Open for Public Comment
Charter Amendments of the GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group
Launch of Registration Authentication Platform for .MOI TLD
Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups
Final Report Recommendations of the Geographic Regions Review Working Group
Draft Report: New gTLD Program Safeguards to Mitigate DNS Abuse
Draft ICANN FY17 Operating Plan & Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan Update
Release of Country and Territory Names within the .TORAY and .PICTET TLDs
Recently Closed for Public Comment
Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Operational Profile for gTLD Registries and Registrars
Proposed Implementation of GNSO Thick Whois Consensus Policy Requiring Consistent Labeling and Display of RDDS (Whois) Output for All gTLDs
GNSO Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Policy Development Process Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration
Continuous Data-driven Analysis of Root Server System Stability (CDAR) Study Plan
Guidelines for Developing Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level
Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone Version 1 (LGR-1)
Release of Country and Territory Names within the .STUDY, .COURSES, .LAMBORGHINI, XN--3OQ18VL8PN36A, .VOLKSWAGEN, .BUGATTI, .AUDI and .DELTA TLDs
gTLD Marketplace Health Index Proposal: Call for Comments and Volunteers
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