Council Decisions and Resolutions

221-01

The ccNSO council resolves to adopt the response to the request for public comments on the proposed model for Root Server System Governance. The Council requests its chair to submit the response that was drafted for that purpose, after this resolution becomes effective. The ccNSO Council wholeheartedly thanks the drafting team. The Council requests the secretariat to publish the response on the ccNSO website correspondence page. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

220-01

The ccNSO Council accepts the Final Report of the 2nd Finance Working Group and adopts the Principles and Banded Model contained in Annex A of the report. For avoidance of any misinterpretation the principles and banded model are a tool to assist individual ccTLDs in determining their voluntary financial contribution to ICANN.

The chair of the ccNSO Council is requested to share the report with ICANN's CEO and President, specifically the Principles and Banded Model in Annex A. The chair of the Council is also requested to suggest to ICANN to use a segmented and personalized conversation regarding the voluntary financial contribution by ccTLDs as contemplated in the Final Report.

The secretariat is requested to replace the 2013 Guideline with the 2025 Principles and Banded Model, when this decision becomes effective.

The Council expresses its deep-felt appreciation for the work of the working group members and ICANN staff in bringing this project to close in such a relatively short time frame and exemplary work.

This resolution becomes effective seven (7) days after publication of the resolution. The Working group is formally closed when this resolution becomes effective.

220-03

The ccNSO Council supports the transfer of the stewardship of the Intellectual Property Rights from the IETF Trust Fund to the IETF Intellectual Property Management Corporation as suggested. The secretariat is requested to publish this decision as soon as possible. The decision becomes effective seven (7) days after publication. The secretariat is further requested to inform the ccNSO appointee on the CCG, upon publication of this resolution.

220-05

The ccNSO Council adopts the updated schedule as proposed and requests the secretariat to publish the revised schedule. The secretariat is requested to seek volunteers for the MPC starting in September, including at least 3 Councillors who have not participated in the MPC. The volunteers are to be appointed at the next Council meeting. The secretariat is also requested to update the ccNSO workplan accordingly. This decision becomes effective upon publication.

219-01

The ccNSO Council adopts the FY26-27 workplan as proposed by the Council Triage Committee, and included in its note to Council circulated on 10 July 2025. The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to publish the workplan on the ccNSO website. This is an administrative decision and becomes effective upon publication.

219-03

The ccNSO Council appoints the following people:

• Member IGLC: Jaijit Bhattacharya
• Member MPC: Heidy Isabel Hernandez Lopez
• Members ccPAIG: Irina Danelia, Peter Koch, Nick Wenban-Smith, Jordan Carter and Chris Disspain

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.

218-02

The ccNSO Council adopts the proposed timeline 1 for the ccNSO Council election. The ccNSO Council appoints Joke Braeken, ccNSO secretariat, as Council Selection Process Manager. The scheduled selection process will be conducted under the ccNSO Council Selection Process Guideline that was adopted under item 13 a of the agenda of meeting 218, under the assumption this Guideline becomes effective 7 days after publication of that decision. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. The decision becomes effective upon publication.

218-04

The ccNSO Council appoints Bart Boswinkel as Feedback Process Manager for the July 2025 Council 360 feedback process of the following Councillors: Molehe Wesi, Ai-Chin Lu, Stephen Deerhake, Chris Disspain, Alejandra Reynoso. The Process will be launched on 1 July 2025 and remains open until 18 July 2025. After closure of the survey, the Chair of the Council, and in case of the 360 review of the Chair of the Council both the vice-chairs, will meet with the Councillor subject of the review individually. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

218-06

The ccNSO Council adopts the Terms of Reference for the IANA Public Records Study Group. The date to launch the call for volunteers will be decided by Council at a later stage to take into account prioritization of the ccNSO work items, and the related adoption of the ccNSO 26-27 Portfolio of activities. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. The resolution becomes effective seven (7) days after publication.

218-08

In accordance with the Outline Policy Implementation Assistance process, the ccNSO Council requests the secretariat to launch a call for volunteers for the ccNSO Policy Implementation Assistance Group, targeting members of the ccNSO PDP3 Review Mechanism Working Group and (former) Councillors involved in the clarification process regarding the review mechanism. The call should be launched as soon as possible. The secretariat is also requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. This resolution becomes effective upon publication.

218-10

The ccNSO Council appoints Claudia Ruiz as the CSC Selection Process Manager and adopts the timeline as proposed for the selection of the newly to be appointed ccNSO member and alternate on the Customer Standing Committee. The Council requests Claudia to launch the call for volunteers at the time foreseen in the schedule and in accordance with the mechanism in the Guideline: Procedure for ccNSO Appointees. The ccNSO Council also confirms that one of the candidates who will not be selected as Member of the CSC, will be requested to become the alternate for the ccNSO appointed Members on the ccNSO. The ccNSO Council also confirms that the CSC selection committee is composed of the following Councillors: Molehe Wesi, Yiankang Yao, Peter Koch, Jennifer Lopez, Pablo Rodriguez, Olga Cavalli, and Jaijit Bhattacharya. The committee is mandated by the Council to consult and coordinate the selection of members of the CSC with the RySG and approve the full slate of membership together with the GNSO Council. The secretariat is requested to publish this resolution as soon as possible. The resolution becomes effective upon publication. Finally, the secretariat is requested to inform the community as soon as possible on the upcoming CSC member and alternate nomination and selection process.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.