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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">With a master's degree in computer science and technology, Alejandra joined .gt country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in 2011, which is located in her alma mater Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. As a researcher and technology developer, Alejandra is responsible for all technical aspects and information systems of the .gt registry. Her native language is Spanish, and she is fluent in English and Portuguese. In 2011, Alejandra began her journey at ICANN as a Fellow at ICANN41 in Singapore. She then joined the ccNSO, was a working group member, and later a chair of the meeting programme working group. In 2015, the Latin American and Caribbean members elected Alejandra as a ccNSO Councillor and since ICANN64, she was one of the two ccNSO Council Vice Chairs. During ICANN70, the ccNSO Council appointed Alejandra as Chair.</div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">The <span style="font-weight:bold">ccPDP4</span> Working Group is advancing the process for the selection of Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) ccTLD strings. The results of this ccPDP will eventually replace the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process. The working group has made considerable progress and intends to seek feedback and input from the broader community during the upcoming ICANN71 Policy Forum.</div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">Following closure of the Public Comment proceeding on the Initial Report, the proposed policy for <span style="font-weight:bold">ccPDP3</span> <span style="font-weight:bold">on the retirement </span>of country code top-level domains will now go into the decision-making phase. First it will be presented to the ccNSO Council for voting and then, if supported by the ccNSO Council, to the ccNSO members. The ccTLD and broader communities will have an opportunity to learn more about the proposals before voting begins.</div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">The <span style="font-weight:bold">ccPDP3-RM</span> Working Group, which develops a review mechanism for decisions regarding the delegation, transfer, revocation, and retirement of ccTLDs, has presented its results to date in a community <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Bv10hIWVAC_v5EU1aNeDI0p4LgiMcO2K81ydmJyS_3WAYJ6kmU7HWGUzq4ABkpK141jz9ty2rOfXj1Kh0coJ2p_gR8HC7upfrUJYbllJ6YcC7F48SAIDMdcZY51iKQcNuadmIIF52xtw0ZYxNcukcw7h9uISRGcaImYRpv3oW9T__IHEiT5gbWiYSLpqgE89yONpuYOo3Ic=&c=e8Sx06RcCIKdcYJo3WOKKYogWkfTWD_046v28J8c_QrfWVtjvvZqYQ==&ch=CD4GxdU_Vl2-ayS3EIcNbK4eq1iRRsp6kNmZAvk9lzOPnFNnuoIWtw==&jrc=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#294b93;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">webinar</a>. </div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">On 15 April, the ccNSO organised 2 editions of a webinar on ccPDP3 and ccPDP4. Main target audience was the broader ccTLD community and GAC. The webinar was well attended, and provided insights on the current status for both policy development efforts, as well as information about the applicability of the policy to ccTLD managers and others. Consult the recordings <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Bv10hIWVAC_v5EU1aNeDI0p4LgiMcO2K81ydmJyS_3WAYJ6kmU7HWGUzq4ABkpK141jz9ty2rOfXj1Kh0coJ2p_gR8HC7upfrUJYbllJ6YcC7F48SAIDMdcZY51iKQcNuadmIIF52xtw0ZYxNcukcw7h9uISRGcaImYRpv3oW9T__IHEiT5gbWiYSLpqgE89yONpuYOo3Ic=&c=e8Sx06RcCIKdcYJo3WOKKYogWkfTWD_046v28J8c_QrfWVtjvvZqYQ==&ch=CD4GxdU_Vl2-ayS3EIcNbK4eq1iRRsp6kNmZAvk9lzOPnFNnuoIWtw==&jrc=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#294b93;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">There are 2 options to participate: Tuesday, 8 June 2021 (5 UTC) and Wednesday, 9 June 2021 (13 UTC).</div>

<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">During this 1-hour webinar, the ccNSO Council Chair will help you to gain an understanding of the work of the ccNSO, what to expect from the ccNSO at the Virtual ICANN70 community Forum, as well as how ccTLD community representatives can participate in the important work that affects you and your region.</div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">Tech Day will be held as a virtual</div>

<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">technical workshop at ICANN71 on</div>

<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">Monday, 14 June 2021.</div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">The Tech Working Group seeks presenters.</div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">Proposals should preferably focus</div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">1.  DNSSEC, in particular within the EUR Region and with regards to</div>

<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">SHA-1 Transition</div>

<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">2.  DNS Abuse Prevention and Mitigation Tools</div>

<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">3.  Best security management practices, lines of defense, to protect the registry from bad actors, attacks or malware.</div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">Tech WG welcomes suggestions for</div>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify">The following sessions are expected to be held as part of the upcoming ccNSO Members Meeting:</div>

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<li>The 3rd <span style="font-weight:bold">ccNSO Governance</span> Session, regarding the ccNSO internal rules</li>

<li>A <span style="font-weight:bold">Question and Answer session with ccTLD-related ICANN Board members</span> and others</li>

<li>A <span style="font-weight:bold">Policy Session</span>, with community awareness raising of voting regarding the ccPDP3 Retirement policy, and consultation regarding ccPDP3 Review Mechanism and ccPDP4 on the (de)selection of IDN TLD strings.</li>

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<span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">ICANN71 Policy Forum will be held as a Virtual Public Meeting during 14-17 June 2021. Read the announcement </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Bv10hIWVAC_v5EU1aNeDI0p4LgiMcO2K81ydmJyS_3WAYJ6kmU7HWGhCG-PXQkInEf2z18-CGeB90G0_1rK2ftKlvEcKB2cmQrw8cdjb7Xk7SYZWkWoNrb-u_lTaF7eMXO257IDY7-GZflS8TCo5LX3ECcnffPvwc1NOD0NFP5sJ9LYox33OYhbbUrqaVt7g&c=e8Sx06RcCIKdcYJo3WOKKYogWkfTWD_046v28J8c_QrfWVtjvvZqYQ==&ch=CD4GxdU_Vl2-ayS3EIcNbK4eq1iRRsp6kNmZAvk9lzOPnFNnuoIWtw==&jrc=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#294b93;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">.</span>

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<li><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Sessions during ICANN71 will be held during regular working hours in The Hague, Netherlands (CEST / UTC+2, Amsterdam/Paris).</span></li>

<li><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">Prep Week will be held 1-3 June 2021. The Prep Week schedule will be published on 17 May 2021. Register to participate.</span></li>

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<span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)">The Policy Forum </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Bv10hIWVAC_v5EU1aNeDI0p4LgiMcO2K81ydmJyS_3WAYJ6kmU7HWGhCG-PXQkInPbeY8CyuNmlNF2ZpQnOS0hYWN5WJsgSmTDyuit87rRKE5EWLH0-p3TeDECfRZQwKNe6qydnHOup6XCOtM-nmcg==&c=e8Sx06RcCIKdcYJo3WOKKYogWkfTWD_046v28J8c_QrfWVtjvvZqYQ==&ch=CD4GxdU_Vl2-ayS3EIcNbK4eq1iRRsp6kNmZAvk9lzOPnFNnuoIWtw==&jrc=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#294b93;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">schedule</a><span style="color:rgb(23,43,77)"> will be published on 24 May 2021.</span>

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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">The ICANN70 Community Forum marked a time of transition for the ccNSO Council with the departure of five outgoing councilors, including the chair of the ccNSO, and the arrival of five newly-appointed councilors. At ICANN70 the 3-year term of Abdalla Omari, Young Eum Lee, Katrina Sataki, Margarita Valdes and Byron Holland ended, whereas Hadji Mmadi Ali, Jiankang Yao, Irina Danelia, Jenifer Lopez and Sean Copeland took their seats.</span></div>

<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">At its meeting on 25 March, the ccNSO Council appointed Alejandra Reynoso (.gt) as Chair and Jordan Carter (.nz) and Pablo Rodriguez (.pr) as Vice Chairs of the ccNSO Council, with ICANN70 signaling the start of the one-year term which ends at the conclusion of ICANN73. </span></div>

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<li style="text-align:justify">Clarification regarding the focus points of the Council leadership team: </li>

<li style="margin-left:3em;text-align:justify">Pablo Rodriguez: outreach and engagement related aspects</li>

<li style="margin-left:3em;text-align:justify">Jordan Carter: priorities and work flow</li>

<li style="margin-left:3em;text-align:justify">Alejandra Reynoso: the role of the ccNSO as Decisional Participant</li>

<li style="text-align:justify">Pablo Rodriguez was appointed as Chair of the Outreach and Involvement Standing Committee (OISC)</li>

<li style="text-align:justify">Overview of the roles and responsibilities for the ccNSO Council, and overview of the ccNSO’s external appointments. Council is expected to take an online decision on the proposed overviews.</li>

<li style="text-align:justify">Following the March 2021 ccNSO Council Workshop on the effectiveness and efficiency of the ccNSO Council, 8 actions were proposed. Councillors evaluated their level of impact and the expected level of effort in a breakout session. A decision regarding the implementation of the proposals is expected to be taken online.</li>

<li style="text-align:justify">Alejandra informed the ccNSO Council she will step down from the Customer Standing Committee (CSC). A call for volunteers will be launched shortly. Alejandra will continue to serve on the CSC until a replacement has been identified.</li>

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