ICANN Correspondence
This page provides a centralized location to publish letters received by ICANN from external sources and track outgoing letters. As part of our commitment to transparency, ICANN publishes applicable written communication to this public Correspondence page. Additional correspondence pages:
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| Date | Correspondence | Sender Affiliation | Issue | Related Correspondence |
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| 22 May 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Jonathan Zuck [Published 23 May 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations | |
| 22 May 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Nicolas Caballero [Published 23 May 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations | |
| 19 May 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Monte Cahn [Published 23 May 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Sealed Auction Proposal | 28 Mar 2023: Monte Cahn to Tripti Sinha |
| 19 May 2023 | Katrina Sataki to Jeff Osborn [Published 23 May 2023] | Chair, Board Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) | ICANN | Completion of Second Organizational Review of the RSSAC (RSSAC2) | 5 Apr 2023: Jeff Osborn to Katrina Sataki |
| 18 May 2023 | Jennifer Bryce to Alejandra Reynoso, Sebastien Ducos, et al [Published 23 May 2023] | Project Manager, Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) | ICANN | Appointment of Members and Liaisons to the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) | |
| 16 May 2023 | Kim Davies to Rod Rasmussen [Published 18 May 2023] | VP, IANA Services & President, PTI | SSAC2023-05: SSAC Response to Public Comment Summary Report on Proposed Procedure for Selecting a Private Use TLD | 26 Apr 2023: Rod Rasmussen to Kim Davies |
| 8 May 2023 | Mao Wei to Edmon Chung [Published 15 May 2023] | Chairman | KNET Co., Ltd. | 6th Chinese Domain Name Innovative Application Forum: Participation and Support Appreciation |
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| 8 May 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos [Published 9 May 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | GNSO Council Review of ICANN76 GAC Communiqué |
20 Apr 2023: Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha 13 Apr 2023: Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos 10 Apr 2023: Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha GAC Communiqué ICANN76 |
| 4 May 2023 | Crews Gore to Sally Costerton [Published 11 May 2023] | President | Brand Registry Group | dotBrand Annual Fee Reduction Request | |
| 4 May 2023 | Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha [Published 8 May 2023] | Chair | GNSO Council | Registration Data Request Service Follow-Up | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Rod Rasmussen to Kim Davies [Published 1 May 2023] | Chair, ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) | SSAC2023-05: SSAC Response to Public Comment Summary Report on Proposed Procedure for Selecting a Private Use TLD | 16 May 2023: Kim Davies to Rod Rasmussen |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Johan (Julf) Helsingius [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – NCSG | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Benjamin Akinmoyeje [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – NCUC | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Raoul Plommer [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – NPOC | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Ashley Heineman [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – RrSG | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Samantha Demetriou [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – RySG | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Jonathan Zuck [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – At-Large | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Seun Ojedeji [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – AFRALO | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Hervé Clement and John Curran [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – ASO | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Alejandra Reynoso [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – ccNSO Council | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – GNSO Council | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to CSG Executive Committee Members [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – CSG Executive Committee Members | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Mason Cole [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – CBUC | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Lori Schulman [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – IPC | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Philippe Fouquart [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing – ISPCPC | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Amrita Choudhury [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing - APRALO | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Sébastien Bachollet [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing - EURALO | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Augusto Ho [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing - LACRALO | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Gregory Shatan [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing - NARALO | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Nicolas Caballero [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing - GAC | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Jeff Osborn [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing - RSSAC | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Rod Rasmussen [Published 27 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Nominating Committee (NomCom) Rebalancing - SSAC | |
| 24 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to John Curran et al. [Published 25 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Proposal to Re-engage the AFRINIC Community | 21 Mar 2023: John Curran to Tripti Sinha |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha [Published 26 Apr 2023] | Chair | GNSO Council | GNSO Council Review of ICANN76 GAC Communiqué |
8 May 2023: Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos 13 Apr 2023: Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos |
| 19 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Rod Rasmussen [Published 20 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | SAC059: Initial Assessment and Feasibility Study | 28 Feb 2023: Rod Rasmussen to Tripti Sinha |
| 17 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Nicolas Caballero [Published 18 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | ICANN76 GAC Communiqué | 20 Mar 2023: GAC Communiqué ICANN76 |
| 13 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos [Published 14 Apr 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | GNSO Council Review of ICANN76 GAC Communiqué |
8 May 2023: Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos 20 Apr 2023: Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha |
| 12 Apr 2023 | John Crain to Robert Wilton [Published 13 Apr 2023] | Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | .ALT Special Use Top Level Domain | 14 Mar 2023: Robert Wilton to Harald Alvestrand |
| 10 Apr 2023 | Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha [Published 13 Apr 2023] | Chair | GNSO Council | GNSO Council Review of ICANN76 GAC Communiqué |
8 May 2023: Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos 20 Apr 2023: Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha and Chris Chapman to At-Large Advisory Committee Chair and Vice-Chairs [Published 24 Apr 2023] | Chair, and Board President and CEO Search Committee Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Board Listening Sessions with the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees – ALAC | |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha and Chris Chapman to ccNSO Council Chair and Vice-Chairs [Published 24 Apr 2023] | Chair, and Board President and CEO Search Committee Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Board Listening Sessions with the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees – ccNSO | |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha and Chris Chapman to Governmental Advisory Committee Chair and Vice-Chairs [Published 24 Apr 2023] | Chair, and Board President and CEO Search Committee Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Board Listening Sessions with the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees – GAC | |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha and Chris Chapman to Generic Names Supporting Organization Council Chair and Vice-Chairs [Published 24 Apr 2023] | Chair, and Board President and CEO Search Committee Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Board Listening Sessions with the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees – GNSO | |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha and Chris Chapman to IETF Chair and Executive Director [Published 24 Apr 2023] | Chair, and Board President and CEO Search Committee Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Board Listening Sessions with the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees – IETF | |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha and Chris Chapman to ISOC Chair and President and CEO [Published 24 Apr 2023] | Chair, and Board President and CEO Search Committee Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Board Listening Sessions with the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees – ISOC | |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha and Chris Chapman to Root Server System Advisory Committee Chair and Vice-Chair [Published 24 Apr 2023] | Chair, and Board President and CEO Search Committee Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Board Listening Sessions with the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees – RSSAC | |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Tripti Sinha and Chris Chapman to Security and Stability Advisory Committee Chair and Vice-Chair [Published 24 Apr 2023] | Chair, and Board President and CEO Search Committee Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Board Listening Sessions with the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees – SSAC | |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Jennifer Bryce to Alejandra Reynoso et al. [Published 10 Apr 2023] | Project Manager, Office of the Chief Technology Officer | ICANN | Request for Appointment of Members and Liaisons to the Second IANA Naming Function Review (IFR) | |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Jeff Osborn to Katrina Sataki [Published 11 Apr 2023] | Chair | Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) | Completion of Second Organizational Review of the RSSAC (RSSAC2) | 19 May 2023: Katrina Sataki to Jeff Osborn |
| 4 Apr 2023 | Jamie Hedlund to Toshiharu Mochizuki [Published 11 Apr 2023] | Senior Vice President Contractual Compliance & U.S. Government Engagement | ICANN | 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), Section 3.18.2 | |
| 3 Apr 2023 | Russ Weinstein to Ashley Heineman, Elizabeth Bacon, and Karen Day [Published 05 Apr 2023] | Vice President, GDD Accounts and Services | ICANN | 2023 Global Amendment to the Registry Agreement (RA) and the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) to Add the Contractual Obligations for Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) | |
| 28 Mar 2023 | Monte Cahn to Tripti Sinha [Published 3 Apr 2023] | President/Founder | Right of the Dot, LLC | Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Sealed Auction Proposal | 19 May 2023: Tripti Sinha to Monte Cahn |
| 27 Mar 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Mason Cole, Lori Schulman, and Jonathan Zuck [Published 29 Mar 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Registry Agreement (RA) and Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) Contractual Negotiations |
20 Jan 2023: Mason Cole, Lori Schulman, Jonathan Zuck to Tripti Sinha and Sally Costerton 30 Nov 2022: Göran Marby to Ashley Heineman and Samantha Demetriou 4 Nov 2022: Ashley Heineman and Samantha Demetriou to Göran Marby |
| 21 Mar 2023 | John Curran to Tripti Sinha [Published 30 Mar 2023] | Chair | Number Resource Organization NRO | Proposal to Re-engage the AFRINIC Community | 24 Apr 2023: Tripti Sinha to John Curran et al. |
| 20 Mar 2023 | GAC Communiqué – ICANN76 [Published 21 Mar 2023] | Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) | ICANN76 GAC Communiqué | 17 Apr 2023: Tripti Sinha to Nicolas Caballero |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos [Published 17 Mar 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Report |
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| 15 Mar 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Manal Ismail [Published 16 Mar 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Status of GAC Advice in the Action Request Register (ARR) |
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| 15 Mar 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Manal Ismail [Published 16 Mar 2022] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Board-GAC Interaction Group (BGIG) Update on ICANN75 GAC Communiqué Issues of Importance | |
| 14 Mar 2023 | Robert Wilton to Harald Alvestrand [Published 17 Mar 2023] | Operations and Management Area Director | Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) | .ALT Special Use Top Level Domain | 12 Apr 2023: John Crain to Robert Wilton |
| 14 Mar 2023 | Brian Gutterman to Sebastien Ducos [Published 15 Mar 2023] | Liaison to the GNSO Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team | ICANN | Registration Accuracy Data Scoping Team Request | 1 Dec 2022: Sebastien Ducos to Brian Gutterman |
| 13 Mar 2023 | Jia-Rong Low to Hyun O Kwon [Published 10 Apr 2023] | Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director – Asia Pacific | ICANN | Renewal of Partnership between ICANN and KISA | 13 Mar 2023: Hyun O Kwon to Jia-Rong Low |
| 13 Mar 2023 | Hyun O Kwon to Jia-Rong Low [Published 10 Apr 2023] | Vice President, Digital Industry Group | Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) | Renewal of Partnership between ICANN and KISA | 13 Mar 2023: Jia-Rong Low to Hyun O Kwon |
| 6 Mar 2023 | John Crain to Steve Crocker and Peter Thomassen [Published 7 Mar 2023] | Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | ICANN | Questions from the SSAC DS Automation Work Party | 8 Feb 2023: Steve Crocker and Peter Thomassen to Steve Sheng and John Crain |
| 6 Mar 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos [Published 7 Mar 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | WHOIS Disclosure System Design Paper | 17 Nov 2022: Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Rod Rasmussen to Tripti Sinha [Published 3 Mar 2023] | Chair | Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) | SAC059: Initial Assessment and Feasibility Study | 19 Apr 2023: Tripti Sinha to Rod Rasmussen |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos [Published 1 Mar 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Review and Input for the SubPro Operational Design Assessment (ODA) | 20 Jan 2023: Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Jonathan Zuck, Maureen Hilyard, Joanna Kulesza [Published 1 Mar 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Comments and Concerns on the SubPro Operational Design Assessment (ODA) | 19 Jan 2023: Jonathan Zuck, Maureen Hilyard, Joanna Kulesza to Tripti Sinha |
| 22 Feb 2023 | Jamie Hedlund to Sebastien Ducos [Published 23 Feb 2023] | Senior Vice President, Contractual Compliance & U.S. Government Engagement | ICANN | Bulk Registrations | 6 Jan 2023: Sebastien Ducos to Ashley Heineman, Samantha Demetriou, Graeme Bunton, and Jamie Hedlund |
| 21 Feb 2023 | Theresa Swinehart to Seun Ojedeji [Published 22 Feb 2023] | Senior Vice President, Global Domains & Strategy | ICANN | ICANN75 Joint AFRALO-AFRICANN Statement on Universal Acceptance | |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha [Published 22 Feb 2023] | Chair | GNSO Council | GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session Report | |
| 9 Feb 2023 | Jacquelyn S. Stewart to Sally Costerton [Published 14 Feb 2023] | Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel | VeriSign, Inc. | Notice of Fee Increase for .com Domain Name Registrations | |
| 8 Feb 2023 | Steve Crocker and Peter Thomassen to Steve Sheng and John Crain [Published 17 Feb 2023] | DS Automation Work Party Co-Chairs | Questions from the DS Automation Work Party | 6 Mar 2023: John Crain to Steve Crocker and Peter Thomassen |
| 5 Feb 2023 | Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Tripti Sinha and Sally Costerton [Published 14 Feb 2023] | Nameshop | New gTLD Application for .IDN |
19 Oct 2021: Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Maarten Botterman and Göran Marby 23 Mar 2021: Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Maarten Botterman and Göran Marby 9 Oct 2020: Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Maarten Botterman and Göran Marby 24 Jun 2020: Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Maarten Botterman and Göran Marby 11 Mar 2020: Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Maarten Botterman 26 Nov 2019: Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Christine Willett 20 Nov 2019: Christine Willett to Sivasubramanian Muthusamy 23 Jun 2019: Sivasubramanian Muthusamy to Christine Willett |
| 31 Jan 2023 | Sally Costerton to Doreen Bogdan-Martin [Published 6 Feb 2023] | Interim President & Chief Executive Officer | ICANN | Coalition for Digital Africa | |
| 31 Jan 2023 | Sally Costerton to Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr. [Published 1 Feb 2023] | Interim President & Chief Executive Officer | ICANN | Request for Technical Assistance | |
| 27 Jan 2023 | Ashley Roberts to Tripti Sinha [Published 3 Feb 2023] | Head, New TLD Consultancy | Com Laude | Release of IGO Acronyms in New gTLDs | |
| 20 Jan 2023 | Sebastien Ducos to Tripti Sinha [Published 26 Jan 2023] | Chair | GNSO | Review and Input for the SubPro Operational Design Assessment (ODA) | 28 Feb 2023: Tripti Sinha to Sebastien Ducos |
| 20 Jan 2023 | Mason Cole, Lori Schulman, Jonathan Zuck to Tripti Sinha and Sally Costerton [Published 25 Jan 2023] |
Chair | Commercial Business Users Constituency (BC) President | Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) Chair | At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) |
Registry Agreement (RA) and Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) Contractual Negotiations |
27 Mar 2023: Tripti Sinha to Mason Cole, Lori Schulman, and Jonathan Zuck 30 Nov 2022: Göran Marby to Ashley Heineman and Samantha Demetriou 4 Nov 2022: Ashley Heineman and Samantha Demetriou to Göran Marby |
| 19 Jan 2023 | Jonathan Zuck, Maureen Hilyard, Joanna Kulesza to Tripti Sinha [Published 24 Jan 2023] | Chair | At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) | Comments and Concerns on the SubPro Operational Design Assessment (ODA) | 28 Feb 2023: Tripti Sinha to Jonathan Zuck, Maureen Hilyard, Joanna Kulesza |
| 15 Jan 2023 | Sally Costerton to Samantha Demetriou [Published 23 Jan 2023] | Interim President & Chief Executive Officer | ICANN | Base gTLD Registry Agreement Negotiation Notice |
16 Dec 2022: Samantha Demetriou to Göran Marby 30 Nov 2022: Göran Marby to Ashley Heineman and Samantha Demetriou 4 Nov 2022: Ashley Heineman and Samantha Demetriou to Göran Marby |
| 15 Jan 2023 | Sally Costerton to Ashley Heineman [Published 23 Jan 2023] | Interim President & Chief Executive Officer | ICANN | Registrar Accreditation Agreement Negotiation Notice |
8 Dec 2022: Ashley Heineman to Göran Marby 30 Nov 2022: Göran Marby to Ashley Heineman and Samantha Demetriou 4 Nov 2022: Ashley Heineman and Samantha Demetriou to Göran Marby |
| 11 Jan 2023 | Tripti Sinha to Tim April [Published 12 Jan 2023] | Chair | ICANN Board of Directors | Board Liaison to RZERC | |
| 6 Jan 2023 | Sebastien Ducos to Ashley Heineman, Samantha Demetriou, Graeme Bunton, and Jamie Hedlund [Published 23 Feb 2023] | Chair | GNSO Council | Bulk Registrations | 22 Feb 2023: Jamie Hedlund to Sebastien Ducos |