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2023

Date Topic Resolutions and Decisions
16 November 2023 Appointment

200-01:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Olga Cavalli (NomCom Councillor) and Pablo Rodriguez for their second term to serve on the Excellence Award selection committee. The chair of the Council is requested to inform ICANN org accordingly. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

16 November 2023 Appointment

200-02:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Wafa Dahmani, NomCom appointed Councillor to serve on the ccNSO travel Funding Committee, replacing Javier Rua, fulfilling Javier's term until March 2024.

14 November 2023 Bylaw Change support

Intermeeting decision

Taking into account the manner in which the issues and concerns that were raised by the ccNSO Council in its input on the proposed changes to Articles 18 and 19 of the ICANN Bylaws, which relate to the IANA Function Review (Article 18) and Special IANA Function Review (Article 19) were addressed. Also taking into account no comments or other feed-back was received form the ccTLD community and finally taking into account the outcome of the Community Forum dated 26 October 2023 on aforementioned Bylaw changes, the ccNSO Council – as mandated through Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws and through its own rules and procedures (https://ccnso.icann.org/about/guideline-approval-actions-procedure-17oct19-en.pdf) – supports the proposed changes to Article 18 and 19. The Secretariat is requested to publish this resolution upon adoption and the chair of the ccNSO Council is requested to inform the ECA accordingly as soon as possible after adoption of this resolution.

October/November Appointment

Intermeeting decision

Appointment Abdalmonem Galia and Jordan Carter ICANN org leadership program 2024

26 October 2023 ccNSO membership

199-01:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO approve the membership of the Israel Internet Association, the ccTLD Manager for the IDN TLD ".ישראל" (xn--4dbrk0ce, .Israel in Hebrew) and welcomes the Israel Internet Association as member 177 of the ccNSO.

26 October 2023 Leadership appointment

199-02:

At the nomination of the ccNSO Universal Acceptance Committee, the CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVSED TO appoint Abdalmonem Galila as chair and Regina Fuchsova as vice-chair of the ccNSO UAC, and thank both for volunteering in these leadership positions.

26 October 2023 Working Group appointment

199-03:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Busayo Balogun (.ng) as member of DNS Abuse Standing Committee, Demi Getschko (.br) and Javier Rua (related to .pr) as member of the ccNSO Internet Governance Liaison Committee starting at the end of ICANN78, and Eleanor Bradley, Olga Cavalli & Abdalmonem Galila as members of the ccNSO Strategic and Operating Plan Committee.

26 October 2023 Appointments

199-04:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the ccNSO overview of external appointees, including the description of skills and requirements. The ccNSO Council group who prepared the overview is requested to continue its succession planning work and report on its progress by ICANN79.

26 October 2023 Appointment

199-05:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Pablo Rodriguez as ccNSO appointee on the ICANN Fellowship Selection Committee, replacing Stephen Deerhake, and for the duration of Stephen's term.

26 October 2023 Proposal review

199-06:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request the ccNSO Guideline Review Committee to review as soon as possible the ICANN proposals pertaining to retiring review recommendations and to establish a cross community group continuous improvement. The ccNSO Council requests its chair to inform ICANN that the GRC is reviewing the proposals, and relevant staff will receive feed-back from the GRC directly.

21 September 2023 Guideline adoption

198-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the proposed Outline ccNSO Policy Implementation Process - submitted on 15 September 2023 and requests the secretariat to publish the Outline on the appropriate ccNSO Webpage as soon as possible.

The secretariat is requested to inform the various ICANN departments, which may become involved in implementation of a ccNSO developed policy, of the Guideline.

The Council thanks the GRC and relevant ICANN staff for their diligent work on the Outline and the secretariat is requested to inform the GRC and ICANN staff of the result and thank them for their contributions.

Finally, the secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective 7 days after publication.

August/September Intermeeting decision
  • Response to Kim Davies - Caretaker designation
  • CSC Member selection
  • Appointment of CSC member alternate
  • CSC Full Slate approval
  • Appointment members to IGLC, UAC
  • Adoption of the Guideline: Review and update of ccNSO Portfolio of Activities to replace the 2016 Guideline: ccNSO Portfolio of Activities
  • IFRT2 co-Chair appointmen
20 July 2023 membership approval

197-01:

The Communications Regulatory Authority, ccTLD Manager applied for membership of the ccNSO. The ccNSO Council RESOLVED TO APPROVE the application and welcomes the Communications Regulatory of Qatar as member 176 of the ccNSO. The secretariat is requested to publish this decision as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

20 July 2023 appointment

197-02

At the nomination of the TLD-OPS standing committee the following persons are appointed as members of TLD-OPS committee:

  • Angela Matlapeng (.bw)
  • Nicklas Pousett (.se)
  • Josh Simpson (.nz)

The secretariat is requested to inform the candidates and TLD-Ops Committee and publish this decision as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

20 July 2023 guideline adoption

197-03

THE CCSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt Guideline - ccNSO Statement of Interest and Conflict of Interest Procedures as circulated to Council on 28 June 2023.

The secretariat is requested to publish this decision as soon as possible and inform the ccNSO community of publication of the decision. This decision becomes effective seven (7) days after publication.

After the decision becomes effective, the secretariat is requested to implement the procedure as soon as possible, and report to Council on progress of implementation at the Council's regular meetings.

After the procedure is properly implemented, the procedure shall apply only to new working groups, committees, and other groups and to newly appointed members of already existing groups. Existing groups are invited to apply the procedure voluntary to all members.

Finally, the Council wishes to express its gratitude to the GRC for its hard work and perseverance to bring this topic to a close.

20 July 2023 adoption terms of reference

197-04

THE CCNO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Terms of Reference as submitted to Council on 13 July 2023.

Further, the ccNSO requests the secretariat to launch a call for volunteers after this decision has become effective.

Once this resolution is effective the ccNSO Council UA ad-hoc group is closed and the ccNSO Council wants to thank the members of this ad-hoc group for their hard work.

The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective seven (7) days after publication

20 July 2023 appointment

197-05:

The ccNSO Council adopts the ccNSO two-year rolling forward portfolio of ccNSO activities as the base-line for the ccNSO activities for the coming year, and requests the ccNSO Triage Committee to review and update the Portfolio quarterly. The secretariat is requested to publish the Portfolio on the ccNSO web-site. This resolution becomes effective upon publication of the Portfolio and the resolution.

June/July Intermeeting decisions
  • Approval NomCom Balancing submission
  • Approval submission PTI Bylaw change
  • Appointment members to IGLC, DASC
15 June 2023 Appointment

196-01:

The ccNSO Council appoints Jacques Latour (Cira, .ca) as vice-chair of the Tech Working Group. The secretariat is requested to inform the Tech WG accordingly. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

15 June 2023 Appointment

196-02:

The ccNSO Council adopts the proposed timeline for Board Seat 12 Nomination Process as circulated to the Council on 10 June 2023, and requests the secretariat to publish it as soon as possible to inform the community accordingly.

The ccNSO Council appoints Joke Braeken, ccNSO Secretariat, as the Nomination Process Manager.

15 June 2023 Appointment

196-03:

The ccNSO Council appoints Kimberly Carlson as the CSC Selection Process Manager and adopts the timeline as proposed for the selection of a new ccNSO appointed member on the CSC. The Council requests Kimberly to launch the call for volunteers at the time foreseen in the schedule and in accordance with the mechanism in the Guideline: Procedure for ccNSO Appointees.

The ccNSO Council also confirms that the CSC selection committee is composed of: Molehe Wesi, Yiankang Yao, Irina Danelia, Jennifer Lopez, Pablo Rodriguez and Javier Rúa Jovet. The committee is mandated by the Council to consult with the RySG and approve the full slate of membership.

The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. The resolution becomes effective upon publication. Finally, the secretariat is requested to inform the community as soon as possible on the upcoming CSC member nomination and selection process.

15 June 2023 Appointment

196-04:

The ccNSO Council appoints Joke Braeken as the Election Manager for the 2024 ccNSO Council Elections .

The ccNSO Council adopts the timeline Council Elections 2024 as proposed, and requests the secretariat to publish the timeline and start the procedure accordingly.

15 June 2023 Approval: Board Report

196-05:

The ccNSO Council approves the Board Report on the Proposed Policy for a Review Mechanism pertaining to decisions on the delegation, transfer, revocation and retirement of ccTLDs, the second part of ccNSO Policy Development Process 3. The Board Report contains per requirements of Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws:

  • The result of the members vote
  • The ccNSO recommendation, following the vote by the members of the ccNSO
  • The Final Report, which contains the proposed policy process for the retirement of ccTLDs

The Council requests the secretariat to publish this decision as soon as possible on the ccNSO website and inform the ccNSO membership accordingly. The decision becomes effective upon publication.

The Council requests its Chair to submit the Board Report to the Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors as soon as possible after publication of this resolution.

Finally, the Council expresses its appreciation and congratulates the members of the Working Group and specifically, the chair and vice-chair of ccPDP3 - Stephen Deerhake and Eberhard Lisse – for completion of the process.

15 June 2023 Adoption: roles and responsibilities

196-06:

The ccNSO Council adopts the June 2023 overview of roles and responsibilities of the Councillors. The Council requests the Guideline Review Committee to propose updates to the relevant Guideline: ccNSO Council Roles and Responsibilities, taking into account the outcome of the Council discussions as reflected in the overview. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution and the overview on the ccNSO website as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

15 June 2023 portfolio of activities

196-07:

The ccNSO Council adopts the ccNSO two-year rolling forward portfolio of ccNSO activities as the base-line for the ccNSO activities for the coming year, and requests the ccNSO Triage Committee to review and update the Portfolio quarterly. The secretariat is requested to publish the Portfolio on the ccNSO web-site. This resolution becomes effective upon publication of the Portfolio and the resolution.

May/June Intermeeting decisions
  • Approval submission on the Proposed NomCom related Bylaw changes (28 May 2023)
  • Adoption report voting on ccNSO PDP3 Review Mechanism (30 May 2023)
  • Support to prepare ccNSO Statement on re-balancing NomCom (26 May 2023)
18 May 2023 Membership application

195-01:

THE CCNSO Council resolved to approve the membership application of ECUADORDOMAIN S.A., the ccTLD manager for .ec. The chair of the ccNSO is requested to welcome ECUADORDOMAIN S.A. as the 175th member of the ccNSO on behalf of Council. The secretariat is requested to publish this decision as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

18 May 2023 Call for volunteers

195-02:

Following the various calls for volunteers, the ccNSO Council selects and appoints the following persons:

  • Sophie Mitchell (AUDA, .au), ccNSO appointee NomCom
  • Anil Kumar Jain (NIXI, .in), as Vice-Chair of the IGLC,
  • Everton Rodrigues (NIC.BR, .br) as ccNSO appointed liaison to the GNSO Council
  • Sami Ali (.bh), Olga Cavalli (.ar), Peter Koch (.de) as ccNSO appointed members of IFRT. The Council congratulates the aforementioned persons with their appointment and expresses its gratitude to the other strong candidates. The Council requests the secretariat to inform the appointees, other candidates and the groups to which the nominees have been appointed as soon as possible. The secretariat is also requested to publish these resolutions as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
April/May  

Intermeeting decision

  • Appointment of Tatiana Tropina as member of the Triage Committee.
  • Submission of ccNSO Council Statement ICANN Bylaw change Article 7 (Nomcom appointees to the Board), Article 8 (Nomcom)
  • Approval timeline selection ccNSO appointee to Nomcom
20 April 2023 Adoption - ToR

194-01:

The CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the proposed amendments of the ccNSO Council Triage Committee as included in the April 2023 version of the Terms of Reference. The secretariat is requested to post the resolution and updated version of the Terms of Reference as soon as possible. As this a Council internal, administrative decision, this resolution becomes effective upon publication of the resolution.

20 April 2023 Membership - xn--wgbh1c / مصر

194-02:

The ccNSO Council welcomes the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN Bylaws, (Article 10 Section 4(a)) for the .Egypt in Arabic (xn--wgbh1c / مصر), as member 174 and the first IDN-only ccTLD Manager of the ccNSO. The Chair is requested to inform the representative of NTRA accordingly, and have an announcement posted on the ccNSO website. The secretariat is requested to post this decision as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

20 April 2023 Adoption - final report

194-03:

The ccNSO Council adopts the Final Report on the second Customer Standing Committee Effectiveness Review and supports the Findings and Recommendations contained in it (section 4 and 5 of the Final Report as submitted). The Chair of the ccNSO Council is requested to inform the GNSO Council accordingly.

Further, under the assumption the GNSO Council also adopts the Report and supports the Finding and Recommendations:

  1. The review process is closed and CSC Effectiveness Review Team dissolved
  2. The Chair of ccNSO Council and the Chair of GNSO Council are requested to inform the CSC members and liaison appointing organisations about the findings and recommendations, including but not limited to the suggestion to appoint alternates and monitor attendance of their appointees.
  3. The ccNSO Council requests its Chair and the Chair of the GNSO jointly to share the outcome of the review and the Final Report with the CSC, PTI and its Board and ICANN org and the ICANN Board of Directors.

The ccNSO Council expresses its sincere appreciation to the members of the CSC Effectiveness Review Team, the liaison, expert advisors and support staff who contributed to the review.

The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution and the Final Report as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective seven (7) days after publication on the website.

March/April Intermeeting decision

 

  • Appointment Irina Danelia (member) and Chris Disspain (alternate) ICANN's planning prioritisation group
  • ccNSO Council Statement of changes Article 18 and 19 ICANN Bylaws
  • Adoption Roadmap ccNSO & UA
  • Appointment Everton Rodrigues as member IGLC

 

16 March 2023 Chair Election

193-01:

In accordance with the procedure to select its chair and vice-chairs, as include in the Guideline ccNSO Roles and Responsibilities (https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/roles-responsibilities-council-26feb18-en.pdf) adopted on 26 February 2018, Alejandra Reynoso was duly nominated and seconded as Chair of the ccNSO , and accepted her /his nomination and the ccNSO Council elects [insert name] to serve as its chair starting at the end of the Council meeting of ICANN76 until the end of ICANN79.

The secretariat is requested to inform the ICANN secretary accordingly and post an announcement on the ccNSO Website.

16 March 2023 Vice Chair election

193:02:

In accordance with the procedure to select its chair and vice-chairs, as include in the Guideline ccNSO Roles and Responsibilities (https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/roles-responsibilities-council-26feb18-en.pdf) adopted on 26 February 2018, Biyi Oladipo was duly nominated and seconded, and accepted her/ his nomination. It is noted that the chair, and vice-chairs are all residing in different ICANN regions. The ccNSO Council elects Biyi Oladipo to serve as its Vice-Chair starting at the end of the Council meeting of ICANN76 until the end of ICANN79.

The secretariat is requested to inform the ICANN secretary accordingly and post an announcement on the ccNSO Website.

16 March 2023 Vice Chair election

193:03:

In accordance with the procedure to select its chair and vice-chairs, as include in the Guideline ccNSO Roles and Responsibilities (https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/roles-responsibilities-council-26feb18-en.pdf) adopted on 26 February 2018, Jordan Carter was duly nominated and seconded, and accepted her/ his nomination. It is noted that the chair, and vice-chairs are all residing in different ICANN regions. The ccNSO Council elects Jordan Carter to serve as its Vice-Chair starting at the end of the Council meeting of ICANN76 until the end of ICANN79.

The secretariat is requested to inform the ICANN secretary accordingly and post an announcement on the ccNSO Website.

16 March 2023 Roles and responsibilities

193:04:

The ccNSO Council decides to maintain the 2022 scheme of assigned roles and responsibilities (https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/roles-responsibilities-council-21apr22-en.pdf) until the formal Council meeting during ICANN77. The ccNSO Council requests its Chair to take on the responsibility to oversee the membership application process until a new Councillor is assigned to that role.

The ccNSO Council requests its Chair, Irina Danelia, Sean Copeland, Biyi Oladipo, and Chris Disspain to continue the review of the current roles and responsibilities in key areas for the ccNSO and present their findings during a Council session during ICANN 77.

16 March 2023 Appointments

193:05:

The ccNSO Council appoint the following persons:

  • Marianne Georgelin (AFNIC, .FR) as member of the DNS Abuse Standing Committee (DASC)
  • Tamara Zylbersztejn (.ar) and Pablo Rodriguez (.pr) as members of the Internet Governance Liaison Committee (IGLC):
  • Pablo Rodriguez (.pr), Tatiana Tropina as member of the Guideline Review Committee (GRC).

The Secretariat is requested to inform the respective Chairs and appointees accordingly and take all steps necessary to subscribe the new members to the working groups

16 March 2023 Final report adoption

193:06:

The ccNSO Council adopts the Recommended Policy as contained in the Final Report of the ccPDP3 Review Mechanism Working Group section 2-6 and section 9 and as submitted to the Chair of the ccNSO Council on 03 March 2023. The adopted recommendations shall be conveyed to the Members of the ccNSO as the Council Recommendation to vote upon.

The ccNSO Council Recommendation addresses the issues pertaining to the introduction of a Review Mechanism as identified in the February 2017 as adopted by the ccNSO Council in March 2017.

The Issue Manager is requested to compile the Members Report taking this resolution into account.

In accordance with the adopted timeline the Members vote on the Council Recommendation will start on Tuesday 18 April 2023, 00.01 UTC and end 09 May 2023 at 23.59 UTC. The ccNSO Council appoints Joke Braeken as voting process manager and request her to take all steps necessary to organize the members vote and report on the result of the ccNSO members vote to Council at its May 2023 meeting.

The ccNSO Council wholeheartedly thanks the members and other participants of the Review Mechanism Working Group for their hard work and prolonged effort to and propose the review mechanism and conclude the ccPDP3 policy endeavour. In particular the Council thanks the chair and vice-chair of the working group Stephen Deerhake (.as) and Eberhard Lisse (.na) and Bernard Turcotte, Kimberly Carlson and Joke Braeken for their unwavering support and hard work. The secretariat is requested to inform the WG membership and broader community.

16 March 2023 Adoption UA roadmap

193:07:

The ccNSO Council adopts the proposed roadmap ccNSO & Universal Acceptance. Council thanks the ad-hoc group for completing the roadmap.

16 March 2023 360-feedback

193:08:

In accordance with the Guideline: ccNSO Council 360 degree feedback process (https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/ccnso-council-360-degree-feedback-process-19jan23-en.pdf), the ccNSO Council launches the process of the 360 degree feed-back for each of the following ccNSO Councillors elected by the ccNSO members:

  • Ali Hadji Mmadi
  • Jiankang Yao
  • Irina Danelia
  • Jenifer Lopez
  • Sean Copeland

The ccNSO Council will also launch the process for the feedback for Javier Rua-Jovet

The ccNSO Council appoints Bart Boswinkel as Feedback Process Manager. The Chair of the Council and Feedback Process Manager, are requested to take all necessary steps in accordance with the aforementioned Guideline, with the goal that the Councillors subject to the review will be debriefed by the end of ICANN77.

February/March Intermeeting decision:

Appointment of additional members to IGLC: Beth Njau (.ke, KENIC) and David McAuley (.cc, Verisign).

16 February 2023 Coll for volunteers

192-01:

The ccNSO Council accept the resignation of Maarten Simon and want to thank him wholeheartedly for his work and contributions as ccNSO appointed liaison to the GNSO Council. The Council also wants to express its appreciation that Maarten will serve as liaison until his successor has been appointed.

The ccNSO Council appoints Joke Braeken as selection process manager and adopts the proposed timeline, starting on 2 March 2023, with the call for expression of interest.

The resolution becomes effective upon publication on the ccNSO website.

16 February 2023 approve note

192-02:

The ccNSO Council welcomes the note on improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of policy development and other processes and supports specifically, the following suggestions with respect to:

  • Planning and scheduling of policy work
  • Meeting formats and WG methods
  • Participation
  • Self-Evaluation

With respect to the suggestions pertaining to planning and scheduling, the Council notes the evolving role of the Triage Committee and supports the evolution. The Triage Committee is requested to reach out to the various committees and working groups to improve planning and scheduling.

With respect to meeting formats and working group methods and participation, going forward the various groups are requested to take note of these suggestions coming out of the workshop, and the suggestions are expected to be included in the terms of reference or charter of such a new group.

With respect to Self-Evaluation, the chair is requested to request the ccPDP3 Review Mechanism Working group and ccPDP4 working group to conduct a self-evaluation following the submission of the final report to Council. In addition, the chair is requested to ask the GRC to develop a framework for self-evaluation.

Finally, the secretariat is requested to publish the note and resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective 7 days after publication.

26 February 2023 Charter / Terms of Reference (ToR)

192-03:

The ccNSO Council adopts the amended Terms of Reference of the ccNSO Council Triage Committee, dated 15 February 2023. This resolution becomes effective when the resolution under agenda item 15 a. ccNSO Council meeting 192 becomes effective.

January/February Intermeeting decisions
  • Appointment of additional members to IGLC: Marta Moreira Dias (.pt), Peter Koch (.de), Heidy Isabel Hernandez Lopez (.gt), Norman Warput (.vu)
  • Appointment of additional members to MPC: Marta Moreira Dias (.pt), Eyitayo Iyortim (.ng), Nicklas Pousette (.se), Veronica Motloutsi (.za)
19 January 2023 Charter / ToR

191-01:

The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Terms of Reference ccNSO Council internal 360 review procedure (Document version 3 – ToR 360 degree feedback process). The procedure becomes effective upon publication of the resolution and procedure on the ccNSO Website. After the procedure has become effective, the Chair of Council is requested to inform the NomCom accordingly.

19 January 2023 Appointments

191-02:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint the following Councilors as members of the ccNSO Outreach and Involvement Standing Committee (OISC) Effectiveness review team: Ai-Chin Lu, Ali Hadji, Olga Cavalli, Nick Wenban-Smith. The ccNSO Council requests the secretariat to take all necessary steps to enable the review team to start its activities as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon publication on the ccNSO Website.