The ICANN Board of Directors has officially begun the process to search for and select ICANN's next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and the ICANN Board CEO Search Committee wants to hear from you. Visit the Committee's webpage for updates on the search process and information about how you can share your views on the future of ICANN and what ICANN needs in its next leader.

The ICANN 2023 Nominating Committee (NomCom) announced today that it has extended the deadline for ICANN leadership applications to 30 March 2023, 23:59 UTC. Guided by the interest of the global Internet community, those selected will work to help fulfill ICANN's mission to ensure the stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems.

During its meeting at the ICANN76 Community Forum, the ICANN Board of Directors adopted 98 recommendations contained in the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Final Report, which sets in motion the start of the implementation process for the next round of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Click the title to learn more about this update.

ICANN is opening the application round for the ICANN Fellowship Program for the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting, which will take place in Hamburg, Germany from 21–26 October 2023. If ICANN78 is held virtually, the Fellowship Program will also be held virtually. The application deadline is 31 March 2023 at 23:59 UTC.