Laura Margolis was announced as the new Liaison during the At-Large Wrap Up session at ICANN78.

Lianna Galstyan was the previous ALAC Liaison to the ccNSO. She served in the role from March 2022 to October 2023.

Barrack Otieno was the previous ALAC Liaison to the ccNSO. He has served in this role from March 2018 to March 2022.

In January 2021, Lianna Galstyan was announced as the shadow liaison. 

Maureen Hilyard served as the  ALAC Liaison to the ccNSO from ICANN46 in Beijing, March 2013 - until the end of ICANN61 in San Juan, March 2018.


2023-2024 Update provided by Laura Margolis

2022-2023 Updates provided by Lianna Galstyan

       2024

    • Council Meeting 204 | April 18th., 2024 Agenda, Notes
    • Council ICANN79 Meeting 203 | March 7th. 2024 Agenda, Notes
    • Council ICANN79 Prep Meeting | February 22nd., 2024 Agenda, Notes
    • Council Meeting 203 | February 15th., 2024 Agenda, NOTES
    • Council Meeting 202 | January 18th., 2024 Cancelled

       2023

    • Council Meeting 201 | December 21st. 2023 AgendaMinutes
    • Council Meeting 200 | November 16th. 2023 Agenda, Minutes
    • Council Meeting 199 | October 26th. 2023 Agenda 
    • Council Meeting 198 | September 21, 2023, Agenda
    • Council Meeting 197 | July 20, 2023, Agenda
    • Council Meeting 196 | June 15, 2023 - ICANN77, Agenda
    • Council Meeting  —  | May 18, 2023, Agenda
    • Council Meeting 195 | April 20, 2023, Agenda, Minutes
    • Council Meeting 194 | ICANN76 ccNSO post-meeting report - Report
    • Council Meeting 193 | February 16, 2023, Agenda
    • Council Meeting 192 | January 19, 2023, Agenda, Minutes
    • ----------------------------------------------------------------
    • Council Meeting 191 | December 15, 2022, Agenda, Minutes
    • Council Meeting 190 | November 17, 2022, Agenda
    • Council Meeting 189 | October 20, 2022, Agenda, Minutes
    • Council Meeting 188 | September 22, 2022 - ICANN75, Agenda
    • Council Meeting 187 | August 18, 2022, Agenda
    • Council Meeting 186 | July 21, 2022, Agenda, Minutes
    • Council Meeting 185 | June 16, 2022 - ICANN74, Agenda, Transcript
    • Council Meeting 184 | May 19, 2022, Agenda, Report
    • Council Meeting 183 | April 21, 2022, Agenda, Minutes
    • Council Meeting 182 | March 10, 2022 – ICANN73, Transcript
    • Council Meeting 181 | February 24, 2022, Minutes
    • Council Meeting 180 | January 27, 2022, Minutes

    Council Decisions and Resolutions | 2022 | 2023 | 2024

    2024

    2023

     2022


    ICANN78 ccNSO Post-Meeting Report

    ICANN76 ccNSO Post-Meeting Report

    2018-2021 Updates provided by Barrack Otieno

    30 July 2021 ALAC Response to the ccNSO Letter 


    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar

    ccNSO Webinar Recordings

    ccTLD News Session #2

    27 May 2021 (5 UTC, 90 min duration)
    Announcement | Zoom recording | Chat 
    Copy of the presentation slides: see below

     ccTLD News Session #1

    26 May 2021 (13 UTC, 90 min duration)
    Announcement | Zoom recording | Chat 
    Copy of the presentation slides: see below

     ccPDP3 & ccPDP4 Update to the Community Webinars

    15 April 2021 (8 & 16 UTC)
    Zoom recordings | Chat recordings |
    Slides

    ICANN70 ccTLD Community Webinar #2

    18 March 2021 | (11 UTC)
    Zoom recording | Chat recording | Slides

    ICANN70 ccTLD Community Webinar #1

    17 March 2021 | (20:30 UTC)
    Zoom recording | Chat recording | Slides

    ICANN70 ccTLD News Session #2

    11 March 2021 (11 UTC, 90 min duration)
    Zoom recording | Chat recordingSlides

    ICANN70 ccTLD News Session #1

    9 March 2021 (19 UTC, 90 min duration)
    Zoom Recording | Chat recording | Slides

    OISC Webinar

    4 March 2021 (16 UTC)
    Zoom Recording | Chat recording | Slides

    Council Onboarding

    17 February 2021 (15 UTC)
    Zoom Recording | Chat Recording | Slides

     IGLC Webinar

    27 January 2021 (16 UTC)
    Announcement | Zoom recording | Chat | Slides

     MPC Webinar

    20 January 2021 (14 UTC)
    Announcement | Zoom recording | Slides

     ccTLD Consultation #2 (ICANN meeting strategy)

    16 December 2020 (12:30 UTC)
    Announcement | Zoom recording | Chat | Slides

     ccTLD Consultation #1 (ICANN meeting strategy)

    15 December 2020 (18 UTC)
    Announcement | Zoom recording | Chat | Slides

     SOPC Webinar

    30 November 2020 (15 UTC)
    Announcement | Zoom recording | Chat | Slides

    ICANN69 ccTLD News Session #2

    1 October 2020 (11 UTC)

    Click here to consult the Zoom recording. (Passcode: =9L^%dJua= )
    Copy of the presentation slides: see below

    ICANN69 ccTLD News Session #1

    29 September 2020 (11 UTC)

    Click here to consult the Zoom recording. (Passcode: CSbt!1@+Tv)
    Copy of the presentation slides: see below

     Prep meeting ICANN69 Covid-19 Session

    22 September 2020 (13 UTC)

    Presentation slides Joke, presentation slides Kim
    Zoom recording | Chat recording

     Prep meeting ICANN69 ccTLD News Session

    16 September 2020 (11 UTC)
    Presentation slides Joke, presentation slides Kim
    Zoom recording (Access Passcode: $t@Q&0g7xC)
    Chat recording

    → Council Election Webinar

    ccPDP4-IDN Webinar

    ICANN68 ccTLD News Session

    ccPDP3-retirement Webinar: Interim Report

    ICANN67 Prep meetings

    ccPDP3-review mechanism Webinar

    ICANN66 Prep meetings

    May  2021 ccNSO Update

    20 May 2021 | 18:00 UTC


    Members: Alejandra Reynoso, Jordan Carter, Pablo Rodriguez, Stephen Deerhake, Sean Copeland, Irina Danelia, Giovanni Seppia, Ai Chin Lu, Biyi Oladipo, Ali Hadji, Jiankang Yao, Jenifer Lopez, Demi Getschko, Souleymane Oumtanaga (14)

    NomCom/Observers/Liaisons/Regional Organizations:  Marie-Noemi Marques, Maarten Simon, Javier Rua-Jovet, Sebastien Ducos

    Guests:  n/a

    Staff: Bart Boswinkel, Kim Carlson, Claudia Ruiz, Joke Braeken

    Apologies:  Laura Margolis,

    Did not attend - no apology sent:  

    Recording: Zoom Playback

    Transcript EN

    Agenda:  Draft Agenda Council meeting 173 - May 2021 v1.pdf

    Documents:

    Chat: Chat Council 20 May.txt

    22 April 2021 | 12:00 UTC


    Members:  Alejandra Reynoso, Jordan Carter, Pablo Rodriguez, Sean Copeland, Nick Wenban Smith, Stephen Deerhake, Jiankang Yao, Jenifer Lopez, Irina Danelia, Biyi Oladipo, Ai Chin Lu, Ali Hadji (12)

    NomCom/Observers/Liaisons/Regional Organizations:  Laura Margolis, Barrack Otieno, Javier Rua-Jovet, Marie-Noemi Marques, Maarten Simon, Sebastien Ducos, Katrina Sataki (observer) 

    Guests:  n/a

    Staff: Bart Boswinkel, Kim Carlson, Claudia Ruiz, Joke Braeken

    Apologies:  Giovanni Seppia

    Did not attend - no apology sent:  Souleymane Oumtanaga, Demi Getschko

    Recording: Zoom Playback

    Transcript EN

    Minutes

    Agenda:  Agenda and draft resolutions Council meeting 172 - April 2021 v3.pdf

    Documents:

    Chat: Chat Council 22 April.txt

    February  2021 ccNSO Update

    18 February 2021 | 20:00 UTC


    Members:  Katrina Sataki, Alejandra Reynoso, Ai-chin Lu, Stephen Deerhake, Nick Wenban Smith, Giovanni Seppia, Jordan Carter, Demi Getschko, Byron Holland, Biyi Oladipo, Young-eum Lee, Soulemane Oumtanaga (12)

    NomCom/Observers/Liaisons/Regional Organizations: Barrack Otieno, Javier Rua-Jovet, Laura Margolis, Miguel Ignacio Estrrada,Maarten Simon (late), Sebastien Ducos (late)

    Guests:  Irina Danelia, Sean Copeland, Jenifer Lopez

    Staff: Bart Boswinkel, Kim Carlson, Claudia Ruiz, Joke Braeken

    Apologies:  Margarita Valdes, Jordan Carter, Marie-Noemi Marques, Abdalla Omari, Pablo Rodriguez, Maarten Simon (late), Sebastien Ducos (late)

    Did not attend - no apology sent:  

    Recording: Zoom Playback

    Transcript:  EN

    Agenda:  Agenda and draft resolutionsCouncil meeting 170 - 21 February 2021 v2.pdf

    Documents:

    Chat: chat Council 18 Feb.txt

    January  2021 ccNSO Update

    21 January 2021 | 12:00 UTC


    Members:  Katrina Sataki, Alejandra Reynoso, Pablo Rodriguez, Demi Getschko, Margarita Valdes, Adebiyi Oladipo, Souleymane Oumtanaga, Nick Wenban-Smith, Giovanni Seppia, Abdalla Omari, Ai Chin Lu, Young Eum Lee, Byron Holland (13)

    NomCom/Observers/Liaisons/Regional Organizations:  Laura Margolis, Javier Rua-Jovet, Maarten Simon, Sebastien Ducos, Peter Van Roste, Marie-Noemie Marquez, Barrack Otieno

    Guests:  n/a

    Staff: Bart Boswinkel, Kim Carlson, JOke Braeken

    Apologies:  Jordan Carter

    Did not attend - no apology sent:  Stephen Deerhake

    Recording: Zoom Playback

    Transcript:  EN

    Agenda:  Agenda and Draft Resolutions Council meeting 169 - 21 January 2021.pdf

    Documents:

    Chat: Chat Council 21 Jan.txt

    December  2020 ccNSO Update

    17 December 2020 | 18:00 UTC


    Members:  Katrina Sataki, Pablo Rodriguez, Alejandra Reynoso, Stephen Deerhake, Ai Chin Lu, Abdalla Omari, Nick Wenban Smith, Demi Getschko, Jordan Carter, Byron Holland, Margarita Valdes, Marie-Noemi Marques, Biyi Oladipo, Young-em Lee, Souleymane Oumtanaga, 

    NomCom/Observers/Liaisons/Regional Organizations: Javier Rua-Jovet, Maarten Simon, Laura Margolis, Barrack Otieno

    Guests:  n/a

    Staff: Bart Boswinkel, Kim Carlson,,,Joke Braeken

    Apologies:  Giovanni Seppia

    Did not attend - no apology sent:  

    Recording: Zoom Playback

    Transcript:  ccNSO Council Teleconference-17Dec.pdf

    Agenda:  Agenda and draft Resolutions Council meeting 168 - 17 December 2020 v2.pdf

    Documents:

    Chat: Chat Council 17 Dec.txt


    November  2020 ccNSO Update

    19 November 2020 | 12:00 UTC


    Members:  Katrina Satak, Byron Holland, Pablo Rodriguez, Alejandra Reynoso, Souleymane Oumtanga, Stephen Deerhake, Adebiyi Oladipo, Giovanni Seppia, Nick Wenban Smith, Ai-Chin Lu, Demi Getschko

    NomCom/Observers/Liaisons/Regional Organizations:  Javier Rua-Jovet, Barrack Otieno, Maarten Simon, Marie-Noemie Marques, Laura Margolis

    Guests:  n/a

    Staff: Bart Boswinkel, Kim Carlson, Claudia Ruiz,,Joke Braeken

    Apologies:  Margarita Valdes, Abdalla Omari, Jordan Carter

    Did not attend - no apology sent:  

    Recording: Zoom Playback

    Transcript EN

    Agenda:  Agenda and Draft Resolutions Council meeting 167.pdf

    Documents:  Minutes

    Chat:  Chat Council 19 Nov.txt

    September  2020 ccNSO Update

    17 September 2020 21:00 UTC


    Members:  Katrina Sataki, Ai Chin Lu, Pablo Rodriguez, Alejandra Reynoso, Stephen Deerhake, Abdalla Omari, Demi Getschko, Giovanni Seppia, Nick Wenban Smith, Jordan Carter, Margarita Valdes (11)

    NomCom/Observers/Liaisons/Regional Organizations:  Marie-Noemi Marques, Laura Margolis

    Guests:  n/a

    Staff: Bart Boswinkel, Kim Carlson, Claudia Ruiz,,Joke Braeken

    Apologies:  Byron Holland, Soulemane Oumtanaga

    Did not attend - no apology sent:  Biiyi Oladip, Young Eum Lee

    Recording: Zoom playback

    Transcript EN

    Agenda: Agenda Council 17 September 2020 v3.docx

    Documents:  Minutes

    August  2020 ccNSO Update

    Members:  Katrina Sataki, Alejandra Reynoso, Pablo Rodriguez, Biyi Oladipo, Souleymane Oumtanga, Jordan Carter, Ai-Chin Lu, Nick Wenban Smith, Demi Getschko, Margarita Valdes, Byron Holland, Stephen Deerhake (12)

    NomCom/Observers/Liaisons/Regional Organizations:  Barrack Otieno, Laura Margolis, Miguel Ignacio Estrada, Maarten Simon

    Guests:  n/a

    Staff: Bart Boswinkel, Kim Carlson, , Joke Braken

    Apologies:  Marie-Noemie Marquez, Philippe Fouquart, Abdalla Omari

    Did not attend - no apology sent:  Young Eum Lee, Giovanni Seppia

    Recording: Zoom playback

    Transcript EN

    Agenda:  Draft Agenda Council 20 August 2020 v2.pdf

    Documents:

    Chat:  chat ccNSO Council 20 August.txt

    June  2020 ccNSO Update

    24 June 2020 @ICANN68 Virtual Policy Forum

    Recording: Link to public schedule

    Transcript EN

    Agenda:  Agenda and draft Resolutions Council 24 June 2020 version1 .pdf

    Documents:


    May  2020 ccNSO Update

    DateMeeting/PlaceTimeAgendaOutputMedia
    21 May 2020ccNSO Council teleconference18:00 UTCDraft AgendaNotes

    April 2020 ccNSO Update

    20 April 2020Guidelines Review Committee teleconference12:00 UTC


    16 April 2020ccNSO Council teleconference18:00 UTCDraft AgendaMinutes (revised)
    8 April 2020ccPDP on Review Mechanism Working Group teleconference18:00 UTC


    7 April 2020Special call with Council and WG Chairs to discuss ICANN6812:00 UTC


    6 April 2020Guidelines Review Committee teleconference12:00 UTC


    1 April 2020TLD OPS Standing Committee Teleconference13:00 UTC

    March 2020 ccNSO Update

    February  2020 ccNSO Update

    January 2020 ccNSO Update

    December 2019 ccNSO Update

    November 2019 ccNSO Update

    October  2019 ccNSO Update

    September 2019 ccNSO Update


    26 September 2019cc PDP on Retirement Working Group Call teleconference05:00 UTC
    Wiki Page
    24 September 2019Strategic and Operational Standing Committee (SOPC)14:00 UTC


    23 September 2019Guidelines Review Committee Teleconference12:00 UTC
    Wiki
    19 September 2019ccNSO Council Teleconference18:00 UTCDraft AgendaWiki Page
    12 September 2019ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Teleconference23:00 UTC
    Wiki Page
    11 September 2019IGLC13:00 UTC
    wiki
    9 September 2019Guidelines Review Committee Teleconference12:00 UTC
    Wiki Page
    4 September 2019Meetings Programme Committee13:00 UTC
    Wiki Page

    August  2019 CCNSO Update

    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar


    29 August - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    28 August - IGLC

    27 August – TLD OPS Standing Committee – (please see TLD OPS Workshop at ICANN66 RSVP email from 28 August)

    15 August - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    14 August – Meeting Programme Committee - wiki

    12 August  – Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki

    1 August - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki


    ccNSO Council:

    Country Code Names Supporting Organization Review Final Report Submitted

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 


    Links and Announcements regarding the IANA Stewardship Transfer and ICANN’s Accountability Process:

    IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation Page

    CSC Reports and Findings

    Open public comments:

    Next Steps to Improve the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model – closes 28 Oct 2019

    July 2019 CCNSO Update

    24 July – ccNSO SOPC Comment on Draft Operating Initiatives for the development of the 2021-2025 Operating and Finance plan 

    24 July  – IGLC teleconference

    23 July - Joint call with the ccNSO SOPC and the GNSO SC on ICANN’s Budget and Operations - Wiki

    23 July  - ccNSO IDN Preliminary Review Team Teleconference - Wiki

    18 July - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    16 July - ccNSO IDN Preliminary Review Team Teleconference - Wiki

    15 July  – Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki

    10 July – ccNSO Draft Final Report Webinar - Wiki


    ccNSO Council:

    Call for expression of interest for Root Zone Evaluation Review Committee (RZERC)

    Call for volunteers:  Customer Standing Committee (CSC)

    Call for volunteers:  ccNSO Appointment to ICANN’s NomCom FY2020

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 


    Links and Announcements regarding the IANA Stewardship Transfer and ICANN’s Accountability Process:

    IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation Page

    CSC Reports and Findings


    May 2019 CCNSO Update

    ccNSO Activity Summary


    ICANN65 Marrakech:

    ccNSO-related sessions and remote participation details (to be updated later today):  https://community.icann.org/x/PQF1Bg  

    ICANN65 Public Meeting Schedule:  https://65.schedule.icann.org/

    ICANN65 Prep Week

    If you are interested in presenting at Tech Day, please email the Tech Working group at:  ccnso-techday@icann.org

     

    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar


    28 May - ccNSO IDN Preliminary Review Team Teleconference - Wiki

    23 May - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    21 May - ccNSO IDN Preliminary Review Team Teleconference - Wiki

    17 May – IGLC teleconference

    13 May – ccNSO Review Working Party Telephone Conference - Wiki

    13 May  – Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki

    9 May - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    7 and 8 May - ATLAS III Webinar: Onboarding: Country Code Names (Bart Boswinkel presenting) - wiki

    8 May - Meetings Programme Committee - wiki 


    ccNSO Council:

    ccNSO Council call 23 May - wiki

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 

    Links and Announcements regarding the IANA Stewardship Transfer and ICANN’s Accountability Process:

    IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation Page

    CSC Reports and Findings


    Other Announcements:

     ICANN and PTI Publish U.S. Tax Returns for Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 2018 – 31 May 2019

    Evolving ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model: Continuing the Conversation and Preparing for ICANN65 – 29 May 2019

    Call for Expressions of Interest for 2020 | Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect – 24 May 2019

    Evolving the Governance of the Root Server System – 23 May 2019

    ICANN Publishes a Revised Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025 – 23 May 2019

    Call for Volunteers: Implementation Review Team for Registration Data Policy Implementation – 20 May 2019

    ICANN Organization Publishes First Human Rights Impact Assessment – 15 May 2019

    ICANN Board Adopts the FY20 Operating Plan and Budget – 9 May 2019

    ICANN's Move to Zoom: Follow-up Status Update and Response to Feedback – 9 May 2019

    Proposed FY20 Operating Plan and Budget for ICANN Board Adoption Published – 2 May 2019

    April 2019 CCNSO Update

    ccNSO Activity Summary

    April 2019

    ICANN65:

    ccNSO-related sessions:  https://community.icann.org/x/PQF1Bg  

    ICANN Meeting page:  https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech65

    If you are interested in presenting at Tech Day, please email the Tech Working group at:  ccnso-techday@icann.org

    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar

    29 April  – Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki

    25 April – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    25 April – TLD OPS Standing Committee Telephone Conference

    17 April – ccNSO Review Assessment Report Webinar - Wiki

    11 April – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    ccNSO Council:

    ccNSO Council call 18 April - wiki

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 


    Links and Announcements regarding the IANA Stewardship Transfer and ICANN’s Accountability Process:

    IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation Page

    CSC Reports and Findings


    Other Announcements:

    Process Proposal for Streamlining Organizational Reviews – 20 April 2019

    Evolving ICAN’s Multistakeholder Model – 25 April 2019

    A Conversation About Evolving The Effectiveness of Our Multistakeholder Model – 25 April 2019

    Capacity Development Community Survey Results – 24 April 2019

    Invitation:  Names Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Discussion Group – 17 April 2019

    Updated Request for Proposal:  ICANN’s Technical Compliance Monitoring System – 10 April 2019

    ICANN Publishes ICANN64 By the Numbers Report – 9 April 2019

    Transitioning ICANN’s Remote Participation Platform to Zoom – 3 April 2019

    ICANN Publishes Staff Report On First Consultation on Two-Year Planning Process – 2 April 2019


    March 2019 CCNSO Update

    Highlights of ccNSO Activities in KOBE 9 - 14 March 2019


    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



    February 2019 CCNSO Update

    ccNSO Activity Summary


    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar

    Comments/statements from the SOPC and Council during the month of February can be found here

    28 February – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    27 February -  ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as SLD Telephone Conference - Wiki

    25 February – Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki

    19 February – ccNSO Review Working Party (RWP) Telephone Conference - Wiki

    14 February – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    14 February - TLD OPS Standing Committee Telephone Conference

    13 February - ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as SLD Telephone Conference – Wiki

    4 February – Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki


    ccNSO Council:

    ccNSO Council call 14 February - wiki

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 

     


    January 2019 CCNSO Update

    ccNSO Activity Summary

    ICANN64:

    Meeting page:  https://meetings.icann.org/en/kobe64

    Registration:  https://registration.icann.org/

    ccNSO-related sessions:  https://community.icann.org/x/wwT_BQ (page will be updated with remote participation details as they become available)

    TechDay at ICANN64!  Please contact the Tech WG if you have questions or interested in presenting at TechDay

    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar

     

    31 January  – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    30 January - ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as SLD Telephone Conference - Wiki

    23 January - TLD OPS Standing Committee and Playbook Drafting Team Telephone Conference

    21 January – Meetings Programme Committee - Wiki

    17 January – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    16 January -  ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as SLD Telephone Conference - Wiki

    14 January – Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki

    ccNSO Council:

    ccNSO Council call 17 January - wiki

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 

    Links and Announcements regarding the IANA Stewardship Transfer and ICANN’s Accountability Process:

    IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation Page

    CSC Reports and Findings

    Initial Report on CSC Effectiveness – 16 January 2019

    Other Announcements:

    Public Comment Opportunities

    2021 ICANN Public Meeting – Annual General Meeting Location Announced – 31 January 2019

    ICANN Board Reaffirms Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data – 29 January 2019

    ICANN Board Creates Working Group on Anti-Harassment – 28 January 2019

    EPDP Team Makes Substantial Progress Toward Final Report – 24 January 2019

    ICANN Publishes Documents Regarding the Implementation of the Procedure for Release of Two-Character Labels – 22 January 2019

    Opportunities to Participate: ICANN Reviews – 22 January 2019

    Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions – 17 January 2019

    2019 Nominating Committee Priorities and Agenda – 9 January 2019

    Amendment to the IANA Naming Functions Contract, Annex A – 7 January 2019

    SSAC2 Review: Final Report Available – 7 January 2019

     

    December 2018 CCNSO Update Year in Review

    ccNSO in numbers (2018):

    • We welcomed 7 new members this year,
    • Bringing the total to 171 members: AP region – 54, AF region – 39, EU region – 46,  LAC region – 27, and NA region – 5
    • There are 6 active ccNSO working groups/committees
    • 1 active Study Group
    • 1 active Working Party
    • 2 active cross community working groups
    • 1 active specific review, and 1 pending
    • 2 special CSC related reviews and participation in the IFRT
    • 1 active ccNSO organisational review
    • 6 days of face-to-face meetings, 3 Tech Days, and 6 days of WG meetings

    ccNSO Council in numbers (2018):

    • 18 Councillors in total: 3 per each of the 5 regions, 3 appointed by NomCom; 11  males, 7 females
    • 3 new Councillors joined (one vacancy filled in)
    • 2 Councillors left
    • 10 meetings: 7 conference calls and 3 face-to-face meetings
    • 3 prep meetings
    • 1 workshop
    • 51 decisions
    • 50 action items
    • 3 statements

    As Council we submitted the following comments:

    • ccNSO Council statement on draft Operational Standards
    • ccNSO Council statement on Long-term adjustment of the schedule of reviews
    • ccNSO Council statement on the Interim Report of the GNSO PDP Subsequent Procedures WT1-5

    All together we have developed, discussed, and/or adopted:

    • Guideline: ccNSO Procedure for the Exercise of the Empowered Community’s Rights to Reject Specified Actions
    • Guideline: ccNSO Council Election Procedure
    • Guideline: ccNSO Selection and Appointment Liaisons
    • Updated membership application form
    • Terms of Reference for the ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as Second Level Domains
    • Final Report of the ccNSO Meeting Strategy Review Working Group
    • Final Report of the CSC Charter Review Team
    • Template to determine the CSC Effectiveness Review
    • Final WS2 Recommendations

    We welcomed volunteers to the following groups:

    • Customer Standing Committee
    • Strategic and Operational Planning Committee
    • PDP Retirement Working Group
    • Community Onboarding Pilot Program
    • Nominating Committee
    • ccNSO Review Working Party
    • Study Group on Use of Emoji as Second Level Domains
    • ICANN Fellowship Programme
    • IANA Function Review Team
    • ATRT3 Review Team
    • Joint ccNSO-SSAC Working Party Risk Mitigation Procedure.

    As the chair of the ccNSO Council I would like to thank the chairs and all the members of our working groups/committees for their time, knowledge, and contribution to the work of the ccNSO and ICANN community in general:

    • PDP Retirement Working Group (Chair: Stephen Deerhake): 24 members, 7 participants, 4 experts and observers. The goal of this WG is to report on and recommend a policy for the retirement of the delegated Top Level Domains associated with the country codes assigned to countries and territories listed in the ISO 3166-1 within the framework of the ccNSO Policy Development Process.
    • Strategic and Operational Planning Committee (Chair: Giovanni Seppia): 18 members, 1 observer. The Committee coordinates, facilitates, and increases the participation of ccTLD managers in ICANN and PTI's strategic and operational planning processes and related budgetary processes.
    • Meeting Programme Standing Committee (Chair: Alejandra Reynoso): 20 members, 2 observers. The objective of the Committee is to coordinate and manage the high-level schedule of the ccNSO-related sessions, including the ccNSO Members Meeting agenda at ICANN public meetings, and related matters.
    • Technical Working Group (Chair: Eberhard Lisse): 18 members, 3 observers. The purpose of the WG is to provide the ccTLD community with advice and to share information on the technical and operational aspects of running a ccTLD.
    • Guidelines Review Committee (Chair: Katrina Sataki): 13 members. This Committee reviews the current guidelines and ascertains whether they reflect current practices and working methods, identify potential gaps, and based on this analysis propose changes to the current guidelines to the Council.
    • TLD-OPS Standing Committee (Chair: Jacques Latour): 7 members, 2 liaisons. This Standing Committee governs the daily operation of the TLD-OPS email list; and, when deemed necessary, develops and implements progress plans for future improvements and developments of the TLD-OPS email list, including its ecosystem.
    • Study Group on Use of Emoji as Second Level Domains (Chair: Peter Koch): 13 members, 2 observers. The study group is established to provide to ccTLD community, the ccNSO Council a comprehensive overview of the issues associated with the use of Emoji as second level domains, and the need for and current practice by ccTLD managers to allow Emoji as second level domains


    November 2018 CCNSO Update

    ccNSO Activity Summary

    November 2018

    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar

    29 November  – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    26 November - Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki

    23 November – Meetings Programme Committee - Wiki

    23 November – TLD OPS Standing Committee Telephone Conference

    21 November -  ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as SLD Telephone Conference - Wiki

    21 November – ccNSO Review Working Party - Wiki

    15 November – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    ccNSO Review Survey Available for Community Input


    ccNSO Council:

    ccNSO Council call for November was combined with December, and will be held on 6 December - wiki

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 


    Links and Announcements regarding the IANA Stewardship Transfer and ICANN’s Accountability Process:

    IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation Page

    CSC Reports and Findings

    Initial Report on Review of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Charter


    Other Announcements:

    Public Comment Opportunities

    ICANN Publishes ICANN63 By the Numbers Report – 28 November

    Initial Report of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Team – 21 November

    Fellowship Program Post-Meeting Report Now Available – 20 November

    Application for New Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Dispute-Resolution Service Provider – 16 November

    Policy Status Report: Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) – 14 November

    Chair's Blog: ICANN63 Meeting & Board Workshop – 12 November

    SSR2 Review Team: Seven Highlights from Our Meeting at ICANN63 – 12 November

    Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN64 Fellowship – 12 November

    Successful Candidates Selected for NextGen@ICANN64 – 9 November

    Accountability Indicators Feedback 1 July - 30 September 2018 – 7 November

    Annual Publication of Financial Information – 5 November

     

    October 2018 CCNSO Update

    ccPDP on retirement working group Face to Face Meeting - 20 October 2018

    The working group held its face to face meeting on 20th October 2018 in Barcelona. The meeting was a continuation of the sessions held on 27 September 2018. During the session members continued with various mindmap exercises that sought to address among other things issues such as the time required by a Registry to complete a retirement process as well as what would happen if a country that had previously retired its ccTLD decided to revert to its old name hence requiring the old country name code to be restored to the root.

    ccNSO Study Group on use of Emojis as SLD Face to Face Meeting - 20 October 2018

    The study Group had a face to meeting in Barcelona. During the meeting , participants felt that there was need to avoid dwelling on negative aspects of using emojis as TLDs and pay more attention on positive aspects. The Study Group requested for more time from the ccNSO council to enable it consolidate views from a cross section of members and present its final report in Kobe Japan. Overall, the SSAC maintained the same point of view they had in the previous meeting that Emojis should not be allowed as SLDs due to their confusing similarity.

    ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Commitee Face to Face meeting - 21 October 2018

    The Strategic and operational planning commitee met ICANN's Finance team and reviewed the FY 2018 Finance Highlights. Notable issues were a reduction in the number of Staff and the fact that ICANN had put in place austerity measures that enabled it to operate below the projected budget leading to a profit.

    The session also delved into ICANNs Financial year 2020 operating plan and budget process which covered the process overview and deliverables, planning structure, document overview as well as the proposed timeline and key dates. Members of the commitee sought to know how the Community will be involved in the process.

    The ICANN Multi Stakeholder and Strategic Initiatives  team gave an update on the ICANN Strategy Plan 2021 - 2025. The team outlined the process that will be following during the Community Consultation phase. Participants encouraged the team to review comments that were made by different consituencies on the current strategic plan . Members noted that the Strategic trends exercises that were conducted in Panama yielded very usefull output which should be considered. Members also requested the tean to avopid requesting for comments during Holiday seasons.

    ccNSO Council - 24 October 2018

    Intersessional decisions

         Selection members IFRT: The Council was informed that the Selection of members to the IANA Functions Review Team had been completed.

         Submission WT1-4 Statement: The Council was informed that the ccNSO had already submitted its statement on WT1-4 after consolidated additional feedback as discussed on the ccNSO Council Mailing List.

    Launch call for volunteers for additional members to the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee & GRC

        Call for additional volunteers ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee: The council resolved to issue a call for additional Volunteers to join the ccNSO Meetings Programme Commitee the Secretariat to implement the same.

        Call for additional volunteers ccNSO Guideline Review Committee: The Council resolved to issue a call for additional volunteers to join the Guideline Review Commitee, the Secretariat to implement the same.

    Call for additional volunteers ccNSO Guideline Review CommitteeUpdate PDP: from the meeting

    Update CSC, RZERC, ECA: The council adopted the updates from the Committees as presented during the ccNSO members meeting

    Update liaison

    Update ALAC Liaison : The Council received a written update from the ALAC Liason

    Update GNSO Liaison: The Council received a written update from the GNSO Liaison.

    Regular meeting

    Adoption of CCWG Accountability WS 2 recommendations & Next Steps

    Adoption of Recommendations WS 2

    ccNSO Council unanimously agreed to approve the recommendations

    ccNSO Activity Summary

    September 2018

    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar

    27 September  – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    26 September - ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as SLD Telephone Conference - Wiki

    17 September - SSAC call with ccNSO on the IDN Similarity Risk Mitigation Guidelines Telephone Conference

    12 September – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    12 September  – ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as SLD Telephone Conference - Wiki

    10 September – Programme Working group - Wiki

    10 September - Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki

    ccNSO Council:

    ccNSO Council call 20 September 2018 - wiki

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 

    Links and Announcements regarding the IANA Stewardship Transfer and ICANN’s Accountability Process:

    IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation Page

    CSC Reports and Findings

    Initial Report on Review of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Charter

    ccNSO Activity Summary

    August 2018

    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar


    30 August – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    29 August - ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as SLD Telephone Conference - Wiki

    29 August – TLD Ops Standing Committee Telephone Conference

    27 August – Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki

    15 August – ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as SLD Telephone Conference - Wiki


    ccNSO Council:

    ccNSO Council call 23 August 2018 - wiki

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 


    ccNSO Activity Summary

    July 2018

    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar


    30 July – Meetings Programme Working Group - wiki

    19 July – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group - Wiki

    18 July – ccNSO Study Group on Use of Emoji as SLD - Wiki

    16 July - Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference – Wiki


    ccNSO Council:

    ccNSO Council has combined their July and August call and will take place on 23 August 2018

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 


    ccNSO Activity Summary

    May 2018

    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:

    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar


    31 May - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference – Wiki

    29 May – Meetings Programme Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    28 May -Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference - Wiki

    23 May – TLD OPS Standing Committee Telephone Conference

    17 May – ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    7 May - Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference – Wiki

    3 May - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference –Wiki


    ccNSO Council:

    24 May – ccNSO Council Telephone Conference -  https://community.icann.org/x/7SkFBQ

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 


    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:


    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar


    26 February – Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference – Mp3 and Wiki

    12 February - Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference – Mp3 and Wiki

    9 February – Meetings Programme Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    8 February - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference – Mp3 and Wiki

    7 February – ccNSO Meeting Strategy Review Working Group Telephone Conference

    7 February - TLD OPS Standing Committee Telephone Conference


    ccNSO Council:

    15 February – ccNSO Council Telephone Conference -  Mp3 and Wiki

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space 


    ccNSO Activity Summary

    January 2018

    Working/Study Group Meeting Output:


    Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar


    29 January - Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference – Mp3 and Wiki

    25 January - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference – Mp3 and Wiki

    16 January - ccNSO Meeting Strategy Review Working Group Telephone Conference

    15 January - Guidelines Review Committee Telephone Conference – Mp3 and Wiki

    12 January – Meetings Programme Working Group Telephone Conference - Wiki

    11 January - ccPDP on Retirement Working Group Telephone Conference – Mp3 and Wiki

    4 January - TLD OPS Standing Committee Telephone Conference


    ccNSO Council:

    18 January – ccNSO Council Telephone Conference -  Mp3 and Wiki

    ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here:  http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm

    ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm

    ccNSO Council Wiki space