Overview

In the ICG proposal, the domain names community required that a standing committee be put into place that will provide recommendations to the ICANN Board regarding the advisability of moving forward with all major architectural changes to the DNS root. ICANN named this committee the Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC). The RZERC will consider issues raised by any of its members, PTI, or by the CSC.

While the RZERC will not necessarily be the group that considers the details of the issues under consideration, it will be responsible for ensuring that those involved in the decision include all relevant bodies and have access to necessary expertise. As such, the RZERC will coordinate with relevant organizations and communities, and if appropriate, external experts, to confirm that all affected parties are involved in discussions and recommendations regarding architectural changes to the root zone.

Latest Updates

18 Feb 2021
RZERC published RZERC003: Adding Zone Data Protections to the Root Zone
04 Feb 2021
RZERC published RZERC002: Recommendations Regarding Signing Root Zone Name Server Data
23 Aug 2021
Audio recording and meeting transcript from the teleconference on 17 August 2021 and the meeting minutes from the teleconference on 20 July 2021 have been published.
20 Jul 2021
Audio recording from the teleconference on 20 July 2021 and the meeting minutes from the teleconference on 15 June 2021 have been published.
15 Jul 2021
Audio recording and transcript from the teleconference on 15 June 2021 and the meeting minutes from the teleconference on 18 May 2021 have been published.
21 May 2021
Audio recording and transcript from the teleconference on 18 May 2021 and the meeting minutes from the teleconference on 20 April 2021 have been published.
26 Apr 2021
Audio recording and transcript from the teleconference on 20 April 2021 and the meeting minutes and transcript from the teleconference on 16 March 2021 have been published.
06 Apr 2021
Tim April selected as the Chair of RZERC. Tim represents the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). His term starts in April 2021.
16 Mar 2021
Audio recording from the teleconference on 16 March 2021 and the meeting minutes from the teleconference on 16 February 2021 have been published.
23 Feb 2021
Transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 16 February 2021 has been published
16 Feb 2021
Audio recording from the teleconference on 16 February 2021 and the meeting minutes from the teleconference on 19 January 2021 have been published.
25 Jan 2021
Transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 19 January 2021 has been published
19 Jan 2021
Audio recording from the teleconference on 19 January 2021 and the meeting minutes from the teleconference on 15 December 2020 have been published.
07 Jan 2021
Transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 12 December 2020 has been published
15 Dec 2020
Audio recording from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 15 December 2020 has been published
09 Nov 2020
Audio recording and transcript from the public information sessions at ICANN69, audio recording from the teleconference on 20 October 2020, and meeting minutes from the teleconference on 15 September 2020 have been published.
07 Oct 2020
Audio recording and transcript from the teleconference on 15 September 2020 have been published. Meeting minutes from the teleconference on 18 August 2020 have been published.
08 Sep 2020
Audio recording and transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 21 July 2020 have been published
18 Aug 2020
Minutes from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 21 July 2020 have been published.
27 Jul 2020
The audio recording and transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 21 July 2020 have been published
21 Jul 2020
Minutes from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 16 June 2020 have been published.
25 Jun 2020
Transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 16 June 2020 has been published.
19 Jun 2020
Minutes from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 19 May 2020 have been published. Audio recording from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 16 June 2020 has been published.
08 Jun 2020
Audio recording and transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 19 May 2020 have been published
19 May 2020
Minutes from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 18 February 2020 have been published
27 Feb 2020
Audio recording and transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 18 February 2020 have been published
18 Feb 2020
Minutes from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 28 January 2020 have been published
31 Jan 2020
Audio recording and transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 28 January 2020 have been published
28 Jan 2020
Meeting minutes from the RZERC Meeting at ICANN66 on 6 November 2019 have been published.
26 Nov 2019
Audio recording and transcript from the RZERC Meeting at ICANN66 on 6 November 2019 have been published
24 Oct 2018
RZERC Public Meeting at ICANN 63 AGM Barcelona

24 October 2018 – Information Session of the Root Zone Evolution Review Committee | 10:30 CEST | 08:30 UTC | Room 127/128 | Remote Participation
12 Aug 2018
RZERC has published: Feedback on the Updated Plan for Continuing the Root Key Signing Key (KSK) Rollover
26 Jul 2018
Meeting minutes, audio recording and transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 25 June 2018 have been published
25 Jun 2018
Meeting minutes, audio recording and transcript from the RZERC Teleconference Call on 22 May 2018 have been published
07 Feb 2018
Meeting minutes, audio recording and transcript of 11 December 2017 RZERC Teleconference call available
11 Dec 2017
RZERC has suspended monthly Teleconference Calls until proposals are received. The committee will have one public meeting during the year next ICANN General Meeting next fall 2018.
01 Nov 2017
Meeting minutes, audio recording and transcript of 1 November 2017 RZERC Teleconference call and Public Meeting available
29 Oct 2017
Meeting minutes, audio recording and transcript of 29 Ocotber 2017 RZERC Teleconference call and Executive Session are available
25 Oct 2017
Notice of RZERC Public Meeting

1 November 2017 – Public Meeting of the Root Zone Evolution Review Committee - at 10:00 UTC (2:00pm in Abu Dhabi).

https://www.icann.org/en/rzerc/1-november-2017-public-meeting-of-the-icann-root-zone-evolution-review
16 Oct 2017
Meeting minutes, audio recording and transcript of 25 September 2017 RZERC Teleconference call available
16 Oct 2017
Meeting minutes, audio recording and transcript of 16 Ocotber 2017 RZERC Teleconference call available
28 Sep 2017
Meeting minutes, audio recording and transcript of 21 August 2017 RZERC Teleconference call available
06 Sep 2017
RZERC Operational Procedure document has been approved and published
24 Jul 2017
Meeting minutes, audio recording and transcript of 17 July 2017 RZERC Teleconference call available
17 Jul 2017
Minutes, audio recording and transcript of 19 June 2017 RZERC Teleconference call available
23 Jun 2017
Minutes, audio recording and transcript of 22 May 2017 RZERC Teleconference call available
24 May 2017
Minutes, audio recording and transcript of the 4 April RZERC Teleconference call available.
24 May 2017
Upcoming RZERC meeting next 19 June 17:00-18:00 UTC
01 Mar 2017
Duane Wessels selected as the Chair of RZERC. Duane represents the Root Zone Maintainer. His term starts in March 2017.
01 Mar 2017
RZERC Website LIVE! Comments please send to mario.aleman@icann.org.