[bc-gnso] Announcement: Pre-ICANN58 Policy Open House Registration | Due 3 March 2017

[Chantelle Doerksen <chantelle.doerksen@xxxxxxxxx>]

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-02-27-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2017-2D02-2D27-2Den&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=aIvOdcPUx44GqBjh0VpZ0xU6U6kfj3SE4hUVcVFGE3E&s=LxOvGcwTquf_hfOUOjMaHawtTBplPN5zUOsRkwgEe9Q&e=>

Pre-ICANN58 Policy Open House
Monday, 6 March 2017
10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC
Please register via this 
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 by 3 March 2017!
27 February 2017
The Policy Development Support Team is pleased to announce two sessions for the 
Pre-ICANN58 Policy Open House on Monday, 6 March 2017 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 
UTC.
The Policy Open House builds on the previous Policy Update Webinar and 
incorporates more interaction. The focus of each open house session is an 
active question and answer session with the Policy Development Support Team.
The new format will feature:
·         Decreased Duration | Two 60-minute sessions, rather than two 
90-minute briefings
·         Interactive Format | A question and answer exchange with the Policy 
Team
·         Preparatory Materials | The Pre-ICANN58 Policy 
Report[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources_pages_presentations-2D2012-2D08-2D27-2Den&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=aIvOdcPUx44GqBjh0VpZ0xU6U6kfj3SE4hUVcVFGE3E&s=PsJyRVi2RVpqecOV4NuF6QfCsUlO9CnE1vuO3vu7ibQ&e=>
 and Generic Names Supporting Organization Policy Briefing ICANN58 
Edition[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_issues_background-2Dbriefings&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=aIvOdcPUx44GqBjh0VpZ0xU6U6kfj3SE4hUVcVFGE3E&s=G8D7CBfRL_cRIWtUz9nnEOWtysWFcFMV7P32k1RZCpA&e=>
This improved structure will allow the ICANN community to ask questions about 
policy and advice development work taking place at ICANN58. The Policy Team 
also welcomes questions through the registration 
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 and via email at policyinfo@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:policyinfo@xxxxxxxxx>.
The Policy Team will provide brief overviews and answer questions regarding 
current work within each Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee:
·         Address Supporting Organization (ASO)
·         Address Supporting Organization Address Council Annual Meeting
·         Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Numbering Services Review 
Committee Meeting
·         Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
·         Implementation of the Processes and Mechanisms Related to The 
Empowered Community
·         Interim Report Cross-Community Working Group: Framework for Use of 
Country and Territory Names as Top Level Domains open for Public Comment
·         Policy Development Process regarding the retirement of country code 
Top Level Domains and the development of a review mechanism for the decisions 
on delegation, revocation and retirement of country code Top Level Domains
·         Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
·         Generic Names Supporting Organization Policy Development Processes 
(including new generic Top Level Domain Subsequent Procedures, the Review of 
All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All generic Top Level Domains, the 
Next-Generation Registration Directory Service (RDS) to Replace WHOIS, the 
International Governmental Organization (IGO)-International Non-Governmental 
Organization (INGO) Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms)
·         Non-Policy Issues (such as Generic Names Supporting Organization 
Review Implementation, Bylaws updates and Generic Name Supporting Organization 
Standing Selection Committee)
·         Cross-Community Working Groups (including new generic Top Level 
Domain Auction Proceeds and Use of Country & Territory names as Top Level 
Domains)
·         At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and At-Large Community
·         The At-Large Review
·         The work of the At-Large Structures Criteria and Expectations 
Taskforce
·         At-Large and Work Stream 2 Issues
·         Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)
·         Protection of Red Cross/Red Crescent national names & Protection of 
International Governmental Organization acronyms
·         Accountability Work Stream 2 Issues
·         Input to Generic Names Supporting Organization Policy Development 
Process on Subsequent Procedures for new generic Top Level Domains and 
Registration Directory Services
·         Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)
·         [RSSAC023]: History of the Root Server System
·         [RSSAC024]: Key Technical Elements of Potential Root Operators
·         [RSSAC025]: Root Server System Advisory Committee October 2016 
Workshop Report
·         Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Update
·         [SAC091]: Security and Stability Advisory Committee Comment on 
Identifier Technology Health Indicators (20 January 2017)
·         [SAC090]: Security and Stability Advisory Committee Advisory on the 
Stability of the Domain Namespace (22 December 2016)
·         [SAC089]: Security and Stability Advisory Committee Response to ccNSO 
Comments on SAC084 (12 December 2016)
The open house will run in English and will be conducted in Adobe Connect along 
with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Recordings of the sessions will be 
made available 
here[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources_pages_presentations-2D2012-2D08-2D27-2Den&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=aIvOdcPUx44GqBjh0VpZ0xU6U6kfj3SE4hUVcVFGE3E&s=PsJyRVi2RVpqecOV4NuF6QfCsUlO9CnE1vuO3vu7ibQ&e=>.
The Policy Team looks forward to assisting the ICANN community prepare for 
ICANN58!
Please register via this 
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 by 3 March 2017!