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Thursday, 03 July 2025

ICANN Community Digest

Click here to learn more about the New gTLD Program [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Applicant Support Program [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Registry Service Provider Evaluation Program [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

The ICANN organization Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest

to help ICANN community groups track requests and follow updates.

Do you have any ideas for improving the ICANN Community Digest?

Write to us at policyinfo@icann.org!

Table of Contents

Information Sharing

· NEW: ICANN Announces Dispute Resolution Service Providers for the Next Round

· NEW: Launching the New Five-Year ICANN Strategic Plan

· NEW: ICANN84 Annual General Meeting Relocated

· NEW: Charting the Path Forward: ICANN Middle East Regional Plan FY26–30

· NEW: Making the Internet Work: Remarks at the IGF 2025 Opening Session

· NEW: ICANN Achieves Key Milestone in Universal Acceptance

· NEW: Approved Resolutions | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board | 27 June 2025

· ICANN Materials Provide Prospective New gTLD Applicants Clarity on Key Topics

· Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages

· ICANNWiki Seeking Volunteers

🚨 Action Items 🚨

· ICANN Opens Nomination Period for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building

· Call for ASP Mentors

Public Comment

· NEW: Public Comment Summary Report: Transfer Policy Review Working Group Final Report for ICANN Board Consideration

· Updated ICANN Community Participant Code of Conduct Concerning SOIs

· Proposed Next Round Base gTLD Registry Agreement - Public Comment 1 of 2

· Final Proceeding for Proposed Language for the Draft Next Round Applicant Guidebook (AGB)

· Root Zone Label Generation Rules Version 6 (RZ-LGR-6)

· Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 6 (MSR-6)

Events

· These events occur in July 2025.

Information Sharing

NEW: ICANN Announces Dispute Resolution Service Providers for the Next Round

The dispute resolution process is intended to afford certain parties an opportunity to advance arguments against introducing certain new gTLDs into the Domain Name System or for having certain strings enter a contention set.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

NEW: Launching the New Five-Year ICANN Strategic Plan

2030 Vision: As the trusted steward of the Internet's unique identifier systems, ICANN is dedicated to strengthening the single, globally interoperable Internet for all.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

NEW: ICANN84 Annual General Meeting Relocated

Recent developments, including associated flight disruptions and impending timelines related to planning the meeting, made it prudent and necessary to select an alternative and available location.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

NEW: Charting the Path Forward: ICANN Middle East Regional Plan FY26–30

The FY26–30 Middle East Regional Plan reflects the close collaboration between ICANN's Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) team in the Middle East and the region's community members.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

NEW: Making the Internet Work: Remarks at the IGF 2025 Opening Session

ICANN President and CEO Kurtis Lindqvist delivered remarks on the importance of practical collaboration, technical coordination, and the risks of fragmentation. His message set the tone for the week.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

NEW: ICANN Achieves Key Milestone in Universal Acceptance

Users can now sign up for and sign in to ICANN Account using email addresses in their local languages and scripts – a major step forward in making the Internet truly accessible to all.

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

NEW: Approved Resolutions | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board | 27 June 2025

Please find the Approved Resolutions from the 27 June 2025 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board here [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

Next Round Outreach, Engagement, and Communications Snapshot

We’re excited to introduce the Next Round Snapshot, a new monthly recap that highlights key updates shared during the IRT Outreach meetings. This report covers recent activities across the Applicant Support Program (ASP), Registry Service Provider (RSP) evaluation, regional and topical engagement, web traffic stats, and communications milestones. Developed in response to GAC feedback, this snapshot supports visibility and alignment across teams working on the New gTLD Program: Next Round.

📅 Published monthly following each IRT Outreach meeting

📎 Check out the inaugural April/May edition here [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

For questions, contact globalsupport@icann.org.

ICANN Materials Provide Prospective New gTLD Applicants Clarity on Key Topics

ICANN org is developing supplemental, complementary materials to aid prospective generic top-level domain (gTLD) applicants in understanding the Next Round application requirements, and how to navigate the application and evaluation processes.

Blog [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

Key Topic Overview Documents. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages

ICANN is working with the community to identify potential Applicant Support Program (ASP) applicants – especially in regions that are currently under-represented in ICANN. If you are interested in helping to raise awareness among your own contacts or communities, please use the materials in the Next Round Champions Toolkit [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

To stay up to date on the New gTLD Program: Next Round and ASP, join the mailing list: nextroundinfo@icann.org. ASP leads, targets, and ideas can be sent to engagement.newgTLDprogram@icann.org.

ICANNWiki Seeking Volunteers

ICANNWiki is seeking volunteers to assist with creating and editing articles and content for the site. Do you want to help? Getting started is as simple as requesting an account [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]. Then, make sure to read the short content guide [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net] to get a feel for what belongs in the wiki. Also, feel free to take a look at some data source suggestions [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net] on where to find reliable data. Happy editing!

Action Items

ICANN Opens Nomination Period for Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building

It recognizes ICANN community members for significant efforts in developing aptitude in areas related to ICANN's mission.

Deadline: 31 July 2025 at 23:59 UTC

Read more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Call for ASP Mentors

ICANN is seeking volunteer mentors who would like to offer their expertise to supported applicants as part of the ASP in the new gTLD Program: Next Round [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]. ICANN is looking for mentors who can share insights and experience across ICANN Languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, or Spanish) to support diverse gTLD applicants.

Mentors may play a role in: advising applicants on navigating the gTLD application process and DNS industry; identifying resources; providing guidance; sharing experiences as appropriate; and helping supported applicants navigate the ICANN community and Public Meetings. If you or someone in your network might be interested, please refer to the mentor registration announcement [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net] for more information.

Questions about the ASP or becoming a supported applicant Mentor can be sent to globalsupport@icann.org.