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.
There may be a delay in updating this tool with the latest resolutions. To find the most up to date resolutions, please visit: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/resolutions-2014-03-24-en.
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Resolution Title | Category | Status | Resolution Number | Topic | Summary |
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| 03 Feb 2017 | Appointment of Independent Auditors | Administration and Budget | Ongoing | 2017.02.03.16 | Appointment of independent auditors |
The Board authorizes the President and CEO to take all steps necessary to engage BDO LLP and BDO member firms as the auditors for the financial statements for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2017. |
| 13 Dec 2016 | President and CEO At Risk Compensation – FY17-SR1 | Administration and Budget, Board, General | Complete | 2016.12.13.09 | President and CEO At Risk Compensation – FY17-SR1 |
Board hereby approves a payment to the President and CEO for his FY17 SR1 at-risk compensation component as recommended by the Compensation Committee |
| 13 Dec 2016 | Officer Compensation | Administration and Budget, General | Complete | 2016.12.13.08 | Officer Compensation |
Board grants the President and CEO the discretion to adjust the CIO's compensation for FY17, effective 1 July 2016 |
| 13 Dec 2016 | March 2018 ICANN Meeting Hotels Contracting | Administration and Budget, Board | Ongoing | 2016.12.13.06 – 2016.12.13.07 | March 2018 ICANN Meeting Hotels Contracting |
The Board indicates that the March 2018 Public Meeting shall be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico and authorizes the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to engage in and facilitate all necessary contracting and disbursements for the host and other hotels |
| 13 Dec 2016 | GAC Advice: Helsinki Communiqué (June 2016) | Board, General | Ongoing | 2016.12.13.05 | GAC Advice: Helsinki Communiqué |
Board adopts the scorecard titled "GAC Advice – Helsinki Communiqué: Actions and Updates (13 December 2016)" [PDF, 298 KB] in response to items of GAC advice in the Helsinki Communiqué. |
| 13 Dec 2016 | Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC) Liaison Appointment | Board, General | Complete | 2016.12.13.03 - 2016.12.13.04 | Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC) Liaison Appointment |
Board thanks Suzanne Woolf for her service on the RZERC and appoints Kaveh Ranjbar to the ICANN Board position on the RZERC |
| 13 Dec 2016 | RSSAC Co-Chair Appointmen | Board, General | Complete | 2016.12.13.02 | RSSAC Co-Chair Appointment |
ICANN Board accepts the recommendation of the RSSAC and appoints Tripti Sinha as co-chair of RSSAC |
| 13 Dec 2016 | Approval of Minutes | Board | Complete | 2016.12.13.01 | Approval of Minutes |
The Board approves the minutes of the 5 November and 8 November 2016 |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Thank You to Bruno Lanvin for his service to the ICANN Board | Board | 2016.11.08.21 | The ICANN Board thanks Bruno Lanvin for his service |
The Board recognizes Bruno Lanvin for his term of service, and the Board wishes him well in his future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond. |
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| 08 Nov 2016 | Confirmation of President of PTI | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.40 | The ICANN Board elects Elise Gerich as the President of PTI |
The Board elects Elise Gerich as the President of PTI. |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Confirmation of Officers of ICANN | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.33 - 2016.11.08.39 | The ICANN Board elects officers of ICANN |
The Board elects Officers of ICANN |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Board Working Group on Internet Governanc | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.32 | The ICANN Board appoints membership of the Board Working Group on Internet Governance |
The Board appoints Markus Kummer (Chair), Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Ron da Silva, Chris Disspain, Rafael “Lito” Ibarra, Khaled Koubaa, George Sadowsky, and Lousewies van der Laan to the Board Working Group on Internet Governance. |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Board Working Group on Registration Directory Services | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.31 | The ICANN Board appoints membership of the Board Working Group on Registration Directory Services |
The Board appoints Chris Disspain (Chair), Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Cherine Chalaby, Steve Crocker, Markus Kummer, Akinori Maemura, and Kaveh Ranjbar (Liaison) to the Board Working Group on Registration Directory Services |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Board IDN Variant Working Group | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.30 | The ICANN Board appoints membership of the Board IDN Variant Working Group |
The Board appoints Ram Mohan (Liaison) (Chair), Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Khaled Koubaa, Akinori Maemura, Kaveh Ranjbar (Liaison), and Jonne Soininen (Liaison) to the Board IDN Variant Working Group. |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Board-GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.29 | The ICANN Board appoints membership of the Board-GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group |
The Board appoints Markus Kummer (Co-Chair), Maarten Botterman, Chris Disspain, Ram Mohan (Liaison), Mike Silber, and Lousewies van der Laan to the Board-GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group. |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Appointment of Membership of Board Committees | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.28 | The ICANN Board appoints membership of Board Committees |
The Board appoints membership of the following Board Committees; Audit, Compensation, Executive, Finance, Governance, Organizational Effectiveness and Risk. |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Election of ICANN Board Vice Chair | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.27 | The ICANN Board elects Cherine Chalaby as Vice-Chairman of the Board |
The Board elects Cherine Chalaby as Vice-Chairman of the Board. |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Election of ICANN Board Chair | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.26 | The ICANN Board elects Steve Crocker as Chairman of the Board |
The Board elects Steve Crocker as Chairman of the Board. |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Thank You to Bruce Tonkin for his service to the ICANN Board | Board | 2016.11.08.25 | The ICANN Board thanks Bruce Tonkin for his service |
The Board recognizes Bruce Tonkin for his term of service, and the Board wishes him well in his future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond. |
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| 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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| 08 Nov 2016 | Thank You to Kuo-Wei Wu for his service to the ICANN Board | Board | 2016.11.08.23 | The ICANN Board thanks Kuo-Wei Wu for his service |
The Board recognizes Kuo-Wei Wu for his term of service, and the Board wishes him well in his future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond. |
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| 08 Nov 2016 | Thank You to Erika Mann for her service to the ICANN Board | Board | 2016.11.08.22 | The ICANN Board thanks Erika Mann for her service |
The Board recognizes Erika Mann 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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| 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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| 08 Nov 2016 | Consideration of the Corn Lake, LLC v. ICANN Independent Review Process Final Declaration | Administration and Budget, Board | 2016.11.08.16 – 2016.11.08.18 | The ICANN Board accepts that Corn Lake is the prevailing party in the Corn Lake, LLC v. ICANN IRP |
The Board accepts that Corn Lake is the prevailing party in the Corn Lake, LLC v. ICANN IRP; the Board acted without conflict of interest; “the Board members exercised independent judgment, believed to be in the best interests of the community”; “the [Board] action of omitting .CHARITY from the [Final Review Procedure] was inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws” |
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| 08 Nov 2016 | Approval of Board Meeting Minutes | Board, General | Complete | 2016.11.08.01 | The Board approves the minutes of 9 August, 15 August, 17 September and 30 September 2016 |
The Board approves the minutes of 9 August, 15 August, 17 September and 30 September 2016 |
| 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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| 08 Nov 2016 | Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Member Appointments | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.02 | The ICANN Board appoints members to the Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) |
The Board appoints Jacques Latour and Tara Whalen to the SSAC for three-year terms beginning immediately upon approval of the Board and ending on 31 December 2019. |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Member Reappointments | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.03 | The ICANN Board reappoints members to the Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) |
The Board reappoints the following SSAC members to three-year terms beginning 01 January 2017 and ending 31 December 2019: Jeff Bedser, Ben Butler, Merike Kaeo, Warren Kumari, Xiaodong Lee, Carlos Martinez, and Danny McPherson. |
| 08 Nov 2016 | Appointment of D-, E-, G-, and H-Root Server Operator Representatives to the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) | Board | Complete | 2016.11.08.04 | The ICANN Board appoints D-, E-, G-, and H-Root Server Operator Representatives to the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) |
The Board appoints to the RSSAC the following representatives from the D-, E-, G-, and H-root server operators: Tripti Sinha, Kevin Jones, Kevin Wright, and Howard Kash, respectively, through 31 December 2019. |
| 08 Nov 2016 | ICANN Delegation of Authority Guidelines | Administration and Budget | 2016.11.08.06 | The ICANN Board adopts the adopts the ICANN Delegation of Authority Guidelines |
The Board adopts the “ICANN Delegation of Authority Guidelines” to provide clear guidance and clarification of roles between the ICANN Board and the ICANN CEO/Management (“Guidelines”). |
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| 08 Nov 2016 | Thank You to Community Members | Board | 2016.11.08.08 - 2016.11.08.14 | The ICANN Board acknowledges and thanks the contributions that members of the stakeholder community contribute to ICANN. |
The Board wishes to acknowledge and thank members of the community when their terms of service end on the Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees and Nominating Committee. |
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| 08 Nov 2016 | Investment of Auction Proceeds | Administration and Budget | 2016.11.08.05 | The ICANN Board makes recommendations for the investment of auction proceeds |
The Board recommends that the auction proceeds be invested at three different investment managers to reduce the risk of custody, and be invested in safe and liquid financial instruments. |
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| 08 Nov 2016 | Renewal of .TEL Registry Agreement | gTLDs | 2016.11.08.07 | The ICANN Board approves renewal of the .TEL Registry Agreement |
The Board approved of the .TEL Registry Agreement after finding that ICANN conducted a review of Telnic’s recent performance under the current agreement and found that Telnic substantially met its contractual requirements. |
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| 05 Nov 2016 | Posting for Public Comment – Draft ICANN Community-Anti-Harassment Policy | Administration and Budget, Board | Ongoing | 2016.11.05.01-2016.11.05.02 | The ICANN Board authorizes the posting of the draft ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy for public comment |
The Board hereby authorizes the posting of the draft ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy for public comment for 60 days in order to give the Community sufficient time to discuss the draft Policy, as well as formulate and submit public comment(s) on the draft Policy. |
| 30 Sep 2016 | IANA Intellectual Property Agreements | ICANN Structures | 2016.09.30.01 – 2016.09.30.04 | The ICANN Board approves to assign and transfer the IANA IPR from ICANN to the IETF Trust |
The Board approves ICANN entering into the Assignment Agreement between ICANN and the IETF Trust to assign the IANA IPR, and into the requisite License Agreements for the purpose of using the IANA IPR in the performance of each of the IANA functions. |
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| 17 Sep 2016 | President and CEO Review of New gTLD Community Priority Evaluation Report Procedures | gTLDs | Ongoing | 2016.09.17.01 | The ICANN Board directs the President and CEO to review aspects of the CPE process |
The Board directs the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to undertake a review of the process by which ICANN staff interacts with the CPE provider in issuing its CPE reports. |
| 15 Sep 2016 | Implementation of RSSAC 003 Recommendations for the KSK signature validity | Board, ICANN Structures | Ongoing | 2016.09.15.01 | The ICANN Board adopts the RSSAC advice for the KSK signature validity in RSSAC 003 |
The Board directs ICANN's President and CEO, or his designee, to proceed with implementing the KSK recommendations in RSSAC 003 in collaboration with the root zone management partners. |
| 15 Sep 2016 | Appointment of 2017 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect | Administration and Budget, Board | Complete | 2016.09.15.06 | The ICANN Board appoints the 2017 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect |
The Board appoints Hans Petter Holen as the 2017 Nominating Committee Chair and Zahid Jamil as the 2017 Nominating Committee Chair-Elect. |
| 15 Sep 2016 | October 2018 ICANN Meeting Venue and Location Contracting | Administration and Budget, Board | 2016.09.15.04 – 2016.09.15.05 | The ICANN Board determined that the October 2018 ICANN Puclic Meeting will be hosted in Barcelona, Spain |
The Board authorizes the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to engage in and facilitate all necessary contracting and disbursements for the host Convention Centre for the October 2018 ICANN Public Meeting in Barcelona, Spain. |
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| 15 Sep 2016 | Delegation of the .বাংলা ("bangla") domain representing Bangladesh in Bengali script | ccTLDs | 2016.09.15.02 – 2016.09.15.03 | ICANN has reviewed and evaluated the request to delegate the .বাংলা ("bangla") country-code top-level domain |
ICANN has evaluated a request to IANA to create the .বাংলা country-code top-level domain and assign the role of sponsoring organization to the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Posts and Telecommunications Division of Bangladesh. |