Council Decisions and Resolutions

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

• 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.