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| Date | Correspondence | Sender Affiliation | Issue | Related Correspondence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 April 2021 | Letter from Avri Doria to Tom Barrett [Published 14 April 2021 | Chair | ICANN Organizational Effectiveness Committee | OEC Invitation to Meet with NomCom Review Implementation Working Group | |
| 13 April 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Fred Neves and Tomslin Samme-Nlar [Published 13 April 2021 | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | IANA Naming Function Review Team's (IFRT) Final Report | 7 Apr 2021 Letter from Fred Neves and Tomslin Samme-Nlar to Maarten Botterman [Published 13 April 2021] |
| 12 April 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 13 April 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Appointment of the GNSO Council Liaison for the System for Standardized Access/Disclosure (SSAD) Operational Design Phase (ODP) | |
| 8 April 2021 | Letter from Thomas Indelicarto to John Jeffrey [Published 20 April 2021] | General Counsel | Verisign | Amendment 2 to .com Registry Agreement | |
| 7 April 2021 | Letter from Fred Neves and Tomslin Samme-Nlar to Maarten Botterman [Published 13 April 2021] | Co-Chairs | IANA Naming Function Review | IANA Naming Function Review Team's (IFRT) Final Report | 13 Apr 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Fred Neves and Tomslin Samme-Nlar [Published 13 April 2021] |
| 7 April 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 7 April 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors |
Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs Phase 1 | Public Comment: GNSO Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs Policy Development Process Phase 1 Final Recommmendations for ICANN Board Consideration |
| 7 April 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 7 April 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors |
ICANN70 GAC Communiqué | 25 Mar 2021 GAC Communiqué - ICANN70 Virtual Annual General Meeting [Published 30 March 2021] |
| 2 April 2021 | Letter from Robert Rutkowski to Göran Marby and Maarten Botterman [Published 7 April 2021] | Independent |
Acquisition by Ethos Capital | 31 Mar 2021 Letter from Mitchell Stoltz to Maarten Botterman [Published 7 April 2021] |
| 31 March 2021 | Letter from Mitchell Stoltz to Maarten Botterman [Published 7 April 2021] | Senior Staff Attorney | Electronic Frontier Foundation |
Acquisition by Ethos Capital | 2 Apr 2021 Letter from Robert Rutkowski to Göran Marby and Maarten Botterman [Published 7 April 2021] |
| 31 March 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Rod Rasmussen [Published 31 March 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors |
Revised Study Two Proposal for the Name Collision Analysis Project | 5 Feb 2021 Letter from Rod Rasmussen to Board Technical Committee [Published 25 February 2021] |
| 25 March 2021 | GAC Communiqué – ICANN70 Virtual Annual General Meeting [Published 30 March 2021] | Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) | ICANN70 GAC Communiqué | 7 Apr 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 7 April 2021] |
| 23 March 2021 | Letter from Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Maarten Botterman and Göran Marby [Published 25 March 2021] | Nameshop | New gTLD Application for .IDN |
9 Oct 2020 Letter from Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Maarten Botterman and Göran Marby [Published 12 Oct 2020] 24 Jun 2020 Letter from Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Maarten Botterman and Göran Marby [Published 25 June 2020] 11 Mar 2020 Letter from Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Maarten Botterman [Published 12 March 2020] 26 Nov 2019 Letter from Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Christine Willett [Published 26 November 2019] 20 Nov 2019 Letter from Christine Willett to Sivasubramanian Muthusamy [Published 21 November 2019] 23 Jun 2019 Letter from Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Christine Willett [Published 25 June 2019] 14 Jun 2019 Letter from Christine Willett to Sivasubramanian Muthusamy [Published 14 June 2019] 25 Apr 2019 Letter from Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Christine Willett [Published 29 April 2019] |
| 16 March 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 16 March 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Summary of Discussions on the Standardized System for Access/Disclosure (SSAD) |
18 Feb 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 19 February 2021] 10 Feb 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 10 February 2021] 22 Jan 2021 Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Maarten Botterman and ICANN Board [Published 27 January 2021] 1 Dec 2020 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 2 December 2020] 29 Oct 2020 Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Maarten Botterman [Published 3 November 2020] |
| 11 March 2021 | Letter from Ashley Heineman and Samantha Demetriou to ICANN Board [Published 18 March 2021] |
Chair | Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) Chair | gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) |
Contracted Party House (CPH) concerns regarding SSR2 Final Recommendations | Public Comment: Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report |
| 10 March 2021 | Letter from Theresa Swinehart to Philippe Fouquart [Published 12 March 2021] | SVP, Global Domains & Strategy | ICANN | WHOIS Conflicts Procedure | 9 Nov 2020 Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Theresa Swinehart [Published 5 February 2021] |
| 9 March 2021 | Letter from Heather Forrest to Maarten Botterman [Published 11 March 2021] | President | Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) | Request to Pause the Operational Design Phase (ODP) of the Standardized System of Access and Disclosure (SSAD) | |
| 9 March 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 9 March 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Phase 2, Recommendations #1-18 | |
| 4 March 2021 | Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Maarten Botterman [Published 8 March 2021] | Chair | GNSO Council | Supplemental Recommendation Related on EPDP Phase 1, Recommendation 12 |
11 Dec 2020 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 14 December 2020] 3 Feb 2020 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Keith Drazek [Published 3 February 2020] 23 Dec 2019 Letter from Keith Drazek to Maarten Botterman [Published 8 January 2020] 14 Oct 2019 Letter from Cherine Chalaby to Keith Drazek [Published 15 October 2019] 9 Sep 2019 Letter from Keith Drazek to ICANN Board [Published 12 September 2019] |
| 3 March 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Russ Housley [Published 3 March 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | SSR2 Review Team Final Report | 25 Jan 2021 Letter from Russ Housley to Maarten Botterman [Published 5 February 2021] |
| 26 February 2021 | Letter from Katrina Sataki to Avri Doria [Published 4 March 2021] | Chair | Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) | ccNSO Review: Feasibility Assessment and Initial Implementation Plan | 9 Dec 2020 Letter from Avri Doria to Katrina Sataki [Published 9 December 2020] |
| 26 February 2021 | Letter from Theresa Swinehart to Philippe Fouquart [Published 26 February 2021] | SVP, Global Domains & Strategy | ICANN | ICANN Org Briefing on Registration Data Accuracy Requirements and Programs |
10 Dec 2020 Letter from Theresa Swinehart to Philippe Fouquart [Published 10 December 2020] 4 Nov 2020 Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Theresa Swinehart [Published 10 November 2020] |
| 25 February 2021 | Letter from Göran Marby to Bruna Martins dos Santos [Published 25 February 2021] | President & CEO | ICANN | System for Standardized Access/Disclosure (SSAD) and Content Moderation | 23 Jan 2021 Letter from Bruna Martins dos Santos to Göran Marby and Maarten Botterman [Published 27 January 2021] |
| 23 February 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 23 February 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | IGO Protections | |
| 22 February 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Lyman Chapin [Published 22 February 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | WHOIS Contact Data Availability and Registrant Classification | 25 Jan 2021 Letter from Lyman Chapin to Maarten Botterman [Published 27 January 2021] |
| 18 February 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 19 February 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Phase 2 |
16 Mar 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 16 March 2021] 10 Feb 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 10 February 2021] 22 Jan 2021 Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Maarten Botterman and ICANN Board [Published 27 January 2021] 1 Dec 2020 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 2 December 2020] 29 Oct 2020 Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Maarten Botterman [Published 3 November 2020] |
| 11 February 2021 | Letter from Jacquelyn S. Stewart to Göran Marby [Published 12 February 2021] | Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel | VeriSign, Inc. | Notice of Price Increase for .COM Domain Name Registrations | |
| 10 February 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 10 February 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Phase 2 |
16 Mar 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 16 March 2021] 18 Feb 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 19 February 2021] 22 Jan 2021 Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Maarten Botterman and ICANN Board [Published 27 January 2021] 1 Dec 2020 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 2 December 2020] 29 Oct 2020 Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Maarten Botterman [Published 3 November 2020] |
| 5 February 2021 | Letter from Rod Rasmussen to Board Technical Committee [Published 25 February 2021] | Chair | ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee | Revised Study Two Proposal for the Name Collision Analysis Project | 31 Mar 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Rod Rasmussen [Published 31 March 2021] |
| 29 January 2021 | Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Maarten Botterman [Published 1 February 2021] | Chair | Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council |
EPDP Phase 1 Recommendation 7 Implementation and Thick WHOIS Transition Policy |
07 Jul 2020 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Pam Little and Rafik Dammak [Published 10 July 2020] 29 May 2020 Letter from Pam Little and Rafik Dammak to Maarten Botterman [Published 4 June 2020] 11 Mar 2020 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Keith Drazek [Published 11 March 2020] |
| 26 January 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 26 January 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors |
Board Notice of Bylaws Consultation on GAC Advice in relation to Protections for International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) at the Second Level of the Domain Name System DNS) | 8 Dec 2020 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 14 December 2020] |
| 25 January 2021 | Letter from Russ Housley to Maarten Botterman [Published 5 February 2021] | Chair | SSR2 Review Team |
SSR2 Review Team Final Report | 3 Mar 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Russ Housley [Published 3 March 2021] |
| 25 January 2021 | Letter from Lyman Chapin to Maarten Botterman [Published 27 January 2021] | Interisle Consulting Group, LLC |
WHOIS Contact Data Availability and Registrant Classification | 22 Feb 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Lyman Chapin [Published 22 February 2021] |
| 23 January 2021 | Letter from Bruna Martins dos Santos to Göran Marby and Maarten Botterman [Published 27 January 2021] | Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) |
System for Standardized Access/Disclosure (SSAD) and Content Moderation | 25 Feb 2021 Letter from Göran Marby to Bruna Martins dos Santos [Published 25 February 2021] |
| 22 January 2021 | Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Maarten Botterman and ICANN Board [Published 27 January 2021] | Chair | Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council | EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Phase 2 |
16 Mar 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 16 March 2021] 18 Feb 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 19 February 2021] 10 Feb 2021 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Manal Ismail [Published 10 February 2021] 1 Dec 2020 Letter from Maarten Botterman to Philippe Fouquart [Published 2 December 2020] 29 Oct 2020 Letter from Philippe Fouquart to Maarten Botterman [Published 3 November 2020] |
| 14 January 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Kevin Blumberg, Hervé Clement, and Mike Silber [Published 14 January 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors |
Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Address Council Appointments | |
| 14 January 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Hans Petter Holen and Oscar Robles [Published 14 January 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors |
Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Appointments | |
| 14 January 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Mason Cole, Lawrence Olwale-Roberts and Steve DelBianco [Published 14 January 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors |
Commercial Business Users Constituency (CBUC) Appointments | |
| 14 January 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Fred Baker [Published 14 January 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors |
Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Appointment | |
| 14 January 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Rod Rasmussen and Julie Hammer [Published 14 January 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors |
Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Appointments | |
| 13 January 2021 | Letter from Matt Larson to Rod Rasmussen [Published 5 February 2021] | VP, Research | ICANN |
Completion of SSAC Advisories | |
| 11 January 2021 | Letter from Maarten Botterman to Ole Jacobsen [Published 11 January 2021] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors |
Guidance from the ICANN Board to the Nominating Committee Re: Important Skills for Board Members | |
| 9 January 2021 | Letter from Ashley Heineman to Theresa Swinehart [Published 12 January 2021] | Chair | Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) | Proposed Extension of 2013 RAA Specification on Privacy and Proxy Registrations Expiration Date | 15 Dec 2020 Letter from Theresa Swinehart to Ashley Heineman [Published 16 December 2020] |
| 5 January 2021 | Letter from Craig Parsonage to Göran Marby [Published 14 January 2021] | Independent | ICANN Policy on Internet Transparency and Accountability | |
| 4 January 2021 | Letter from David Conrad to the Mozilla Corporation [Published 5 January 2021] | Chief Technology Officer | ICANN | Mozilla DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period |
4 Jan 2021 Letter from David Conrad to Maureen Hilyard [Published 4 January 2021] 3 Dec 2020 Letter from Maureen Hilyard to David Conrad [Published 7 December 2020] |
| 4 January 2021 | Letter from David Conrad to Maureen Hilyard [Published 4 January 2021] | Chief Technology Officer | ICANN | Mozilla DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period |
4 Jan 2021 Letter from David Conrad to the Mozilla Corporation [Published 5 January 2021] 3 Dec 2020 Letter from Maureen Hilyard to David Conrad [Published 7 December 2020] |