Monday, 25 March 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

Information Sharing

· NEW: ICANN Announces NextGen@ICANN80 Participants

· NEW: Chair’s Blog: Recap of the March Board Workshop and ICANN79

· NEW: A Look Back at ICANN79

Action Item

· 🔥 ACTION ITEM: ICANN81 Fellowship Application Round Now Open

Webinars

· ICANN for Beginners: Join the Policy and Advice Development Webinar

Public Comment

· NEXT WEEK: Review of the Draft Applicant Support (ASP) Handbook-New gTLD Program

· String Similarity Review Guidelines

· Proposed Bylaws Updates to Limit Access to Accountability Mechanisms

· Review of the Draft Registry Service Provider (RSP) Handbook - New gTLD Program

· Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD)

Information Sharing

NEW: ICANN Announces NextGen@ICANN80 Participants

The 12 selectees attend universities in the African region where they study engineering, business, and technology.

Read more. [r20.rs6.net]

NEW: Chair’s Blog: Recap of the March Board Workshop and ICANN79

The Board advanced several areas of our work during the March Board Workshop and ICANN79.

Read more. [r20.rs6.net]

NEW: A Look Back at ICANN79

For six days during ICANN79, members of the ICANN community, Board, and org came together to advance the discussions and policymaking on the most pressing issues facing ICANN.

Read more. [r20.rs6.net]

Action Items

🔥 ACTION ITEM: ICANN81 Fellowship Application Round Now Open

ICANN is opening the application round for the ICANN Fellowship Program for the ICANN81 Annual General Meeting, which will take place in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 9-14 November 2024.

Deadline: 19 April 2024, 23:59 UTC.

Read more. [r20.rs6.net]