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From: ICANN Community Digest <digest@icann.ccsend.com>
Reply-To: "policyinfo@icann.org" <policyinfo@icann.org>
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:05 AM
To: Julie Bisland <julie.bisland@icann.org>
Subject: [Ext] NEW: ICANN Board Seeks Input on Bylaws Amendments

 

Thursday, 12 February 2026

 

ICANN Community Digest

 

 

 

 

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

 

ICANN85

·     Register now

·     Prep Week Schedule

·     ICANN85 Schedule Now Available

Information Sharing

·     NEW: ICANN Publishes Fiscal Year 2026 Second Quarter Management Financial Results

·     NEW: ICANN Board Seeks Input on Bylaws Amendments

Webinars

·     Webinar - Emerging DNS Abuse Trends and Mitigation Strategies

2026 Round

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

·     Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages 

·     Call for ASP Mentors

🚨 Action Items 🚨

·     NEXT WEEK: ICANN Request for Proposal: Evaluator Panels for String Similarity and Variant Strings for the new gTLD Program: 2026 Round

·     NEXT WEEK: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions

·     ICANNWiki Seeking Volunteers

Public Comment

·     NEW: Fundamental Bylaws Amendments on IANA-Related Reviews and CSC Charter Update

·     NEW: Standard Bylaws Amendment – Transition Article on Specific Reviews

·     TODAY: ICANN FY27–31 Operating & Financial Plan, ICANN/IANA FY27 Op Plans & Budgets

·     TODAY: Draft PTI FY27 Operating Plan and Budget

·     Latin Script Diacritics PDP Initial Report

·     Name Collision Procedure Documentation

·     Proposed Root KSK Algorithm Rollover

Events

·     These events occur in February 2026.

 

 

 

ICANN85

 

 

 

Information Sharing

 

NEW: ICANN Publishes Fiscal Year 2026 Second Quarter Management Financial Results

 

ICANN Operations expenses through December 2025 are lower than budget and flat to the same period last year. The variance to budget is largely driven by lower-than-planned headcount.

 

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

 

 

NEW: ICANN Board Seeks Input on Bylaws Amendments

 

These include Fundamental Bylaws Amendments relating to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Naming Function Review, the Customer Standing Committee (CSC), and the CSC Charter and a Standard Bylaws Amendment proposal to temporarily remove Bylaws mandates to initiate Specific Reviews during community dialogue.

 

Announcement. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Public Comment Webpage. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

 

2026 Round

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

Action Items

 

NEXT WEEK: ICANN Request for Proposal: Evaluator Panels for String Similarity and Variant Strings for the new gTLD Program: 2026 Round

 

The selected provider(s) will also be required to collaborate with ICANN on the development of evaluation guides for the work conducted by the panels, ensuring that the evaluation processes are transparent, consistent, and repeatable across all gTLD applications.

 

DEADLINE: Wednesday 18 February, 23:59 UTC

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

 

 

NEXT WEEK: Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions

 

The selected individuals will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe to help shape the policy development and technical coordination of the Internet's unique identifiers.

 

DEADLINE: 18 February 2026

 

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

 

 

GNSO’s DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP-1 Observer Enrollment

 

While the PDP membership is structured as a representative model, all of the ICANN community are also free to enroll as an Observer to follow the deliberations of the PDP. To enroll as an Observer, enrollments will be fielded through ICANN Join. If you have not used ICANN Join before, please follow the first-time user instructions below. Accessing ICANN Join does require having an ICANN Account.

 

ICANN Join Instructions [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

 

 

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 [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]source suggestions [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net] on where to find reliable data. Happy editing!

 

Public Comment

 

NEW: Fundamental Bylaws Amendments on IANA-Related Reviews and CSC Charter Update [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Open for Submissions Date: Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Closed for Submissions Date: Monday, 30 March 2026

 

 

NEW: Standard Bylaws Amendment – Transition Article on Specific Reviews [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Open for Submissions Date: Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Closed for Submissions Date: Monday, 30 March 2026

 

 

TODAY: ICANN FY27–31 Operating & Financial Plan, ICANN/IANA FY27 Op Plans & Budgets [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Open for Submissions Date: Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Closed for Submissions Date: Thursday, 12 February 2026

 

 

TODAY: Draft PTI FY27 Operating Plan and Budget [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Open for Submissions Date: Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Closed for Submissions Date: Thursday, 12 February 2026

 

 

Latin Script Diacritics PDP Initial Report [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Open for Submissions Date: Monday, 12 January 2026

Closed for Submissions Date: Monday, 23 February 2026

 

 

Name Collision Procedure Documentation [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Open for Submissions Date: Thursday, 29 January 2026

Closed for Submissions Date: Monday, 16 March 2026

 

 

Proposed Root KSK Algorithm Rollover [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]

Open for Submissions Date: Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Closed for Submissions Date: Monday, 6 April 2026

 

 

 

Events

 

These events occur in February 2026.

To learn more, please visit our community engagement calendar [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net].

·     APRICOT 2026 / APNIC61

·     Central Africa IGF 2026

·     A Conversation with NTIA Assistant Secretary Arielle Roth on the future of the digital economy

·     DNS Abuse in Cybercrime: Practical Investigation Workshop Using WHOIS and RDAP

·     Virtual School on Internet Governance Course - Session on WISIS+20

 

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