EN: Seun Ojedeji,Tijani Ben-Jemaa, Moriam Omowunmi Sulaimon, Barrack Otieno, Joan Katambi, Remmy Nweke, Chokri Ben Romdhane, Pastor Peters, Nkem Nweke, Aicha Abbad, Emmanuel Dabbie Botchway, Jacob Odame Baiden, Chokri Ben Romdhane, Adri Loubser, Franklin Owusu-Akueampo, Raymond Mamattah, Sarah Kiden, Loago Rantsetse, Abdulkarim Ayopo Oloyede, Bob Ochieng, Bram Malawi, Oreoluwa Lesi, Bram Fudzulani, Dave Kissoondoyal, Fatimata Seye Sylla, Frank Anati, Daniel Nanghaka, Bukola Oronti, Rachad Sanoussi, Lavish Mawuena Mensah, Hadia Elminiawi, Leon Sanchez, Mutegeki Cliff, Malick A, Stephen Dakyi, Alan Greenberg, Etienne Tshishimbi,

Apologies: None

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Yaovi Atohoun, Claudia Ruiz

FR Interpreters: Isabelle & Camila

Call Management: TBD Claudia Ruiz

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Agenda:

Roll call (Staff) – 2 min
Review of action items from previous meeting (Staff, Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong ) – 3 min
Open ICANN Public Comments ( @Seun ) – 6 min

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Recently Ratified by the ALAC (since last AFRALO Monthly Meeting)

Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level
The ALAC addressed four areas of concern with regards to LGRs: 1) The ALAC believes that the particular registries whose practices were used (with regards to cross-script variants in the Root Zone) should be specified; 2) Missing code points that were not considered for possible variants need to be evaluated; 3) The definition of variants for SLDs needs to be substantially expanded - otherwise the level of potential confusion, and DNS Abuse, is simply too large; and 4) As something that is critical for security and the avoidance of DNS Abuse, blocking variant names should not be optional. The ALAC made a suggested revision to the text accordingly.

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Upcoming Public Comment Proceedings

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Issue Report on the ccNSO Policy Development Process for Selection of the IDN ccTLD Strings

This proceeding seeks feedback from the community on issues that were identified and need to be addressed with respect to selection of the IDN ccTLD strings. ccPDP will build on previous ccNSO effort on IDN ccTLD string selection and take into account the evolution of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process & IDN TLD variant management.

Issue Final Paper on the Proposed Policy Recommendations for the Retirement of ccTLDs

As part of the ccNSO PDP3 effort, this final paper includes proposed policy recommendations for the retirement of ccTLDs.

ICANN's Root Name Service Strategy and Implementation

ICANN org. will seek public comments on ICANN's Root Name Service Strategy and Implementation.

Proposed Renewal of .AERO Registry Agreement

ICANN Organization is seeking input on the proposed .aero renewal agreement.

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Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report

The final report of the Security, Stability and Resiliency Review (SSR2) is expected to be issued in October 2020. The final report is submitted for public comment to inform the ICANN Board actions on the SSR2 final recommendations.

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