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.

Datesort ascending Resolution Title Category Status Resolution Number Topic Summary
11 Mar 2021 Impact of COVID-19 on ICANN71 Administration and Budget 2021.03.11.01 – 2021.03.11.04 Impact of COVID-19 on ICANN71

The Board confirms that ICANN71 shall not proceed as an in-person meeting,

08 Feb 2021 President and CEO Compensation Administration and Budget Complete 2021.02.08.06 President and CEO Compensation

The Board approves an increase in the President and CEO's base salary for FY21

08 Feb 2021 Approval of Minutes Board Complete 2021.02.08.01 Approval of the 30 November 2020, 17 December 2020, and 14 January 2021 Board Meeting Minutes

The Board approves the minutes of the 30 November 2020, the 17 December 2020, and the 14 January 2021 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board

08 Feb 2021 FY22 IANA Operating Plan and Budget Administration and Budget Complete 2021.02.08.02 FY22 IANA Operating Plan and Budget

The Board adopts the FY22 IANA Operating Plan and Budget

08 Feb 2021 Committee Membership Board Complete 2021.02.08.03 Committee Membership

The Board approves the change in membership of the Board Audit Committee and Board Strategic Planning Committee as recommended by the BGC

08 Feb 2021 Delegation of the ישראל. ("Israel") domain in Hebrew script to the Israel Internet Association ccTLDs Complete 2021.02.08.04 Delegation of the ישראל. ("Israel") domain

IANA has reviewed and evaluated the request to delegate the ישראל. top-level domain to the Israel Internet Association

08 Feb 2021 Board Committee and Leadership Selection Procedures Board Complete 2021.02.08.05 Board Committee and Leadership Selection Procedures

The revised Board Committee and Leadership Selection Procedures are approved

14 Jan 2021 Approval of Minutes Board Complete 2021.01.14.01 Approval of the 22 October 2020 Board Meeting Minutes

The Board approves the minutes of the 22 October 2020 Annual General Meeting of the ICANN Board

14 Jan 2021 Impact of COVID-19 on ICANN70 Administration and Budget Complete 2021.01.14.02 – 2021.01.14.04 Impact of COVID-19 on ICANN70

The Board confirms that ICANN70 shall not proceed as an in-person meeting

17 Dec 2020 Change to Credit Card Payments Processing Service Agreement Administration and Budget Complete 2020.12.17.05 – 2020.12.17.06 Change to Credit Card Payments Processing Service Agreement

The Board approves a change to a credit card payments processing service agreement

17 Dec 2020 2020 Strategic Outlook Trends Report Board Complete 2020.12.17.07 – 2020.12.17.08 2020 Strategic Outlook Trends Report

The Board affirms that the ICANN Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021 to 2025 shall remain in force and unchanged

17 Dec 2020 ICANN Organization Risk Appetite Statement Board Complete 2020.12.17.09 ICANN Organization Risk Appetite Statement

The Board approves the ICANN Organization Risk Appetite Statement

17 Dec 2020 Appointment of Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Chair Board Complete 2020.12.17.01 Appointment of RSSAC Chair

The Board appoints Fred Baker as the RSSAC chair

17 Dec 2020 President and CEO At-Risk Compensation for First Half of FY21 Administration and Budget Complete 2020.12.17.10 President and CEO At-Risk Compensation for First Half of FY21

The Board approves a payment to the President and CEO for his annual at-risk compensation component for the first half of FY21

17 Dec 2020 Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Member Appointments Board Complete 2020.12.17.02 – 2020.12.17.03 SSAC Member Appointments

The Board accepts the recommendation of the SSAC and appoints SSAC members

17 Dec 2020 Contingency Plans for 2021 Key Signing Key Ceremonies Board Complete 2020.12.17.04 2021 Key Signing Key Ceremonies

The Board authorizes ICANN in consultation with the PTI, to take all necessary steps to perform the key signing ceremonies as provided in the contingency plans during 2021

30 Nov 2020 Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report Board Complete 2020.11.30.01 – 2020.11.30.02 ATRT3 Final Report

The Board approves five recommendations consisting of fifteen component parts issued within the ATRT3 Final Report

22 Oct 2020 Competition, Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) Pending Recommendations Board Complete 2020.10.22.03 – 2020.10.22.05 CCT-RT Pending Recommendations

The Board takes action on each of the 11 recommendations specified within the scorecard titled "Competition, Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) Pending Recommendations: Board Action on 11 Recommendations"

22 Oct 2020 Election of PTI Board Members Board Complete 2019.10.22.32 – 2020.10.22.33 Election of PTI Board Members

The ICANN Board elects Directors to the PTI Board

22 Oct 2020 Creation of Board Strategic Planning Committee Board Complete 2020.10.22.22 Creation of Board Strategic Planning Committee

The Board approves the establishment of the Board Strategic Planning Committee

22 Oct 2020 Protection for International Governmental Organization (IGO) and Red Cross Acronyms at the Second Level of the Domain Name System gTLDs Completed in part; Ongoing in part 2020.10.22.06 – 2020.10.22.07 Protection IGO and Red Cross Acronyms at the Second Level of the DNS

The Board defers action at this time on the remaining recommendations from the GNSO's 2013 PDP on IGO-INGO Protections in All gTLDs and on the four recommendations approved by the GNSO Council

22 Oct 2020 Appointment of Membership and Leadership of Board Committees Board Complete 2020.10.22.23 Appointment of Membership and Leadership of Board Committees

The Board establishes membership and leadership of Board Committees

22 Oct 2020 Thank You to Chris Disspain for his service to the ICANN Board Board Complete 2020.10.22.08 Thank You to Chris Disspain

Chris Disspain has earned the deep appreciation of the Board for his term of service, and the Board wishes him well in his future endeavors within the ICANN community and beyond

22 Oct 2020 Confirmation of Officers of ICANN Board Complete 2020.10.22.24 – 2020.10.22.29 Confirmation of Officers of ICANN

The officers of ICANN shall be elected annually by the Board

22 Oct 2020 Thank You to Community Members Board Complete 2020.10.22.09 – 2020.10.22.19 Thank You to Community Members

ICANN wishes to acknowledge the considerable effort, skills, and time that members of the stakeholder community contribute to ICANN

22 Oct 2020 Approval of the 10 September 2020 Board Meeting Minutes Board Complete 2020.10.22.01 Approval of the 10 September 2020 Board Meeting Minutes

The Board approves the minutes of the 10 September 2020 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board

22 Oct 2020 Annual Meeting of the Member Board Complete 2020.10.22.30 Annual Meeting of the Member

The Board confirms that this meeting is the Annual Meeting of the Member of PTI

22 Oct 2020 Election of ICANN Board Chair Board Complete 2020.10.22.20 Election of ICANN Board Chair

Maarten Botterman is elected as Chair of the Board

22 Oct 2020 Officer Compensation Administration and Budget Complete 2020.10.22.02 Officer Compensation

The Board grants ICANN discretion to adjust the compensation for FY21 of the SVP Engineering & Chief Information Officer; and SVP, Policy Development Support

22 Oct 2020 Election of PTI President Board Complete 2020.10.22.31 Election of PTI President

The Board re-elects Kim Davies as the President of PTI

22 Oct 2020 Election of ICANN Board Vice-Chair Board Complete 2020.10.22.21 Election of ICANN Board Vice-Chair

León Sánchez is elected as Vice-Chair of the Board

07 Oct 2020 President and CEO Executive Services Agreement Administration and Budget Complete 2020.10.07.01 – 2020.10.07.03 President and CEO Executive Services Agreement

The Board hereby approves a two-year extension to the President and CEO's Executive Services Agreement term

10 Sep 2020 Board Governance Committee's Recommendation on the Appointment of the 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect Board Complete 2020.09.10.07 Appointment of the 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect

The Board appoints Ole Jacobsen as the 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Tracy Hackshaw as the 2021 Nominating Committee Chair-Elect

10 Sep 2020 Acceptance of At-Large2 Review Final Implementation Report Board Complete https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2020-09-10-en#2.e Acceptance of At-Large2 Review Final Implementation Report

The Board accepts the At-Large2 Review final implementation report of the second At-Large Review issued by the At-Large Review Implementation Working Group

10 Sep 2020 Approval of Minutes Board Complete 2020.09.10.01 Approval of the 18 June, 9 July, and 13 & 27 2020 Minutes

The Board approves the minutes of the 18 June 2020, 9 July 2020, and 13 & 27 August 2020 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board

10 Sep 2020 Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Member Appointments Board Complete 2020.09.10.02 – 2020.09.10.04 SSAC Member Appointments

The Board accepts the recommendation of the SSAC and appoints Rod Rasmussen as Chair of the SSAC, and members Greg Aaron, Benedict Addis, KC Claffy, Lyman Chapin, Geoff Huston, Barry Leiba, Russ Mundy, Rod Rasmussen, Chris Rosenraad, Mark Seiden, and Steve Crocker.

10 Sep 2020 Root Server Organization (RSO) appointments to the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Board Complete 2020.09.10.05 Root Server Organization (RSO) appointments to the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)

The Board appoints Barbara Schleckser, Wesley Hardaker, Jun Murai, Kaveh Ranjbar, and Paul Vixie to the RSSAC.

10 Sep 2020 Transfer of the .CO (Colombia) top-level domain to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies ccTLDs Complete 2020.09.10.06 Transfer of the .CO (Colombia) top-level domain

IANA has reviewed and evaluated the request to transfer the .CO top-level domain to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies

27 Aug 2020 ICANN Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Pilot Board Complete 2020.08.27.01 ICANN Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Pilot

The Board supports ICANN org's efforts to provide a pilot program for ICANN69, which addresses the hardships of those community members who have constrained access to Internet bandwidth that limits their ability to participate in ICANN Public Meetings during this COVID-19 pandemic

13 Aug 2020 Revised Board Governance Committee Practice for Board Engagement in Developing Slate for Board Leadership Board Complete 2020.08.13.01 Revised BGC Practice for Board Engagement in Developing Slate for Board Leadership

The Board approves the revised Board Governance Committee Practice for Board Engagement in Developing Slate for Board Leadership

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