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RSSAC Caucus Participation on upcoming GNSO PDP on DNS Abuse Mitigation
by Daniel Gluck Feb. 4, 2026

Feb. 4, 2026

Hello RSSAC Caucus Members, The RSSAC has been offered representation on the upcoming Generic Names Supporting Organization Policy Development Process (GNSO PDP) on DNS Abuse Mitigation. Here is the charter<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/draft/charter-dns-ab…> for the PDP. After discussions on today’s RSSAC Teleconference, the RSSAC will send one Caucus Member as a participant to the PDP Work Group. This is not a voting position, as voting on this is out of scope for the RSSAC. This position will aim to follow developments and report back to the RSSAC at monthly teleconferences. From the charter: Participants may be from a GNSO SG/C or SO/AC as listed in the chart below. Participants will be able to actively participate in and attend all WG meetings. Participants are encouraged to engage in the WG deliberation throughout its lifecycle and are expected to keep up with all relevant WG deliberations to ensure they remain informed and can contribute when needed. However, Participants do not participate in the consensus designation process. Participants are encouraged to possess similar levels of expertise as Members. From my experience with GNSO PDPs, this will be a multiple hour per week meeting requirement. This is a time sensitive matter and of high importance to the GNSO and Consensus Policy Development Process. Please see Membership Criteria, Section A in the charter for additional requirements. There will be no travel support extended for this position. Action Required: If you would like to volunteer for this PDP as a participant, please respond to me (daniel.gluck(a)icann.org<mailto:daniel.gluck@icann.org>) by Thursday, 5 February at 23:59 UTC. If more than one person applies, there will a vote conducted by RSSAC members. Thanks, Dan Gluck

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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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Draft agenda for 6 January RSSAC Teleconference
by Daniel Gluck Dec. 31, 2025

Dec. 31, 2025

Hello RSSAC Caucus Members, Happy holidays! Please find below a draft agenda for next week’s RSSAC Teleconference on 6 January at 15 UTC for 90 minutes. If you would like an invite to this call, please let me know and I will send an invite by Monday 5 January. Draft Agenda (* = Vote) 1. Call to Order (Jeff Osborn) 2. Roll Call (Jeff Osborn) 3. Agenda Review (Jeff Osborn) 4. Administration * Draft Minutes from 2 December 2025* (Daniel Gluck) * RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee Update (Jeff Osborn) i. Composition of the 2026 RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee ii. RSSAC Caucus Member Recognition 1. ICANN85 Schedule * ICANN85 Block Schedule - proposed final version - 11 Dec 2025.pdf * RSSAC at ICANN85 i. KEY DATES: * EMS open 05-16 January * Sign Up Rooms 02 March 1. Work Items * RSSAC001v3 Work Party Discussion (Daniel Migault, Duane Wessels, Robert Story, Abdulkarim Oloyede) * RSSAC WP on Metrics (Ken Renard) * Public Comment (Daniel Gluck) * Continuous Improvement Program WP (CIP) (Ozan Sahin) 2. 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) 3. Any Other Business (Jeff Osborn) * Next meeting: Tuesday, 3 February 2026 15:00 UTC 4. Adjournment (Jeff Osborn) Thanks, Dan Gluck

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Updates on RSSAC Representatives to 2026 ICANN Community Excellence Award Selection Panel
by Daniel Gluck Dec. 18, 2025

Dec. 18, 2025

Hello RSSAC Caucus, The RSSAC has completed an online vote to nominate two RSSAC Caucus members that expressed interest in participating in the Community Excellence Award Selection Panel. The two candidates that were selected are: Harish Chowdhary and Rao Naveed Bin Rais. We thank all the Caucus members that submitted their names for consideration. Kind Regards, Dan Gluck

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Updates on the RSSAC001v3 Work Party and Two Public Comments
by Andrew McConachie Dec. 5, 2025

Dec. 5, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus, Three updates to share since the RSSAC met earlier this week for their monthly meeting. 1) The RSSAC has decided to pause work in the RSSAC001v3 Work Party to review its Statement of Work. There were concerns raised by some Caucus members during the work party meeting at ICANN 84 that the work may have drifted in scope or that the scope as stated in the SoW needed revising. The work party Chairs met with the RSSAC during the RSSAC's regular monthly meeting on December 2nd and it was decided that the work party would pause until the RSSAC had reviewed and possibly revised its Statement of Work. The RSSAC will begin discussing this shortly, but given the end of year and holidays I would not expect further news until mid-January at the earliest. Once the RSSAC has determined its disposition more information will be shared on this list. 2) The RSSAC recently submitted feedback to two ICANN Public Comment proceedings. The first was to ICANN Public Meeting Proposed Dates for 2029–2033. https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/icann-public-meeting-pro… 3) The RSSAC also recently submitted feedback to ICANN's Name Collision IPv6 Research Study (Controlled Interruption) https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/name-collision-ipv6-rese… Thanks, Andrew

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Observing RSSAC December Meeting
by Daniel Gluck Nov. 26, 2025

Nov. 26, 2025

Hello RSSAC Caucus Members, The next RSSAC monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at 15:00 UTC. Please contact rssac-staff(a)icann.org by Monday, 1 December if you would like to observe this meeting. Standing invitations for observers to the call have been sent. Below is the draft agenda for the meeting for your review. Thanks! Dan Gluck RSSAC Teleconference Tuesday, 2 December 2025 | 15:00-16:30 UTC DRAFT AGENDA (* = Vote) 1. Call to Order (Jeff Osborn) 2. Roll Call (Jeff Osborn) * New RSSAC Representatives i. Carrie Groff - UMD ii. Florian Obser - RIPE NCC 1. Agenda Review (Jeff Osborn) 2. Administration * Draft Minutes from 29 October* (Daniel Gluck) * RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee Update (Jeff Osborn) i. Composition of the 2026 RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee ii. RSSAC Caucus Member Recognition iii. ICANN Community Excellence Award Selection Panel Appointment* * RSSAC Annual Work Plan Review (Daniel Gluck) 1. ICANN85 Schedule * ICANN Board-RSSAC Joint Meeting Prep Session / Open or Closed? 2. Work Items * RSSAC001v3 Work Party Discussion (Daniel Migault, Duane Wessels, Robert Story, Abdulkarim Oloyede) * Public Comment (Daniel Gluck) i. ICANN Public Meeting Dates 2029-2033* ii. Name Collision IPv6 Research Study - RSSAC Input* * Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) (Ozan Sahin) 1. Reports * Chair/Vice Chair (Jeff Osborn and Hans Petter Holen) * Liaison to the ICANN Board * 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 * RSS GWG report (All) * Review of Reviews CG (Jeff Osborn and Ken Renard) 2. Any Other Business (Jeff Osborn) * Next meeting: Tuesday, 6 January 2026 15:00 UTC 3. Adjournment (Jeff Osborn)

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Potential RSSAC caucus work item: Interpreting RSS Metrics
by Renard, Kenneth D CTR USARMY DEVCOM ARL (USA) Nov. 13, 2025

Nov. 13, 2025

I want to spark discussion among the RSSAC caucus regarding a potential work item introduced at recent caucus meetings. If there is enough interest in the topic, we could pursue a Statement of Work (SoW) to propose such a work item to the RSSAC. "Interpreting RSS Metrics" There are many open measurements of the Root Server System (RSS) which can be used to monitor and assess RSS performance. Interpretation of these measurements can sometimes be misleading. 1. Studies often focus on latency, which is a relatively unimportant metric (considering the number of queries actually made to the RSS). Availability and correctness seem to be more important with respect to the RSS. 2. Another focus is on the number and geographic distribution of the root server instances. While this distribution can be important, there are often other considerations (such as peering/routing) that can have bigger impacts. 3. Connectivity or platform errors in the measurement system can affect results which are sometimes tough to account for. 4. Are there other metrics that could help inform a [resolver operator, network engineer, <who else>] ? What do caucus members think of a work party on "Interpreting RSS Metrics" (working title, open to discussion)? The purpose is to inform the DNS community on how to best interpret and use RSS metrics (again, open to discussion). How can we refine the topics listed above? What other topics/measurements would be good to include? How can the DNS community use these metrics to their advantage? How do we keep a potential work party from getting too deep into problem solving (for example: trying to fix peering issues)? -Ken

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