September 2024 - Npoc-discuss

NPOC presence on X (formerly known as twitter)
by Johan Helsingius Oct. 3, 2024

Oct. 3, 2024

I just wanted to hear how people feel about NPOC having a presence on X. I know a lot of people have issues with X after the takeover by Elon Musk, and his rather interesting understanding of freedom of speech. Many civil society organisations are withdrawing their presence on and support for X. I don't have a strong position on this, but I am curious to hear what members think. I also don't want to get into the loaded discussion about possible disinformation, as the mere definition of that word is likely to lead to a heated discussion. Julf

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1:1 with ICANN CEO
by Juan Manuel Rojas Oct. 1, 2024

Oct. 1, 2024

Dear Members, I would like to hear your thoughts on any topics you would like me to address during my one-on-one meeting with Sally Costerton on October 14th. Best regards, JUAN MANUEL ROJAS, M.Sc. Director - MINKA DIGITAL ColombiaNPOC Chair - NCSG/GNSO M.Sc. Information Technology Registered Linux User No.533108. http://www.jmanurojas.com Cel. +57 301 743 56 00 Instagram: jmanurojas -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT d- s: a+ C+++ UL P+ L+++ !E !W+++ !N !o K+++ w-- !O M- V PS+ PE-- Y+ PGP+ t+ 5 X++ R tv+ b+ DI D G e+++(+++)>+++ h+ r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

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UPDATE-ICANN81 CROP Trip Opportunity
by Andrea Glandon Sept. 7, 2024

Sept. 7, 2024

Hello all, We did not receive any applicants for the ICANN81 CROP opportunity. The deadline for this opportunity has now passed. We would like to thank our members and to remind everyone to please keep an eye out for other opportunities. Regards, NPOC Executive Committee From: Andrea Glandon via Npoc-discuss <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 07:30 To: "npoc-discuss(a)icann.org" <npoc-discuss(a)icann.org> Subject: [Npoc-discuss] REMINDER-ICANN81 CROP Trip Opportunity Greetings Everyone, On behalf of the NPOC EC, We are pleased to announce the CROP program for ICANN81, which will sponsor a community member to attend ICANN81, taking place in Istanbul from 9-14 November 2024. Please complete the form here [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsnBEt…> and make sure to read the procedures & guidelines linked on the form. Please be sure to check the link for the GSE Regions [drive.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/drive.google.com/file/d/14seX2l_Gq5rE97g…> to see the countries that are eligible for this slot. Expectations: The selected candidate is expected to actively participate in all NCSG/NPOC meeting sessions. Additionally, the EC may delegate outreach and other responsibilities to the attendee during the event. Deadline: The submission form [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsnBEt…> is open until Wednesday, 28 August 2024 at 23:00 UTC. The Executive Committee will review all applications, and a successful candidate will be notified by, as soon as the EC concludes its deliberations. The successful candidate MUST complete the CROP Trip Proposal by 18 September 2024 or the candidate will be unable to travel to ICANN81. Post CROP Report: The successful CROP candidate will provide the EC with a standard CROP report including all meetings that participated and also prepare a blog writeup sharing experiences he/she had during the meeting and how it contributed to the NPOC Outreach engagement no later than a week after the meeting finished. The successful candidate would be expected to fill out the CROP Travel Assessment Form to evaluate how their expectations and goals were accomplished. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to the EC. Regards, NPOC Executive Committee

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Welcoming our New NPOC Members
by Caleb Ogundele Sept. 5, 2024

Sept. 5, 2024

Dear NPOC Members, On behalf of the NPOC Executive Committee, Please join me in welcoming our new members below. - Internet Society of Rwanda Chapter, representative Emmanuel Mfitumukiza, Alternate Rep. Jules Mizeyimana, NCSG/NCUC/NPOC-AF As you are aware, Non-for-Profit Organizational Constituency (NPOC), is the home for not-for-profits which have a domain name and want to participate in the making of policy that influences the current internet infrastructure. As the Membership Committee Chair, I am happy to provide any necessary help for our new and old members to become fully engaged within our Constituency and our Stakeholder Group to facilitate the onboarding process into our community - and you will find many members willing to do the same! To better understand how to do that, you need to first understand ICANN´s complex structure. As you already know from the application process, NPOC is part of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG), which means that we represent the non-commercial interests of the Internet community. Specifically, those of not-for-profits. We believe that non-for-profits have to play a central role in creating, discussing, and reviewing top-level domain names policy and so we have outlined some key steps you can take to familiarize yourself with the process and get involved: 1. Understand what a domain name is: Learn more about the domain name system (DNS) and the problems, challenges, and opportunities they bring to the operation of organizations like yours. (Suggestion: read the Beginners Guides <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/beginners-guides-2012-03-06-en>) 2. Read the NPOC toolkit: Learn more about NPOC’s work within ICANN, the NPOC structure, current working groups, the role of the NPOC Executive Committee (ExCom), including a glossary of acronyms, which we know can be very tricky! (Suggestion: read NPOC Beginners Guide <https://npoc.org/beginners-guide-to-npoc/>) 3. Learn about the policy-making process: Understand how to help create and review policy, via the online working groups, public comments and open discussions; or at the ICANN Meetings that take place three times every year (Suggestion: Watch Policy Development Process Video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPS_0Ut2FRk&list=PLQziMT9GXafXm-5MHQ5YIcRNy…> ] 4. Get to know the other non-for-profits members of NPOC: You never know what opportunities for collaboration and conversation exist. (See our Members <https://npoc.org/our-membership/>) 5. Understand the ICANN complex structure: start by checking the organizational structure <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/chart-2012-02-11-en> for more information about the ICANN hierarchy, then go through ICANN free-of-charge certified courses, available on ICANN Learn <https://learn.icann.org/#/catalog>. We also encourage you to follow our activity online: - NPOC website: www.npoc.org - NPOC DISCUSS list: https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-discuss - NPOC Twitter: @NPOC_ICANN - Follow us and stay tuned! - NPOC Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/npocicann - NPOC Wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/txAQAg Besides this, here are a list of other resources which may be useful: - ICANN acronyms: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/glossary-2014-02-03-en[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…> - How to get involved: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/How+To+Get+Involved[com… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…> - List of working groups and their members: - https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Getting+Involved+in+Wor… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…> - Policy comments and statements: - https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Development[comm… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…> - A one-stop page about ICANN's policy efforts: - http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…> - To catch up with ongoing discussion see the mailing list archive: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/npoc-discuss/ I know that this can be overwhelming, so allow me to invite you to a short introductory discussion or our next membership meeting when the call is announced, where you can ask all your questions and discuss how you can get involved. If you have any questions, comments, concerns,s or feedback please don’t hesitate to contact me directly, we will gladly help you! Let’s start working together! Best wishes, Caleb Ogundele Membership Committee Chair on behalf of the Executive Committee Team

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