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.
Date |
Resolution Title | Category | Status | Resolution Number | Topic | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2019 | Adoption of Operating Standards to provide guidance on conducting Specific Reviews, as mandated by the ICANN Bylaws, Article 4, Section 4.6 | Board | Complete | Rationale for Resolutions 2019.06.23.13 – 2019.06.23.14 | Operating Standards to provide guidance on conducting Specific Reviews |
The Board adopts the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews, developed for the conduct of reviews under Bylaws Section 4.6 |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Consideration of SSAC Advisory Regarding Access to Domain Name Registration Data (SAC101) | Board | Complete | 2019.06.23.04 – 2019.06.23.06 | SSAC Advisory Regarding Access to Domain Name Registration Data (SAC101) |
The Board accepts advice item one in SAC101 version 2 relating to creation and execution of a plan to accomplish four objectives identified in the advice |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Acceptance of the Final Report and Feasibility Assessment and of the Initial Implementation Plan for the Second Organizational Review of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee | Board | Complete | 2019.06.23.15 – 2019.06.23.20 | Final Report and Feasibility Assessment and of the Initial Implementation Plan for the Second Organizational Review of the SSAC |
The Board accepts the final report from the independent examiner and the Feasibility Assessment |
| 15 May 2019 | Consideration of Amazon Corporation's Proposal on ACTO Member States Continuing Concerns re: .AMAZON New gTLD Application | gTLDs | Complete | 2019.05.15.13 – 2019.05.15.15 | Amazon Corporation's Proposal on ACTO Member States Continuing Concerns re: .AMAZON New gTLD Application |
The Board finds the Amazon corporation proposal of 17 April 2019 acceptable, and therefore directs ICANN to continue processing of the .AMAZON applications according to the policies and procedures of the New gTLD Program |
| 15 May 2019 | Consideration of GAC Advice: Kobe Communiqué (March 2019) | Board | Complete | 2019.05.15.01 | GAC Advice: Kobe Communiqué (March 2019) |
The Board adopts the scorecard titled "GAC Advice – Kobe Communiqué: Actions and Updates (15 May 2019)" in response to items of GAC advice in the Kobe Communiqué and the San Juan Communiqué |
| 15 May 2019 | Consideration of GNSO EPDP Recommendations on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data | Board | Complete | 2019.05.15.02 – 2019.05.15.12 | GNSO EPDP Recommendations on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data |
The Board adopts the GNSO Council Policy Recommendations for a new Consensus Policy on gTLD Registration Data as set forth in section 5 of the Final Report in accordance with Sections A and B of the attached scorecard titled "Scorecard: EPDP Phase 1 Recommendations" |
| 03 May 2019 | Revisions to Board Governance Committee Charter | Board | Complete | 2019.05.03.10 | Revisions to Board Governance Committee Charter |
The Board hereby adopts the revised Charter of the Board Governance Committee |
| 03 May 2019 | Acceptance of the Second Organizational Review of the RSSAC – Final Report and Feasibility Assessment and Initial Implementation Plan | Board | Complete | 2019.05.03.15 – 2019.05.03.23 | Acceptance of the Second Organizational Review of the RSSAC |
The Board accepts the final report from the independent examiner of the second Review of the RSSAC |
| 03 May 2019 | June 2021 ICANN Meeting Venue Contracting | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2019.05.03.04 – 2019.05.03.05 | June 2021 ICANN Public Meeting in The Hague, Netherlands |
The Board authorizes ICANN to engage in contracting for the host venue for the June 2021 ICANN Public Meeting in The Hague, Netherlands |
| 03 May 2019 | Appointment of Nominating Committee Chair-Elect for the Remainder of the 2018-2019 Term | Board | Complete | 2019.05.03.11 | Appointment of Nominating Committee Chair-Elect |
The Board appoints Jay Sudowski as the Chair-Elect of NomCom for the remainder of the 2018-2019 term |
| 03 May 2019 | FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and the Five-Year Operating Plan Update | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2019.05.03.24 – 2019.05.03.25 | FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and the Five-Year Operating Plan Update |
The Board adopts the FY20 ICANN Operating Plan and Budget and the FY20 ICANN Five Year Operating Plan Update |
| 03 May 2019 | Information Transparency Initiative Vendor Contracting Approval | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2019.05.03.06 – 2019.05.03.07 | Information Transparency Initiative Vendor Contracting |
The Board authorizes ICANN to engage in and facilitate all necessary contracting and disbursements for Publicis.Sapient |
| 03 May 2019 | Approval of the CIIDRC as a Provider of Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) Service | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2019.05.03.12 | CIIDRC as a Provider of UDRP Service |
The Board approves the application from CIIDRC, and advises ICANN to enter into discussions with CIIDRC regarding the process for CIIDRC's provision of UDRP services |
| 03 May 2019 | Public Comment on Root Server System Evolution | Board | Complete | 2019.05.03.26 | Public Comment on Root Server System Evolution |
The ICANN Board of Directors directs ICANN to publish for Public Comment RSSAC037, the Concept Paper, the draft charter and operating procedures and draft work plan for the GWG |
| 03 May 2019 | Legal Expense Disbursement | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2019.05.03.08 | Legal Expense Disbursement |
The Board authorizes ICANN to pay outside legal counsel's February 2019 invoice |
| 03 May 2019 | Revision of Bylaws re SSAC Term Limits on Leadership | Board | Incomplete | 2019.05.03.13 | SSAC Term Limits on Leadership |
The Board directs ICANN to publish for public comment the proposed standard amendment to Article 12, Section 12.2(b)(ii) of the ICANN Bylaws as recommended by the SSAC |
| 03 May 2019 | Approval of Minutes | Board | Complete | 2019.05.03.01 | Approval of the 10 and 14 March 2019 Minutes |
The Board approves the minutes of the 10 March 2019 Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board and the 14 March 2019 Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board |
| 03 May 2019 | Organizational Effectiveness Committee Leadership Change | Board | Complete | 2019.05.03.09 | Appointment of Avri Doria as Chair of the OEC |
The Board appoints Avri Doria as the Chair of the OEC and retains Khaled Koubaa as a member of the OEC, effectively immediately |
| 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) |
| 03 May 2019 | March 2021 ICANN Meeting Venue Contracting | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2019.05.03.02 – 2019.05.03.03 | March 2021 ICANN 70 Public Meeting in Cancún, Mexico |
The Board authorizes ICANN to engage in contracting for the host venue for the March 2021 ICANN 70 Public Meeting in Cancún, Mexico |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Consideration of Reconsideration Request 16-5: DotMusic Limited | gTLDs | Complete | 2019.03.14.12 | Reconsideration Request 16-5: DotMusic Limited |
The Board adopts the BAMC Recommendation on Request 16-5 |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Approval of Minutes | Board | Complete | 2019.03.14.01 | Approval of the 16 and 27 January 2019 Minutes |
The Board approves the minutes of the 16 January 2019 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board and the 27 January 2019 Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Appointment of Root Server Operator Organization Representative to the RSSAC | Board | Complete | 2019.03.14.06 | Appointment of Kaveh Ranjbar to the RSSAC |
The Board appoints Kaveh Ranjbar to the RSSAC through 31 December 2020 |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Acceptance of the Second Organizational Review of the NomCom – Final Report and Recommendations | Board | Complete | 2019.03.14.13 - 2019.03.14.19 | Second Organizational Review of the NomCom |
The Board accepts the final report from the independent examiner, and the Feasibility Assessment and Initial Implementation Plan from the NomCom Review Implementation Planning Team |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Approval of Amendment to Implement the Registry Service Request from Verisign to Authorize the Release for Registration of the Single-Character, Second-Level Domain, O.COM | gTLDs | Complete | 2019.03.14.02 | Release for Registration of the Single-Character, O.COM |
The Amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement to release the single-character O.COM domain name in the .COM namespace is approved |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Approval of the Amendment to the IANA Naming Function Contract | Board | Complete | 2019.03.14.07 | Amendment to the IANA Naming Function Contract |
The proposed Amendment No. 1 to the IANA Naming Function Contract is approved |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Name Collision Analysis Project – First Study | Board | Complete | 2019.03.14.20 – 2019.03.14.23 | Name Collision Analysis Project |
The Board directs ICANN to proceed with the Study 1 on the Understanding the Current State of Name Collisions |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Deferral of Enforcement of Thick WHOIS Policy Implementation | General | Complete | 2019.03.14.03 | Deferral of Enforcement of Thick WHOIS Policy Implementation |
ICANN is authorized to defer compliance enforcement of the Thick WHOIS Transition Policy to 30 November 2019, 31 May 2020, and 30 November 2020, respectively |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Recommendations for Managing the IDN variant TLDs | ccTLDs | Complete | 2019.03.14.08 – 2019.03.14.10 | Recommendations for Managing the IDN variant TLDs |
The Board approves the Variant TLD Recommendations |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Appointment of the Independent Auditors for FY19 | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2019.03.14.04 | Independent Auditors for FY19 |
The Board authorizes ICANN to engage BDO LLP and BDO member firms as the auditors for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2019 |
| 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) |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Acceptance of Organizational Effectiveness Committee Charter Revisions | Board | Complete | 2019.03.14.05 | Organizational Effectiveness Committee Charter Revisions |
The Board adopts the proposed revisions to the Organizational Effectiveness Committee Charter |
| 10 Mar 2019 | Discussion re: .AMAZON and related IDNs | gTLDs | Incomplete | 2019.03.10.01 – 2019.03.10.07 | .AMAZON and related IDNs |
the Board calls on the ACTO member states and the Amazon corporation to engage in a last effort that allows both parties over the next four (4) weeks to work in good faith toward a mutually acceptable solution regarding the Amazon Applications |
| 01 Mar 2019 | Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT) Final Report and Recommendations | Board | Complete | 2019.03.01.01 – 2019.03.01.05 | CCT Final Report and Recommendations |
The Board takes action on each of the 35 recommendations issued within the Final CCT Report as specified within the scorecard titled "Final CCT Recommendations: Board Action (1 March 2019)" |
| 27 Jan 2019 | FY20 IANA Operating Plan and Budget | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2019.01.27.08 | FY20 IANA Operating Plan and Budget |
The Board adopts the FY20 IANA Operating Plan and Budget, including the FY20 IANA Caretaker Budget |
| 27 Jan 2019 | Delegation of the .SS (South Sudan) country-code top-level domain to the National Communication Authority (NCA) | ccTLDs | Complete | 2019.01.27.17 | .SS (South Sudan) country-code top-level domain |
PTI has reviewed and evaluated the request to delegate the .SS (South Sudan) country-code top-level domain to National Communication Authority (NCA) |
| 27 Jan 2019 | Consideration of Reconsideration Request 18-9: DotKids Foundation (.KIDS) | gTLDs | Complete | 2019.01.27.24 | Reconsideration Request 18-9: DotKids Foundation (.KIDS) |
The Board adopts the BAMC Recommendation on Request 18-9 |
| 27 Jan 2019 | October 2021 ICANN Meeting Venue Contracting | Administration and Budget | Complete | 2019.01.27.09 – 2019.01.27.11 | October 2021 ICANN Meeting Venue |
The Board authorizes ICANN to facilitate all necessary contracting for the host venue for the October 2021 ICANN Public Meeting in Seattle, Washington |
| 27 Jan 2019 | GAC Advice: Barcelona Communiqué (October 2018) | Board | Complete | 2019.01.27.18 | GAC Advice: Barcelona Communiqué |
The Board adopts the scorecard titled "GAC Advice – Barcelona Communiqué: Actions and Updates (25 January 2019)" |
| 27 Jan 2019 | Approval of Minutes | Board | Complete | 2019.01.27.01 | Approval of the 25 October 2018 Minutes |
The Board approves the minutes of the 25 October Regular and Organizational Meetings of the ICANN Board and the 6 November Special Meeting of the ICANN Board |