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 Advice Items by Committee
| Phase | ALAC | RSSAC | RZERC | SSAC | Total Items by Phase |
| Phase 1 | Receive & Acknowledge | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Phase 2 | Understand | 40 | 5 | - | 10 | 55 |
| Phase 3 | Evaluate & Consider | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| Phase 4 | Implement | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 28 |
| Phase 5 | Close | - | 3 | - | 17 | 20 |
| Total Open Items by Committee | 52 | 21 | 5 | 48 | 126 |
