ICANN Resolutions
For each Board resolution ICANN provides basic information, including when it was approved, what it's about, and the status and details of the resulting implementation actions. Additional information and links to related resolutions are also provided, enabling users to research Board resolutions, track implementation of every Board action, and quickly find more information on topics of interest addressed by the Board.
Important note: The Board Resolutions are as reported in the Board Meeting Transcripts, Minutes & Resolutions portion of ICANN's website. Only the words contained in the Resolutions themselves represent the official acts of the Board. The explanatory text provided through this database (including the summary, implementation actions, identification of related resolutions, and additional information) is an interpretation or an explanation that has no official authority and does not represent the purpose behind the Board actions, nor does any explanations or interpretations modify or override the Resolutions themselves. Resolutions can only be modified through further act of the ICANN Board.
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15 May 2016 | USG IANA Stewardship Transition – Additional FY16 Expenses and Funding | Administration and Budget, Board, General | Complete | 2016.05.15.12 | Board approves USG IANA Stewardship Transition – Additional FY16 Expenses and Funding |
Board approves USG IANA Stewardship Transition – Additional FY16 Expenses and Funding |
10 Mar 2016 | USG IANA Stewardship Transition – Additional FY16 Expenses and Funding | Administration and Budget, Board, General | Ongoing | 2016.03.10.09 | USG IANA Stewardship Transition – Additional FY16 Expenses and Funding |
Board approves a budget envelope of up to US$1.5 million, as an interim measure, to cover the costs of the Project to be incurred until the first estimate is produced, to be funded through a fund release from the Reserve Fund. |
03 Feb 2016 | USG IANA Stewardship Transition – Additional FY16 Expenses and Funding | Administration and Budget, Board, General, ICANN Structures | 2016.02.03.19 | USG IANA Stewardship Transition |
USG IANA Stewardship Transition – Additional FY16 Expenses and Funding |
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27 Jun 2013 | Update to IDN ccTLD Fast Track Implementation | ccTLDs | Complete | 2013.06.27.05 – 2013.06.27.06 | IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process |
Board approves amending the Fast Track Implementation Plan to implement the two-panel process for string similarity review in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process and allows for all pending requests for IDN ccTLD strings under the Fast Track Process to have the option to request evaluation by the new Extended Process Similarity Review Panel (EPSRP) once the EPSRP is comprised. |
28 Jul 2015 | Update to Contracting and Disbursement Policy | Administration and Budget, Board | 2015.07.28.06 | Board adopts the ICANN Contracting and Disbursement Policy |
Board Finance Committee has reviewed the current Contracting and Disbursement Policy and recommended that it be revised to define the signature authority for bank transaction purposes, in addition to the approval authority already defined in the current document. |
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12 Sep 2021 | Update on Independent Review Process re: Application for .GCC | gTLDs | Complete | 2021.09.12.08 - 2021.09.12.09 | Update on Independent Review Process re: Application for .GCC |
The Board authorizes ICANN to seek a stay of the .GCC IRP and open an informal dialogue with the GAC regarding the rationale for the GAC consensus advice on the .GCC application |
02 Nov 2017 | Uniform Board Member Integrity Screening | Board | Incomplete | 2017.11.02.33 – 2017.11.02.34 | Board Integrity Screening Process |
The Board directs ICANN to develop a proposal paper for a uniform practice for conducting screening of Directors and Liaisons selected to the ICANN Board |
08 Nov 2016 | Two-Character Domain Names in the New gTLD Namespace | gTLDs | 2016.11.08.15 | The ICANN Board approves the Measures for Letter/Letter Two-Character ASCII Labels to Avoid Confusion with Corresponding Country Codes |
The Board approves the Measures for Letter/Letter Two-Character ASCII Labels to Avoid Confusion with Corresponding Country Codes, authorizing ICANN to issue a blanket authorization that allows new gTLD registry operators who implement the required measures to release all reserved letter/letter two-character ASCII labels not otherwise reserved pursuant to Specification 5, Section 6 of the New gTLD Registry Agreement. |
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28 Sep 2013 | Treatment of New gTLD Historical Costs | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2013.09.28.11 | Treatment of the Historical Development Costs of the New gTLD Program |
Board authorizes the President and CEO to take all actions necessary to transfer from ICANN’s operating fund to ICANN’s Reserve Fund all amounts, whether already paid or to be repaid in the future, that constitute Historical Development Costs. |
28 Oct 2021 | Transfers to Reserve Fund and Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2021.10.28.11 – 2021.10.28.12 | Transfers to Reserve Fund and Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations |
The Board approves the transfer of US$10,000,000 from the Operating Fund to the Reserve Fund and US$5,000,000 from the Operating Fund to the SFICR |
22 Jul 2021 | Transfers to Reserve Fund and Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2021.07.22.04 – 2021.07.22.05 | Transfers to Reserve Fund and Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations |
The Board approves transfers of from the Operating Fund to the Reserve Fund and to the SFICR |
12 May 2021 | Transfer to Reserve Fund and Creation of Supplemental Fund for Implementation of Community Recommendations (SFICR) | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2021.05.12.13 – 2021.05.12.15 | Transfer to Reserve Fund and Creation of SFICR |
The Board approves the transfer of US$10,000,000 from the Operating Fund to the Reserve Fund and the creation of SFICR |
14 Mar 2019 | Transfer of the .VU (Vanuatu) top-level domain to Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR). | ccTLDs | Complete | 2019.03.14.11 | Transfer of the .VU (Vanuatu) top-level domain |
PTI has reviewed and evaluated the request to transfer the .VU country-code top-level domain to Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR) |
07 Nov 2019 | Transfer of the .TZ (Tanzania) top-level domain to the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority | ccTLDs | Complete | 2019.11.07.31 | Transfer of .TZ (Tanzania) |
IANA has reviewed and evaluated the request to transfer the .TZ top-level domain to the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority |
03 May 2019 | Transfer of the .TR (Turkey) top-level domain | ccTLDs | Complete | 2019.05.03.14 | Transfer of the .TR (Turkey) top-level domain |
IANA has reviewed and evaluated the request to transfer the .TR (Turkey) country code top-level domain to Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu (BTK) |
15 Mar 2018 | Transfer of the .TD (Chad) top-level domain to l'Agence de Développement des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (ADETIC) | ccTLDs | Complete | 2018.03.15.07 | Transfer of the .TD (Chad) top-level domain |
Transfer the .TD ccTLD to l'Agence de Développement des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (ADETIC) |
23 Jun 2018 | Transfer of the .LS (Lesotho) top-level domain to Lesotho Network Information Centre Proprietary (LSNIC) | ccTLDs | Complete | 2018.06.23.03 | Transfer of the .LS (Lesotho) top-level domain |
PTI has reviewed and evaluated the request to transfer the .LS country-code top-level domain to Lesotho Network Information Centre Proprietary (LSNIC) |
10 Sep 2020 | Transfer of the .CO (Colombia) top-level domain to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies | ccTLDs | Complete | 2020.09.10.06 | Transfer of the .CO (Colombia) top-level domain |
IANA has reviewed and evaluated the request to transfer the .CO top-level domain to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies |
23 Sep 2017 | Transfer of the .CI (Cote d'Ivoire) top-level domain to Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire (ARTCI) | Board | Complete | 2017.09.23.03 | Transfer of the .CI country-code top-level domain |
PTI has reviewed and evaluated the request to transfer the .CI country-code top-level domain to Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC de Côte d'Ivoire (ARTCI) |
23 Jun 2019 | Transfer of the .BJ (Benin) top-level domain | ccTLDs | Complete | 2019.06.23.12 | Transfer of the .BJ (Benin) top-level domain |
IANA has reviewed and evaluated the request to transfer the .BJ country-code top-level domain to Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et de la Poste du Bénin (ARCEP BENIN) |
30 Nov 2020 | Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report | Board | Complete | 2020.11.30.01 – 2020.11.30.02 | ATRT3 Final Report |
The Board approves five recommendations consisting of fifteen component parts issued within the ATRT3 Final Report |
22 Oct 2015 | Thank You to Wolfgang Kleinwächter for his service to the ICANN Board | Board, General | Complete | 2015.10.22.20 | Board thanks Wolfgang Kleinwächter for his service to the ICANN Board |
Board thanks Wolfgang Kleinwächter for his service to the ICANN Board |
02 Nov 2017 | Thank You to Thomas Schneider for his service to the ICANN Board | Board | Complete | 2017.11.02.35 | Thank You to Thomas Schneider |
Thomas Schneider has earned the deep appreciation of the Board for his term of service |
18 Jul 2013 | Thank You to Thomas Narten | Board | Complete | 2013.07.18.15 | Thanks to departing Board member |
Thanks to departing Board member Thomas Narten |
19 Apr 2016 | Thank you to the ICG Secretariat | Board | Complete | 2016.04.19.01 | Thank you to the ICG Secretariat |
Thank you to the ICG Secretariat |
08 Nov 2016 | Thank You to the Global Multistakeholder Community | Board | 2016.11.08.19 - 2016.11.08.20 | The ICANN Board expresses its deep appreciation of the Global Multistakeholder Community |
The Board expresses its deep appreciation for the tireless efforts of the global multistakeholder community; and its deep appreciation to the US Department of Commerce, for standing by the long-standing commitment to end the IANA Functions contract, and for its dedication, and tireless efforts as a partner with ICANN and the community to achieving this historic goal. |
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22 Oct 2015 | Thank You to the 2015 Nominating Committee | Board, General | Complete | 2015.10.22.13 | Board thanks the 2015 Nominating Committee |
Board thanks the 2015 Nominating Committee |
08 Nov 2016 | Thank You to Suzanne Woolf for her service to the ICANN Board | Board | 2016.11.08.24 | The ICANN Board thanks Suzanne Woolf for her service |
The Board recognizes Suzanne Woolf for her term of service, and the Board wishes her well in her future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond. |
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02 Nov 2017 | Thank You to Steve Crocker for his service to the ICANN Board | Board | Complete | 2017.11.02.39 | Thank You to Steve Crocker |
Steve Crocker has earned the deep appreciation of the Board for his term of service |
10 Mar 2016 | Thank You to Staff | Complete | 2016.03.10.20 | Board Thanks the ICANN Staff |
Board thanks the ICANN staff who worked on all aspects of the development of the transition and accountability proposals. |
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10 Mar 2016 | Thank You to Sponsors of ICANN 55 Meeting | Board, General | Complete | 2016.03.10.22 | THe Board thanks the Sponsors of ICANN 55 Meeting |
THe Board thanks the Sponsors of ICANN 55 Meeting |
22 Oct 2015 | Thank You to Sponsors of ICANN 54 Meeting | Board, General | Complete | NONE | Board Thanks the Sponsors of ICANN54 |
Board Thanks the Sponsors of ICANN54 |
25 Jun 2015 | Thank You to Sponsors of ICANN 53 Meeting | Board, General, ICANN Structures | Complete | N/A | Thank you to the Sponsors of ICANN 53 Meeting |
The Board thanks the sponsors of the ICANN 53 Meeting |
28 Oct 2021 | Thank You to Ron da Silva for his service to the ICANN Board | Board | Complete | 2021.10.28.16 | Thank You to Ron da Silva for his service to the ICANN Board |
Ron da Silva has earned the deep appreciation of the Board for his term of service, and the Board wishes him well in his future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond |
02 Nov 2017 | Thank You to Rinalia Abdul Rahim for her service to the ICANN Board | Board | Complete | 2017.11.02.38 | Thank You to Rinalia Abdul Rahim |
Rinalia Abdul Rahim has earned the deep appreciation of the Board for her term of service |
22 Oct 2015 | Thank You to Ray Plzak for his service to the ICANN Board | Board, General | Complete | 2015.10.22.22 | The Board wishes to thank Ray Plzak for his service to the ICANN Board |
The Board wishes to thank Ray Plzak for his service to the ICANN Board |
25 Oct 2018 | Thank You to Ram Mohan for his service to the ICANN Board | Board | Complete | 2018.10.25.27 | Thank You to Ram Mohan for his service to the ICANN Board |
Ram Mohan has earned the deep appreciation of the Board for his term of service |
28 Oct 2021 | Thank You to Nigel Roberts for his service to the ICANN Board | Board | Complete | 2021.10.28.13 | Thank You to Nigel Roberts for his service to the ICANN Board |
Nigel Roberts has earned the deep appreciation of the Board for his term of service, and the Board wishes him well in his future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond |
25 Oct 2018 | Thank You to Mike Silber for his service to the ICANN Board | Board | Complete | 2018.10.25.26 | Thank You to Mike Silber for his service to the ICANN Board |
Mike Silber has earned the deep appreciation of the Board for his term of service |
28 Oct 2021 | Thank You to Merike Käo for her service to the ICANN Board | Board | Complete | 2021.10.28.14 | Thank You to Merike Käo for her service to the ICANN Board |
Merike Käo has earned the deep appreciation of the Board for her term of service, and the Board wishes her well in her future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond |