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Update to ICANN84 Schedule
by Daniel Gluck Oct. 13, 2025

Oct. 13, 2025

Hello RSSAC Caucus, Please note that there is a change to the ICANN84 schedule for the RSSAC Caucus and RSSAC meetings. They are switching places on the schedule to allow for greater newcomer and Nextgen participation at the RSSAC Caucus meeting. The new time for the RSSAC Caucus meeting is Tuesday, 28 October at 13:15. For those participating in person, this meeting will take place in Wicklow Hall 1. This was the original spot for the RSSAC meeting. The RSSAC meeting will then revert to what was the Caucus meeting time. The RSSAC will meet on Wednesday at 10:30 in Liffey Hall 2. Thanks! Dan Gluck

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RSSAC Caucus Onboarding Session | Tuesday, 14 October 2025 | 13:30-14:00 UTC
by Ozan Sahin Oct. 13, 2025

Oct. 13, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus members, RSSAC Admin Committee will offer a 30-minute onboarding session for new RSSAC Caucus members who joined the Caucus since March 2025. The onboarding session will take place on Tuesday, 14 October at 13:30 UTC. Any interested RSSAC Caucus member is welcome to attend the session. An .ics file is attached and the Zoom link is below: Join Zoom Meeting https://icann.zoom.us/j/98777534096?pwd=RER4K8h9cCgu6aL3rKJ4LpU7D53Gdy.1 Meeting ID: 987 7753 4096 Passcode: mi457J@yEa Best, Ozan Sahin Policy Development Support Senior Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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RSSAC Caucus Draft Agenda for ICANN84
by Daniel Gluck Oct. 10, 2025

Oct. 10, 2025

Hello RSSAC Caucus, Please find linked here a draft agenda for our session at ICANN84. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XIEjjHI93Ua6_cq3q1G0MUuPQzwuwvt_4ttWOW6… If you have any additional agenda items or edits to make, please let me / rssac-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:rssac-staff@icann.org> know by COB 17 October. Thanks, Dan Gluck

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Call for Lightning Talks at IETF 124 RSSAC Caucus Meeting
by Andrew McConachie Oct. 7, 2025

Oct. 7, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, The RSSAC Caucus will be meeting at IETF 124 in Montreal on November 2nd, 2025. The RSSAC Admin Committee is requesting submissions for lightning talk presentations for this meeting. Proposed presentations should be relevant to the work of the RSSAC Caucus or at least root server system adjacent. All DNS related topics are welcome, but we are particularly interested in anything related to the root server system, root server operations, measurement, security, etc. Presentations can be given in person in Montreal or online. It is not required for participants to register for the IETF meeting, but it is required to have an IETF Datatracker account. Please send any proposals for presentations to me and Daniel Gluck before September 1st. If you can send slides with the proposal we prefer them either in PDF or google slides format. But even if you just have a proposal with no slides yet send us a mail and we will discuss it with you and the RSSAC Admin Committee. Thanks, Andrew & Dan

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RSSAC001v3 Work Party Update
by Andrew McConachie Oct. 7, 2025

Oct. 7, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, As usual, we held our RSSAC001v3 Admin call yesterday. We merged some pending changes and discussed the schedule for upcoming meetings. Next week Tuesday (October 7) we will hold our normal RSSAC001v3 Work Party call. The agenda for this call is below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rdj3wMBkhnUwzN91r9Em_mb02V7GBdlq8d7Byjn… We'll start reviewing the document at Section E.3.2-B. Thanks, Andrew

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Re: RSSAC001v3 Work Party Teleconference | UPDATED CADENCE Every Two Weeks on Tuesdays | 16:00 UTC-17:00 UTC
by Mohibul Mahmud Oct. 7, 2025

Oct. 7, 2025

Hello Facing issues accessing zoom meeting Can someone allow me to access ? Mohibul

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NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nomination + Minutes from 02 September RSSAC Teleconference
by Daniel Gluck Oct. 2, 2025

Oct. 2, 2025

Hello RSSAC Caucus Members, Earlier this week at the 30 September RSSAC Meeting, the RSSAC voted to nominate Naveed Bin Rais as a Liaison to the NextGen@ICANN Mentorship Program. A letter was sent to the NextGen program staff notifying them of this selection. Also, please find here the approved notes from the 02 September RSSAC Teleconference: https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/meetings/rssac-minutes-2sep-02-09-2025-e… Thanks, Dan From: Daniel Gluck via rssac-caucus <rssac-caucus(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Daniel Gluck <daniel.gluck(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM To: "rssac-caucus(a)icann.org" <rssac-caucus(a)icann.org> Subject: [RSSAC Caucus] Re: Minutes from 05 August + NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations Hey All, I’m writing with an update on my original message on the NextGen@ICANN Mentorship Program nomination, hopefully with some new information that might clear things up. 1. If you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else for this position, please write to me or Rssac-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:Rssac-staff@icann.org> by COB on 19 September. 2. The RSSAC will select a nominee based on the advice of the RSSSAC Caucus Membership Committee at the 30 September RSSAC meeting (Section 1.2.7.11 of RSSAC000v9) * This quick turnaround will allow for a greater chance of an RSSAC Caucus liaison to the program as nominations should be timely, per the request. 3. The Operational Procedures also allow for outgoing liaisons to serve two terms. The incumbent RSSAC Caucus member on the NextGen@ICANN Mentorship Committee is Naveed Bin Rais, who is serving his first term now. * The request from the NextGen@ICANN program also has a selection priority for SO/ACs without previous mentors that may result in the RSSAC nominee not being selected for reasons out of RSSAC control. Here if you have any questions or nominations. Apologies that my first email was a bit confusing. Dan From: Daniel Gluck <daniel.gluck(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM To: RSSAC Caucus <rssac-caucus(a)icann.org> Subject: Minutes from 05 August + NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations Hello RSSAC Caucus, I’m writing with a notification that the minutes from the August RSSAC [itp.cdn.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/meetings/rssa…> meeting are now published. Also, I have an update that The NextGen@ICANN Program is seeking nominations for three (3) positions in the 2026 Mentor Program. These mentors will guide the NextGen participants through the mentorship process during the ICANN85-87 meetings. ICANN will provide travel funding for the appointed mentors to attend these meetings. Each Supporting Organization (SO) and Advisory Committee (AC) is invited to nominate one individual for a total of three spots. Nominations can include program alumni, and we encourage the selection of active community members who are passionate about mentoring students. SOs and ACs can also choose to renominate previous mentors. Please note that individual self-nominations will not be accepted. All nominations must be submitted by Friday, 7 November 2025 to Fernanda Iunes -fernanda.iunes(a)icann.org. If the NextGen@ICANN program receives nominations from more than three SOs/ACs, mentors will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, but ICANN org will prioritize groups that have not had mentors in the past. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Dan Gluck

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RSSAC063 Published
by Andrew McConachie Sept. 25, 2025

Sept. 25, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, The RSSAC has published RSSAC063: Statement on the Governance Working Group’s Root Server System Governance Structure. RSSAC063 can be found here. https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/root-server-system-advisory-committee-rs… RSSAC063 was also submitted as feedback to the ICANN Public Comment on the Functional Model for Root Server System Governance. https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/functional-model-for-roo… Thanks, Andrew

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Observing RSSAC 30 September Meeting
by Daniel Gluck Sept. 24, 2025

Sept. 24, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, The next RSSAC monthly meeting will be held in one week on Tuesday, 30 September 2025 at 14:00 UTC. Please contact rssac-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:rssac-staff@icann.org> by Friday, 26 September if you would like to observe this meeting. Standing invitations for observers to the call will be sent shortly. Below is the draft agenda for the meeting for your review. Thanks! Dan Gluck RSSAC Teleconference Tuesday, 30 September 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 2 September* (Daniel Gluck) * RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee Update (Jeff Osborn) * RSSAC Caucus Membership Survey Results * RSSAC Liaison to NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program* * Naveed Bin Rais – incumbent * Malick Alassane 1. ICANN84 RSSAC Draft Schedule (Daniel Gluck) * ICANN84 Prep Week Schedule (Daniel Gluck) * Questions for the joint meeting with the Board (Wes Hardaker) * Question Received from the ICANN Board * Need to draft questions to the ICANN Board * RSSAC Caucus Meeting Draft Agenda (Jeff Osborn) 1. Work Items * RSSAC001v3 Work Party Update (Daniel Migault and Duane Wessels) * Public Comment (Daniel Gluck) * RIR Governance Document Public Comment - closes 7 November * RSSAC Comment from first draft proceeding 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) * Review of Reviews CG (Jeff Osborn and Ken Renard) 1. Any Other Business (Jeff Osborn) * Next meeting: ICANN84 - 28 October 2025 at 13:15 UTC * IETF124 Lightning Talks 1. Adjournment (Jeff Osborn)

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RSSAC001v3 Work Party Update
by Andrew McConachie Sept. 23, 2025

Sept. 23, 2025

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, We held our weekly RSSAC001v3 Admin call yesterday and merged some changes that were pending. We also a new section (1.1) on other documentation that we're hoping can resolve a lot of the questions related to references and other supporting documentation. Next week Tuesday (September 23) we will hold our normal RSSAC001v3 Work Party call. The agenda for this call is below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bc17sXEw5O5m7O6F3XOkRGbY2AmQrejKrPgq5p7… We'll be reviewing the document again starting at Section 1. Thanks, Andrew

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