Universal Acceptance Expert Working Group (UAEWG)

At-Large Representative

• ALAC Appointed Representative: Edmon Chung

Additional Resources

• • UAEWG Charter

Registration Data Request Service (RDRS)

(formerly System for Standardized Access/Disclosure Operational Design Assessment)

At-Large Representative

• ALAC Appointed Representative: Alan Greenberg 

Additional Resources

• • Steve Crocker 27 January 2025 Email re: RDRS

  • ODA Preliminary Report GNSO Council

  • 10 October 2022 message to GNSO Council

  • Registration Data at ICANN 

  • ICANN org advisory: Fees Related to Requests for gTLD Registration Data Access (November 2022)

  • Blog: ICANN Board Greenlights Implementation of Registration Data Request Service (1 March 2023)

  • ICANN Webinars to Provide First RDRS Metrics Report Findings and Gather Feedback

  • Registration Data Request Service Webpage 

Latin Script Diacritics

Slides - LD PDP - 17 December 2025

Slides - LD PDP - 10 September 2025

At-Large Representatives

• At-Large Representatives: Satish Babu

• At-Large Alternates: Bill Jouris

• At-Large Observers: 

Additional Resources

• Final Issue Report on a Policy Development Process for Latin Script Diacritics 

IANA Naming Function Review (IFR2) - (N/A) 

At-Large Representative

• ALAC Appointed Representative: Carlton Samuels 

Additional Resources

• • IFR2 Final Report

  • Second IANA Naming Function Review (IFR2) Wiki

  • Overview of the IANA Function Presentation Deck review of the IANA Function

Expedited Policy Development Process on the Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) -(N/A)  

At-Large Workspace

Phase 2 Report Information

• • EPDP on IDNs Phase 2 Presentation

  • EPDP on IDNs CQs-ALAC Sheet 

At-Large Representatives 

• ALAC Appointed Representatives: Satish Babu, Hadia Elminiawi, Abdulkarim Oloyede 

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)

  • EPDP on IDNs Phase 1 Initial Report

    • Letter from Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair to Sebastien Ducos, GNSO Chair, 22 Jun 2023

    • EPDP Chair's email to GNSO Leadership regarding public comments on ".québec", 14 Jul 2023

    • GNSO Council Guidance Statement on ".québec", 14 Sep 2023

Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) - (N/A) 

GNSO Transfer Policy Review PDP Final Report

Recommendation 33 

Recommendation #33 – Request to GNSO for further work on Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy and Potential New Dispute Mechanism - The working group recommends the GNSO request an Issues Report or other suitable mechanism to further research and explore the pros and cons of (i) expanding the TDRP to registrant filers and (ii) creating a new standalone dispute resolution mechanism for registrants who wish to challenge improper transfers, including compromised and stolen domain names. There remains a need for an intermediary mechanism to remedy unauthorized transfers between ToS claw backs and litigation as well as other issues as may be identified by the GNSO.

Reference documents:

• the working group's Public Comment Review Tool (PCRT): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lyX27uECA5bNKRw-UOIH2bAaTRvec1YkX1EKjtHCsAQ/edit?usp=sharing

• the working group's Final Report Rec Drafting Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YODFe-aZOi1AQ3c8f2-y8MXtcUU4PjzsByFzk-dpAD4/edit?usp=sharing

GNSO-TPR Review of Proposed Recommendations 

Public Comment Review Tool (PCRT) 

Draft Final Report

At-Large Workspace

Topic for 4 September call

GNSO-TPR WG recommendations to Change of Registrant Data (Rec #25-28)

Steinar's recommendation is in favor of eliminating Section II from the Transfer Policy; instead, the working group recommends that a standalone “Change of Registrant Data” policy MUST be established, existing outside of the revised Transfer Policy. For the avoidance of doubt, the working group is not recommending a new PDP to establish this standalone policy; instead, the working group is recommending the Change of Registrant Data Policy be created as part of the implementation of these policy recommendations.

 Q/A

At-Large Representatives

• ALAC Appointed Representatives: Steinar Grøtterød, Daniel Nanghaka

• ALAC Alternates: Raymond Mamattah, Lutz Donnerhacke

• ALAC Observers: Chokri Ben Romdhane, Hans Bathija, K Mohan Raidu, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy

Additional Resources

• GNSO Workspace: Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (PDP) 

• Losing FOA Working Document

• Auth-Info Codes Working Document

• Additional Security Measures

• GNSO TPR PDP WG Draft Responses to Charter Questions and Candidate Recommendations

• Redline Transfer Policy Review Initial Report (2022-02Feb-15)

• Phase 2 topics

• 2024-01-30 Transfer Complaints Metrics_Sept 2020_Oct 2023.pdf

Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team - (N/A)

12 February 2025 RDA Discussion Document

At-Large Workspace

GNSO Draft Concept Proposal Questions 

At-Large Representatives

• ALAC Appointed Representatives: Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team

  • Registration Data at ICANN 

DNS Abuse

At-Large Shepherd: Jonathan Zuck

Additional Resources

• GNSO Council Presentation: DNS Abuse - Update on Issue Report (13 November 2025)

• Draft GNSO Council DNS Abuse Small Team Recommendations (30 July 2025)

• At-Large Input to GNSO Council DNS Abuse Small Team (prioritization) (16 July 2025)

• At-Large Input to GNSO Council DNS Abuse Small Team (2 & 9 July 2025)

• At-Large DNS Abuse High-Level Strategy Development et al - Justine Chew (25 June 2025)

• CPWG At-Large Single Topic Discussion on DNS Abuse (15 January 2025)

• INFERMAL Report

• Domain Abuse Activity Reporting (DAAR) - Reports available through September 2024

• ICANN Domain Metrica 

  • ICANN Domain Metrica aims to improve the way domain data is captured, measured, and analyzed

• ICANN Webinar (19 February 2025 at 15:00 UTC) to Discuss INFERMAL, a Project Focused on Malicious Domain Registrations

• ICANN Webinar 23 April 2025: ICANN’s Enforcement of DNS Abuse Mitigation Requirements – A Look at the First Year

IETF Intellectual Property Management Corporation (IPMC) Bylaws - Greg Shatan and Christopher Wilkinson (15 minutes)

At-Large Shepherd: Greg Shatan and Christopher Wilkinson

Additional Resources

• ALAC Correspondence: ALAC Position on the Proposed Amendment to IETF IPMC Bylaws

Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Issues (PPSAI) IRT - Alan Greenberg (5 minutes)

At-Large Representative

• At-Large Representative: Alan Greenberg

• At-Large Alternate: Greg Shatan

• At-Large Participants: Carlton Samuels and Shah Zahidur Rahman

Additional Resources

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  • ICANN Seeks Volunteers for the PPSAI Implementation Review Team

Subsequent Procedures IRT

The 2026 Round Applicant Guidebook (AGB) has been published ! See: https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2025-12-16-en

Updates to: TMCH Specification, Base RA Spec 14, Name Collision Procedure Document

At-Large Workspace on SubPro

At-Large Workspace on SubPro Policy Implementation & Supplementary Recommendation Development

At-Large Representative(s)

• ALAC Appointed Representative: Justine Chew 

• ALAC Appointed Alternate: Cheryl Langdon-Orr

Additional Resources

• 

• Post the Board adoption of the 2026 Round Applicant Guidebook (AGB) on 30 Oct 2025, the remaining changes to the AGB are expected to be in respect of: TMCH Specification, Base RA Spec 14, Name Collision Procedure Document. Also the DRSP Rules and Fees by 15 Dec 2025, and FAQs related to PICDRP, RRDRP, and TM-PDDRP by Feb 2026.

• Announcement: Board Resolution adopting the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round Applicant Guidebook, 30 Oct 2025

  • Resolved (2025.10.30.12), the ICANN Board adopts this version of the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round Applicant Guidebook, and directs the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to publish the Guidebook, including the addition of the dispute resolution service providers' rules, no later than 30 December 2025. The President and CEO, or his designee(s), is authorized to make changes to the Guidebook adopted on this day as necessary, so long as such changes do not alter or affect the Guidebook's principles and core policies that were considered and approved by the Board concerning the next round.

• Correspondence to GNSO Council regarding Protection for Red Cross & IGO Names, 9 Oct 2025

• January 2025 Next Round IRT Focus Areas and Activities Update

• See Resources in CPWG SubPro Prioritization Workspace

• Announcements:

  • Consultation Preview: Public Interest Commitments/Registry Voluntary Commitments, 21 November 2023 blogpost

    • ICANN Board Chair letter to ALAC Chair seeking input on PICs & RVCs, 7 Dec 2023 

    • Public Interest Commitments/Registry Voluntary Commitments Consultation 

      • The ICANN Board directed the ICANN organization (org) to initiate a community consultation on Public Interest Commitments and Registry Voluntary Commitments (PICs/RVCs) to ensure that the draft framework for implementing recommendations related to PICs/RVCs is consistent with the ICANN Bylaws. 

      • 18 December 2023 PICs/RVCs Community Consultation Webinar

      • Draft Implementation Framework for Content-Related Registry Commitments

  • Key Announcements:

    • 1 Feb 2024: First Public Comment Proceedings for Parts of New Applicant Guidebook, closes 19 Mar 2024

    • Call for Volunteers to serve on Standing Predictability Implementation Review Team (SPIRT) Charter Drafting Team, closes 5 Feb 2024

    • 7 Feb 2024: Call for inputs to String Similarity Review Guidelines, closes 27 Mar 2024

  • Key Announcements on ASP:

    • 12 Feb 2024 Call for inputs to Draft Applicant Support Program (ASP) Handbook, closes 2 Apr 2024

    • 12 Feb 2024 Update: ICANN is Building Awareness to Support the New gTLD Program: Next Round

    • 12 Feb 2024 RFP: ICANN Support Application Review Panel

  • Announcement: 13 Mar 2024: Call for inputs to Draft Registry Service Provider (RSP) Handbook, closes 22 Apr 2024
    

  • Key Announcement: ICANN Launches New gTLD Program Website

    • New gTLD Program Website

  • Key Announcement: 08 June 2024 ICANN Board Resolution - Approach for Handling Registry Commitments that Restrict Content and/or Usage of gTLDs in Next Round Registry Agreements

  • Potential Issue with Han script single characters as gTLDs