January 2026 - rssac-caucus

RSSAC Teleconference - 3 February 2026
by Daniel Gluck Jan. 29, 2026

Jan. 29, 2026

Hello RSSAC Caucus Members, The next RSSAC Teleconference will take place on Tuesday, 3 February at 15:00 UTC. Please let me know if you would like an invitation to this meeting. All standing invitations have been sent. Thanks! Dan Gluck Draft Agenda (* = Vote) 1. Call to Order (Jeff Osborn) 2. Roll Call (Jeff Osborn) 3. Agenda Review (Jeff Osborn) 4. Administration * 6 January 2026 RSSAC Meeting Draft Minutes* (Daniel Gluck) * RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee Update (Jeff Osborn) i. Recommendation of Candidate* * RSSAC Nomination for ICANN Fellowship Program Mentors (for ICANN87-89)* 1. ICANN85 Schedule * ICANN85 Block Schedule 1.7.pdf * RSSAC at ICANN85 i. Questions for Board ii. GAC Agenda 1. Work Items * RSSAC001v3 Work Party Discussion (Daniel Migault, Duane Wessels, Robert Story, Abdulkarim Oloyede) i. Updated SOW: Draft RSSAC001v3 Work Party SoW Version 2 * Draft SOW: RSSAC WP on Metrics (Ken Renard) * Public Comment (Daniel Gluck) i. KSK Rollover * Continuous Improvement Program WP (Andrew McConachie) 1. Reports * Chair/Vice Chair (Jeff Osborn and Hans Petter Holen) * Liaison to the ICANN Board (Wes Hardaker) * Liaison to the CSC (Hiro Hotta) * Liaison to the RZERC (Lars-Johan Liman) * Delegate to the ICANN NomCom (Abdulkarim Oloyede) * Liaison from the IAB (Daniel Migault) * Liaison from the SSAC (Russ Mundy) * Liaison from the IANA Functions Operator (James Mitchell) * Liaison from the Root Zone Maintainer (Duane Wessels) * RSS GWG report (All) * Review of Reviews CG (Jeff Osborn and Ken Renard) 2. Any Other Business (Jeff Osborn) * Next meeting: ICANN85 - Tuesday 10 March at 03:30 UTC 3. Adjournment (Jeff Osborn)

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OCTO published new study
by Wataru 'Alt' Ohgai Jan. 16, 2026

Jan. 16, 2026

Hi, this is alt from JPNIC. ICANN OCTO published new study "OCTO-042 DNS Root Server Equivalance Study." https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/octo-042-14jan26-en.pdf -- alt

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Call for Volunteers: Fellowship Program Mentor
by Daniel Gluck Jan. 7, 2026

Jan. 7, 2026

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, ICANN’s Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees are invited to nominate one individual to serve as a mentor for the ICANN Fellowship program. Please see the linked announcement here: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/call-for-nominations-for-ica… This position will start with ICANN87 and last three consecutive ICANN Public Meetings. The current RSSAC Liaison to the Fellowship Mentoring Committee is James Kunle Olorundare, who is serving his first-one year term in the position. By 23:59 UTC on Monday, 12 January 2026 please email daniel.gluck(a)icann.org<mailto:daniel.gluck@icann.org> if you would like to be considered for this position. Also available at the same address if you have any questions. Thanks! Dan Gluck

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Last Call: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period
by Ozan Sahin Jan. 6, 2026

Jan. 6, 2026

Dear RSSAC Caucus members, The nomination period for ICANN Community Excellence Award will close on Thursday, 8 January 2026. You can see the announcement here: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/last-call-nominations-for-th… and nominate ICANN community members via this form: https://forms.gle/LKfuQMnHvuzuRkHH6 Best regards, Ozan Sahin Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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