[ALAC] ICANN80 Meeting Report

Wed Jun 19 22:32:47 UTC 2024

Dear All:

I hope you are all doing well and back home for those who travelled to
Kigali.

Last ccNSO Council Meeting 206 was held in Kigali on Thursday 13th.

Here is a link to the AGENDA
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Reports?preview=/2262570/343933022/Agenda%20and%20draft%20resolutions%20ccNSO%20Council%20meeting%20206.pdf#ccNSO-696341623>
and also to the NOTES
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Reports?preview=/2262570/348487687/ccnSO%20Notes%20meeting%20206.pdf#ccNSO-696341623>,
already uploaded in our wikispace
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Reports#ccNSO-696341623>
.

In this opportunity, I would like to share with you the *resolutions and
decisions *taking place during the meeting:

*RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS*

*206-1: Approval Board Report*

The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to approve the Board Report on the Proposed
Policy on the (de-)selection) of IDNccTLD strings and related variants. Per
requirements of Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws the Board Report contains:

   - The result of the ccNSO Members vote.
   - The ccNSO Recommendation, following the vote by the Members of the
   ccNSO.
   - The Final Report, which contains the Proposed Policy on the
   (de-)selection of IDNccTLD strings and related variants.

The Council requests the secretariat to publish this decision as soon as
possible on the ccNSO website and inform the ccNSO membership accordingly.
The decision becomes effective upon publication.

*206-2: Portfolio of Activities*

The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt the ccNSO two-year rolling forward
FY25-26 Portfolio of ccNSO activities as the base-line for the ccNSO
activities for the coming year, and requests the ccNSO Triage Committee to
review and update the Portfolio quarterly. The secretariat is requested to
publish the Portfolio on the ccNSO web-site. This resolution becomes
effective upon publication of the Portfolio and the resolution.

*206-3: Adoption of Proposed Charter*

The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt the proposed charter for the ccNSO
Policy Gap Analysis Working Group (hereafter: the PGA WG or WG) as
submitted to the Council on 11th. June 2024.

The secretariat is requested to publish this decision as soon as possible
and take all the necessary steps to establish the working group. This
decision becomes effective upon publication.

*206-4: Call for Volunteers*

The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to launch a call for volunteers for the PGA WG,
including organizing a webinar introducing the PGA WG, as soon as feasible,
after publication of the resolution and all necessary steps have been
completed to establish the PGA WG.

*206-5: Call for Volunteers Onboarding and Mentoring Committee*

The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to request the secretariat to first launch a
call for volunteers of the OMC among the ccNSO Councillors to seek at least
three (3) and a maximum of six (6) members, including one (1) NomCom
appointed Councillor, taking into account the need for a diverse Committee.

After completion of the call for volunteers among Councillors, the
secretariat is requested to launch a call for volunteers for the remaining
seat on the OMC to complete membership of the OMC. After completion of both
calls for volunteers, the full slate of members of the OMC (Councillors and
non-Councillors) will be appointed by the Council.

The secretariat is requested to complete this resolution as soon as
possible. This resolution becomes effective upon recommendation.

*206-6: Call for Volunteers / Expression of Interest*

The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to requests the secretariat to launch a call for
volunteers , to meet the requirement of section 8 of the Guideline: ccNSO
Appointment Procedures
<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-ccnso-appointees-version-1-procedures-22mar21-en.pdf>,
the ccNSO secretariat is requested to propose a timeline for the call for
expression of interest to fill the role of ccNSO appointed liaison to ALAC
and propose the Process Manager for this specific selection process as soon
as possible. In proposing the timeline for the call for expression of
interest and the selection, the secretariat is requested to take into
account the selection processes for the other positions, and call for
volunteers for the working group and committee. This resolution becomes
effective upon publication.

*206-7: Call for Volunteers / Expression of Interest*

The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to request the secretariat to launch a call for
volunteers, to meet the requirement of section 8 of the Guideline: ccNSO
Appointment Procedures
<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-ccnso-appointees-version-1-procedures-22mar21-en.pdf>
,
the ccNSO secretariat is requested to propose a timeline for the call for
expression of interest to fill the role of ccNSO appointed liaison to GNSO
Council and propose the Process Manager for this specific selection process
as soon as possible. In proposing the timeline for the call for expression
of interest and the selection, the secretariat is requested to take into
account the selection processes for the other positions, and call for
volunteers for the working group and committee. This resolution becomes
effective upon publication.

*206-8: Call for Volunteers / Expression of Interest*

The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to request the secretariat to launch a call for
volunteers, to meet the requirement of sections 4 and 8 of the Guideline
ccNSO Appointment Procedures, and to take into account the requirements for
the appointment of the ccNSO appointee to the Nominating Committee, the
secretariat is requested to propose a timeline for the call for expression
of interest to fill the role of ccNSO appointee to the NomCom and propose
the Process Manager for this specific selection process as soon as
possible. In proposing the timeline for the call for expression of interest
and the selection, the secretariat is requested to take into account the
selection processes for the other positions, and the need to select the
appointee well before ICANN81. This resolution becomes effective upon
publication.

*206-9: Call for expression of Interest ccNSO appointed Member and
Alternate*

The ccNSO COUNCIL appoints Claudia Ruiz as the CSC Selection Process
Manager and adopts the timeline as proposed for the selection of the newly
to be appointed ccNSO member and alternate of the CSC. The Council requests
Claudia to launch the call for volunteers at the time foreseen in the
schedule and in accordance with the mechanism in the Guideline: Procedure
for ccNSO Appointees.

The ccNSO Council also confirms that the one of the candidates who will not
be selected as Member of the CSC, will be requested to become the alternate
for the ccNSO appointed Members on the ccNSO.

The ccNSO Council also confirms that the CSC selection committee is
composed of the following Councillors: Molehe Wesi, Yiankang Yao, Peter
Koch, Jennifer Lopez, Pablo Rodriguez and Olga Cavalli. The committee is
mandated by the Council to consult and coordinate the selection of members
of the CSC with the RySG and approve the full slate of membership together
with the GNSO Council.

The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as
possible. The resolution becomes effective upon publication. Finally, the
secretariat is requested to inform the community as soon as possible on the
upcoming CSC member and alternate nomination and selection process.

I would also like to share with you the information about the *ccTLD News
Sessions*

*PART 1* - Tuesday 10th. 2024 - 9:00 - 10:15

Session chair: Everton T. Rodrigues (.br)

Collaboration and Partnerships in the ccTLD Landscape, Hildah Maina (.ke)

Introducing "A Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism”, Jodi
Anderson (.nz)

Zoom recording <https://icann80.sched.com/event/1dr2O>

*PART 2* – Tuesday 10th. 2024 - 10:45 - 12:15

Session chair: Joel Karubiu (AFTLD)

Digitization of South African Public Schools with school.za 2nd level
domains, Plantina Tsholofelo Mokone (.za)

Large scale of community projects of a small registry, Dejan Djukic (.rs
.срб)

Driving Digital Innovation: .ng ccTLD Registry Initiatives, Busayo Balogun
(.ng)

Ten years of broadband measurement: lessons from Canada, Charles Noir (.ca)

Opening up the .eu Abuse Prevention and Early Warning System to the ccTLD
community, Hans Seeuws (.eu)

Link to zoom recording and presentations
<https://icann80.sched.com/event/1dr2Q/ccnso-cctld-news>

*How ccTLDs contribute to a better world*

This session, organized by the Internet Governance Liaison Committee
(IGLC), explored how the GDC and WSIS+20 can accelerate progress towards
the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the unique role ccTLDs can play in
this process.

Session chair: Annaliese Williams, .au

Sally Costerton, Interim President and CEO at ICANN org

Anna Neves, Bureau of the Commission on Science and Technology for
Development (CSTD) at UNCTAD

ccTLD perspectives by Pierre Bonis, .fr; Bonnie Mtengwa, .zw;  Alexandre
Barbosa, .br

Zoom Recording
<https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/FIgyLGXFMKfvxoy2yM4RNmRY9kv36dQKTYx1v9q4Sfh5khUbjCsOH8daDAZ-IBbX76KO-5PdVRk44kGr.ytl912kDQk-sooPT?canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&startTime=1718192841000&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ficann.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FPQWSUzBdZf4LdB7vgXjVfpHr5vIih1At7pdPQ33jNCA9x1Nw-p63w_YsWwYoo7qE.DrE0kxf4hty7iXVG%3FstartTime%3D1718192841000>

*I suggest you listen to recordings if possible.*

If you made it to the end of this report, thank you for reading it.

Kindest Regards,

*Laura Margolis*
ALAC Liaison to ccNSO

margolisl at gmail.com
+59899690992
skype: lauri.margolis

ccNSO Liaison Workspace
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Reports#ccNSO-696341623>
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