Council Decisions and Resolutions

190-02:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint the following two Councilors Olga Cavalli and Pablo Roguez as ccNSO appointed members of the ICANN Excellence Award Panel. The secretariat is requested to inform relevant ICANN staff. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

190-04:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Guideline: ccNSO Nomination Process ICANN Board Seats 11 and 12 as sent to Council on 12 December 2022. The Council thanks the members of the Guideline Review Committee for their work and the Chair is requested to inform the GRC accordingly. This decision becomes effective seven (7) days after publication. The Guideline becomes effective once this decision has become effective and the amended Guideline is published on the ccNSO website.

Intermeeting decisions:

• Re-confirmation Brett Carr ccNSO appointed member of the CSC
• Appointment Irina Danelia member of the GRC
• Adoption structure meeting of ccNSO with ICANN Board (members). Community forum meeting with ccTLD related Board members, AGM meeting with full Board, policy forum - no meeting with Board. If important to discuss always supersedes this structure.

189-02:

In accordance with the Guideline: ccNSO Statements, the ccNSO Council adopts the Final Statement that was sent to Council for adoption. The Council thanks Irina Danelia and Molehe Wesi for their work on the statement and requests the Chair to submit as a ccNSO Statement, adopted by both the Members and Council. This decision becomes effective immediately upon publication.

189-04:

The ccNSO Council adopted the proposed template for review of the ccNSO Outreach and Involvement Standing Committee. The secretariat is requested to seek volunteers from Council to review the committee, excluding current participants. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

Intermeeting decisions:

• Adoption nomination criteria NomCom appointee ccNSO Council
• Council support ccNSO Council comments Pilot Holistic Review
• Request GRC to develop ccNSO Guideline on how to relate to implementation ccNSO Policy
• Appointment members SOPC, DASC, Tech WG, MPC and IGLC
• Selection of Sean Copeland (Councilor and Chair GRC) and Everton Rodrigues (Chair of MPC), ICANN leadership program.

188-02

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request the secretariat to launch a call for expression of interest as soon as possible for a member of the RZERC in accordance with the general selection Guideline: (https://ccnso.icann.org/about/guidelines-ccnso-appointees-version-1-procedures-22mar21-en.pdf). This Decision becomes effective upon publication.

187-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the letter circulated to the Council list as background material item C.1 meeting 187, and requests the Chair to send it to John Jeffrey, ICANN's GeneralCounsel, to seek clarity around the scope of section 8.8 of the ICANN Bylaws and inform the ccNSO Guideline Review Committee about the need to update the ccNSO NomCom delegate selection procedure to consider the effect of ICANN Bylaws Section 8.8 on the nomination and selection procedure.

187-03

The ccNSO Council will provide comments on the Terms of Reference for the "Holistic" Review. This will be considered a ccNSO Council Statement in accordance with the Council Procedure, Guideline: ccNSO Statements. In order to meet the 20 October 2022 deadline the ccNSO Council calls upon 3-5 Councilors to volunteer by the end of ICANN75 by sending an email to the ccNSO secretariat. This decision becomes effective directly upon publication.

The ccNSO Council initiates the ccNSO Statement procedure for developing and submission of comments and feedback on the Initial Report of the 2nd Customer Standing Committee effectiveness review team, according to the proposed timeline.

The secretariat is requested to send a call for volunteers to participate in the drafting team to Council and community, including the expected time commitment, timeline and proposed size and appointment method.

This resolution becomes effective immediately upon publication

186-01

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt amended Charter of the SOPC as proposed by the Committee (document: item 10 meeting 186 Charter SOPC August 2022). The Council requests the secretariat to publish the amended charter as soon as possible (after inclusion of date of adoption by Council), and inform the SOPC Chair and Vice Chair accordingly. This resolution becomes effective upon its publication.

186-03

The ccNSO Council approves ccNSO membership of nic.at GmbH, the ccTLD Manager of Austria (.at), and welcomes nic.at as member 173 of the ccNSO. The chair is requested to formally welcome nic.at. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

186-05

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to appoint Chris Disspain as member, and Irina Danelia as secondary member, to the FY24 Planning Prioritization Group. The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to inform the SOPC and relevant ICANN staff about Chris and Irina's appointment by the 25 August deadline.

Intermeeting decision

• Following a call for volunteers, Council appointed Brett Carr (.uk) as a member of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC)
• Council appointed Rosemary Sinclair (.au) as member of the ccNSO SOPC
• Council appointed Rajiv Kumar (.in, NIXI) as member of the Tech WG
• ccNSO Council CSC Selection Committee approved the 2022 CSC slate of members and liaisons

185-02:

At the nomination of the GRC, the ccNSO Council appoints Segun Akano (.ng) as vice-chair of the GRC.

The ccNSO Council appoints Brett Carr (Nominet, .uk) as member of the Tech WG.

Anticipating the date the amended charter of the Tech WG becomes effective, and at the nomination of the Tech WG, the ccNSO Council appoints Eberhard W Lisse (.na) as Chair of the Tech WG for a term of 3 years, in accordance with the amended charter, starting at the moment the amended charter becomes effective.

Anticipating the date the amended charter of the Tech WG becomes effective, and at the nomination of the Tech WG, the ccNSO Council appoints as co chairs of the Tech WG: Ondrej Filip (.cz) for a period of 2 years and Jacques Latour (.ca) for 1 year, starting at the moment the amended charter becomes effective.

185-04:

The ccNSO Council suppors the letter Document: item 13 meeting 185, letter July 2022, and requests its chair to send it to: ICANN Legal, the chair of the Ad-Hoc Board Group, preparing the discussion of the proposed policy by the full ICANN Board, ICANN's CEO and President and the chairs of the ccNSO PDP3 and 4 WGs. The secretariat is requested to publish an announcement on the ccNSO website, after the letter has been posted in the ccNSO correspondence section.

184-01:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO ADOPT and supports the methodology to prioritize the activities of the ccNSO as proposed by the ccNSO Triage committee, including but not limited to the ccNSO agreed purpose and goals statement and proposed role of the Triage Committee.

The ccNSO Council adopts the two-year 07/22-06/24 work plan as base-line plan for the ccNSO activities during this period, and requests the ccNSO Triage committee to monitor progress on work items against the work plan and update the plan quarterly. The secretariat is requested to publish the work plan on the ccNSO website. This decision becomes effective seven (7) days after publication.

The ccNSO Council notes that at the next meeting, the Triage Committee will propose the top priority items within the 2022-2024 plan, for Council discussion and adoption.

184-03:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO ADOPT the proposed timeline for Board Seat 11 Nomination Process as circulated to the Council on 12 June 2022 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.

In accordance with the adopted timeline the ccNSO Council launches the Board Seat 11 Nomination Process and requests the Nomination Process Manager to open the call for Nominations on 19 July 2022.

184-05:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO REQUEST the secretariat to launch a call for volunteers, taking into and following the required skills and experience for a ccNSO appointed member of the CSC. The call is expected to close on 08 July 2022.

Further, the ccNSO Council mandates its CSC Selection Committee to coordinate the selection of the CSC Members with the GNSO RySG and approve the full slate of CSC membership on behalf of the ccNSO Council.

The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to publish the decision as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

184-07:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO APPOINT Everton T. Rodrigues (.BR) as chair of the ccNSO Meetings Programme Committee (MPC), and Guðrun Poulsen (.FO) as its Vice-Chair.

The ccNSO Council thanks Barbara Povše (.SI) wholeheartedly as chair of the MPC for all her work, inspiration, and wisdom to ensure that the meetings organized by the MPC remained of high quality and relevancy for the ccNSO and broader ccTLD community even under the dire circumstances and impact the pandemic since March 2020.

The secretariat is requested to inform Barbara, Everton and Guðrun, and the MPC accordingly and publish this resolution as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

Intermeeting Decision:

• Appointment members DNS Abuse Standing committee

182-02:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Chris Disspain, as ccNSO appointee on the FY 23 NomCom Committee. The secretariat is requested to inform the candidates and the NomCom support staff accordingly and publish the decision.

The ccNSO Council thanks all candidates for standing! The Council also want to express its gratitude to Juhani Juselius (.fi) for serving on the NomCom the last two years.

182-04:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the report on the vote to amend the 2004 Rules of the ccNSO.

The Council thanks the Voting Process Manager for the flawless voting process, and all those who engaged with the community to solicit voting to reach the required threshold of 50 % of the ccNSO membership that had to cast a vote.

The ccNSO Council also thanks the GRC, and specifically its subgroup under leadership of David McAuley for the hard and exemplary work in preparing the amendments and managing the process leading up to the vote.

The secretariat is requested to publish the resolution and the amended Rules, and archive the 2004 Rules, and inform the community accordingly.

Finally, for avoidance of doubt, the amended Rules become effective upon publication on the ccNSO Website [https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/roles-responsibilities-council-21apr22-en.pdf].

181-01:

The ccNSO Council requests the secretariat to launch a call for a volunteer on the Root Server System Governance Working Group, as soon as possible but no later than 17 March 2022 and closing date 24 March 2022. The general Guideline: ccNSO Appointments applies (https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-ccnso-appointees-version-1-procedures-22mar21-en.pdf)

181-03:

The ccNSO Council taking into account the community support adopts the Roadmap as proposed and thanks the ccNSO ad-hoc group ccNSO & DNS Abuse for its hard work. The Council requests the secretariat to publish the Roadmap on the ccNSO website, and inform the community accordingly. This decision becomes effective seven (7) days after its publication

181-05:

In accordance with the temporary procedure to select its chair, adopted on 24 February 2022, Jordan Carter (.nz) was duly nominated and seconded, and accepted his nomination and the election process manager noted that the chair, and vice-chairs are all residents in different ICANN regions. The ccNSO Council elects Jordan to serve as its Vice-Chair starting at the end of the Council meeting of ICANN73 until the end of ICANN76.

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

Intermeeting Decision:

• Adoption amended Terms of Reference Triage Committee
• Adoption ccNSO Council Statement on impartiality of the ccNSO
• Appointment Adam Eisner (.ca) member SOPC

180-02:

In accordance with section 10.3(k) of the ICANN Bylaws, the ccNSO Council accepts the proposed Internal Rules of the ccNSO, Final version dated 27 January 2022 and submitted on 6 February 2022 to the ccNSO Council for adoption. The ccNSO Council notes that the proposed rules will become effective and replace the 2004 Rules of ccNSO upon adoption by the ccNSO Members in accordance with section 8 of the 2004 Rules of the ccNSO and publication of the Rules on the ccNSO website.

The ccNSO Council wholeheartedly thanks the GRC and specifically its rules subgroup for their hard, thorough work and setting a new standard in the process for how the ccNSO can manage these hard issues in times of hardship like the current pandemic.

180-04:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the updated charter of the ccNSO Guideline Review Committee. This decision becomes effective seven days after publication on the ccNSO website. The ccNSO secretariat is requested to publish the charter and include the effective date of the adoption and version number and inform the Guideline Reform Committee accordingly.

179-01:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Biyi Oladipo as ccNSO liaison to the GAC, with a major task to coordinate joint meetings between the ccNSO and GAC. The Chair is requested to inform the Chair of the GAC accordingly.

179-03:

THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Annaliese Williams (.au) and Abdullah Cemil Akcam (.tr) both as Vice-Chairs of the Internet Governance Liaison Committee (IGLC). The Chair is requested to inform the IGLC of the appointment of Anneliese and Abdullah.