2017
Date | Topic | Resolutions and Decisions |
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7 December 2017 | Adoption: election report |
136-01 THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Council Election Report FY 2018, including the recommendations contained in the report, and thanks Joke Braeken for her work as Election Process Manager. |
7 December 2017 | Adoption ToR |
136-02 THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to adopt the Term of Reference for review of the ccNSO Meeting Strategy, including the proposed timeline. The ccNSO Council appoints the former members of the drafting team to the ccNSO Meeting Strategy Review team: - Alejandra Reynoso - Margarita Valdes Cortes - Mira Fajriyah - Jordan Carter - Giovanni Seppia |
7 December 2017 | Approval: ccNSO membership .MU |
136-03 THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO approve the application for ccNSO membership by the ccTLD manager for .MU (Mauritius), and welcomes Internet Direct Ltd, as the 163rd member of the ccNSO. |
7 December 2017 | Membership to TLD-Ops Standing Committee: Régis MASSÉ |
136-04 At the nomination of the chair of the TLD-OPS steering committee, Régis MASSÉ, is appointed as member of the TLD-Ops Steering Committee. |
7 December 2017 | Adoption of nomination report |
136-05 THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the Nomination Report, including the recommendation to resolve the issues identified by the Nomination Manager, and request the GRC to propose an update of the Guideline: ccNSO Nominations process Board seats 11 and 12 (September 2016) accordingly. |
7 December 2017 | Nomination ICANN Board: Nigel Roberts |
136-06 THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO nominate Nigel Roberts to be designated by the Empowered Community Administrative Committee to fill ICANN Board Seat number 12 starting at the end of ICANN's Annual General Meeting in 2018 for a term of three years. |
1 November 2017 | Consent Agenda |
135-01: THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the charter of the Strategic Operational Planning Committee, and request the Committee to review its membership in accordance with the rules in the charter. The secretariat is requested to inform the chair of the SOPC accordingly and archive the SOPWG charter THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO mandate and request the ccNSO Guideline Review Committee (GRC) to review the Operating Standards for specific reviews and, if considered necessary by the GRC, prepare feed-back and input, for submission by Council. In addition, the GRC is mandated and requested to conduct an initial review of the current status of the implementation of the recommendations coming out of the first organizational review of the ccNSO, and inform the Council of its findings. THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Stephen Deerhake, as the ccNSO Representative on the Empowered Community Administration, up and until the end of the ICANN61 meeting, and the chair is requested to the ICANN secretary, confirming Stephen's appointment |
1 November 2017 | Special Section Council Meeting | 135-02:
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1 November 2017 | Appointment: ccNSO PDR Retirement WG |
Intermeeting decision THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO approve membership of Ann-Cathrin Marcussen (.no) to the ccNSO PDR Retirement Working Group. The secretariat is requested to inform the co-chairs of the WG and take all other necessary steps to include Ann-Cathrin as a member of the WG. |
19 October 2017 | Travel Funding Test Criteria |
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21 September 2017 | Appointment to CCWG Auction Proceeds Working Group |
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21 September 2017 | Adoption Amended Charter – TLD-OPS Standing Committee |
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21 September 2017 | Appointment: ccNSO Meeting Strategy Working Group |
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21 September 2017 | Letter to NomCom |
Background In 2012, the Chair of the NomCom at that time confirmed that the NomCom would be "avoiding any member already belonging to the cc management participating in the cc constituency" (Chair of the NomCom email to Chair of the ccNSO). In addition, the Chair of the NomCom 2013 requested input on additional requirements from a ccNSO perspective for appointing Councillors to the ccNSO Council. The Council re-iterated the earlier criteria: "To maintain the current balance the ccNSO Council strongly advises the Nominating Committee not to appoint members who are directly or indirectly associated with a ccTLD manager (either as a Board member, employee or advisor) nor Board member or employee of a Regional Organisation" (https://ccnso.icann.org/about/nomcom-appointee-requirements-21dec12-en.pdf) The 2017 prospective Nominating Committee appointee to the ccNSO Council is a Board Member of the Canadian Internet Registry Association (CIRA). The proposed appointment fails to comply with the above quoted long standing criteria. Our concern is aggravated by the additional fact that the relevant ccTLD manager is already represented on the ccNSO Council by a Member unanimously elected by ccNSO members from that particular region. 133-04: THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request the Chair to draft a letter to the Chair of the Nominating Committee, the ICANN Board, and the appointee informing them of Council's views and that the proposed appointment is unacceptable to the ccNSO Council. This letter is to be adopted by Council before it is send. |
9 September 2017 | Support the observations and recommendations EPSRP working party |
Intermeeting decision: Resolution Decision. The ccNSO Council request its Chair to inform the Chair of SSAC accordingly, and jointly submit the Joint Response. The ccNSO Council thanks and congratulates the members of the working party: Suzanne Woolf (SSAC), Jeff Bedser (SSAC), Hiro Hotta (ccNSO), Wafa Dahmani (ccNSO), for their work on the paper and for finding a common position. |
24 August 2017 | Adoption of timeline – ccNSO Council Election 2018 |
132-01: THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the timeline as proposed for the general ccNSO Council Election 2018 and appoints Joke Braeken as Election Manager for that Election. |
24 August 2017 | Adoption of timeline – Board Seat 12 |
132-02: THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO ADOPT the proposed timeline for the Board Seat 12 nomination procedure and appoints Joke Braeken as the Nomination Manager for the Board Seat 11 Nomination procedure |
24 August 2017 | Draft – terms of reference for ccNSO Review of the ccNSO Meeting Format |
132-03: THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request the secretariat to send out a call for 3 volunteers who are to draft the terms of reference for a ccNSO review of the ccNSO meeting format, taking into account the experience of the last 6 meetings under ICANN's meeting strategy. Margarita Valdez and Alejandra Reynoso are requested to participate in this effort in their capacity as member of the former ICANN Meeting Strategy and chair of the ccNSO Program WG. |
24 August 2017 | Member selection: ATRT3 |
Intermeeting decision Demi Getschko has been selected by the ccNSO Council to serve on the Third Review of ICANN's Accountability and Transparency (ATRT3) |
17 August 2017 | Participation in Work Track 5 (WT5) |
Intermeeting decision Annebeth Lange has been appointed by the ccNSO Council as co-chair to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group within the GNSO |
1 August 2017 | ccNSO representative to the FY2018 NomCom |
Intermeeting decision: Based on the preferences received up until the deadline of 28 July 2017, 17:00 UTC, Pablo Rodriquez has been selected as the ccNSO representative to the FY2018 NomCom |
20 July 2017 | Appointment to PDP WG on Retirement |
131-01 THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Vadim A. Mikhaylov (.su) as member of the PDP WG Retirement. |
20 July 2017 | Adoption of Terms of Reference – Customer Standing Committee |
131-02 RESOLUTION: Background Decision |
20 July 2017 | Support of recommendations and adoption of final paper – CCWG Use of Country and Territory Names |
131-03 Background Decision 1. Close this CWG in accordance with and as foreseen in the charter. 2. Recommend that the ICANN community consolidate all policy efforts relating to geographic names (as that term has traditionally very broadly been defined in the ICANN environment to this point) to enable in-depth analyses and discussions on all aspects related to all geographic-related names. This is the only way, in our view, to determine whether a harmonized framework is truly achievable. 4. Recommend that future policy development work must facilitate an all-inclusive dialogue to ensure that all members of the community have the opportunity to participate. Again, we believe that this is the only way to determine whether a harmonized framework is truly achievable. The Council also request the ccNSO appointed members to the CWG to keep the Council abreast of the developments and advise the Council on next steps. The ccNSO Council thanks and congratulates the CWG and in particular its ccNSO appointed members and co-chair Annebeth Lange. |
20 July 2017 | Deferment – Letter CCWG Use of Country and Territory Names |
131-04 At the ccNSO members meeting in Johannesburg the recommendations of the CCWG Use of Country and Territory names to continue work on use of Country and Territory Names as TLDs were discussed and supported. This also included the recommendation of the Study Group. However, as the format to continue work is still under community discussion, and interest of the ccTLD community in future efforts needs to be ensured THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO defer the decision whether to send the letter to its August meeting, and request the secretariat to organize the drafting of such a letter, which includes at a minimum consultation of the ccNSO appointed members on the CCCWG and interested Councillors. |
29 June 2017 | PDP: Appointment chair and co-chair |
130-01 RESOLUTION: In accordance with charter PDP WG Retirement the WG members have nominated Nigel Roberts as chair and Eberhard Lisse as vice-chair. Both accepted the nomination. Decision: The ccNSO Council appoints Nigel Robert (.gg and .je) as chair and Eberhard Lisse (.na) as vice-chair of the PDP WG retirement of ccTLDs. |
29 June 2017 | Appointment ccNSO Members CWG- Auction proceeds |
130-02 RESOLUTION: Background - As chartering organization of the CWG- Auction Proceeds the ccNSO may appoint up to 5 members on this is cross-community working group. To date the ccNSO has two members on this WG. Decision: The ccNSO Council appoints Stephen Deerhake (.as) and Pablo Rodriguez ( .pr) and Jian Zhian as ccNSO appointed members to the CWG Auction Proceeds. |
29 June 2017 | Appointment: Jacques Latour as the Chair of TLD-OPS Steering Committee |
130-03 RESOLUTION: Background - Cristian Hesselman (.nl) will step down at the end of the meeting as chair of the TLD OPS steering committee. The members of this group unanimously nominated Jacques Latour (.ca). In addition the committee proposes that Brett Carr (.uk) replaces Cristina on the committee. Decision: The ccNSO Council appoints Jacques Latour (.ca) as chair of the TLD-OPS steering committee and Brett Carr,.uk , as member of the TLD-OPS Steering Committee. |
29 June 2017 | Call for volunteers: ccNSO appointed member to NomCom FY 18 |
130-04 RESOLUTION: Background: The ccNSO will need to appoint a member to the NomCom for FY 2018 nomination process. Joerg Schweiger (current member) has served two terms and is therefore not eligible again. |
29 June 2017 | Deferment adoption of final paper – CCWG UCTN |
RESOLUTION 130-05: At the ccNSO members meeting the recommendations of the CCWG Use of Country and Territory names to continue work on use of Country and Territory Names as TLDs were discussed and supported. However, the format to continue work is still under community discussion. Awaiting the outcome of that discussion the ccNSO Council RESOLVED TO defer the adoption of the final paper to the next meeting (July 2017). |
29 June 2017 | Deferment letter – CCWG UCTN |
RESOLUTION 130-06: Background: In September 2014 the Study Group recommended Council: In light of the need for further work on the treatment of country and territory names, the complexity of the issue at hand and the aforementioned inconsistencies between various ICANN policies, it is also recommended that the ccNSO Council request that the ICANN Board extend the current rule in the new gTLD Applicant Guidebook regarding the exclusion of all country and territory names in all languages, for consecutive rounds of new gTLD applications. Council adopted this recommendation in 2014. Given the establishment of the CCWG UCTN, Council did not pursue this recommendation, awaiting the outcome of the deliberations and recommendations of the CCWG. Decision: At the ccNSO members meeting the recommendations of the CCWG Use of Country and Territory names to continue work on use of Country and Territory Names as TLDs were discussed and supported. This also included the recommendation of the Study Group. However, as the format to continue work is still under community discussion, and interest of the ccTLD community in future efforts needs to be ensured the ccNSO Councils defers sending the letter to the next meeting (July 2017). |
29 June 2017 | Request GRC to finalize guideline |
RESOLUTION 130-07: Background At the ccNSO members meeting the ccTLD managers present were extensively informed about the decision making of the ccNSO as Decisional Participant, the ccNSO decision during the Approval Action Decision Period and Rejection Action Approval Decision Period. The focus was on discussion of the role of membership and Council. The alternatives were:
Following an extensive discussion, the vast majority of the ccTLD community present supports Alternative 2: ccNSO Council final decision in approval action process and rejection action petition process should be subject to request of member's ratification vote (under the 2004 rules of the ccNSO). Decision The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request the Guideline Review Committee to finalize the Guideline: ccNSO Procedure for the Exercise of the Empowered Community's rights to Approve Specified Actions and to develop the ccNSO internal rejection action procedure guideline taking into account the outcome of the consultation of the ccTLD community. The outcome is that the ccNSO Council final decision in approval action process and rejection action petition process should be subject to request of members ratification vote (under the 2004 rules of the ccNSO) |
29 June 2017 | Approval of ICANN Fundamental Bylaws Amendment to section 4.3 of the ICANN Bylaw. |
130-08 Background On 23 May 2017 the ccNSO was notified of the Board Approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendments section 4.3 of the ICANN Bylaws (https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/Fundamental+Bylaws+change%3A+reconsideration+process+responsibilities?preview=/64082399/66069527/23%20May%202017%20Notice%20to%20Empowered%20Community%20on%20Fundamental%20Bylaws.pdf). The text of the Fundamental Bylaws amendment is available and a reference included in the notification. The ccTLD community was informed by the chair of the ccNSO (https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/Fundamental+Bylaws+change%3A+reconsideration+process+responsibilities?preview=/64082399/66069523/%5Bccnso-members%5D%20ICANN%20Board%20adopted%20the%20proposed%20Bylaws%20change%20(Sataki).pdf) of the intended amendment of a Fundamental Bylaw change and of the upcoming Approval Action Community Forum during ICANN 59. Following the letter of the chair, 33 ccTLD managers expressed their support for the amendment and one expressed its abstention. At the Approval Action Community Forum (27 June 2017) no objections were expressed to the amendment. At the ccNSO Session on the topic, the vast majority of the ccTLDs present supported the proposed Fundamental Bylaw amendment. Decision In accordance with section 6.1 (a) and Annex D section 1.4 (a) the ccNSO Council as one of the Decisional Participants, APPROVES the amendment of section 4.3 as proposed. This decision becomes effective 7 days after publication of this resolution on the ccNSO website. The chair of the ccNSO is requested to notify the Empowered Community Administration in writing of this decision as soon as possible and forward this notice to the Secretary. |
29 June 2017 | Support – presence and participation at ICANN60 |
RESOLUTION 130-09: Decision After an extensive discussion, including but not limited to an in depth briefing by ICANN's meeting team, the ccTLD community present supports the continued ccNSO presence and participation at ICANN 60 (Abu Dhabi). The ccNSO Council will therefore continue to prepare for and assist in the organization of ICANN 60 and does not see terms to change the regular mode of participation. |
29 June 2017 | Support – continuation of CCWG WS2 |
RESOLUTION 130-10: Background The CCWG chairs requested the ccNSO to support continuation of the CCWG WS2 work, the decision was deferred from last meeting to sense the ccTLD community's level of support for the work undertaken in CCWG Work stream 2. At the ccNSO meeting at ICANN 59, the community present was in support of continuation. Decision The ccNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO continue support of the activities of the CCWG as proposed by the co-chairs of the CCWG and requests the chair to inform the co-chairs as soon as possible. |
18 May 2017 | Appointment members PDP Working Group |
129-01 Background: The secretariat send out a call for volunteers to the relevant ccTLD and ccNSO email lists to volunteers as members of the PDP WG on retirement of ccTLDs. By closure of the call for volunteers, the following volunteers applied: Nigel Roberts If required person not directly related to a ccTLD, a ccTLD manger manager supported the membership application. THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint the applicants listed as members of the ccNSO Policy Development Working Group on the retirement of ccTLDs, and ask the ccNSO secretariat to inform them accordingly and set up an email list, and take all the other steps to start the WG. |
4 May 2017 | Appointed co-chair CCWG Accountability |
Intermeeting decision: The ccNSO Council has chosen Jordan Carter (.nz) to replace Mathieu Weill as the ccNSO appointed co-chair of the CCWG Accountability effective immediately. |
15 March 2017 | Initiate procedure to prepare submission – increase number of ccNSO travel slots |
127-01 THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED to initiate the ccNSO Council procedure to prepare a submission to the ICANN FY 2018 Budget and/or Operational Plan seeking an increase in the number of ccNSO traveling slots. The ccNSO Council designates Nigel Roberts as lead of the drafting team and request the secretariat to send out a call for volunteers to take part in the drafting team. In preparing the Council Statement the drafting team is requested to propose a reasonable number of traveling slots and the rationale for the proposed number. |
15 March 2017 | Deferment of ccNSO Organizational Review |
127-02 Background: the ccNSO Council received a letter for the chair of the ICANN Board Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC), indicating that the ccNSO Council could defer the start of the ccNSO Organizational Review by twelve months. If so it would have to inform the OEC accordingly. Additional procedural steps will be involved, including a public comment period and board approval. THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request the Chair of the ccNSO to inform the Chair of the ICANN Board Organizational Effectiveness Committee that the ccNSO requests to defer the start of the ccNSO Organizational Review by twelve months. |
15 March 2017 | Initiation of PDP |
127-03 Background At its meeting on 10 December 2015 the ccNSO Council discussed the launch of the formal ccNSO Policy Development Processes to address the lack of policy with respect to retirement of ccTLDs and Review Mechanism on issues of delegation, revocation and retirement of ccTLDs. To increase the predictability and legitimacy of decision pertaining to the retirement of ccTLDs and in accordance with the recommendations of the ccNSO Delegation and Redelegation working group (DRDWG) in 20111, the void or lack of policy relating to the retirement of ccTLDs needs to filled by a policy developed by the ccNSO. However, at the time the DRDWG also recommended that such a ccNSO PDP should be launched following the development of a Framework of Interpretation of RFC 1591. Assuming the IANA Stewardship Transition will be successful, a Review Mechanism should be in place rather sooner than later to ensure a redress mechanism for ccTLDs with respect to the most critical decisions pertaining to ccTLDs: delegation, revocation, transfer and retirement of a ccTLD. Until such time a policy this has been developed and is implemented, such a mechanism remains unavailable, whilst comparable decisions or similar decisions affecting gTLDs are subject to review and redress. Following the initial discussions of Council, input and feed-back was sought from the community at the Marrakesh and Helsinki meetings. The community present was of the view that the initial focus needs to be on developing a Review Mechanism, which is considered the highest priority, in particular in light of the IANA Stewardship transition. Only then the focus should on retirement, and, if needed, revisit the Review Mechanism to include decisions relating to the retirement of ccTLDs.
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15 March 2017 | Working group interest – GAC Underserved regions WG |
127-04 THE CCNSO COUNCIL expresses its interest to assist and participate the GAC Underserved regions WG to prepare a FAQ and high level informational document to explain procedures around delegation, transfer and revocation of ccTLDs. Once details are better understood the secretariat is requested to send out an appropriate call for volunteers. |
9 February 2017 | Decision to support limited scope ATRT 3 review |
Intermeeting decision The ccNSO Council the suggestion to limit the scope of the ATRT3 review. |
9 February 2017 | Selection of ccNSO liaison to ALAC |
Intermeeting decision The ccNSO Council designated Wafa Dahmani, as its liaison to the At Large Advisory Committee, replacing Ron Sherwood. |
9 February 2017 | Guideline adoption: ccNSO Council Practices |
126-01 THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO adopt the ccNSO Guideline: ccNSO Council Practices as proposed by the ccNSO Guideline Review Committee (GRC WG) The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to publish the Guideline as soon as possible on the ccNSO Website and inform the community accordingly. The adopted Guideline will be effective 7 days after publication of the Guideline on the ccNSO Website. |
12 January 2017 | Appointment – Ethos Awards Committee |
125-01 THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO appoint Margarita Valdes Cortes and Nigel Roberts as ccNSO members on the FY 17 ICANN Ethos Awards Committee |
12 January 2017 | Call for volunteers – ccNSO liaison to GNSO |
125-02 THE CCNSO COUNCIL RESOLVED TO request ccNSO secretariat to send out a call for a volunteer to fill the role as ccNSO appointed liaison to the GNSO. The secretariat is also requested to inform the GNSO Council accordingly. Finally, the ccNSO thanks Patrick Myles wholeheartedly for all his hard work and efforts and thanks to CENTR for allowing and supporting Patrick in his role. |
12 January 2017 | Adoption final report: EPSRP |
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