Dear all,

ICANN organization kicked off the process for 2026 ICANN Community Excellence Award. The recipient of the award will be selected by a panel composed of community members from ICANN Advisory Committees (ACs) and Supporting Organizations (SOs). Each AC or SO may appoint up to two panelists.

In terms of the workload, weekly one-hour calls are expected from January through February 2025. You can find more information about the award here: https://community.icann.org/x/syDxAg. Last year, Hafiz Farooq and Harish Chowdhary served as the panelists appointed by the RSSAC.

If you are interested in taking part in this selection panel please send an email to rssac-staff@icann.org by 23:59 UTC on Monday, 10 November 2025.

Best,

Ozan Sahin

Policy Development Support Senior Specialist

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)