1. Welcome ALL [image]
- Welcome to the weekly dose of public good goodness
2. Miscellaneous ENS updates of general interest
- 3 Social votes are up on Snapshot.
- Social ENS event at DevConnect.
- Banners are live on ENS names.
- Next week’s meeting will occur, but no meeting the week after.
3. PG October Funding Window Vote is up
- PG funding vote is up, along with MetaGov and Ecosystem.
4. Hackatsuon presentation continued
Chatting with the Chief of Kesennuma City Planning Division Usukura-san and Shoei-san from the Planning Division about their experience during the hackathon
- Two officials from the city planning commission are joining the meeting to discuss their experience with the hackathon.
- The city officials state that the purpose of the hackathon was twofold:
- To address the challenge of limited access to cutting-edge and digital technology in rural governments in Japan.
- To address the declining population in rural areas by inviting people from outside the area to sustain the community.
- Hakkatson will continue next year.
- The mayor joined the event and was onboarded to Web3.
- Next Steps
- Gather questions to send to the Hakkatson organizers.
- Coordinate with Hikari to get those questions answered.
5. ICANN 84 AGM takeaways
Full insights from the ENS contingent on the ground and Emily Murray
- D3 announcement was well-received and attended.
- Invited to speak at another ICANN event in December in Nashville.
- ICANN event in Dublin
- Emily covered sessions remotely, attending 20 hours across 17 sessions.
- Sessions focused on the new GTLD program, Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) activities, ICANN Board activities, Generic Name Supporting Organization (GNSO) activities, rights protection mechanisms, and DNS abuse.
- gTLD program
- Program set to launch in April 2026
- ICANN board approved the new gTLD Applicant Guidebook
- Application window will likely run for 12-15 weeks
- Base application fee is $227,000
- Review process will take 14-19 months after the applications close
- Applying for the same or functionally identical string as someone else will result in a contention set, which will likely go to auction.
- Auctions can cost millions of dollars and negotiations are prohibited.
- ICANN has an applicant support program covering 80% of the cost.
- The community is enthusiastic about the new TLD program.
- Concerns were expressed about technical readiness
- It’s important to get the word out to other members of the Web3 world that this opportunity is happening in April 2026.
- The stablecoin legislation has passed, the regulatory environment has very much evolved, and a lot of the traditional finance organizations are interested in being able to integrate with the world of Web3 as well.
- This puts ENS right at the center of this changing universe, which is great for ENS and means lots of new integrations for ENS on the horizon.
- People were surprised but happy to see ENS representatives at ICANN.
- ENS is being accepted into the ICANN community, evidenced by invitations to DNS abuse and new gTLD program meetings.
- DNS abuse was a major topic at ICANN 84, with ongoing opportunities for policy engagement.
- ICANN is moving towards a formal policy development process, offering opportunities for participation and public comments.
- ICANN is exploring ways to combat DNS abuse.
- Advocate for continuing priorities, potentially developing a UDPR-like system for Web3.
- Next steps:
- Emily’s report will be released on the forum first.
- Thomas and James are preparing their own write-ups, which will be shared next week.
- Participate in the public comment period on string similarity
- Monitor the registration data request service public comment opportunity
- Closely examine the final new gTLD Applicant Guidebook
- Plan for ICANN 85 next year.
- Education is key to addressing confusing pushbacks!
6. Open floor for all questions, proposals and other presentations etc.
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