BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) is responsible for developing global policies for country-code Top-Level Domains (ccTLD), promoting consensus within the ccNSO community and coordinating with other Supporting Organizations, committees and constituencies. For more information on the ccNSO, click here.
ccNSO Organizational Review
The goal of the review, to be undertaken pursuant to such criteria and standards as the Board shall direct, shall be to determine (i) whether that organization, council or committee has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure, (ii) if so, whether any change in structure or operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness and (iii) whether that organization, council or committee is accountable to its constituencies, stakeholder groups, organizations and other stakeholders.
These periodic reviews shall be conducted no less frequently than every five years, based on feasibility as determined by the Board. Each five-year cycle will be computed from the moment of the reception by the Board of the final report of the relevant review Working Group.
For more information on organizational reviews, click here.
REVIEW STATUS
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER: MERIDIAN INSTITUTE
NEWS AND UPDATES
Meridian Institute to Conduct the Second ccNSO Review
31 August 2018 - ICANN has appointed Meridian Institute to conduct the second independent review of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). Meridian Institute will begin work on the review immediately, and is expected to submit its final report in July 2019. See the announcement here.
Join the ccNSO Review Update Session at ICANN62
When: Wednesday 27 June at 10:30 - 11:00 EST (15:30 - 16:00 UTC)
Where: ccNSO Members Meeting Day 2 | Salon 4
Remote participation information: https://community.icann.org/x/64HpB
Request for Proposal for ccNSO Review
23 May 2018 - Deadline Extension! The new deadline for applicants to respond to the request for proposal is Monday 4 June, 16:00 UTC. View the announcement.
26 April 2018 - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is seeking a provider to conduct an independent assessment of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). Learn more.
Initiating the Second Review of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
15 March 2018 - The Board encourages the ccNSO to prepare for an independent examiner to begin work on the second ccNSO Review in August 2018 by organizing a Review Working Party to serve as a liaison during the preparatory phase and throughout the review, and to conduct a self-assessment prior to August 2018. View the Board resolution here.
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