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Call for Volunteers | NextGen@ICANN Mentors
by Ozan Sahin June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022

Dear RSSAC Caucus members, ICANN community groups have been invited to nominate one individual each to serve as a NextGen@ICANN program mentor. NextGen@ICANN mentors will serve at three ICANN meetings in 2023 (ICANN76, 77, and 78). Mentors cannot serve on the NextGen@ICANN Selection Committee at the same time they are serving as mentors. Current NextGen@ICANN mentor appointed by RSSAC is Dessalegn Yehuala. Dessalegn will be completing his second one-year term in this role at the conclusion of ICANN75. You may find more information about the NextGen@ICANN Program Mentoring on this page: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nextgen-program-mentoring-2020-12-07-… and NextGen@ICANN Program Mentoring Guidelines here: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/nextgen-mentoring-guidelines-14… By 23:59 UTC on Monday, 27 June please e-mail ozan.sahin(a)icann.org<mailto:ozan.sahin@icann.org> if you would like to serve as a NextGen@ICANN program mentor. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best, Ozan Sahin Policy Development Support Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +90 533 641 0007 Skype: ozan.sahin.icann www.icann.org<applewebdata://021EB1F1-F6B6-443A-908F-419605BF3A61/www.icann.org>

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Two Updates
by Ozan Sahin June 15, 2022

June 15, 2022

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, I have two updates to share: 1. The meeting minutes from 3 May 2022 RSSAC Teleconference have been approved during the RSSAC Teleconference on Tuesday, 14 June 2022. The meeting minutes have been posted on the RSSAC meetings page: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rssac-meetings-2014-05-06-en. You may also find approved meeting minutes attached to this note. 1. RSSAC recently adopted the recommendation of the RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee to appoint a new RSSAC Caucus member: · John Augenstein John has been subscribed to this mailing list and his statement of interest is available here: https://community.icann.org/display/RSI/RSSAC+Caucus+Statements+of+Interest. Please join me in welcoming John. Best, Ozan Sahin Policy Development Support Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +90 533 641 0007 Skype: ozan.sahin.icann www.icann.org<applewebdata://021EB1F1-F6B6-443A-908F-419605BF3A61/www.icann.org>

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Reminder OARC 38 - Call for Contribution
by Willem Toorop June 9, 2022

June 9, 2022

*Reminder: Deadline for abstract submission - June 20, 23:59 UTC ** ** **Please note that we are looking for contributions and remote participation is actively supported.* ******************************************************************************************** OARC38 will be a two-day hybrid meeting held on July 30th and 31st, 2022 starting at 10 am (Eastern). The onsite part of the meeting will be co-located with IETF 114 (Philadelphia). The Programme Committee is seeking contributions from the community. All DNS-related subjects and suggestions for discussion topics are welcome. For inspiration, we provide a non-exhaustive list of ideas: - Operations: Any operational gotchas, lessons learned from an outage, details/reasons for a recent outage (how to improve TTR, tooling). - Deployment: DNS config management and release process. - Monitoring: Log ingestion pipeline, analytics infrastructure, anomaly detection. - Scaling: DNS performance management and metrics. Increasing DNS Server Efficiency - Security/Privacy: DNSSEC signing and validation, key storage, rollovers, qname minimization, DoH/DoT As it is an *hybrid* workshop, we'd like to encourage brevity; presentations should not be longer than 20 minutes (with additional time for questions). **Workshop Milestones:** 2022-05-01 Submissions open via Indico 2022-06-20 Deadline for submission (23:59 UTC) 2022-06-21 Initial Contribution list published 2022-06-28 Full agenda published 2022-07-12 Deadline for slideset submission and Rehearsal 2022-07-30 OARC 38 Workshop - Day 1 2022-07-31 OARC 38 Workshop - Day 2 The Registration page and details for presentation submission are published at: https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc38 To allow the Programme Committee to make objective assessments of submissions, so as to ensure the quality of the workshop, submissions SHOULD include slides. Draft slides are acceptable on submission. Additional information for speakers of OARC 38: * your talk will be broadcast live and recorded for future reference * your presentation slides will be available for delegates and others to download and refer to, before, during and after the meeting * *Remote speakers have mandatory rehearsal on 2022-07-12 at 15:00 UTC.* It would be very useful to have your slides (even if draft) ready for this. /Note: DNS-OARC provides registration fee waivers for the workshop to support those who are part of underrepresented groups to speak at and/or attend DNS-OARC. More details will be provided when registration opens.// / If you have questions or concerns you can contact the Programme Committee: https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc/programme via <submissions(a)dns-oarc.net> *Willem Toorop, for the DNS-OARC Programme Committee* OARC depends on sponsorship to fund its workshops and associated social events. Please contact <sponsor(a)dns-oarc.net> if your organization is interested in becoming a sponsor. (Please note that OARC is run on a non-profit basis, and is not in a position to reimburse expenses or time for speakers at its meetings.)

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ICANN 74 RSSAC Work Session 2 Materials
by Andrew McConachie June 8, 2022

June 8, 2022

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, During RSSAC work session 2 at ICANN 74 the RSSAC Caucus will be discussing two proposed work items. RSSAC Caucus Statement of Work for RSSAC002v5 <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ISbu7FJK3XNFaS0YI3QpZ9tT_3axI9OClIMcoJT… <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ISbu7FJK3XNFaS0YI3QpZ9tT_3axI9OClIMcoJT…>> RSSAC Caucus Statement of Work for RSSAC001v2 <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eCGHBe1WT4tH8opV_aiQs-y_c5mGaXAd5B3t0cQ… <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eCGHBe1WT4tH8opV_aiQs-y_c5mGaXAd5B3t0cQ…>> We will discuss each Statement of Work and then decide if the RSSAC Caucus should create work parties for them. RSSAC Work Session 2 16:30 CEST (UTC+2), 15 June 2022 14:30 UTC, 15 June 2022 Please register for ICANN 74 and this session to receive remote participation links if you have not already registered. <https://74.schedule.icann.org/ <https://74.schedule.icann.org/>> Thanks, Andrew

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ICANN74 Policy Forum | 13-16 June 2022 | The Hague, Netherlands
by Ozan Sahin June 6, 2022

June 6, 2022

Dear all, ICANN74 Policy Forum will take place 13-16 June 2022 in the Hague, Netherlands. ICANN has published the schedule for this meeting. Please see the announcement and note the following: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/schedule-for-icann74-policy-… * The deadline to register for in-person participation is 8 June 2022 at 23:59 UTC. * On-site meeting rooms have limited capacity due to physical distancing, and attendees are required to reserve seats for sessions they plan to attend in person. * To prepare for ICANN74, participants are encouraged to attend the virtual Prep Week from 31 May to 2 June. ICANN74 Prep Week schedule is available here: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann74-prep-week-schedule-n… * ICANN is offering a Community Update Webinar on Thursday, 2 June 2022 from 20:00 to 21:15 UTC to provide the ICANN community with an overview of ICANN74: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/join-the-icann74-community-u… Best, Ozan Sahin Policy Development Support Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +90 533 641 0007 Skype: ozan.sahin.icann www.icann.org<applewebdata://021EB1F1-F6B6-443A-908F-419605BF3A61/www.icann.org>

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Re: [RSSAC Caucus] Nomination Period: RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee
by Ozan Sahin May 9, 2022

May 9, 2022

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, The vote on the RSSAC Liaison to ICANN Nominating Committee has concluded. RSSAC appointed Hiro Hotta as its liaison to the 2023 ICANN NomCom. Congratulations, Hiro for being appointed and thank you, Abdulkarim for volunteering! Best, Ozan Sahin Policy Development Support Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +90 533 641 0007 Skype: ozan.sahin.icann www.icann.org<applewebdata://021EB1F1-F6B6-443A-908F-419605BF3A61/www.icann.org> From: rssac-caucus <rssac-caucus-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Ozan Sahin <ozan.sahin(a)icann.org> Date: 20 April 2022 Wednesday 14:41 To: "rssac-caucus(a)icann.org" <rssac-caucus(a)icann.org> Subject: Re: [RSSAC Caucus] Nomination Period: RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, This is a reminder on the close of nomination period to serve as the RSSAC Liaison to the 2023 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). The nomination period will close at 23:59 UTC on Monday, 25 April 2022. We have received two self-nominations so far: 1. Abdulkarim Oloyede (second by Dessalegn Yehuala) 2. Hiro Hotta Let me also take this opportunity to ask if there is a second for Hiro’s nomination. Best, Ozan Sahin Policy Development Support Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +90 533 641 0007 Skype: ozan.sahin.icann www.icann.org<applewebdata://021EB1F1-F6B6-443A-908F-419605BF3A61/www.icann.org> From: Ozan Sahin <ozan.sahin(a)icann.org> Date: 24 March 2022 Thursday 21:12 To: "rssac-caucus(a)icann.org" <rssac-caucus(a)icann.org> Subject: Nomination Period: RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, It is time to begin the selection process for the Outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the 2023 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). The role is a one-year term beginning at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held during ICANN75 in September 2022. Please refer to this page<https://www.icann.org/nomcom2022> for more information about the Nominating Committee and NomCom Delegate Job Description attached. I have also copied below the relevant sections from “RSSAC000v6: Operational Procedures” for your reference. With this notice, a one-month nomination period via this distribution list is now open. Nominations or self-nominations will be accepted and require a second. Nominees must then accept or decline their nomination and may provide a statement with more context for their decision. The nomination period will close at 23:59 UTC on Monday, 25 April 2022. The RSSAC will then consider the slate of candidates at its May teleconference. As you may recall, the RSSAC appointed Amir Qayyum to this role in 2019 (for service in 2020 ICANN NomCom), in 2020 (for service in 2021 ICANN NomCom) and in 2021 (for service in 2022 ICANN NomCom). Amir’s term will expire by ICANN75, the Annual General Meeting. The RSSAC Leadership appreciates your consideration. Please do not hesitate to contact the RSSAC Chair and Vice Chair or support staff with any questions or concerns. Best, Ozan Sahin on behalf of Fred Baker, RSSAC Chair and Ken Renard, RSSAC Vice Chair 1.2.8.6 Outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee The outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee is specified in the ICANN Bylaws. The term for the outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee shall be one year. A person may only serve for three consecutive terms unless there are no other candidates for the position. The eligibility status for a previous liaison is reset one year after having stepped down. The RSSAC must elect the outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee according to the outgoing RSSAC liaisons election procedure (Section 1.2.8.9) from the members of the RSSAC Caucus. The outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee acts as a conduit between the RSSAC and the ICANN Nominating Committee reporting on matters that need to be coordinated or communicated between the two bodies. The role requires discretion, management skills, and considerable time commitment. 1.2.8.9 Outgoing RSSAC Liaisons Election Procedure One month prior to each election, qualified nominees will be accepted for the outgoing liaison position and announced on the RSSAC distribution list. During the meeting that includes election of an outgoing liaison position on its announced agenda, additional nominations will be accepted, and all nominees will indicate their intentions: to accept or to decline their nomination. In the event that only one candidate is standing for election, the RSSAC may elect the new outgoing liaison by acclamation. In the event that two or more candidates are standing for election, the RSSAC Chair will call for a vote. Members will indicate their selection. A simple majority (half plus one) of the voting members will establish the new liaison. In the event a simple majority is not achieved due to having more than two nominees, the nominee with the least number of votes is eliminated and the voting is repeated with the reduced slate of names. The process is repeated until a nominee achieves a simple majority. In the event of a tie, a runoff election will occur with members indicating their selection. In the event of a second tie, the floor will be opened for discussion followed by a new vote with the simple majority designating the new liaison. The RSSAC Chair will forward the name of the outgoing liaison-elect to the reciprocating body. If a vacancy exists in an outgoing liaison role, the RSSAC will elect a new outgoing liaison through this process.

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Two Updates
by Ozan Sahin May 5, 2022

May 5, 2022

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, I have two updates to share: 1. The meeting minutes from 5 April 2022 RSSAC Teleconference have been approved during the RSSAC Teleconference on Tuesday, 3 May 2022. The meeting minutes have been posted on the RSSAC meetings page: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rssac-meetings-2014-05-06-en. You may also find approved meeting minutes attached to this note. 1. ICANN organization is seeking Expressions of Interest for the Chair and Chair-Elect of the 2023 Nominating Committee (NomCom). Expression of Interest should be sent to NomComChair2023(a)icann.org<mailto:NomComChair2023@icann.org> no later than Monday, 9 May 2022. For more information please see the announcement here: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/call-for-expressions-of-inte…. Best, Ozan Sahin Policy Development Support Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +90 533 641 0007 Skype: ozan.sahin.icann www.icann.org<applewebdata://021EB1F1-F6B6-443A-908F-419605BF3A61/www.icann.org>

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OARC 38 Call for Contributions
by Willem Toorop May 3, 2022

May 3, 2022

OARC 38 will be a two-day hybrid meeting held on July 30th and 31st, 2022 starting at 10 am (Eastern). The onsite part of the meeting will be colocated with IETF 114 (Philadelphia). The Programme Committee is seeking contributions from the community. All DNS-related subjects and suggestions for discussion topics are welcome. For inspiration, we provide a non-exhaustive list of ideas: - Operations: Any operational gotchas, lessons learned from an outage, details/reasons for a recent outage (how to improve TTR, tooling). - Deployment: DNS config management and release process. - Monitoring: Log ingestion pipeline, analytics infrastructure, anomaly detection. - Scaling: DNS performance management and metrics. Increasing DNS Server Efficiency - Security/Privacy: DNSSEC signing and validation, key storage, rollovers, qname minimization, DoH/DoT As it is an *hybrid* workshop, we'd like to encourage brevity; presentations should not be longer than 20 minutes (with additional time for questions). **Workshop Milestones:** 2022-05-01 Submissions open via Indico 2022-06-20 Deadline for submission (23:59 UTC) 2022-06-21 Initial Contribution list published 2022-06-28 Full agenda published 2022-07-12 Deadline for slideset submission and Rehearsal 2022-07-30 OARC 38 Workshop - Day1 2022-07-31 OARC 38 Workshop - Day2 The Registration page and details for presentation submission are published at: <https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc38> To allow the Programme Committee to make objective assessments of submissions, so as to ensure the quality of the workshop, submissions SHOULD include slides. Draft slides are acceptable on submission. Additional information for speakers of OARC 38 * your talk will be broadcast live and recorded for future reference * your presentation slides will be available for delegates and others to download and refer to, before, during and after the meeting * *Remote speakers have mandatory rehearsal on 2022-07-12 at 15:00 UTC. *It would be very useful to have your slides (even if draft) ready for this. /Note: DNS-OARC provides registration fee waivers for the workshop to support those who are part of underrepresented groups to speak at and/or attend DNS-OARC. More details will be provided when registration opens./ If you have questions or concerns you can contact the Programme Committee: https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc/programme via <submissions(a)dns-oarc.net> *Willem Toorop, for the DNS-OARC Programme Committee* OARC depends on sponsorship to fund its workshops and associated social events. Please contact <sponsor(a)dns-oarc.net> if your organization is interested in becoming a sponsor. (Please note that OARC is run on a non-profit basis, and is not in a position to reimburse expenses or time for speakers at its meetings.)

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Nomination Period: RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee
by Ozan Sahin April 23, 2022

April 23, 2022

Dear RSSAC Caucus Members, It is time to begin the selection process for the Outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the 2023 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). The role is a one-year term beginning at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held during ICANN75 in September 2022. Please refer to this page<https://www.icann.org/nomcom2022> for more information about the Nominating Committee and NomCom Delegate Job Description attached. I have also copied below the relevant sections from “RSSAC000v6: Operational Procedures” for your reference. With this notice, a one-month nomination period via this distribution list is now open. Nominations or self-nominations will be accepted and require a second. Nominees must then accept or decline their nomination and may provide a statement with more context for their decision. The nomination period will close at 23:59 UTC on Monday, 25 April 2022. The RSSAC will then consider the slate of candidates at its May teleconference. As you may recall, the RSSAC appointed Amir Qayyum to this role in 2019 (for service in 2020 ICANN NomCom), in 2020 (for service in 2021 ICANN NomCom) and in 2021 (for service in 2022 ICANN NomCom). Amir’s term will expire by ICANN75, the Annual General Meeting. The RSSAC Leadership appreciates your consideration. Please do not hesitate to contact the RSSAC Chair and Vice Chair or support staff with any questions or concerns. Best, Ozan Sahin on behalf of Fred Baker, RSSAC Chair and Ken Renard, RSSAC Vice Chair 1.2.8.6 Outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee The outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee is specified in the ICANN Bylaws. The term for the outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee shall be one year. A person may only serve for three consecutive terms unless there are no other candidates for the position. The eligibility status for a previous liaison is reset one year after having stepped down. The RSSAC must elect the outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee according to the outgoing RSSAC liaisons election procedure (Section 1.2.8.9) from the members of the RSSAC Caucus. The outgoing RSSAC Liaison to the ICANN Nominating Committee acts as a conduit between the RSSAC and the ICANN Nominating Committee reporting on matters that need to be coordinated or communicated between the two bodies. The role requires discretion, management skills, and considerable time commitment. 1.2.8.9 Outgoing RSSAC Liaisons Election Procedure One month prior to each election, qualified nominees will be accepted for the outgoing liaison position and announced on the RSSAC distribution list. During the meeting that includes election of an outgoing liaison position on its announced agenda, additional nominations will be accepted, and all nominees will indicate their intentions: to accept or to decline their nomination. In the event that only one candidate is standing for election, the RSSAC may elect the new outgoing liaison by acclamation. In the event that two or more candidates are standing for election, the RSSAC Chair will call for a vote. Members will indicate their selection. A simple majority (half plus one) of the voting members will establish the new liaison. In the event a simple majority is not achieved due to having more than two nominees, the nominee with the least number of votes is eliminated and the voting is repeated with the reduced slate of names. The process is repeated until a nominee achieves a simple majority. In the event of a tie, a runoff election will occur with members indicating their selection. In the event of a second tie, the floor will be opened for discussion followed by a new vote with the simple majority designating the new liaison. The RSSAC Chair will forward the name of the outgoing liaison-elect to the reciprocating body. If a vacancy exists in an outgoing liaison role, the RSSAC will elect a new outgoing liaison through this process.

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Special Interest Forum on Technology Discussion Platform
by Ozan Sahin April 14, 2022

April 14, 2022

Dear RSSAC Caucus members, A week ago ICANN announced the launching of a new discussion platform, Special Interest Forum on Technologies (SIFT). The platform will provide the ICANN community a specific place online to discuss thematic and technical issues, and to prompt knowledge sharing and discussions on evolving Identifiers technologies and their impact on ICANN’s mission. You can find the links to additional information as well as the discussion mailing list and read more here: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-launches-the-special-i…. Best, Ozan Sahin Policy Development Support Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +90 533 641 0007 Skype: ozan.sahin.icann www.icann.org<applewebdata://021EB1F1-F6B6-443A-908F-419605BF3A61/www.icann.org>

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