Timeline and History

ICANN01 - Singapore. DNSO beginnings

ICANN09 - Stockholm. ccTLDs to leave DNSO

ICANN12 - Accra. Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform

ICANN17 - Montreal. Adoption ccNSO Bylaws. Formation ccNSO as part of Evolution and Reform Process

ICANN19 - Rome. Formation of the ccNSO. Minimum number of members (30+) with at least four from every ICANN region.

23 Jun. Election of the First ccNSO Council

ICANN20 - Kuala Lumpur. First ccNSO Council meeting

ICANN21 - Cape Town:

• First election of ccNSO Council leadership
• Chris Disspain, elected as ccNSO Chair
• Creation IANA WG
• Adoption Rules of ccNSO version 1
• APTLD, CENTR, and LACTLD formally designated as the regional organizations

18 Jan. Board Seat 11 and 12 Elections. Demi Getschko (Seat 12) and Peter Dengate Thrush (Seat 11)

28 Apr. First ccPDP (Apr 2005 - Feb 2006). Final Report. Board Resolution.

ICANN23 - Luxembourg. Final wwTLD meeting

14 Dec. Development Accountability frameworks

22 Mar. First Exchange of letters between ICANN and a ccTLD

ICANN27 - Sao Paulo. First Tech Day meeting

5 Feb. ccNSO-GAC IDN WG

9 Mar. Financial contribution Guidelines version 1

ICANN28 - Lisbon. Start of the development of a ccNSO interactive website. Launched in 2010.

ICANN29 - San Juan. Creation Participation working group

24 Sept. ccNSO ICANN Regions WG Report

ICANN30 - Los Angeles. Board approval Fast Track working group, first cross community wg

15 Nov. Resolutions Relating to the Country Code Policy Development Process - IDNs

15 Nov. DNSSEC survey report.

15 Jan. Peter Dengate Thrush re-elected Board Seat 11    

ICANN31 - Paris:

• ccNSO, GAC and Board adoption Fast Track Methodology    
• creation of Rules and Guidelines working group
• Survey on Phishing

2 Jul. Publication participation working group report

13 Jan. Mike Silber, Board Seat 12    

ICANN34 - Mexico:

• ccNSO Participation report
• Launch of Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group (later SOPC) 

07 Apr. ccPDP2 overall Policy selection of IDNccTLD and inclusion in the ccNSO. WG1. WG2.

9 Jun. Establishing the Meeting Programme WG (later MPC)

ICANN35 - Sydney. Launch of the Delegation, Re-delegation and Retirement WG

29 Sept. Second DNSSEC survey

ICANN36 - Seoul:

• Launch of Delegation and redelegation WG
• Launch Incident Response WG    

16 Nov. IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Launch

22 Jun. Publication wildcarding study group

19 Oct. Chris Disspain, Board Seat 11

19 Oct. First Finance WG.

15 Nov. First ccNSO review - Final Report

31 Jan. Study Group on the Use of Names for Countries and Territories. Call for volunteers

ICANN40 - San Francisco:

• Lesley Cowley, ccNSO Chair
• Final Report of the Delegation, Re-delegation and Retirement WG. Council Adoption.
• Launch Framework of Interpretation working group

24 Jun. Contact Repository Implementation (CRI) WG Final Report

ICANN43 - San Jose. Informal Study Group to advise on balance of workload and capacity of the ccNSO.

18 Jun. Study Group on Capacity Building Report on Increased Participation

ICANN46 - Beijing:

• Final Report Study Group on Capacity Building Report on Increased Participation
• Establishing the ccNSO Council Triage Committee
• First ccNSO cocktail, replacing the dinner

ICANN47 - Durban. Byron Holland, ccNSO Chair

26 Sept. Board Report ccPDP. Policy by mutual agreement never discussed and adopted by the Board

27 Nov. Publication ccNSO Financial contribution Guideline (2013)

ICANN49 - Singapore. Kick-off IANA TRANSITION PROCESS

22 May. Launch drafting team on ICANN’s proposal to enhance ICANN’s accountability process

11 Dec. Creation of the Guidelines Review Committee. GRC.

11 Feb. Endorsement FoI. Submission to the Board.

5 Mar. Creation of the TLD -OPS email list

ICANN53 - Buenos Aires. Support IANA Stewardship Transition.

30 Jun. Secure Email Communication for ccTLD Incident Response (SECIR) Final Report

20 Aug. Adoption of the TLD-OPS Charter. TLD-OPS.

ICANN55 - Marrakech:

• Support CCWG Accountability WS 1
• Katrina Sataki, ccNSO Chair

ICANN56 - Helsinki. Discussion on launch of retirement of review mechanism.

ICANN58 - Copenhagen. Launch ccPDP 3 Adoption Issue report, including Charters WG.

ICANN59 - Johannesburg:

• Closure of the CCWG use of Country names, without recommendations.
• ccNSO responsible for organizing three plenary sessions: GDPR and its potential impact, Who sets ICANN priorities, Operational side of ICANN’s OPS Plan and Budget.
• Hiro Hota and Patricio Poblete received ICANN’s Excellence award
• First time approval of Fundamental Bylaw change.

1 Sep. Participation ccNSO in GNSO policy process WT 5

7 Dec. Launch 2nd Review ccNSO Meeting Strategy. ToR. Recommendations.

8 Dec. Nigel Roberts, Board Seat 12

24 Jan. Actions on Board Resolution on the use of emojis. Emoji Study Group. Final Report.

15 Mar. 2nd Organizational Review ccNSO. Board Resolution.

25 Sept. Launch Monthly Newsletter

ICANN63 - Barcelona. Adoption Final Report WS2 Recommendations.

5 Nov. End membership CCEG as chartering organization

14 Feb. Creation of the Internet Governance Liaison Committee (IGLC). Adoption of ToR.

ICANN64 - Kobe:

• Adoption Roadmap to IDN ccTLD
• Review of the ccPDP2 results
• Bylaw change to include IDN ccTLDs in ccNSO
• No evolution Fast Track

26 Apr. Preliminary review of the IDN ccTLD policy. ToR.

ICANN65 - Helsinki. Plenary session with SSAC: policy aspects of DoH and DoT.

ICANN66 - Montreal:    

• Last meeting before the pandemic
• TLD-OPS Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Playbook (tabletop exercise)

16 Jan. Launch ccPDP4

20 Jan. Launch Part B ccPDP3: call for volunteers review mechanism

7 Feb. Request to amend Article 10 Bylaws to include IDNccTLD. Effective in June 2022.

21 Feb. Patricio Poblete, Board Seat 11

24 Feb. Decision to cancel ccNSO meetings during ICANN67 due to pandemic.    

ICANN67 - Cancún (online only) - All Council meetings are open to the public.

6 Apr. Survey potential virtual meetings going forward.

May 2020 ccTLD news webinars prior to the ICANN meetings (ICANN68 – ICANN74). Introducing prep and dry-runs

ICANN68 - Kuala Lumpur (online only). Plenary session with SSAC: The DNS and the Internet of Things: Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges.

ICANN69 - Hamburg (online only).  Increasing participation in ccNSO meetings: Improve targeted outreach and involvement, improvement website, live transcription.

17 Dec. Katrina Sataki, Board Seat 12

21 Jan. Kick-off update Rules of the 2004 ccNSO Rules

ICANN 70 - Cancún (online only). Alejandra Reynoso, ccNSO Chair

4 Jun. Separation of ccPDP3: Retirement and Review Mechanisms

6 Jul. Members vote on the proposed policy on the retirement of ccTLDs

28 Sep. Submission Board Report ccPDP3 Retirement to the Board

30 Sep. Launch 2nd Customer Standing Committee (CSC) review

17 Nov. DNS Abuse Workshop

ICANN 73 - San Juan (online only):

• Adoption DNS Abuse Roadmap
• Launch of DNS Abuse Standing Committee (DASC)

21 Apr. Adoption new Rules 2022 version 2

2 Jun. Update Article 10 to include IDNccTLDs in ccNSO

ICANN 74 - The Hague. Back to in-person meetings

20 Sep. Launch of 1st DNS Abuse survey

ICANN75 - Kuala Lumpur. Introduction simultaneous interpretation

25 Oct. Adoption amended rules ccNSO version 3. (reflecting changes to the Bylaws)

8 Dec. Open Council workshop ccNSO and UA

5 Jan. Patricio Poblete, Board Seat 11

ICANN76 - Cancún. 20 Years of the ccNSO

28 Apr. First IDNccTLD Manager member of the ccNSO

ICANN77 - Washington D.C. 20 Years of the ccNSO

26 Jun. Submission Board Report Review Mechanism

13 Jul. Start Policy Gap Analysis

20 Jul. Launch Universal Acceptance Committee (UAC). ToR adopted by Council

4 Sep. Start 2nd IANA Function Review. ccNSO co-chair appointment.

ICANN78 - Hamburg.

• First Open Space meeting ccNSO
• First World Café - 20th Anniversary ccNSO

14 Dec. Virtual session World Café 20th Anniversary

19 Apr. Members vote on the  proposed ccPDP4-IDN ccTLD policy

31 Mar. Launch Onboarding and Mentoring Committee (OMC). ToR adopted by Council.

ICANN80 - Kigali. Adoption ToR Policy Gap Analysis WG

25 Jun. Submission Board Report ccPDP4-IDN ccTLD policy

31 Jul. Start of How We Meet process