Council Decisions and Resolutions | Country Code Names Supporting Organisation

2025

Date	Topic	Resolutions and Decisions
May 2025	Closure of PGA WG and adoption of final report	217-01 The ccNSO Council accepts the Final Report of the WG, and adopts the recommendations and will implement them, specifically regarding recommendation 2. To start the Study Groups, staff and chair of the PGA are requested to draft the Terms of Reference for the Study Group for discussion and adoption in Prague, taking the advice of the PGA into account. The Council wholeheartedly thanks the membership of the PGA and its chair and vice-chair for the timely delivery of the Final Report and recommendations contained in it. The secretariat is requested to close the working group on 30 May 2025. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. The resolution becomes effective 7 days after publication
May 2025	Special Council Election European region Resolution	217-02 The ccNSO Council adopts the special European Region Council election report as proposed and included recommendations. The adoption of the report closes the 2025 Special Council Election Process. The Council congratulates Nigel Roberts with his election and welcomes him to the Council, effective immediately. The Council thanks Joke Braeken for her work as Election Process Manager. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. This decision becomes effective upon publication.
May 2025	Adoption Terms of Reference MPC review and call for volunteers	217-03 The Council adopts the Terms of Reference for the effectiveness and efficiency review of the MPC. The Secretariat is requested to launch a call for volunteers as soon as possible, to seek members for the review team before the start of ICANN83. The secretariat is also requested to publish this resolution. The resolution becomes effective upon publication.
May 2025	Appointments WG/Committees	217-04 The ccNSO Council resolves to appoint the following people as: Chair ccNSO Council Triage Committee: Chris Disspain Vice Chair TLD-OPS: Guillermo Lama The secretariat is requested to inform the various working groups and committees and persons appointed and publish this resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
May 2025	Call for Nominations	217-05 Following a call for nominations for members of a new Universal Acceptance (UA) Expert Working Group, the ccNSO Council requests the Secretariat to launch a call for Expressions of Interest (EoI) to identify candidates for the ccNSO appointment to the ICANN UA Expert Group. The call should open by 19 May 2025 and close by 30 May 2025. The selection and appointment process will follow the ccNSO Appointment Procedures Guideline and will result in the appointment of one individual to serve as the ccNSO appointee to the ICANN UA Expert Group. The Secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as feasible. The resolution becomes effective upon publication.
May 2025	ccNSO Membership Application	217-06 The ccNSO Council resolves to approve the membership of the IDN ccTLD Manager of Sri Lanka (xn--fzc2c9e2c / ලංකා) and welcomes LK Domain Registry as member of the ccNSO. The chair of the Council is requested to welcome the new member accordingly. This decision becomes effective upon publication.
May 2025	Open Public Comments	217-07 The ccNSO Council resolves to adopt the draft submission on How We Meet: Reviewing the Implementation of the ICANN Public Meetings Strategy, and requests its chair to submit the comments by 19 May 2025. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. The resolution becomes effective upon publication
April 2025	Schedule for Committees and Working Group reviews	216-01 The ccNSO Council adopts the proposed schedule for reviews and requests its chair to inform the committee and working groups accordingly. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. The resolution becomes effective (7) days after publication.
April 2025	Appointment Committee / WG	216-02 The ccNSO resolves to appoint the following people: Member IGLC: Pablo Rodriguez (.pr) - Member SOPC: Frank Ogochukwu (.ng) - Member UAC: Andrew Lewela (.ke), Frank Ogochukwu (.ng) - Members GRC: Erdem Bayrak (.tr), Francis Alaneme (.ng), Patrick Nyongeza Sungura (.tz), Nicholas Lisse (.na), Ireti Chukwujama (.ng), - Members DASC: Vadim Mikhaylov (.ru), Francis Alaneme (.ng), Igor Mkrtumyan (.am), Khaled Khelifi (.tn), Landi Ahmed (.ke), Jake Vincet (.uk), Harsha Saparamadu (.lk), Peter Koch (.de), Mon Perez (.sg) - Alternate CSC: Erwin Lansing (.dk) The secretariat is requested to inform the various working groups and committees and persons appointed and publish this resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
March 2025	Update to 360 Review	215-01 The ccNSO Council extends the 360 review process until 21 March 2023. The results will be shared with the Councillors. The results will be shared with the individual Councillors starting March 2025.
March 2025	Chair election	215-02 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 ICANN82 until the end of ICANN85. The secretariat is requested to inform the ICANN secretary accordingly and post an announcement on the ccNSO Website. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
March 2025	Vice chair election	215-03 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, Abiyi 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 Abiyi Oladipo and Jordan Carter to serve as its Vice-Chairs starting at the end of the ICANN82 meeting until the end of the ICANN85 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.
March 2025	Adoption of roles and responsibilities	215-04 The ccNSO Council resolves to adopt the March 2025 overview of roles and responsibilities and their assignment to Councillors, including those of the Council Chair and Vice-Chair as decided under a. and b. above. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution and the overview on the ccNSO website as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
March 2025	Blueprint review Process	215-05 The ccNSO Council resolves to adopt the Template/ Blueprint for review. The ccNSO Chair and secretariat are requested to develop a schedule and timeline for review of the various groups, after consulting the various committees and taking into account the workload to conduct a review and need for a review. The schedule and timeline are expected by meeting 216. This would allow the Council to launch a review well before the Prague meeting (ICANN83). The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective 7 days after publication. The chair is requested to inform the various working groups as soon as possible after the resolution becomes effective.
March 2025	Timeline for extraordinary ccNSO council European election	215-06 The ccNSO Council resolves to adopt the proposed timeline for the extraordinary ccNSO Council European election. The ccNSO Council appoints Joke Braeken, ccNSO secretariat, as Election Process Manager. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. The decision becomes effective upon publication.
March 2025	Appointment Committee / WG	215-07 The ccNSO council resolves to appoint Alishah Shariff (.UK) to the IGLC and Anne Ibrahim (.NZ) to the UAC. The secretariat is requested to inform the appointees and chairs of the committees accordingly. The secretariat is also requested to publish this resolution as soon as feasible. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
February 2025	Appointment- Committee	214-01 The ccNSO council resolves to appoint the following people to the IGLC - Devesh Tyagi (.in) Davi Severiano Goia Cabral D'almada (.gw) Maria Camila Rojas Azula (.co) Margarita Valdés (.cl) b. The MPC: Devesh Tyagi (.in) Heidy Isabel Hernández Lopez
February 2025	Change of affiliation of elected Councillor	214-02 The ccNSO Council requests the ccNSO Guideline Review Committee (GRC) to document the current practice and include it in the review of the ccNSO Council Selection Process Guideline, which is already undertaken. If in documenting the practice issues become apparent, the GRC is requested to suggest ways in which these issues may be addressed to Council. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as feasible. This resolution becomes effective seven (7) days after publication. The secretariat is requested to inform the GRC, as soon as this resolution becomes effective.
January 2025	Approval for Public Comment	213-01 The ccNSO Council supports the comments made regarding the ccNSO response to the request for public comments on the Continuous Improvement Framework and requests its chair to submit the comments to ICANN, on behalf of the Council and the GRC. This decision becomes effective upon publication.
January 2025	Adoption of Council election	213-02 The ccNSO Council adopts the Council election report as proposed and included recommendations. The adoption of the report closes the 2025 Council Election Process. The Council congratulates Biyi, Jordan, Nicklas, Everton and Pablo with their election and wholeheartedly thanks Thuy and Diego Ernesto for standing. The Council thanks Joke Braeken for her work as Election Process Manager. The GRC is requested to review the election Guideline, taking into account the recommendations from the Election Process Manager. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible and to inform the GRC. This decision becomes effective upon publication.
January 2025	Appointment / WG	213-03 The ccNSO resolves to appoint Alejandra Reynoso as chair and Biyi Oladipo as vice-chair of the ccNSO second Finance WG. The secretariat is requested to inform the WG and publish this decision as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.
January 2025	Adoption of Report	213-04 The ccNSO Council adopts the final report of the DASC review team, and thanks the team wholeheartedly for its timely and solid work. The ccNSO Council supports the recommendations of the review team and requests the DASC to review these recommendations and take appropriate action. The ccNSO Council requests the secretariat to inform the DASC accordingly and publish this resolution. This decision becomes effective seven (7) days after publication.