ICANN Public Meetings need to innovate, adapt, and evolve to meet their purpose: to support ICANN’s multistakeholder model. Data from Public Meetings provide reliable information on what attendees want, what ICANN is doing well, and where ICANN has opportunities to improve. By leveraging this data, we can be responsive to our community’s needs. Click the title to learn more.

The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) advises the ICANN Board on public policy issues, particularly in areas where ICANN policies intersect with national laws and international agreements. The GAC has issued the ICANN73 GAC Communiqué. Click the title to read the ICANN73 GAC Communiqué as well as access past advice.

ICANN org is now adding terms in English, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and other appropriate languages to the DNSTICR watchlist to search for malicious domain registrations related to the Russia-Ukraine war. When evidence of maliciousness is found, the results are reported to the corresponding registrars. Click the title to learn more.

ICANN announced a Board decision to allocate an initial sum of US$1 million to be used to provide financial assistance to support access to Internet infrastructure in emergency situations. This action is intended to have a positive impact on the security, stability, and resiliency of the DNS. Read the announcement by clicking the title.