Council Decisions and Resolutions

206-1:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to approve the Board Report on the Proposed Policy on the (de-)selection of IDNccTLD strings and related variants. Per requirements of Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws the Board Report contains:

• The result of the ccNSO Members vote
• The ccNSO Recommendation, following the vote by the Members of the ccNSO
• The Final Report, which contains the Proposed Policy on the (de-)selection of IDNccTLD strings and related variants.

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.

206-3:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt the proposed charter for the ccNSO Policy Gap Analysis Working Group (hereafter: the PGA WG or WG) as submitted to the Council on 11 June 2024.

The secretariat is requested to publish this decision as soon as possible and take all the necessary steps to establish the working group. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

206-5:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to requests the secretariat to first launch a call for volunteers of the OMC among the ccNSO Councillors to seek at least three (3) and a maximum of six (6) members, including one (1) NomCom appointed Councillor, taking into account the need for a diverse Committee.

After completion of the call for volunteers among Councillors, the secretariat is requested to launch a call for volunteers for the remaining seat on the OMC to complete membership of the OMC. After completion of both call for volunteers, the full slate of members of the OMC (Councillors and non-Councillors) will be appointed by the Council.

The secretariat is requested to complete this resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon recommendation.

206-7:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to requests the secretariat to launch a call for volunteers, to meet the requirement of section 8 of the Guideline: ccNSO Appointment Procedures , the ccNSO secretariat is requested to propose a timeline for the call for expression of interest to fill the role of ccNSO appointed liaison to GNSO Council and propose the Process Manager for this specific selection process as soon as possible. In proposing the timeline for the call for expression of interest and the selection, the secretariat is requested to take into account the selection processes for the other positions, and call for volunteers for the working group and committee. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

206-9:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL appoints Claudia Ruiz as the CSC Selection Process Manager and adopts the timeline as proposed for the selection of the newly to be appointed ccNSO member and alternate of the CSC. The Council requests Claudia 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 one of the candidates who will not be selected as Member of the CSC, will be requested to become the alternate for the ccNSO appointed Members on the ccNSO.

The ccNSO Council also confirms that the CSC selection committee is composed of the following Councillors: Molehe Wesi, Yiankang Yao, Peter Koch, Jennifer Lopez, Pablo Rodriguez and Olga Cavalli. The committee is mandated by the Council to consult and coordinate the selection of members of the CSC with the RySG and approve the full slate of membership together with the GNSO Council.

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 and alternate nomination and selection process.

204-01:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt and reconfirm the 2023 ccNSO Purpose and Goals statement (https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/purpose-goals-31may23-en.pdf) , and request the secretariat to adjust the approval date to April 2024. This decision becomes effective seven (7) days after publication.

204-03:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to approve the ccNSO membership application of the Internet Society Lebanon (ISOC.LB) to become member of the ccNSO and welcomes ISOC.LB as member 177 of the ccNSO. The chair is requested to inform ISOC.LB and ccNSO membership. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

203-A

Decision confirming not to participate in PIC's/RVCs Consultation

203-B

Actions in response to letter from Katrina Sataki and Patricio Poblete on events ICANN79.

203-02:

In accordance with the procedure to select its chair and vice-chairs, as include in the Guideline ccNSO Roles and Responsibilities adopted on 26 February 2018, Biyi Oladipo and Jordan Carter were duly nominated and seconded, and accepted their nominations. It is noted that the chair, and vice-chairs are all residing in different ICANN regions. The ccNSO Council elects Biyi Oladipo and Jordan Carter to serve as its Vice-Chairs starting at the end of ICANN79 until the end of ICANN82.

The secretariat is requested to inform the ICANN secretary accordingly and post an announcement on the ccNSO Website. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

203-04:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Recommended Policy as contained in the Final Report of the ccPDP4 Working Group Part A as submitted to the Chair of the ccNSO Council on 23 February 2024.  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 as identified pertaining to the de-selection of IDNccTLD strings and related matters as identified in the 2019 Issues Report and requested by Council in 2022.

The ccNSO Council wholeheartedly thanks the members and other participants of the ccPDP4 Working Group for their hard work and prolonged effort to conclude the ccPDP4 policy endeavor and propose the overall policy for the selection, and deselection of IDNccTLD strings and their variants, and related matters. In particular the Council thanks the chair and vice-chair of the working group Kenny Huang, Anil Kumar Jain, Svitlana Tkachenko, and Dennis Tan as chair, vice-chairs and chairs and vice-chairs of the subgroups. The Council also expresses its thanks to Kimberly Carlson and Joke Braeken for their unwavering support and hard work.

The secretariat is requested to inform the WG membership and broader community and prepare and conduct the required membership vote.

This resolution becomes effective upon publication, and the Issue Manager is requested to compile the Members Report as required under Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws.

203-06:

In accordance with the proposed timeline the Council sets the starting date for the ccNSO Members vote on the Council Recommendation to start on Wednesday 27 March 2024, 00.01 UTC and end Wednesday 17 April 2024 at 23.59 UTC. The ccNSO Council appoints Joke Braeken as voting process manager, and requests her to take all steps necessary to organize the members vote and report on the result of the ccNSO members vote to Council by 23 April 2024.

203-08:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO SUPPORT the suggestion of the ccNSO Guideline Review Committee (GRC)  to experiment and test with the proposed continuous improvement method by using the framework and related template to plan and document the improvements of the ccNSO members voting process.  The GRC is further requested to report to Council at its meeting in Kigali. The Council thanks all participants  in the Hamburg and virtual open Space session and the organizers of the sessions and requests them to publish the rough notes of the sessions.

202-01:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Joel Karubiu (AFTLD) as member of the ccNSO Meeting Program Committee (MPC) and ccNSO Strategic Operational Planning Committee (SOPC). The secretariat is requested to inform the chair of these groups. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

• Adoption Timeline 360 Review
• Appointment members IGLC: Manal Ismail (Egypt IDNccTLD, .Masr), Olga Cavalli (Councillor), Chris Disspain (Councillor), Adalmonem Galila (Egypt IDNccTLD, .Masr), Russel Harada (.pg), Boyung Kim (.kr)
• Appointment members MPC: Jan Melgar Alvarado (.hn), Tsholofeo Mokone (.za), Murtala M Addullahi (.ng)
• Appointment vice chair IGLC: Marta Moreira Dias (.pt)