[Aftld-members] Fwd: [cctldcommunity] Call for volunteers: ccNSO Study Group on the IANA role in Disaster Recovery

[Barrack Otieno]

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Subject: [cctldcommunity] Call for volunteers: ccNSO Study Group on the 
IANA role in Disaster Recovery
Date: 2025-09-03 18:20
 From: Joke Braeken <joke.braeken at icann.org>
To: "ccnso-members at icann.org" <ccnso-members at icann.org>, 
"ccTLDcommunity at cctld-managers.org" <ccTLDcommunity at cctld-managers.org>, 
ccnso-council <ccnso-council at icann.org>

Call for volunteers: ccNSO Study Group on the IANA role in Disaster
Recovery

The ccNSO Council is seeking volunteers to serve on the ccNSO Study
Group on the IANA role in Disaster Recovery. The Study Group is expected
to begin work around ICANN84.

Purpose of the Study Group

The ccNSO Council has established a Study Group to provide the ccTLD
community and the Council with a comprehensive overview of the issues
related to IANA’s role, if any, in the disaster recovery of ccTLDs.
The purpose of the Study Group is to assess these issues and, if
appropriate, recommend whether new policies, interpretations, or
practices should be considered as next steps.

Read more:  Terms of reference ccNSO Study Group on the IANA role in
Disaster Recovery [1]

Who Can Volunteer?

Membership of the Study Group is open to representatives of all ccTLD
managers (whether or not they are ccNSO members). At least one member
must be a ccNSO Councillor, and all appointments are made by the ccNSO
Council. ccTLD regional organizations may nominate a liaison, and the
Chair may invite other ICANN SOs/ACs, TLD-ops leadership, IANA staff,
other ICANN staff, or external experts to participate. All members,
liaisons, participants, and experts take part on equal footing in
deliberations, unless the Chair decides otherwise. Observers from the
broader community may attend designated open meetings but do not
actively participate.

Scope of Work

Includes:

  	* IANA’s Role → Explore whether requirements should define
IANA’s role in ccTLD disaster recovery.
	* Private Arrangements → Clarify what emergency agreements between
ccTLDs and IANA are possible.
	* Guidance & Transparency → Develop practices to guide IANA and
ccTLDs, ensuring clarity and openness.
	* Recommendations → Advise the ccNSO Council if new practices are
needed.

Interested?

If you're ready to contribute to the work of the Study Group, please
submit your expression of interest to the ccNSO Secretariat by Monday,
15 September 2025 (23:59 UTC), by completing this form:
https://forms.gle/77oiD7zbs6qaUQZ68

To facilitate your participation in the ccNSO representing your ccTLD,
we will require an ICANN Account [2], which is the ccNSO's and ICANN's
platform to manage participation. If you already have an ICANN Account
(e.g. for registering at ICANN meetings), please login [3] to your ICANN
Account using the email address that you use for your ccNSO work and
verify that your profile is up to date. If you do not have an ICANN
Account or are unsure, please create an ICANN Account [4] at your
earliest convenience.

Additionally, all members and participants to this working group will
have to complete a Statement of Interest (SOI) form. Fill out the form
here [5].

Background & Links

For background materials and the full Terms of Reference, please visit:

  	* Final Report ccNSO Policy Gap Analysis Working Group [6]
	* IANA’s Topic Areas for ccTLD Policy Reviews [7]
	* ccNSO TLD-Ops background material [8]
	* Terms of reference ccNSO Study Group on the IANA role in Disaster
Recovery [1]

We look forward to your participation!

Joke Braeken

joke.braeken at icann.org



Links:
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[1] 
https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ccNSOCWS/pages/103123987/12+June+2025+ICANN83+218#:~:text=Item%2016-,meeting,-218%20%2D%20Terms%20of
[2] https://account.icann.org/help
[3] https://account.icann.org/login
[4] https://account.icann.org/
[5] https://forms.gle/79Jw4wSnNhn5W4Z46
[6] 
https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ccnsowkspc/pages/108415343/Background+Materials+and+Document+Library?preview=/108415343/286720062/Final%20Report%20PGA%20WG.pdf
[7] 
https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ccnsowkspc/pages/108415343/Background+Materials+and+Document+Library?preview=/108415343/108444437/Topic%20Areas%20for%20ccTLD%20Policy%20Work.pdf
[8] 
https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ccnsowkspc/pages/108404994/TLD-OPS
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