The Board receives recommendations from a variety of sources from the ICANN community, including advice from the Advisory Committees as set forth in Article 12 of ICANN's Bylaws. As part of the Process Documentation Initiative in 2017, a workflow document and handbook were created to provide more transparency into the Board Advice Process.
This page provides information on the status of Advice to the Board from the following Committees identified below:
- At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
- Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)
- Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC)
- Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)
Most Recent Advice to the ICANN Board
Summary of Open ALAC Advice
Date Issued | Reference ID / Wiki Page Link | Document | Open Items | Closed Items |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Statement - ALAC & GAC | Enabling Inclusive, Informed and Meaningful Participation at ICANN: A Joint Statement by ALAC and GAC | 2 | 0 |
| AL-ALAC-ST-1219-03-00-EN | ALAC: DNS Abuse | 8 | 0 |
| AL-ALAC-ST-0421-02-01-EN | ALAC: Advice to the ICANN Board on Subsequent Procedures | 40 | 0 |
| AL-ALAC-ST-0821-01-01-EN | ALAC: EPDP Phase 2 (SSAD) | 2 | 1 |
Summary of Open RSSAC Advice
Summary of Open RZERC Advice
Date Issued | Reference ID / Wiki Page Link | Document | Open Items | Closed Items |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RZERC002 | Recommendations Regarding Signing Root Zone Name Server Data (R-2A) | ||
| RZERC003 | Adding Zone Data Protections to the Root Zone R-1 |
