Highlights from the October Board Workshop
and ICANN72
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The ICANN72 Annual General Meeting (AGM) concluded with a clear focus on the work that lies ahead. In the ICANN Board’s interaction with the constituencies over the week, prioritization was a frequent topic. The ICANN Community, Board, and Organization (Org) all have a role to play in how work is conducted, and transparency in the processes is critical.
Read the full blog from ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman here.
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New ICANN Webinar Provides SSAD ODP Update on the Business Process Design |
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The SSAD ODP team met for more than 200 hours to draft the proposed design shared in the webinar, as well as the other elements of the Operational Design Assessment (ODA). Individual team members have dedicated many hours to research, write, and design the proposed SSAD. The team is eager to hear the community's feedback on its work.
Read ICANN org’s Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives, Eleeza Agopian’s full blog here to learn more and provide feedback.
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Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) Update: New ICANN org Careers Page
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The ITI team released a new careers page to help job seekers learn more about working at ICANN org and the open positions available.
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ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Training Session Launches in Multiple Languages |
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The ICANN Learn platform now offers the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Training online course in multiple languages. This 30-minute online course was created to provide ICANN’s global community with the information, tools, and resources needed to identify and address different forms of harassment.
This course is a prerequisite for individuals participating in ICANN’s newcomer programs, such as the ICANN Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN programs, and the ICANN Leadership Program. ICANN community groups are also encouraged to include the course as part of their onboarding efforts.
The course is currently offered in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish and can be found here. (If you have not yet created an ICANN Account, you will be directed to create an account first.)
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Now Available: ICANN’s Draft Operating and Financial Plans, Budget Webinar Recording |
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On 8 and 9 December, ICANN presented an informational webinar about the Draft FY23-27 Operating Plan and Draft FY23 Operating Plan and Budget. The webinar’s goal was set to help the community gain a deeper awareness and understanding of the draft plans and how they affect the FY21-25 Strategic Plan. A question and answer period followed the presentation where attendees asked about the draft plans and Public Comment proceeding. To learn more and view the recordings, click here.
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ICANN’s offices will be closed from 24 December 2021 – 2 January 2022. Offices will reopen on 3 January 2022, with the exception of the Geneva office, which will reopen on 4 January 2022. |
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ICANN CEO Invited to Speak on a UCLA Panel About New Accountability and Governance Structures |
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ICANN is recognized as an organization built on a unique multistakeholder model, and ICANN’s President and CEO Göran Marby was invited to speak on a panel focused on public accountability and governance mechanisms across the technical sector. The event was organized by the University of California, Los Angeles’ Institute for Technology, Law, and Policy. Session attendees consisted of mainly law students, but the event was open to anyone who wished to attend.
Marby, along with other industry leaders, considered the regulations and other mechanisms aimed at developing public accountability. The panel discussed fostering public accountability in non-governmental organizations, the role of governments in fostering accountability, the role of stakeholder engagement in governance, and avenues for transparency and efficiency in digital governance. The attendees also had an opportunity to engage with the panelists and ask questions.
You can watch a recording of the event here.
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ICANN and NARALO Join Forces to Build a More Digitally Inclusive Internet |
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In an effort to increase awareness across the region and engage with the technical community on ways to increase the adoption of all top-level domains, ICANN org, in collaboration with the North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO) and the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), are hosting a series of training sessions focused on Universal Acceptance (UA). UA is key to achieving a digitally inclusive Internet by ensuring that all domain names and email addresses – regardless of the script, language, or character length – are accepted by all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems.
Four training sessions held in January and February 2022 will provide software developers, programmers, email system administrators, and IT leaders in the region with tools to make their systems and applications UA-ready.
The North America UA Training Series schedule is available here. To register for the series, click here.
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Launching the First Ever North America Space |
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The North America stakeholder engagement team held the first ever North America Space during ICANN72.
The goal of the North America Space is to create an opportunity for the North American community to discuss questions and regional priorities during an ICANN Public Meeting. The session included a welcome from ICANN President and CEO Göran Marby, an update from a few of ICANN’s Board members from the region on the Board’s priorities, a review of the North America Engagement Plan, an update from the NARALO chair, and a discussion with key staff members working on the next round of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs).
Based on input received from the community during the session about the format and topics, the team will continue to develop this space to serve as a venue for the North America community. The team will also consult with community members from other regions to learn about the work they have done to develop their spaces.
Listen to the North America Space session recording and access materials here.
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In October, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) hosted ARIN 48, which consisted of a two-day virtual Public Policy Meeting and a virtual Election Forum. ARIN also hosted a hybrid Members Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the conclusion of the North American Network Operators’ Group (NANOG) 83 in November. See the ARIN 48 Meeting Report to learn more.
Looking ahead to 2022, ARIN will be hosting a number of events, starting with the return of the popular ARIN on the Road and ARIN Lunch by the Numbers series. ARIN 49 is also being planned as a hybrid event. The conference will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, from 24-27 April 2022 and will be open to in person and virtual participants.
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Nominations Now Open for 2022 ICANN Community Excellence Award |
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The nomination period for the 2022 ICANN Community Excellence Award is now open. Each year, the ICANN Community Excellence Award recognizes ICANN community participants who substantively contribute to ICANN policy work and who are deeply invested in developing consensus-based solutions within the ICANN multistakeholder model. The recipient will be recognized during ICANN74.
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ccNSO Role in DNS Abuse Mitigation |
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The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) recently organized a session about Domain Name System (DNS) abuse mitigation and the potential role of the ccNSO. Both country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) and other stakeholders suggested activities that the ccNSO could undertake to complement existing community work. The ccNSO Council is developing a plan to present to the ccTLD community in early 2022. The goal is to launch the ccNSO activities aimed at mitigating DNS abuse by ICANN73.
Previous ccNSO sessions focused on the experiences of individual ccTLDs with respect to mitigating DNS abuse and what ccTLDs could do at regional and national levels.
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GNSO Council Holds Strategic Planning Session |
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The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) held its fifth Strategic Planning Session (SPS) over the course of a four-week period. This year, the SPS focused on the theme of “how the GNSO Council can be more effective in its role as the manager of policy development process in a virtual environment as well as post-pandemic.”
One session highlighted specific aspects of the Consensus Playbook and role-play activities in breakout sessions. In addition, the SPS also included a brainstorming session on opportunities and threats, which involved leaders of GNSO stakeholder groups and constituencies and former GNSO councilors.
Stay tuned for the SPS Final Report to review more details and outcomes.
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