[afnog] Call for ccTLD Engagement and Nominations NTIA Process (Fwd) [Cctldworld]

[Dr Paulos Nyirenda]

ccTLDs,
Africa Region

The ccNSO is calling for nominations for the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination 
Committee as copied here below. The call goes out to all ccTLDs including members and 
non-members of the ccNSO  

If you are interested in this role then you need to apply following the instructions in the call for 
nominations as copied here below.  

The ccNSO will evaluate applicants to select 4 ccTLD representatives for the Coordination 
Committee of 27 members as detailed in the call.  

AFTLD and other Regional Organisations (RTLDOs) are supporting this effort and we are 
hereby making this effort to reach all ccTLDs in our Africa region.  

The deadline for nominations is 2 July 2014.  

Regards,

Paulos
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Dr Paulos B Nyirenda
NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD
http://www.registrar.mw
President: AFTLD http://www.aftld.org

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From: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek at icann.org>
To: "cctldworld at icann.org" <cctldworld at icann.org>
Date sent: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:30:54 -0700
Subject: [Cctldworld] Call for ccTLD Engagement and Nominations NTIA Process


Participation of ccTLDs in IANA Stewardship Transition Engagement Process and Call for 
Nominations for ccTLD Managers to Participate in the Stewardship Transition Coordination 
Group - 26 June 2014

The ccNSO and the four regional ccTLD organisations (AFTLD, APTLD, CENTR & LACTLD) are writing 
jointly to invite the active participation of ccTLD managers in this very important process.

Summary

The US Government has announced its intention to transition the IANA-related functions to the 
global multistakeholder community. This action will have a direct impact on all ccTLD managers, so 
they are encouraged to become involved in this transition planning process. ICANN is establishing a 
'Coordinating Committee' as part of this process to develop an IANA stewardship transition proposal 
based on stakeholder input. There will be 27 representatives on this group, including 4 ccTLD 
'operators'. The ccNSO has been asked to select these four individuals. The purpose of this message 
is to encourage all ccTLDs, whether or not they are members of the ccNSO, to become engaged in 
this process and to seek nominations for these four places.

Background

On 14 March 2014 the US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition stewardship of the Internet Assigned 
Numbers Authority (IANA) functions to the global multistakeholder community. The NTIA asked the 
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), as the IANA functions contractor 
and global coordinator for the Domain Name System (DNS), to convene a multistakeholder process 
to develop a proposal for the transition. NTIA also said that the transition proposal produced 
through this process must have broad community support and address the following four principles:

o Support and enhance the multistakeholder model;
o Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS;
o Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; and,
o Maintain the openness of the Internet.

The NTIA also said that it will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a 
government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. Full details of IANA's announcement 
are available at: 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-
name-functions .

As part of that process, on June 8, 2014, ICANN announced that it is creating a 'Coordinating Group' 
as part of the process to help develop an IANA stewardship transition proposal. The creation of this 
group was informed by comments received by ICANN on a previous proposal. ICANN stated what it 
though the role of the Coordination Group would be: "it will be responsible for preparing a transition 
proposal respective of the differing needs of the various affected parties of the IANA functions. It 
should be responsible for assembling the components from the respective communities into a single 
proposal meeting the criteria set out by NTIA". However, ICANN went on to say that "this document 
does not prescribe the roles and responsibilities for the Coordination Group. The Coordination Group 
may use the input at its discretion as it works toward defining its modes of operation and working 
methods." We understand that work is underway among relevant stakeholder groups to draft and 
develop consensus around various aspects of the transition. The full text of the ICANN 
announcement can be found at:
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-06-06-en .

ccTLD Participation in the Overall Transition Planning Process

IANA has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the DNS so this transition process is of 
direct importance to all managers of TLDs, including ccTLDs. All ccTLD managers are therefore 
encouraged to make themselves aware of these proposed changes and to become actively engaged 
as planning and specific proposals emerge. The ccNSO and the Regional ccTLD organizations, AFTLD, 
APTLD, LACTLD and CENTR all intend to participate actively on behalf of their members. ccTLDs that 
are not members of either the ccNSO or a regional organization are also encouraged to contact the 
ccNSO and/or regional organizations in order to stay informed and make their input known. All 
ccTLDs are of course welcome to join either or both the ccNSO and their regional organization.
ccTLD Participation on the Coordinating Group

The ICANN announcement stated that the Coordination Group will be comprised of 27 individual 
members who will be selected through their respective communities and processes and that "care is 
urged to ensure diligent observance to diversity standards and to guard against any conflict of 
interest." Four of these 27 places on the Coordinating Group are reserved for ccTLD operators, both 
ccNSO members and non-ccNSO members, as selected by the ccNSO. This is the text of the 
announcement: "Country Code Names Supporting Organisation (ccNSO and non-ccNSO Country 
Code Top-Level Domain [ccTLD] operators, as selected by the ccNSO)".
ICANN also indicated that Coordination Group members will not be remunerated but that travel, 
meal and lodging costs for Coordination Group members to participate in Coordination Group 
meetings will be covered by ICANN, upon request and in accordance with ICANN's community travel 
support guidelines.
Call for Nominations

The ccNSO in, conjunction with the Regional ccTLD Organizations, is seeking nominations from ccTLD 
managers who might wish to be one of the four ccTLD representatives on the Coordinating Group, 
both ccNSO members and non-ccNSO members.

Candidates are expected to have:

o a thorough understanding of operating requirements of a ccTLD manager,
o a clear understanding of the multistakeholder model,
o a willingness to devote considerable time and energy to this process, which is expected to last at 
least 15 months, and to travel to face-to-face meetings, at ICANN's expense, the first of which is to 
be held in London, UK on July 16-18;
o effective communication skills in order to represent views of ccTLD community on the Coordination 
Group and to communicate back to the ccTLD community on activities from the Coordinating Group
o a commitment to keep the ccNSO and broader ccTLD community abreast of the state of play in the 
Coordination Group.
Candidates for this role are requested to provide the ccNSO ( ccNSOsecretariat at icann.org ) with the 
following by 2 July 2014, 23.59 UTC.
o a recent curriculum vitae summarizing background and experience, including that in ccTLD 
operations, and
o a statement of maximum 500 words of what the candidate sees as being the main objectives that 
ccTLD operators should be seeking in an IANA transition proposal
o an indication of their affiliation, if any,with any Internet governance or DNS industry related 
organization
o a letter signed by a member of your organization's senior management confirming its support for 
your participation in the process.

The names of all candidates will be made public. Interviews of shortlisted candidates may be 
conducted.

A selection committee comprised of five members of the ccTLD community, including from the 
ccNSO Council and Regional Organizations, will review applications and submit the names of the four 
Coordinating Committee members to the ccNSO Council at a meeting.

Paulos Nyirenda Chair of AFTLD
Choon Sai Lim   Chair of APTLD
Byron Holland Chair of the ccNSO 
Peter Vergote Chair of CENTR
Eduardo Santoyo Chair of LACTLD

The ccNSO Council resolves to establish a 5 members Selection Committee to select the 4 
members on the IANA Stewardship Transition Process Coordination Committee. All 
members of the Selection Committee shall be from the ccTLD community. The Selection 
Committee will include at least two members of the ccNSO Council, including its chair, one 
member of a Board of a regional TLD organization and one non-ccNSO member. Its task is 
to review the applications and select the 4 ccTLD members of the Coordination Committee to 
the ccNSO Council by 2 July or as soon as possible thereafter prior to an urgent special 
meeting of the ccNSO Council. In its review and selection, the committee will take into 
account and be guided by the criteria for selection included in the call for nominations.

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