This is the workspace for the Root Server System Governance Working Group (RSS GWG). 

Mailing List 

• Archive

Source Documents (as adopted by the RSS GWG on 2 April 2020)

• RSSAC037: A Proposed Governance Model for the DNS Root Server System
• RSSAC038: RSSAC Advisory on a Proposed Governance Model for the DNS Root Server System
• Concept Paper on a Community-Driven Process to Develop a Final Model Based on RSSAC037
• RSSAC042: RSSAC Statement on Root Server Operator Independence
• SAC106: SSAC Comments on Evolving the Governance of the Root Server System

RSS GWG Reports

• Report to the ICANN Board Technical Committee (June 2020)
• Report to the ICANN Board Technical Committee (August 2020)
• Report to the ICANN Board Technical Committee (October 2020)

RSS GWG Presentations

• Joint Meeting with the ICANN Board and RSSAC (October 2020)

Public Comment Proceeding (May 2019-August 2019)

• Proceeding
• Submissions
• Summary Report of Submissions

Several other RSSAC publications provide background information about the RSSAC, Root Server System, Root Server Operators, and global root service as context for the work of evolving the governance of the Root Server System.

• RSSAC050: RSSAC Statement on Identification of Root Server Operators
• RSSAC049: RSSAC Statement on Joining the Empowered Community
• RSSAC047: RSSAC Advisory on Metrics for the DNS Root Servers and the Root Server System
• RSSAC030: RSSAC Statement on Entries in DNS Root Sources
• RSSAC026v2: RSSAC Lexicon
• RSSAC024: Key Technical Elements of Potential Root Operators
• RSSAC023: History of the Root Server System
• RSSAC021: RSSAC Statement Concerning the Impact of the Unavailability of a Single Root Server
• RSSAC020: RSSAC Statement on Client Side Reliability of Root DNS Data
• RSSAC002v4: Advisory on Measurements of the Root Server System
• RSSAC001: Advisory on Service Expectations of Root Servers

Additionally, the RSSAC published reports from the six workshops where it developed RSSAC037 and RSSAC038.

• RSSAC034: Report from the RSSAC May 2018 Workshop
• RSSAC029: Report from the RSSAC October 2017 Workshop
• RSSAC027: Report from the RSSAC May 2017 Workshop
• RSSAC025: Report from the RSSAC October 2016 Workshop
• RSSAC019: Report from the RSSAC May 2016 Workshop
• RSSAC016: Report from the RSSAC September 2015 Workshop