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RSSAC001v3 Work Party Update
by Andrew McConachie Aug. 13, 2025

Aug. 13, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, The work party held a meeting on July 29th. If you were not able to join the meeting here is the Zoom recording link. https://icann.zoom.us/rec/share/x7LymNLty4q38G6UiudAcyq76s4gxAhiahgUHrsE24-… The next work party meeting will be held on August 12th. Below please find a link to the agenda and relevant links, including the working document. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mLgEgPNmrxLQV8hSN43xNpMClVftwi0gmDzBgdi… We'll begin looking at the working document at Section 3.2. Please feel free to comment in the document prior to the meeting. On the RSSAC monthly call it was brought up that we should periodically revisit our work party standing meeting time. The point of this is to share the pain a bit, so that Caucus members from more disadvantaged timezones aren't so disadvantaged. This discussion obviously needs to happen on the mailing list, and not on a call that people can't join because the time is bad for them. So I propose that after every 4 work party meetings I will bring this topic to the list and if someone feels that they're unable to participate because of the standing call time they can speak up. We're never going to find a time that works for everyone, but we also don't want to vary the meeting times so much that they're unpredictable, or that every call has different people showing up. I'm bringing this up now, so if you feel that the standing call time impacts your participation please speak up. Based on the mailing list discussion the Chairs and staff will determine if we should change the standing work party meeting time. Thanks, Andrew

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Reminder: RSSAC001v3 Work Party Teleconference | UPDATED CADENCE Every Two Weeks on Tuesdays | 16:00 UTC-17:00 UTC
by ICANN Policy Calendar Aug. 11, 2025

Aug. 11, 2025

Hey All, Here with a reminder for tomorrow’s RSSAC 001v3 WP Teleconference. Below is the link to the draft agenda for the call. Thanks, Dan Topic: RSSAC001v3 Work Party Teleconference Start Date: Tuesday 29 July 2025 04:00 PM Universal Time UTC (originally 13 May) Every 2 weeks on Tuesday Statement of Work (SoW): https://drive.google.com/file/d/13WIFsTNXAJ3QZZ2Ue8RwjDCgKV6vEPho/view?usp=… Work party wiki page: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AoAwDw Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mLgEgPNmrxLQV8hSN43xNpMClVftwi0gmDzBgdi… Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/99683322372?pwd=a0DtaBSl5uqjVpQ94SpsyP2dugatut.1 Meeting ID: 996 8332 2372 Passcode Web: Ld&ngC3k#1 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/abBL9vLbUy Meeting ID: 996 8332 2372 Passcode Phone: 1501513337

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RSSAC001v3 Work Party Meeting Tomorrow
by Andrew McConachie July 30, 2025

July 30, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, A friendly reminder that we have a meeting of the RSSAC001v3 Work Party tomorrow at 16:00 UTC. Below is a link to the now rather standard agenda. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H-wM5biajDFfBsFFNOiaNpthaBs23CEYJtmaO0W… The Chairs and I met on July 15th and merged some of the obvious comments in the working document. Tomorrow we will begin working through the document starting at Section 3. Thanks, Andrew

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Observing RSSAC August Meeting
by Daniel Gluck July 29, 2025

July 29, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, The next RSSAC monthly meeting will be held in one week, on Tursday, 5 August 2025 at 14:00 UTC. Please contact rssac-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:rssac-staff@icann.org> by Friday, 1 August if you would like to observe this meeting. Below is the draft agenda for the meeting for your review. Thanks! Dan Gluck RSSAC Teleconference Tuesday, 5 August 2025 | 14:00-15:30 UTC Draft Agenda (* = Vote) 1. Call to Order (Jeff Osborn) 2. Roll Call (Jeff Osborn) 3. Agenda Review (Jeff Osborn) 4. Administration * Draft Minutes from 1 July RSSAC Teleconference* (Daniel Gluck) * RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee Update (Jeff Osborn) i. Recommendation of Candidate* * Massioudath Bankole ii. RSSAC Caucus Membership Activity Tracking * RSSAC Time Zone Efforts * RSSAC Vice Chair Election Timeline (Daniel Gluck) 1. ICANN84 RSSAC Draft Schedule (Daniel Gluck) 2. Work Items * RSSAC001v3 Work Party Update (Daniel Migault and Duane Wessels) * DNSSEC Signing of Root-Servers.net RZERC Consultation (Lars-Johan Liman) * RSSAC000 Statement of Work (Andrew McConachie) * IETF124 Lightning Talks (Jeff Osborn) * RSS GWG Public Comment (Jeff Osborn) 1. Reports * Chair/Vice Chair (Jeff Osborn and Ken Renard) * Liaison to the ICANN Board (Wes Hardaker) * Liaison to the CSC (Hiro Hotta) * Liaison to the IFR2 (Lars-Johan Liman) * Liaison to the RZERC (Lars-Johan Liman) * Delegate to the ICANN NomCom (Erum Welling) * 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) 1. Any Other Business (Jeff Osborn) * Next meeting: Tuesday, 2 September 2025 1. Adjournment (Jeff Osborn)

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RSSAC Caucus IETF 124 Montreal Travel Support Results
by Daniel Gluck July 28, 2025

July 28, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, Thank you for your consideration of and applications for travel funding for IETF124 in Montreal, QC, Canada from 1-7 November 2025. This email outlines the process for selecting funded participants for IETF124 based on the RSSAC Caucus IETF Supported Travelers Funding Guidelines.<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OMp4PZKLV9JCXLYNugJSwey6ONFwhFba/view> 1. Overview * Funded Slots Available: 4 * Funding Requests Received: 7 * First Priority Funding Requests Received: Robert Story, Abdulkarim Oloyede * Second Priority Funding Requests Received: James Olorundare, Ali Hussain, Shailesh Gupta * Third Priority Funding Requests Received: Ashish Agrawal, Malick Alassane As the number of requests exceeds the number of available slots, staff will conduct a random selection process as defined in RFC 3797.<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3797> The Priority levels were determined by the RSSAC Admin Committee following the guidelines set forth in the RSSAC Caucus IETF Supported Travelers Funding Guidelines.<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OMp4PZKLV9JCXLYNugJSwey6ONFwhFba/view> 2. Final List of Participants for Selection Funding requests are considered one priority at a time, by descending order. After all requests in a priority category are considered, remaining slots will be moved to the next priority. Within each priority, if there are more requests than the number of available slots, the publicly verifiable random selection as described in RFC 3797 will be conducted. First Priority - Funding Secured (4 Slots Available) * Abdulkarim Oloyede * Robert Story Second Priority - Pool for Random Selection (2 slots Remaining) 1. Shailesh Gupta 2. Ali Hussain 3. James Olorundare The Two Remaining Slots will be determined by Random Selection among the Three Second Priority Applicants above. Third Priority - Not Selected for IETF 124 Funding (0 Slots Remaining) * Ashish Agrawal * Malick Alassane 3. The Random Selection Process We will use a publicly verifiable method as detailed in RFC 3797.<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3797> Timeline: * Lottery Events: Saturday, 26 July * Data Collection, Selection, and Announcement: Monday, 28 July Sources of Randomness: The selection will be based on the outcomes of three public lotteries. We will use the winning numbers from the evening draws on Saturday, 26 July 2025: * Powerball Lottery (US) (5 Numbers + 1 Powerball) * Link: https://www.powerball.com/ * Lotto 6/49 (Canada) (6 Numbers + 1 Bonus Ball Number) * Link: https://www.olg.ca/en/lottery/play-lotto-649-encore/past-results.html * Hoosier Lotto (Indiana) (6 Numbers) * Link: https://hoosierlottery.com/games/draw/hoosier-lotto/ 4. Results from Random Selection Process Results from 26 July Drawings: * Powerball: 8, 31, 57, 65, 67, PB 23 * Lotto 6/49: 5, 8, 13, 26, 44, 49, BB 47 * Hoosier Lotto: 16, 17, 25, 27, 28, 37 Key String: 8.23.31.57.65.67./5.8.13.26.44.47.49./16.17.25.27.28.37./ Selection: 2. Ali Hussain 3. James Olorundare Not Selected: 1. Shailesh Gupta RSSAC Support Staff will submit Robert, Abdulkarim, Ali, and James for IETF 124 Travel Support. Please let me know if you have any questions! Thanks, Dan Gluck

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Tarek Kamel Award Nomination Period Closes 31 July 2025
by Ozan Sahin July 28, 2025

July 28, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus members, The nomination period for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building will close on Thursday, 31 July 2025. You can review the details about this award here: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-opens-nomination-perio… and submit your nominations via this link: https://forms.gle/nXXrVdF8BdtRKPcQA Best, Ozan Sahin Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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OARC 45 Call for Contributions
by Willem Toorop July 28, 2025

July 28, 2025

This workshop will be a hybrid event. Date - 7-8 October 2025 Location - Stockholm, Sweden Time - Approx 10:00 CEST (08:00 UTC) - 17:00 CEST (15:00 UTC) Adjacent to Netnod Tech Meeting 2025 (9 October 2025) (https://www.netnod.se/netnod-tech-meeting-2025) Deadline for Submissions - 2025-07-29 23:59 UTC https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/55/abstracts/ All DNS-related subjects and discussion topics are welcome although we're particularly keen to hear more about operational and security related experiences, best practices and practical advice; both for newcomers to the DNS arena and those who have been around for longer who want to learn more about new features and opportunities to improve resilience, security and privacy. (These topics we think will complement the usual high-quality data-based research submissions we always hope to receive!) If you have something interesting to share with the community that lies outside of the focus above, please don't be put off - if it's good, we'll be happy to include it. If you'd like to offer a talk, but are not quite sure what to pick, here's a non-exhaustive list of ideas: 1. *Operations & Deployment* * Configuration management, deployment processes, and interoperability experiences. * Tools, tips, and making effective use of DNS software features. 2. *Performance, Resilience & Scaling* * Provisioning, load-balancing, and planning for resilience. * DNS performance management, efficiency improvements, and metrics. * Monitoring infrastructure: log pipelines, analytics, and anomaly detection. 3. *Security, Privacy & Policy* 1. DoS attacks, DNS abuse, DNSSEC signing and validation. 2. Privacy considerations, for example: encrypted transport, qname minimization, data anonymization. 3. Relevant global and regional policies, legislation, and compliance. 4. *Research & Innovation* 1. Data-driven testing, measurement, and analysis. 2. New protocols, protocol extensions, and next-generation namespace management. 5. *Lessons & Learnings* 1. Outage experiences, recovery stories, and cautionary tales For further details please see https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc45 Willem Toorop, for the DNS-OARC Programme Committee

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Call for Contributions – TelecomAnalysis.net
by Rolla Hassan, Ph.D July 21, 2025

July 21, 2025

Dear all, TelecomAnalysis.net is my personal blog dedicated to sharing insights on the telecommunications industry. The platform is currently welcoming contributions from professionals, researchers, and thought leaders with expertise in telecommunications and digital policy. Articles, insights, and perspectives are invited on a wide range of topics, including cybersecurity, emerging technologies, policy developments, innovation, infrastructure, regulation, and the evolving role of telecom in society. This is a non-commercial platform committed to promoting independent analysis and informed discussion. Your perspective would add valuable depth to ongoing conversations, alongside contributions from experts such as William Webb, Peng Zhao, Geoffrey Myers, Claudio Saes, Baher Esmat, Kim Kyllesbech Larsen, Tamara Dancheva, and Roslyn Layton. To propose a topic or submit an article, please contact: rolla.hassan(a)telecomanalysis.net<mailto:rolla.hassan@telecomanalysis.net> Further details: https://telecomanalysis.net/ Kind regards, Rolla Hassan, Ph.D www.linkedin.com/in/rolla-hassan-phd<http://www.linkedin.com/in/rolla-hassan-phd>

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RSSAC Caucus IETF 124 Montreal Travel Support
by Daniel Gluck July 18, 2025

July 18, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, Thank you for your consideration of and applications for travel funding for IETF124 in Montreal, QC, Canada from 1-7 November 2025. This email outlines the process for selecting funded participants for IETF124 based on the RSSAC Caucus IETF Supported Travelers Funding Guidelines.<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OMp4PZKLV9JCXLYNugJSwey6ONFwhFba/view> 1. Overview * Funded Slots Available: 4 * Funding Requests Received: 7 * First Priority Funding Requests Received: Robert Story, Abdulkarim Oloyede * Second Priority Funding Requests Received: James Olorundare, Ali Hussain, Shailesh Gupta * Third Priority Funding Requests Received: Ashish Agrawal, Malick Alassane As the number of requests exceeds the number of available slots, staff will conduct a random selection process as defined in RFC 3797.<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3797> The Priority levels were determined by the RSSAC Admin Committee following the guidelines set forth in the RSSAC Caucus IETF Supported Travelers Funding Guidelines.<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OMp4PZKLV9JCXLYNugJSwey6ONFwhFba/view> 2. Final List of Participants for Selection Funding requests are considered one priority at a time, by descending order. After all requests in a priority category are considered, remaining slots will be moved to the next priority. Within each priority, if there are more requests than the number of available slots, the publicly verifiable random selection as described in RFC 3797 will be conducted. First Priority - Funding Secured (4 Slots Available) * Abdulkarim Oloyede * Robert Story Second Priority - Pool for Random Selection (2 slots Remaining) * Shailesh Gupta * Ali Hussain * James Olorundare The Two Remaining Slots will be determined by Random Selection among the Three Second Priority Applicants above. Third Priority - Not Selected for IETF 124 Funding (0 Slots Remaining) * Ashish Agrawal * Malick Alassane 3. The Random Selection Process We will use a publicly verifiable method as detailed in RFC 3797.<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3797> Timeline: * Lottery Events: Saturday, 26 July * Data Collection, Selection, and Announcement: Monday, 28 July Sources of Randomness: The selection will be based on the outcomes of three public lotteries. We will use the winning numbers from the evening draws on Saturday, 26 July 2025: * Powerball Lottery (US) (5 Numbers + 1 Powerball) * Link: https://www.powerball.com/ * Lotto 6/49 (Canada) (6 Numbers + 1 Bonus Ball Number) * Link: https://www.olg.ca/en/lottery/play-lotto-649-encore/past-results.html * Hoosier Lotto (Indiana) (6 Numbers) * Link: https://hoosierlottery.com/games/draw/hoosier-lotto/ Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks, Dan Gluck

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Request for Up to date Documentations on Root Servers
by James Olorundare July 16, 2025

July 16, 2025

Distinguished colleagues, I am preparing a presentation for an upcoming regional event, and a crucial component is a comprehensive overview of the *DNS Root Zone*. This includes publicly verifiable, up-to-date details on its operational intricacies, particularly within Africa. I need specific information on the *operators of Root servers on the continent, their locations, deployment dates, and other operational specifics*, all of which are good for public dissemination. I aim to present a clear, concise, and highly technical perspective on this foundational internet infrastructure. I will delve into how these critical components enhance local internet resilience and reduce latency across Africa, highlighting the strategic importance of their presence. Your assistance in compiling this precise data will be invaluable for a compelling and informative presentation (URLs of relevant docs will be appreciated, as well as any other relevant info). Thank you *James Kunle Olorundare, SMIEEE* -- Kunle Olorundare (MNSE, PRINCE2) +2348036551591

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