The ICANN-Board-convened Root Server System (RSS) Governance Working Group (GWG) is proposing a Functional Model developed over years of deliberations in response to Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) advice. This document describes the RSS Governance Structure and provides recommendations on how to implement it.
The RSS GWG is soliciting feedback in advance of submitting its report to the ICANN Board, RSSAC, and other stakeholders. For more information, and to participate in the proceeding, please visit this webpage.
Submissions Opening Date: Monday, 11 August 2025
Submissions Closing Date: Monday, 22 September 2025
About ICANN
ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.