Council Decisions and Resolutions

208-A:

Appointment of Jordan Carter and Peter Koch as members to the informal WSIS+20 Discussion Group, and Biyi Oladipo as alternate.

208-B:

Adoption Board Seat 12 Nomination Process timeline and appointment Joke Braeken as Nomination Process Manager

208-1

Assuming the GNSO council will decide in a similar manner, the ccNSO Council decides to defer the 3rd CSC Effectiveness Review, and to revisit this decision in August 2025. The Council requests its chair jointly with the chair of the GNSO Council to inform the chair of the ICANN Board of Directors, by sending the letter that was drafted for that purpose, after this resolution becomes effective. The secretariat is requested to publish the resolution as soon as possible, and this resolution becomes effective seven (7) days after its publication.

207-1

The ccNSO Council resolved to appoint Jordan Carter as initial chair of the Policy Gap Analysis Working Group (PGA WG). The working group is requested to nominate its chair and vice chair as soon as possible, after which the council appoint those persons. Finally the secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible on the ccNSO website. This resolution becomes effective upon publication

207 -3:

The ccNSO Council adopts the proposed timeline for the ccNSO Council Elections 2025 as circulated to the Council on 12 July 2024, and requests the secretariat to publish this timeline and resolution as soon as possible to inform the community accordingly.

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

In accordance with the adopted timeline the ccNSO Council launches the ccNSO Council Election Process and requests the Election Process Manager to open the call for Nominations on 1 October 2024.

This decision becomes effective immediately upon publication.

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.

205-1:

THE CCNSO RESOLVED TO adopt the voting report as submitted by the Voting Process Manager, notes the observations and requests the ccPDP4 Issue Manager to include a reference in the forthcoming Board Report. By adopting the Voting Report, the voting process is formally concluded. The ccNSO Council thanks Joke Braeken wholeheartedly for her managing the voting process. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

204-02:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Federica Tortorella (LACTLD) as observer to the IGLC, and observer to the DASC. The secretariat is requested to inform the leadership of both groups and Federica. This decision becomes effective upon its publication.

204-04:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the final report of the review team, and thanks the team wholeheartedly for its work. The ccNSO Council supports the recommendation to limit the remit and scope of activities of the OISC and request the secretariat to suggest new Terms of Reference by meeting 205 of the ccNSO Council (May 2024). This decision becomes effective seven (7) days after publication.

203-01:

In accordance with the procedure to select its chair and vice-chairs, as included in the Guideline ccNSO Roles and Responsibilities adopted on 26 February 2018, Alejandra Reynoso was duly nominated and seconded as Chair of the ccNSO , and accepted her nomination and the ccNSO Council elects Alejandra Reynoso to serve as its chair 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.

203-03:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the March 2024 overview of roles and responsibilities and their assignment to Councillors, including those of the Council Chair and Vice-Chair as decided under a. and b. above. 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.

203-05:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO Adopt Part B of the Final Report of the ccPDP4 Working Group and supports the recommendations contained in it. The Council requests its chair to inform the ccTLD Community accordingly of the advice. The membership of the ccPDP4 Working Group is thanked wholeheartedly for its work to prepare and provide the advice contained in ccPDP4 Working Group.

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

203-07:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the report and the proposed manner in which the Council is expected to handle the suggestions from the world cafes.

The ccNSO Council thanks the ccNSO 20th Anniversary Celebration Committee for its report, and again thanks the members of the committee for organizing the two world cafes and the other activities.

The ccNSO requests the secretariat to post this resolution as soon as possible. The resolution will become effective seven (7) days after publication.

203-09:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request the Council members of the ad-hoc group to continue its work on the GAP analysis and report to the full Council regularly on its process. This resolution becomes effective on publication as it is an administrative Council decision.

202-01:

According to the ICANN Bylaws, ccNSO membership is limited to ccTLD Managers (originally Sponsoring Organization), which are the entities listed as ccTLD Manager in the IANA TLD Delegation record. Consequently, the ccNSO Council concluded that the ccNSO membership of .cm has ended, when the ccTLD transfer process was completed.