[NCSG-PC] Call for Applications: Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)

[Tomslin Samme-Nlar]

Dear members,

Like I mentioned in our May NCSG policy call, the GNSO Council initiated an
expedited policy development process (EPDP) on the Internationalized Domain
Names (IDNs) and subsequently adopted the related EPDP Team Charter during
its 20 May 2021 meeting.

The charter of the EPDP requires us to appoint *up to 3 members* to the
EPDP. As a result, this is a call to members interested in
Internationalized Domain Names to please apply to represent NCSG in this
policy development process.

Your application should include all relevant details to demonstrate your
knowledge in IDNs, the GNSO policy development process and any other
relevant information for the NCSG Policy Committee’s consideration. Please
also consider the below criteria which the GNSO Council considers to be
important and a MUST for the group members to possess collectively:


   - Technical knowledge of IDNs, including but not limited to: IDN related
   SubPro PDP recommendations, RZ-LGR, IDN variant definition and management,
   IDN tables, IDN implementation guidelines, SSAC advices as they relate to
   IDNs, and other policy efforts listed in the Annex B of the GNSO Council
   IDN Scoping Team Final Report; direct experiences in ICANN’s IDN policy
   efforts is strongly preferred;
   - Technical, legal, and/or operational knowledge of ICANN policies and
   procedures as they relate to IDNs, including but not limited to: processes
   and procedures created for the 2012 New gTLD program, registration dispute
   resolution procedures and trademark protection mechanisms;
   - Technical knowledge of registry/registrar services and domain name
   life cycle as they relate to IDNs;
   - Familiarity with GNSO policy development processes; direct experience
   is strongly preferred;
   - Commitment to participating in EPDP Team meetings on a regular and
   ongoing basis;
   - Highly effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
   (in simple, comprehensible English);
   - Ability to create factual, relevant and easily understandable
   messages, and able to succinctly deliver them to the EPDP Team;
   - Research skills with the ability to discern factual, factually
   relevant, and persuasive details and sources;
   - Commitment to manage a diverse workload, while collaborating with a
   team of individuals with different backgrounds and interests in driving
   objectives;
   - Knowledge of EPDP Team discussions, actions taken at meetings, and
   deliverables;
   - Understanding of the perspectives and interests of the Members’ own
   stakeholder group or constituency;
   - Understanding of what consensus means and how consensus-building
   process works;
   - Commitment to facilitate consensus by listening, explaining,
   mediating, proposing clear actions, and helping other Members;
   - Commitment to avoid blocking consensus by looking beyond the
   stakeholder group or constituency affiliation of other EPDP Team Members
   and judging proposals/positions on their merits;
   - Commitment to avoid re-litigating closed issues or deliberate
   obfuscation;
   - Commitment to review the Consensus Playbook and attend potential
   training related to the Playbook, facilitate consensus building by
   employing the tools and techniques as detailed in the playbook;
   - Maintain high personal levels of ethical conduct and integrity,
   including transparency of affiliation in the Statement of Interest (SOI),
   in treatment of others and respecting the professional reputation of all in
   the ICANN community.


Members interested in volunteering for this PDP should please send their
application to the Chair of the NCSG Policy Committee (mesumbeslin at gmail.com),
copy (bruna.mrtns at gmail.com) and (maryam.bakoshi at icann.org) by 14th June
2021.

Regards,
Tomslin
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