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SSAC Work Plans and Activities

This page lists a series of SSAC Activity Reports that describe projects and issues SSAC is currently studying, and meetings planned during ICANN meetings.

SAC advisories and reports may be related to data and events which cannot be disclosed at the time of occurrence or while SSAC is studying an issue. For this reason, SSAC may not always be able to list all of its current work in the SSAC Activity Reports. For an archive of previous SSAC Work Plans, go to http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/workplan-activities/archive.

2023

SSAC Activities Update ICANN76 Cancun March 2023 [English] [PDF, 2.0 MB]

2022

SSAC Activities Update ICANN75 Kuala Lumpur September 2022 [English] [PDF, 1.6 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN74 The Hague June 2022 [English] [PDF, 1.52 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 73 Virtual March 2022 [English] [PDF, 1.54 MB]

2021

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 70 Virtual March 2021 [English] [PDF, 1.49 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 71 Virtual June 2021 [English] [PDF, 2.3 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 72 Virtual October 2021 [English] [PDF, 1.48 MB]

2020

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 67 Virtual March 2020 [English] [PDF, 1.48 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 68 Virtual June 2020 [English] [PDF, 1.46 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 69 Virtual October 2020 [English] [PDF, 1.65 MB]

2019

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 64 Kobe March 2019 [English] [PDF, 1.85 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 65 Marrakesh June 2019 [English] [PDF, 1.52 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 66 Montreal November 2019 [English] [PDF, 1.53 MB]

2018

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 61 Puerto Rico March 2018 [English] [PDF, 3.83 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 62 Panama June 2018 [English] [PDF, 12.8 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 63 Barcelona October 2018 [English] [PDF, 2.02 MB]

2017

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 58 Copenhagen March 2017 [English] [PDF, 562 KB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 59 Johannesburg June 2017 [English] [PDF, 566 KB]

2016

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 55 Marrakech March 2016 [English] [PDF, 563 KB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 56 Helsinki June 2016 [English] [PDF, 531 KB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 57 Hyderabad November 2016 [English] [PDF, 571 KB]

2015

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 52 Singapore February 2015 [English] [PDF, 254 KB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 53 Buenos Aires June 2015 [English] [PDF, 818 KB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 54 Dublin October 2015 [English] [PDF, 579 KB]

2014

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 49 Singapore March 2014 [English] [PDF, 3.51 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 50 London June 2014 [English] [PDF, 1.05 MB]

SSAC Activities Update ICANN 51 Los Angeles October 2014 [English] [PDF, 1.40 MB]

2013

SSAC Public Report: Work Plan for 2013, March 2013 [English] [PDF, 118 KB]

This report, SSAC Public Report on the Work Plan for 2013, is divided into the following sections: Work Plan for 2013 and Work Completed in 2013. The first section describes the SSAC Work Plan for 2013. These are the ideas and preliminary work to develop specific project plans. The second section lists those work products that were produced in 2013.

2012

SSAC Public Report: Work Plan for 2012, March 2012 [English] [PDF, 109 KB]

This report, SSAC Public Report on the Work Plan for 2012, is divided into the following sections: Work Plan for 2012 and Work Completed in 2011. The first section describes the SSAC Work Plan for 2012. These are the ideas and preliminary work to develop specific project plans. The second section lists those work products that were produced in 2012.

SSAC Activity Report, June 2012 [English] [PDF, 122 KB]

SSAC Activity Report, December 2012 [English] [PDF, 136 KB]

2011

SSAC Public Report: Work Plan for 2011, February 2011 [English] [PDF, 112 KB]

This report, SSAC Public Report on the Work Plan for 2011, is divided into the following sections: Work Plan for 2011 and Work Completed in 2010. The first section describes the SSAC Work Plan for 2011. These are the ideas and preliminary work to develop specific project plans. The second section lists those work products that were produced in 2010.

SSAC Activity Report, June 2011 [English] [PDF, 113 KB]

SSAC Activity Report, September 2011 [English] [PDF, 115 KB]

SSAC Activity Report, December 2011 [English] [PDF, 116 KB]

These Reports are divided into the following sections: Work Plan for 2011 and Work Completed in 2011. The first section, Work Plan for 2011, presents the ideas and preliminary work to develop specific project plans. The second section, Work Completed in 2011, briefly describes the publications that were produced in 2011.

2010

SSAC Public Report: Work Plan for 2010, February 26, 2010 [English] [PDF, 124 KB]

This report, SSAC Public Report on the Work Plan for 2010, is divided into the following sections: Work Plan for 2010 and Work Completed in 2009. The first section, Work Plan for 2010, describes the SSAC Work Plan for 2010. These are the ideas and preliminary work to develop specific project plans. The second section, Work Completed in 2009, lists those work products that were produced in 2009.

SSAC Public Report: SSAC Activities at ICANN Meeting 7-12 March 2010, Nairobi, Kenya, February 26, 2010 [English] [PDF, 116 KB]

This an SSAC Public Report on the SSAC Activities at the ICANN Meeting from 7-12 March 2010, in Nairobi, Kenya. It is divided into the following sections: SSAC Meetings and SSAC-Related Meetings. The first section, SSAC Meetings, describes the planned SSAC meetings scheduled at the upcoming ICANN meeting. The second section, SSAC-Related Meetings, describes all other meetings that are related to SSAC activities or to the security and stability of the Internet.

SSAC Public Report: SSAC Activities at ICANN Meeting 21-25 June 2010, Brussels, Belgium, July 2010 [English] [PDF, 116 KB]

This an SSAC Public Report on the SSAC Activities at the ICANN Meeting from 21-15 June 2010, in Brussels, Belgium. It is divided into the following sections: SSAC Meetings and SSAC-Related Meetings. The first section, SSAC Meetings, describes the SSAC meetings held at the ICANN meeting. The second section, SSAC-Related Meetings, describes other meetings that are related to SSAC activities or to the security and stability of the Internet.

SSAC Public Report: Work Plan for 2010, September 2010 [English] [PDF, 124 KB]

This report, SSAC Public Report on the Work Plan for 2010, updated in September 2010, is divided into the following sections: Work Plan for 2010 and Work Completed in 2010. The first section, Work Plan for 2010, describes the SSAC Work Plan for 2010. These are the ideas and preliminary work to develop specific project plans. The second section, Work Completed in 2010, lists those work products that were produced as of September 2010.

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