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Monday, 05 February 2024

ICANN Community Digest

The ICANN organization Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest

to help ICANN community groups track requests and follow updates.

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Table of Contents

ICANN79

· NEW: ICANN79 Prep Week Schedule Now Available

· NEW: ICANN79 Zoom Backgrounds

Information Sharing

· NEW: ICANN Seeks Input on Proposed Language for the Next Round Applicant Guidebook

Action Items

· 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN80

· 🔥 ACTION ITEM: Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions

Public Comment

· NEW: Proposed Language for Draft Sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook

· CLOSES SOON: Draft Final Report of the 2023 Africa Domain Name Industry Study

· NEXT WEEK: Draft ICANN FY25 Plans

· NEXT WEEK: Draft PTI FY25 Operating Plan and Budget

· Draft NCAP Study 2 Report and Responses to Questions Regarding Name Collisions

· Phase 1 Final Report of the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names

· Proposed Top-Level Domain String for Private Use

ICANN79

NEW: ICANN79 Prep Week Schedule Now Available

ICANN79 Prep Week will be held from Tuesday, 20 February, to Thursday, 22 February.

To attend any of the sessions, please register for ICANN79. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with additional event details.

Read more. [r20.rs6.net]

NEW: ICANN79 Zoom Backgrounds

ICANN79 Zoom backgrounds can be found here [r20.rs6.net].

Information Sharing

NEW: ICANN Seeks Input on Proposed Language for the Next Round Applicant Guidebook

This Public Comment proceeding is the first of a series of proceedings that will seek input from the ICANN community on proposed language for selected sections of the Applicant Guidebook for the New gTLD Program: Next Round.

Blog post [r20.rs6.net]

Read more. [r20.rs6.net]

Action Items

🔥 ACTION ITEM: Calling for NextGen@ICANN Applications for ICANN80

ICANN wants to hear from university students living and studying in the African region who are interested in the future of the Internet and in participating in the ICANN80 Policy Forum. ICANN80 is scheduled to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 10–13 June 2024.

Deadline: 23 February 2024

Read more. [r20.rs6.net]

🔥 ACTION ITEM: Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions

Selected individuals will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe to help shape the policy development and technical coordination of the Internet's unique identifiers.

Deadline: 15 March 2024 at 23:59 UTC

Read more. [r20.rs6.net]