ICANN Evolution and Reform Comments

On 24 February 2002, ICANN's President posted a document entitled "ICANN – The Case for Reform" proposing various reforms for ICANN intended to allow it to better perform its mission of private-sector technical coordination of the Internet.

The ICANN community is considering those proposed reforms, along with several other proposals for ICANN's evolution. On 27 March 2002, the Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform called for input from all interested persons or entities on the presently ongoing review of ICANN's mission, structure, and processes.

• General Comments Regarding ICANN Reform
  • These are general substantive comments on proposals for ICANN evolution and reform, made in response to the Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform's call for public submissions.
• AFAP Accountability Recommendations
  • These are comments on the Accountability Framework Assistance Project's Recommendations Regarding Accountability.
• ccNSO Policy-Development Process
  • These are comments on the ccNSO Assistance Group's Preliminary Recommendation on Policy-Development Process.
• ALAC Assistance Group Report
  • These are comments on the At-Large Advisory Committee Assistance Group Report to the Evolution and Reform Committee.
• Implementation
• These are substantive comments on implementation of ICANN: A Blueprint for Reform.
• ICANN Mission and Core Values
  • These are substantive comments on ICANN's mission and core values. On 6 May 2002, the Committee invited public comment on its Working Paper on ICANN Mission and Core Values, and responses are placed in this category.
• ICANN Structure and the Nominating Committee Concept
• These are substantive comments on the ICANN structure and the nominating committee concept. On 9 May 2002, the Committee invited public comment on its Working Paper on the ICANN Structure and the Nominating Committee Concept, and responses are placed in this category.
• Names Policy Development Process Assistance Group Recommendations
  • These are comments on the Names Policy Development Process Assistance Group Recommendations.
• The Policy-Development Process
• These are substantive comments on ICANN's mission and core values. On 7 May 2002, the Committee invited public comment on its Working Paper on the Policy-Development Process, and responses are placed in this category.
• Proposed Amendments to New Bylaws
  • These are comments on the clarifications, corrections, and modifications to New Bylaws proposed by the Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform on 8 February 2003.
• Comments on Registrars and Registry Operators
  • These are submissions discussing the conduct of registrars, registry operators, and others engaged in commercially providing domain-name registration services.
• Miscellaneous Submissions
  • These are miscellaneous submissions received at reform-comments@icann.org.
• Off Topic
  • These are off-topic submissions.