revision process has been updated to reflect the continuous evolution of the ICANN community, ongoing implementation of Specific Review recommendations, and the review role of ICANN Board. These improvements will streamline charter revisions and allow GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to continue their focus on policy development. Phase 1 Initial Report of EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names This Public Comment proceeding seeks input on the EPDP Team's proposed recommendations regarding the definition and variant label management mechanism of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). NomComRIWG Proposed Changes to Bylaws and Standing Committee Charter Four (4) recommendations from the Nominating Committee Review require amendments to the ICANN Bylaws. For efficiency, they are grouped together with the draft NomCom Standing Committee Charter, so that the ICANN community and the ICANN Board can follow a single process for the entire group. Note: NomComRIWG is the Nominating Commitee Review Implementation Working Group. If anyone is interested on any of these topics to write or study a topic related please write me back and we will work on this together previously to uploading it to NCSG Policy Committee. Best Regards, JUAN MANUEL ROJAS P. Director - MINKA DIGITAL ColombiaNPOC Policy Chair - NCSG/GNSO Master IT candidate, UNAD Registered Linux User No.533108. Cel. +57 301 743 56 00 Instagram/Twitter: @JmanuRojas

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ICANN 76 Outreach Engagement with LACRALO
by Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023

Dear Colleagues, During the ICANN 76, we had an engagement session with LACRALO leadership teams on how we can collaborate, improve relationships and consolidate with Not-For-Profit Organisations in Latin America and the Caribbean region. The Agenda used is seen below. 1. Welcome by Chairs of LACRALO and NPOC 2. Outreach Coordinators of both Constituency discuss the overview of the meeting and expectations 3. Differences between LACRALO and NPOC 4. Cross-Community Policy Collaboration and Joint Webinars 5. Release of Joint Communique 6. Members' Engagement and Feedback In conclusion, the meeting agreed that we should: - Have joint webinars on topics of Interest - Work on Translation materials to support potential NPOC Members in LAC region - Spanish, Portuguese, and French. - Have Cross-Community Policy Conversations on topics of Interest. [image: image1.jpeg] Regards -- *Caleb Ogundele* Email: muyiwacaleb(a)gmail.com

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EPDP IDNs update and consolidated recommendations for Phase 1 Report
by Emmanuel Vitus March 20, 2023

March 20, 2023

Dear All, Thank you for joining the IDNs EPDP sessions during ICAN76. It was unfortunate that time did not allow us to present during the NCSG session. Below is a summary of what is going on so far. For those who are not familiar with this EPDP, the GNSO Council initiated this EPDP on IDNs in 2021 to address additional issues related to IDNs not discussed in the SubPro report, including how to securely and stably define and manage variant gTLDs and how to update IDN guidelines in the future. The scope of this work is defined in the EPDP charter for those who are familiar with it or interested in knowing more. The EPDP Working Group plans to publish two final reports. The first report will include top–level domain recommendations and the second report will include the second-level domain recommendations. The two-phase approach will allow the EPDP Working Group to deliver the first set of recommendations to the GNSO Council and then the ICANN Board while the work on recommendations for the second-level domains continues. The EPDP Working Group also shared the initial report with ICANN org requesting initial input, which was received in November 2022. So far, the EPDP team has worked on deliberations on the String Similarity Review Hybrid Model for the first phase report. Input was requested from us, and we replied to these requests. We made contributions regarding recommendations on String Similarity Basis for Comparison for gTLD labels and corresponding variant labels. We continued the deliberations in Cancun last week. The team is working toward publishing the Phase 1 Initial Report focusing on top-level IDN gTLD definition and variant management. The phase 1 report of this EPDP will be published on Monday 24 April 2023. Once the phase 1 report is published next month; I encourage you to read it and participate actively in the public comment. You will see attached to this email a draft table that provides a consolidated view of the draft Phase 1 recommendations the EPDP Team has developed so far. Thank you for your support and I look forward to hearing your views. Kind regards, Emmanuel ------------- *Mr. Emmanuel Agbenonwossi* *Tech Policy Researcher* - Working for a Free, Open & Inclusive Internet| Ex Coms & Research Lead @ParadigmHQ <https://twitter.com/ParadigmHQ> | Ex @Google <https://twitter.com/Google> Policy | Twitter <https://twitter.com/emmavitus> | Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmavitus/> | Mobile: +33 7 63102234My WiFi connects automatically in France, Ghana & Togo

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We need your Feedback | Membership Survey
by Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele March 18, 2023

March 18, 2023

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the NPOC EC, we will like to get your kind feedback on how we can make improvements on how our members engage in NPOC. We believe our members are the backbone of what NPOC is all about and we will like to let our flag fly high within ICANN ecosystem with your engagement feedback. In light of this, we will like to hear your voice via our annual membership survey <https://forms.gle/3EMYRGceXxMfo8tP7> form <https://forms.gle/3EMYRGceXxMfo8tP7> via the link below. *https://forms.gle/3EMYRGceXxMfo8tP7* <https://forms.gle/3EMYRGceXxMfo8tP7> We urge our members to kindly complete these forms on or before April 15th as it takes less than 5 minutes. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. -- *Caleb Ogundele* Email: muyiwacaleb(a)gmail.com

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Get to Know the ICANN Community: NCSG, NCUC, NPOC
by Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele March 12, 2023

March 12, 2023

Hello Everyone, We are having a Fellowship Outreach engagement going on and you can join via zoom or in person at the Great Cancun 3-5 Zoom Link: https://icann.zoom.us/j/94790785689?pwd=QlhqelErdmQxYUpadUQ1V01wR2RpQT09 • Zoom Session ID: 947 9078 5689 • Zoom Session Passcode: #V4tM3+U*@ • Zoom International Dial-In Numbers: https://icann.zoom.us/u/a1IvAoalW • Zoom Phone Passcode: 612 452 6964 -- *Caleb Ogundele* Email: muyiwacaleb(a)gmail.com

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Last NPOC EC meeting minutes | Procès-verbal de la réunion du CE
by Emmanuel Vitus March 12, 2023

March 12, 2023

Hello Listers, Please find attached herewith the minutes from the last NPOC Executive Committee Meeting. It includes the announcements the Chair made this afternoon during ICANN76 in Cancun. Best Regards, Emmanuel ******** Cher.e.s membres de la communauté, merci de trouver ci-joint le procès-verbal de la dernière réunion du comité exécutif du NPOC. Il comprend les annonces que le président a faites cet après-midi lors de l'ICANN 76 à Cancún. Cordialement, Emmanuel

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Re: [Npoc-discuss] Questions to ICANN board
by Raoul Plommer March 12, 2023

March 12, 2023

Thank you for all these suggestions, we have enough now. I passed these to Julf for final consideration. -Raoul On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 at 20:43, Jean-Louis Ecochard (NH) < jean-louis.ecochard(a)nethope.org> wrote: > Dear Raoul, > > > > Thank you for your leadership. > > > > I support “*When will NPOC finally get its seat at NomCom?”* > > I do not support the administrative question on the CEO hire – despite > curiousity > > Here are a few questions that ICANN ought to ponder: > > - *How might ICANN facilitate digital protection (e.g. privacy and > cybersecurity) of nonprofits?* This is because the NGO sector, > particularly humanitarian nonprofits, are the 2nd most targeted. > - As for carbon, I think being NetZero or Carbon Neutral is not > aspirational – today, it is a must have. I think that our question must go > beyond mitigation (a must for ICANN) to adaptation and resilience – > something ICAN facilitates through DNS. The question I propose is thus: > - *How can ICANN support and accelerate the adaptation and > resilience of communities impacted by a changing climate? * > > > > With the wish that the above helps, > > JL > > > > *Jean-Louis (JL) Ecochard *(Pronouns: he/him/his) > > *Senior Director of The NetHope Center for the Digital Nonprofit* > > *Global Head of Innovation * > > Email: Jean-Louis.Ecochard(a)NetHope.org > > Tel: +64 (0) 220 939 545 (New Zealand UTC +12) > > US Tel: +1 703 212 3999 (New Zealand UTC +12) > > Click here to check my availability to have a conversation > <https://calendly.com/jl-nh> > > > > *NET**HOPE.org* <http://www.nethope.org/> > > > > > > *From: *Npoc-discuss <npoc-discuss-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Raoul > Plommer via Npoc-discuss <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> > *Reply-To: *Raoul Plommer <plommer(a)gmail.com> > *Date: *Wednesday, 1 March 2023 at 03:18 > *To: *NPOC Discuss <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> > *Subject: *[Npoc-discuss] Questions to ICANN board > > > > Dear members, > > > > The ICANN board wants some questions from us. Can you think of some > relevant ones? > > > > I think 2-3 questions would suffice. If we can only come up with a couple > of NPOC relevant questions, I think I might include a question about ICANN > becoming carbon neutral. It would be great if I could receive these > suggestions by Friday. > > > > -Raoul > > > *Disclaimer* > > The information contained in this communication from the sender is > confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others > authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in > relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may > be unlawful. > > This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been > automatically archived. We have implemented *HAVEN™*, from *Corvid > Cyberdefense* which protects our networks, data, email and endpoints with > leading edge threat prevention controls and *24x7x365* threat detection > and monitoring. To find out more Click Here > <https://www.corvidcyberdefense.com>. >

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NPOC Membership Meeting and Social Media Engagement @ ICANN76
by Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele March 11, 2023

March 11, 2023

Dear NPOC Members, ICANN 76 is here again! I trust this email finds you well and we hope that you having a good weekend and getting set for ICANN 76 in-person or Remote Participation process for those who can't make it to the live meeting. To participate in the NPOC Meeting for members today, 16:30 Cancun (UTC-5), 11 March 2023 21:30 UTC, 11 March 2023. *Please use the following Zoom Link:* • Zoom Link: https://icann.zoom.us/j/92847518213?pwd=MURvdlNhb3BMcVNicFdQMG13aHFYUT09 • Zoom Session ID: 928 4751 8213 • Zoom Session Passcode: yDUTA5g+g= • Zoom International Dial-In Numbers: https://icann.zoom.us/u/azVs9rJJb • Zoom Phone Passcode: 484 342 7520 *NPOC on Social Media:* Please note that It is important NPOC's social media presence is felt with your tweets and Facebook posts. This is a very good way to engage and try to influence NPOC's mission in all the ongoing conversations and let our voices be heard. For those participating remotely, you can create awareness by posting a photo of yourself attending ICANN75 Virtual Meeting sessions from your location and sharing it using the *#ICANN75* hashtag and *#NPOC* as well as hashtag of the city you are participating from. Help us create a virtual meeting photo gallery. Look forward to seeing you all in Kuala Lumpur and online! Don't forget that the schedules are already online here: https://icann76.sched.com/?searchstring=NPOC *Twitter handles to follow*: @NPOC_ICANN @NCSG_ICANN @ICANN_GNSO @ICANN https://twitter.com/NPOC_ICANN/ <https://twitter.com/NPOC_ICANN/status/1190709134330662914?s=19> *What to do:* - Draft catchy phrases - Share pictures - Retweet awesome tweets - share remote meeting links, updates and summaries - ask questions - Share useful links and tips You can also reply to this message with your Twitter handle and hashtags to follow. *Some Remote Participation Tips:* To help reduce session disruptions, please do not share Zoom participation links on social media. However, we encourage you to share YouTube Livestream links (when available) on social media. To ensure transparency of participation in ICANN’s multistakeholder model, please remember to sign in to Zoom sessions using your full name (e.g. First Name + Last Name/Surname). *Interpretation Service:* • Languages Available: *English, French, Spanish* • Zoom Interpretation: ICANN provides interpretation within the Zoom application. To use this feature, please download Zoom.: We look forward to having you join us. -- *Caleb Ogundele* Email: muyiwacaleb(a)gmail.com

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Questions to ICANN board
by Raoul Plommer March 1, 2023

March 1, 2023

Dear members, The ICANN board wants some questions from us. Can you think of some relevant ones? I think 2-3 questions would suffice. If we can only come up with a couple of NPOC relevant questions, I think I might include a question about ICANN becoming carbon neutral. It would be great if I could receive these suggestions by Friday. -Raoul

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