Webinar Invitation: Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report
LOS ANGELES – 29 June 2020 – The third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) invites the community to participate in a webinar on its Final Report [PDF, 3.92 MB]. There are two opportunities to participate: 15 July 2020 at…
ICANN68 Governmental Advisory Committee Communiqué Now Available
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – 27 June 2020 – Today, the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) issued the GAC Communiqué – ICANN68 Virtual Policy Forum. It is available for review here. Previous…
ICANN Announces NextGen@ICANN69 Participants
LOS ANGELES – 26 June 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the individuals selected to participate in the NextGen@ICANN program for ICANN69 from 17-22 October 2020. ICANN69 was originally intended to be held…
We All Have A Responsibility to Combat Systemic Racism and Injustice
We’ve all witnessed the protests taking place around the world calling for equal justice and the end to systemic racism. These are core principles and global issues that ICANN strongly supports and are part of our very ethos. We have…
Adopted FY21-25 Operating and Financial Plan and Adopted FY21 Budget Take Effect 1 July 2020
LOS ANGELES – 24 June 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the FY21-25 Operating and Financial Plan and the FY21 Budget will take effect on 1 July 2020. Click here to view these…
2020 ICANN Community Excellence Award Honors Olivier Crépin-Leblond
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – 22 June 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is honored to announce the recipient of the 2020 Community Excellence Award is Olivier Crépin-Leblond. The Community Excellence Award honors members of the…
Important Update – ICANN68 to be Held as Zoom Webinars
On the first day of ICANN68, several sessions were subject to instances of disruption, or “Zoombombing.” This occurs when Internet trolls interrupt public Zoom meetings and use Zoom’s features to share offensive audio, images, and video. The individuals responsible for…
ICANN Extends Call for Expressions of Interest for 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect through 7 July 2020
LOS ANGELES – 22 June 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organization is seeking Expressions of Interest for the Chair and Chair-Elect of the 2021 Nominating Committee (NomCom). The NomCom Chair is responsible for organizing…
ICANN68: 2020 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Update
The 2020 Nominating Committee (NomCom) is over halfway through its recruiting timeline for open ICANN leadership positions. Ahead of ICANN68, we want to provide you with an update on how the search is progressing. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it…
Board Work Ahead of and During ICANN68
Over the past few months, ICANN org and the community have been working diligently to ensure that ICANN68, our second virtual ICANN Public Meeting and the first-ever Virtual Policy Forum, is capable of supporting the community’s ongoing policy and development…