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Annual General Meeting from 17-22 September, in UTC +8
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Prep Week (6-8 September): https://75.schedule.icann.org/prep-week 

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DNS Abuse Standing Committee meeting 
Saturday, 17 September 2022 | 07:00-08:00 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Conference Hall 1

The ccNSO DNS Abuse Standing Committee (DASC) will hold a working session at ICANN75, and will discuss among others its outreach efforts, including a survey (available 12 September) an upcoming survey which aims to gather information as useful input for next steps by the DASC. 

About DASC
DASC was created as a dedicated forum for ccTLD Managers to discuss the important topic of DNS Abuse and to share information, insights, and practices.  In keeping with the nature of the ccNSO, the purpose of the Committee is not to formulate any policy or standards, recognising that policy development in this area is out of scope of the ccNSO policy remit.  The overarching purpose is to raise understanding and awareness of the issues pertaining to DNS Abuse, promote open and constructive dialogue, and ultimately to assist ccTLD Managers in their efforts to mitigate the impact of DNS Abuse.  Relevant documents are available on its website and workspace.

Internet Governance Liaison Committee meeting 
Saturday, 17 September 2022 | 08:30-09:30 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Conference Hall 1

The ccNSO Internet Governance Liaison Committee (IGLC) will hold a working session at ICANN75.  During this session, it will discuss among others upcoming work items by the committee that would benefit ccTLDs. 

About IGLC
The IGLC has been established to coordinate, facilitate, and increase the participation of ccTLD managers in discussions and processes pertaining to Internet Governance.  The Committee will take a proactive role in seeking and fostering participation and input into the processes and provide regular feedback to the ccNSO Council, ccNSO members and broader ccTLD community.  Relevant documents are available on its website and workspace.

Technical Working Group meeting 
Sunday, 18 September 2022 | 01:00-02:00 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: 302/303

The ccNSO Tech WG will hold a working session at ICANN75.  

About Technical WG
The purpose of the Tech Working Group is to provide the country code Top Level Domain community with advice and to share information on the technical and operational aspects of running a ccTLD.  The Technical Working Group organises Tech Day at ICANN Public Meetings.

ccPDP3 - Review Mechanism Working Group 

Sunday, 18 September 2022 | 05:15-06:30 UTC - working group meeting (stress-testing) | Room: 302/303
Tuesday, 20 September 2022 | 01:00-02:00 UTC - policy update session* | Conference Hall 3
Tuesday, 20 September 2022 | 08:30-09:30 UTC - working group meeting (evaluation input from policy update session) | Room: 301

ccPDP3-RM at ICANN75

The ccPDP3-Review Mechanism working group has developed a proposed mechanism for the review of the specific decisions on the delegation, transfer, revocation and retirement of the delegated top-level domains associated with the country codes assigned to countries and territories in the ISO 3166-1 standard. The working group will hold two working sessions. One to stress test the policy proposals and the second to evaluate the feedback received during the ccNSO Policy Update session held on Tuesday, 20 September. Relevant documents are available on its website and workspace.

About the 3rd ccNSO policy development process

• Part 1 (ccPDP3-RET) of the third Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) policy development process (ccPDP3) was tasked with developing and proposing policy for the retirement of country code top-level domains (ccTLDs).  
• Part 2 (ccPDP3-RM) includes the development of a review mechanism for decisions pertaining to the delegation, transfer, revocation, and retirement of ccTLDs.

The proposed policy on retirement of ccTLDs was submitted to the ICANN Board for its consideration in September 2021.  The results of ccPDP3 part 1, if adopted by the ICANN Board, will need to be implemented by the ICANN organization (org) and IANA services. They will also provide the basis for future removal of ccTLDs from the root zone database in the event the ccTLD has to be retired.

The ccNSO Council recently clarified its position regarding the exclusion of ccTLD policy related matters from ICANN's Reconsideration and Independent Review Processes. Council sent a letter, following a question from ICANN Legal concerning the proposed ccTLD retirement policy (ccPDP3-RET), aiming to ensure that the Board's consideration process of the proposed retirement policy will be completed.The ccNSO Council is of the view that following disputes and claims should be excluded from ICANN's Reconsideration Process as well as from the Independent Review Process (IRP) for Covered Actions:

• all disputes and claims related to the delegation, transfer and revocation of ccTLDs, until both ccPDP3-RM and ccPDP4-IDN have been concluded.
• the ccTLD retirement-related issues set-out in section 5.2 of the proposed ccTLD Retirement policy and other disputes or claims related to the retirement of ccTLDs

Read more.

ccPDP4 - IDN (de)selection Working Group meeting 
Sunday, 18 September 2022 | 07:00-08:00 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: 302/303

The fourth ccNSO Policy Development Process Working Group will hold a working session at ICANN75.  

About the 4th ccNSO policy development process
The ccPDP4 Working Group defines the criteria, process, and procedures for (de)selecting Internationalised Domain Name country code Top Level Domain strings (IDN ccTLDS) associated with the country codes assigned to countries, territories or other areas of geopolitical interest listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard and within the framework of the ccNSO Policy Development Process.  The results of this ccPDP4 will eventually replace the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process.  The working group charter, work plan, and other relevant documents are available on its website and workspace.

Strategic & Operational Planning Committee meeting 
Sunday, 18 September 2022 | 02:30-09:30 UTC

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The SOPC will hold a working session at ICANN75.

About SOPC

The objective of the SOPC is to provide input on the strategic and operational planning processes and related budgetary processes of ICANN and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) that are relevant from a ccTLD or ccNSO perspective. It also coordinates, facilitates, and encourages the involvement of ccTLD managers in these processes. The SOPC will hold a working session during ICANN75. The working group charter, work plan, and other relevant documents are available on its website andworkspace.

Tech Day 
Monday, 19 September 2022 | 08:30-09:30 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 | Room: Conference Hall 3

Since 2006,Tech Day has been part of ICANN Public Meetings. It provides a forum for both experienced participants and newcomers to meet and to present and discuss technical and operational registry topics, security, and other DNS-related work. During ICANN75, Tech Day will focus on DNS Security Extensions, DNS abuse prevention and mitigation, and other topics.  Consult the ICANN75 Tech Day agenda here.

Policy Update Session: ccPDP3-RM *
Tuesday, 20 September 2022 | 01:00-02:00 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Conference Hall 3

This session will kick off with a welcome by the ccNSO Chair Alejandra Reynoso. Alejandra will welcome all to the ccNSO Members Meeting, and will highlight relevant ccNSO sessions and topics at ICANN75.  Following Alejandra's introduction, we will continue with the main topic of the session: ccPDP3-RM.  The ccPDP3-Review Mechanism working group aims to present its proposals, and seek input from the ccTLD community.

ccPDP3-RM at ICANN75

The ccPDP3-Review Mechanism working group has developed a proposed mechanism for the review of the specific decisions on the delegation, transfer, revocation and retirement of the delegated top-level domains associated with the country codes assigned to countries and territories in the ISO 3166-1 standard. The working group will hold two working sessions. One to stress test the policy proposals (on Sunday) and the second (on Tuesday) to evaluate the feedback received during the ccNSO Policy Update session held earlier the same day on Tuesday, 20 September. Relevant documents are available on its website and workspace.

About the 3rd ccNSO policy development process

• Part 1 (ccPDP3-RET) of the third Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) policy development process (ccPDP3) was tasked with developing and proposing policy for the retirement of country code top-level domains (ccTLDs).  
• Part 2 (ccPDP3-RM) includes the development of a review mechanism for decisions pertaining to the delegation, transfer, revocation, and retirement of ccTLDs.

The proposed policy on retirement of ccTLDs was submitted to the ICANN Board for its consideration in September 2021.  The results of ccPDP3 part 1, if adopted by the ICANN Board, will need to be implemented by the ICANN organization (org) and IANA services. They will also provide the basis for future removal of ccTLDs from the root zone database in the event the ccTLD has to be retired.

The ccNSO Council recently clarified its position regarding the exclusion of ccTLD policy related matters from ICANN's Reconsideration and Independent Review Processes. Council sent a letter, following a question from ICANN Legal concerning the proposed ccTLD retirement policy (ccPDP3-RET), aiming to ensure that the Board's consideration process of the proposed retirement policy will be completed.The ccNSO Council is of the view that following disputes and claims should be excluded from ICANN's Reconsideration Process as well as from the Independent Review Process (IRP) for Covered Actions:

• all disputes and claims related to the delegation, transfer and revocation of ccTLDs, until both ccPDP3-RM and ccPDP4-IDN have been concluded.
• the ccTLD retirement-related issues set-out in section 5.2 of the proposed ccTLD Retirement policy and other disputes or claims related to the retirement of ccTLDs

Read more.

This session has simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and English. Participants, including English speakers, should select the language they will speak or listen to by clicking on the Interpretation icon located on Zoom toolbar.  Additional instructions will be available for those participating in-person.

ccTLD News Session (1/2): Geographical Indications *
Tuesday, 20 September 2022 | 02:30-04:00 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Conference Hall 3

At ICANN75, the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC) and ccNSO Internet Governance Liaison Committee (IGLC) will jointly organise this ccTLD News Session.  The protection of geographical indications has recently reemerged in various regions as an area of increased regulatory attention and legislative initiatives. The latest examples are the European Commission proposals which aim to reform the European Union framework on geographical indications with special attention for enforcement issues linked to the registration of domain names both as TLDs and second-level domains. This session will explore the potential impact of regulations and legislation on ccTLDs.

Session Chair: Annaliese Williams (.au)

• An introduction to Geographical Indications. Brian Beckham (WIPO)
• Results of a recent CENTR survey and impact for the European region ccTLDs. Polina Malaja (CENTR)
  
• ccTLD perspectives:
  • Nick Wenban-Smith (.uk)
  • Alyssa Quinn (.ca)
  • Molehe Wesi (.za)
  • Anil Kumar Jain (.in)

This session has simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and English. Participants, including English speakers, should select the language they will speak or listen to by clicking on the Interpretation icon located on Zoom toolbar.  Additional instructions will be available for those participating in-person.

Joint session: ccNSO & GAC *
Tuesday, 20 September 2022 | 05:15-06:30 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Grand Ballroom 1

About this session: The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) constitutes the voice of Governments and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) in ICANN's multi-stakeholder structure.  During this joint meeting, the following topics are expected to be discussed:

• ccNSO Policy Development: status and next steps with respect to ccPDP3-RM and ccPDP4-IDN.  
  • The goal of the ccPDP3-RM working group is to report on and recommend a policy for a review mechanism with respect to decisions pertaining to the delegation, transfer, revocation and retirement of the delegated Top Level Domains associated with the country codes assigned to countries and territories listed in the ISO 3166-1 and within the framework of the ccNSO Policy Development Process. 
  • The ccPDP4 Working Group defines the criteria, process, and procedures for (de)selecting Internationalised Domain Name country code Top Level Domain strings (IDN ccTLDS) associated with the country codes assigned to countries, territories or other areas of geopolitical interest listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard and within the framework of the ccNSO Policy Development Process.  The results of this ccPDP4 will eventually replace the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process. Read more here.
• ccNSO & DNS Abuse: current status and next steps by the ccNSO DNS Abuse Standing Committee (DASC).

This session has simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and English. Participants, including English speakers, should select the language they will speak or listen to by clicking on the Interpretation icon located on Zoom toolbar.  Additional instructions will be available for those participating in-person.

Joint session: ccNSO & ICANN Board *
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 | 01:00-02:00 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Hall 7BC

• Proposed topic by the ICANN Board of Directors: What collaborative actions should the Community, Board and Org be undertaking to further progress achieving our strategic priorities?
• The ccNSO will discuss the Board topic exclusively during this joint session

This session has simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and English. Participants, including English speakers, should select the language they will speak or listen to by clicking on the Interpretation icon located on Zoom toolbar.  Additional instructions will be available for those participating in-person.

Session on ccNSO and Universal Acceptance *
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 | 05:15-06:30 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Conference Hall 3

Universal Acceptance ensures that all domain names, including new TLDs and Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), and email addresses are treated equally and can be used by all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems. Universal Acceptance provides a gateway to the next billion Internet users.  During this ccNSO and Universal Acceptance session, there will be a discussion with ccTLDs as well as other stakeholders on the role of the ccNSO and how to best serve the ccTLD community.

Session Chair: Dejan Djukic (.rs), Moderator: Biyi Oladipo (.ng)

• Stakeholder suggestions by 
  • Pensri Arunwatanamongkol (.th)
  • Edmon Chung (.asia)
  • Anil Kumar Jain (.in)
  • Dusan Stojicevic (Gransy)
• Review and discussion of the suggestions between audience and panellists

This session has simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and English. Participants, including English speakers, should select the language they will speak or listen to by clicking on the Interpretation icon located on Zoom toolbar.  Additional instructions will be available for those participating in-person.

ccNSO Governance Session *
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 | 07:00-08:00 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Conference Hall 3

The focus of this session will be on seeking input from the ccTLD community on the proposed ccNSO statement of interest and conflict of interest processes. A subcommittee of the Guidelines Review Committee developed the proposals, based on previous consultation rounds. In addition, there will be a notice about upcoming voting processes and upcoming work items. This includes the impact of the inclusion of IDN ccTLD managers as members of the ccNSO on existing rules and operating procedures.

Session Chair: Sean Copeland (.vi)

This session has simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and English. Participants, including English speakers, should select the language they will speak or listen to by clicking on the Interpretation icon located on Zoom toolbar.  Additional instructions will be available for those participating in-person.

ccTLD News Session (2/2) *
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 | 08:30-09:30 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Conference Hall 3

Session chair: Everton Rodrigues (.br)

• Enabling local MSMEs from offline to online with  .MY domain names. Md Fariz Ahmad Sanusi (.my)
• Dispute Resolution mechanisms in LAC-region ccTLDs. Ignacio Sánchez González  (LACTLD)
• Behind the Scene of .ID Domain Name Growth. Yudho Giri Sucahyo (.id)
• How many congressmen need to understand a ccTLD? Erick Iriarte (.pe)

• From ISP to a Regulatory environment. Andrew Molivurae (.vu)

About ccTLD News

Previous editions of the ccTLD News Sessions had an excellent collection of case studies, statistics, new developments, trends and more. The ccTLD News Sessions have been a part of the ccNSO Members Meetings for several years and has provided a global platform for both experienced and new people to meet, share experiences and discuss ccTLD-related aspects. For reference, the most recent session was held in June 2022, prior to ICANN74. Read more.

This session has simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and English. Participants, including English speakers, should select the language they will speak or listen to by clicking on the Interpretation icon located on Zoom toolbar.  Additional instructions will be available for those participating in-person.

ccNSO Council meeting *
Thursday, 22 September 2022 | 07:00-08:00 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Conference Hall 3

The ccNSO Council will have its 187th meeting at ICANN75 on Thursday, 22 September. All Council meetings are open to observers. Topics for discussion will include (TBC) . Additional topics for the ccNSO Council meeting will be made available on the ccNSO Council workspace.

This session has simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and English. Participants, including English speakers, should select the language they will speak or listen to by clicking on the Interpretation icon located on Zoom toolbar.  Additional instructions will be available for those participating in-person.

ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee
Thursday, 22 September 2022 | 08:30-09:30 UTC

Join meeting and consult session recordings | Room: Conference Hall 3

The objective of the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC) is to ensure a relevant programme for ccTLD managers. What went well during ICANN75? What elements are subject to improvement? The MPC welcomes your feedback.  Join us during this ICANN75 wrap-up session, and help us shape future ccNSO sessions.