Resolutions are formal actions taken by the ccNSO Council, typically following discussion and a vote. They may address administrative matters, provide guidance, support policy development, or help govern the ccNSO.
Resolutions are usually adopted during ccNSO Council meetings but may also be adopted online. The type of vote required—majority or supermajority—depends on the nature of the decision.
A drafting team composed of members of ccPDP4 WG and Councillors who were not members of the WG will draft the responses to the questions.
The drafting team will be chaired by a Councillor who was not a member of the WG.
The secretariat is requested to circulate a call for volunteers to the IDN WG to participate in drafting the responses.
The drafting team is requested to meet as soon as possible and propose a response to Council before Council meeting 231 (16 July 2026).
After the drafting team has completed its work the ccNSO Council will approve the responses and the Chair of the Council shall send the responses to Patricio Poblete, Chair of the Board Caucus.
As the topic is administrative in nature, this resolution becomes effective upon publication.
Taking into account that the proposed changes to Article 17 and 18 of the ICANN Bylaws, which relate to the Customer Standing Committee and IANA Function Review were supported by the ccNSO. Also taking into account that no objections to the Bylaw amendments themselves or other feed-back were received from the ccTLD community, and finally taking into account the outcome of the Community Forum on 11 June 2026 on aforementioned Fundamental Bylaw changes, the ccNSO Council - as mandated through Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws and through its own rules and procedures
The Secretariat is requested to publish this resolution upon adoption and the Chair of the ccNSO Council is requested to inform the ECA accordingly as soon as possible after adoption of this resolution.
The ccNSO Council adopts and supports the proposed changes to the Charter of the Customer Standing Committee, conditional upon the approval by the Empowered Community of the amendments to Article 17, which are subject of the current Approval Action Process, and conditional upon and under the assumption that the GNSO Council adopts the amended charter as well.
The Chair of the ccNSO is requested to inform the GNSO Council of this resolution and its conditionality. The Secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective seven (7) days after publication, and upon meeting the conditions.
The ccNSO Council appoints Claudia Ruiz as the CSC Selection Process Manager and adopts the timeline as proposed for the selection of the newly to be appointed ccNSO member and alternate on the Customer Standing Committee. The Council requests Claudia to launch the call for volunteers at the time foreseen in the schedule and in accordance with the mechanism in the Guideline: Procedure for ccNSO Appointees.
The ccNSO Council also confirms that one of the candidates who will not be selected as Member of the CSC, will be requested to become the alternate for the ccNSO appointed Members on the CSC.
The ccNSO Council also confirms that the CSC selection committee is composed of the following Councillors: Ali Hadji Mmadi, Jiankang Yao, Peter Koch, Jennifer Lopez, Sean Copeland, Olga Cavalli, and Jaijit Bhattacharya. The committee is mandated by the Council to consult and coordinate the selection of members of the CSC with the RySG and approve the full slate of membership together with the GNSO Council.
The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. The resolution becomes effective upon publication. Finally, the secretariat is requested to inform the community.
In anticipation of the upcoming public comment procedure on the draft Final Report by the Review of Review Cross Community Group, the ccNSO Council launches the ccNSO Council Statement procedure.
The ccNSO Council requests the secretariat to seek volunteers for such a drafting team as soon as possible, to ensure the drafting team is appointed by 29 June 2026.
The ccNSO Council appoints the following people to the respective roles as specified:
Member IGLC: Sabrina Heber, DENIC, .de
Member TLD-OPS Standing Committee: Adesola Akinsanya, NIRA, .ng
Member of the Disaster Discovery Study Group: José Casinha, .pt
The secretariat is requested to inform the leadership teams of the various working groups and committees and persons appointed and enable their participation in the respective teams. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
The ccNSO Council adopts the updated charter of the Triage Committee. The updated Charter becomes effective upon publication. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. This is an administrative decision, which becomes effective upon publication.
The ccNSO Council adopts the ccNSO FY27-28 Portfolio of activities as proposed by the Council Triage Committee and included in its note to Council circulated on 4 June 2026. The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to publish the workplan on the ccNSO website. This is an administrative decision and becomes effective upon publication.
The ccNSO adopts the Guidelines with respect to the ccNSO Board Director Removal, NomCom Board Director Removal and Board Recall as proposed by the ccNSO GRC. The secretariat is requested to post the Guidelines on the ccNSO website and publish this decision as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective 7 days after publication.
The ccNSO Council requests the secretariat to launch a call for expression of interest before ICANN86, in accordance with section 4 and 8 of the Guideline: ccNSO Appointment Procedures and including the requirements for a ccNSO NomCom appointee, to serve on the NomCom, preferably for two 1-year terms.
The Council requests the secretariat to publish this decision as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective on publication.
First, as required under its Charter the Tech WG has nominated Luis Diego Espinoza (.na) as Vice-Chair of the Tech WG. Following the nomination the ccNSO Council appoints Luis Diego Espinoza (.na) as Vice-Chair of the Tech WG.
Secondly, at the request of ICANN’s planning team, the ccNSO Council appoints Irina Danelia as member and Charles Noir as alternate of the ICANN Planning Prioritization Process Group.
Thirdly, the ccNSO Council appoints Grace Mwikarago (.rw) as member of the MPC.
The Secretariat is requested to inform the Tech WG and ICANN Planning and the candidates accordingly and publish this decision as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective upon publication.
The ccNSO Council approves the membership of RED.ES, the ccTLD Manager of .es (Spain) and welcomes RED.ES as member 181 of the ccNSO. The Chair of the ccNSO is requested to formally welcome the RED.ES as a member. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
The ccNSO Council adopts the proposed ccNSO Guideline General Statement of Interest & ccNSO [Council] Conflict of Interest (version 2, April 2026). The Secretariat is requested to post the Guideline and this decision on the ccNSO website, and inform the various Committees and Working groups of the update of the Guideline. This decision becomes effective seven (7) days after posting of the decision.
The ccNSO Council appoints the following persons as Members of the following committees, study groups or working groups:
Desiree Miloshevic (.gi) to IGLC
The secretariat is requested to inform the leadership team of the IGLC and persons appointed and enable their participation in the respective teams. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
In accordance with the procedure to select its chair and vice-chairs, as included in the Guideline ccNSO Roles and Responsibilities adopted on 26 February 2018, Alejandra Reynoso was duly nominated and seconded as candidate Chair of the ccNSO, and accepted her nomination and the ccNSO Council elects Alejandra Reynoso to serve as its Chair starting at the end of the ICANN85 until the end of ICANN88.
The secretariat is requested to inform the ICANN secretary accordingly and post an announcement on the ccNSO Website. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
In accordance with the procedure to select its chair and vice-chairs, as included in the Guideline ccNSO Roles and Responsibilities adopted on 26 February 2018, Adebiyi Oladipo and Jordan Carter were duly nominated and seconded, and accepted their nominations. It is noted that the Chair, and Vice-Chairs are all residing in different ICANN regions. The ccNSO Council elects Adebiyi Oladipo and Jordan Carter to serve as its Vice-Chairs starting at the end of the ICANN85 meeting until the end of the ICANN88 meeting.
The secretariat is requested to inform the ICANN secretary accordingly and post an announcement on the ccNSO Website. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
The ccNSO Council adopts the March 2026 - March 2027 overview of roles and responsibilities and their assignment to Councillors, including those of the Council Chair and Vice-Chair as decided under item 11 a. and b. above. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution and the overview of roles and responsibilities and their assignments on the ccNSO website as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon its publication.
The ccNSO council resolves to adopt the comments on the proposed changes of section 17, 18 and charter of CSC. The Council requests its chair to submit the comments, after this resolution becomes effective. The Council requests the secretariat to publish the response on the ccNSO website correspondence page. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
The ccNSO Council requests the ccNSO Universal Acceptance Committee (UAC) to draft a comment on ICANN’s Universal Acceptance Expert Group’s draft Guidelines for Advancing UA Adoption. The Council also mandates the UAC to submit their comments in the related public comment forum on their own behalf, making clear that these comments should not be interpreted as views from the ccNSO Council, ccNSO members, nor from individual ccTLD managers.
The ccNSO Council supports the update to the FY26-27 Portfolio of Activities and accepts the February 2026 quarterly overview. The secretariat is requested to publish the resolution, the decision becomes effective upon publication.
The ccNSO Council appoints the following persons as Members of the following committees, study groups or working groups:
Stephen Deerhake, member Public Records Study Group
Pablo Rodriguez, member Disaster Recovery Study Group
The secretariat is requested to inform the leadership teams of the various working groups and committees and persons appointed and enable their participation in the respective teams. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
The ccNSO Council requests its chair to draft a Council statement in support of the proposed Bylaw changes and amended Customer Standing Committee Charter. The draft Statement is expected by Council Meeting 227, for adoption by Council.
This decision becomes effective 7 days after publication.
Per request of the GNSO Council the ccNSO Council decides to participate in the GNSO PDP 1 Associated Domain Name Check. The GNSO Council will be informed that the ccNSO does not have a view, nor holds on a position on the matter addressed through the PDP, nor do the members represent a view or position of ccTLDs in general. The Council requests the ccNSO Domain Abuse Standing Committee (DASC) to nominate up to two (2) members, up to one (1) participant and an alternate and inform the ccNSO Council as soon as feasible, and no later than 30 January 2026. The Chair of the Council is requested to inform the GNSO secretariat before 9 February 2026 of the nomination.
The ccNSO Council adopts the proposed timeline to conduct the ccNSO Councillors 360 review:
Start of Survey: 23 January 2026
Closure of Survey: 13 February 2026
Sending results to individual Councillors and chair: 19 February 2026
The ccNSO Council appoints Bart Boswinkel as Survey Process manager. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective upon publication of the resolution.
The ccNSO Council adopted the Terms of Reference for the effectiveness and efficiency of the IGLC.
The secretariat is requested to seek volunteers for the IGLC review as feasible to ensure the review can start in February. The Review team should include 3-5 members of which at least 3 Councillors. Members of the Review Team are not expected to be a member of the IGLC. The volunteers are to be appointed online as soon as feasible.
The secretariat is also requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective upon publication.
The ccNSO Council adopts the ccNSO Council Election Process report as proposed, including its recommendations, and formally confirms the election of the following person: Grace Ingabire (AF region). The term of the elected councillors starts at the end of the ccNSO Council in Mumbai (ICANN85).
The Council congratulates the elected candidate. With the adoption of the Election Report, the Council Election Process for the AF region is now closed.
The ccNSO Guidelines Review Committee (GRC) is requested to review the Council Selection Process Guideline, taking into account the recommendations from the Selection Process Manager. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution promptly and also to inform the GRC. The ccNSO Chair is requested to inform ICANN's Secretary of the election results in accordance with section 10.4(i) of the ICANN Bylaws. This decision takes effect upon publication.