[ALAC] March 2019 CCNSO Update Highlights of ccNSO Activities in KOBE 9 - 14 March 2019

[Barrack Otieno]

Dear ALAC,

Below please find a high level update of what transpired during the
ccNSO sessions in KOBE. The same is available on the Wiki:

Hope you enjoy reading :-)



ccNSO PDP on Retirement Workshop 9th March 2019

The ccNSO PDP on retirement held its workshop on 9th March 2019.  The
workshop reviewed the progress made in preparing the draft policy
since the last conference call in February. The objective of the
sessions was to reach consensus on the core concepts of retirement in
the document. A revised schedule detailing the PDP's milestones was
presented during the workshop which showed that the work of the
workshop was likely to be complete by the year 2022.

ccNSO Council Workshop 10th March 2019

The ccNSO held a workshop for Council members on Sunday 10 March 2019.
The main purpose of the workshop was to equip new and existing
Councillors with knowledge that would enable them to participate
efficiently and effectively in various council working groups such as
the triage commitee. The workshop also sought to train Council members
on how the Empowered Community Administration works. The workshop was
executed using a series of role plays and focus group discussions.
ccNSO Council members also took the opportunity to review and reflect
on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Council and areas that
require improvement.

Strategic and Operational Standing Commitee  (SOPC Workshop) 10 March 2019


The Strategic and Operational Standing Committee met with the ICANN
Finance team and reviewed the comments that the commitee submitted to
the Commitee with regard to the Strategic and Operational Plan and
Budget. Highlights of the session was the fact that the ICANN
organization was operating within its budget. The Commitee noted with
satisfaction improved reporting from the ICANN Finance team following
recommendations made in previous sessions.

TLD OPS Standing Commitee workshop 10 March 2019


The TLD Ops standing commitee held its meeting on 10 March 2019 in
which it reviewed latest security incidences that affected ccTLDs
globally. The Standing Commitee also reviewed its membership
communication strategies  and noted the need for more outreach and a
review of its Communication Strategies to ensure that they are able to
reach ccTLD Managers whenever incidents affecting ccTLDs are observed.

Joint Session ccNSO and ALAC 10 March 2019

The ccNSO had a session with the ALAC on 10 March 2019. During the
Session a recent update of the ALAC and ccNSO work was presentation by
Maureen Hilyard the ALAC Chair and Katrina Sataki the ccNSO Chair. The
highlight of the session included a presentation by  the ccNSO
Strategic and Operating Plan Commitee through its Chair Giovanni made
a presentation on its work to the ALAC. The ccNSO also introduced its
new Liasion to the ALAC Segun Akano who will be replacing Wafa Dahmani

ccNSO Members Meeting


The ccNSO members meeting was redesigned to incorporate a new format
that fosters more engagement among members. Bar stools were introduced
to the meeting to encourage greater engagement between speakers and
the audience. Session Chairs, under went a series of pre-meeting
training and briefs and were encouraged to prepare for the meetings
beforehand by engaging the presenters. This resulted in a high level
of satisfaction based on the survey conducted at the end of the
members meeting.

ccNSO Council Elections 13 March 2019


Katrina Sataki was re-elected as Chair of the ccNSO Council. She will
be assisted by two Vice Chair's Byron Holland and Alejandra Reynoso
who were also elected in KOBE. Abibu Ntahigiye (tzNIC) and Debbie
Monahan stepped down from the Council upon conclusion of their terms
and were replaced by Adebiyi Oladipo (NIRA) and Nick Wenban Smith
(Nominet).


Updates from the independent Examiner

During the members meeting, the Independent Examiner presented their
initial findings to ccNSO members. Overall, they cited the fact that
majority of the members (60 percent) were satisfied with the work of
the ccNSO Secretariat. It was observed that the ccNSO had benefited a
lot from long serving members a factor that contributed to
availability of knowledge and expertise required for its ongoing work.
The independent examiner also noted the observation from members on
the over reliance of the ccNSO on the long serving members and the
need to mentor new members for the future work of the ccNSO.

Meetings Programme Commitee meeting 14 March 2019

The meetings programme commitee was formally launched thus replacing
the meetings working group. During the meeting a revised charter was
presented. After deliberations members were in agreement that the
charter did not represent the needs and wishes of the commitee and had
to be reviewed. The meeting reviewed the ccNSO sessions during the
KOBE meeting. It was noted that the level of engagement with the
audience was higher compared to previous meetings. The introduction of
bar stools and insertion of questions in presentations as well  as
break out sessions were cited as factors that contributed to improved
engagement with the audience. Members also discussed preparations for
the Marrakech meeting. Suggestions included organizing a webinar for
the prior to the Marrakech meeting to welcome new comers

Thank you

Best Regards