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Current Fiscal Year

1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

(PREVIOUS COMMENTS AND STATEMENTS CAN BE VIEWED IN THE ARCHIVE)

RySG_comment_Name_Collision_IPv6_Research_Study_(22 Dec-2025)

RySG_comment_Registration_Data_Request_Service_RDRS_Policy_Alignment_Analysis_(15 Dec 2025)

RySG_comment_Timeline_for_Urgent_Requests_for_Lawful_Disclosure_of_Nonpublic_Registration_Data_(15 Dec 2025)

RySG_comment_ICANN_Public_Meeting_Proposed_Dates_for_2029–2033_(6 Dec 2025)

RySG_comment_String_Similarity_Evaluation_Data_for_New_gTLD_Program_Next_Round_(4 Dec 2025)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Next_Round_Base_gTLD_Registry_Agreement-Public_Comment_2_of_2_(17 Nov 2025)

RySG_comment_Second_Draft_of_the_RIR_Governance_Document_(7 Nov 2025)

RySG_comment_Updated_GNSO_Stakeholder_Group_and_Constituency_Charter_Amendment_Process_(5 Nov 2025)

RySG_comment_Preliminary_Issue_Report_on_a_Policy_Development_Process_on_DNS_Abuse_Mitigation_(17 Oct 2025)

RySG_comment_Registration_Data_Request_Service_Standing_Cmte_Report_for_GNSO_Council_Review_(29 Sept-2025)

RySG_comment_Functional_Model_for_Root_Server_System_Governance_(21 Sept-2025)

RySG_comment_Final_Proceeding_for_Proposed_Language_for_the_Draft_Next_Round_Applicant_Guidebook_AGB_(23 July-2025)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Next_Round_Base_gTLD_Registry_Agreement_Public_Comment_1_of_2_(21 July-2025)

RySG_comment_Updated_ICANN_Community_Participant_Code_of_Conduct_Concerning_SOIs_(14 July-2025)

 

 

RySG_comment_PSR_on_Expired_Domain_Deletion_and_Expired_Registration_Recovery_Policies_(30 June-2025)

RySG_comment_Transfer_Policy_Review_Working_Group_Final_Report_for_ICANN_Board_Consideration_(16 June-2025)

RySG_comment_Customer_Standing_Committee_(CSC)_changes_Process_for_Amending_the_IANA_SLAs_(30 May-2025)

RySG_comment_Governance_Document_for_the_Recognition_Maintenance_and_Derecognition_of_RIRs_(27 May-2025)

RySG_comment_How_We_Meet_Reviewing_the_Implementation_of_the_ICANN_Public_Meetings_Strategy_(19 May-2025)

RySG_comment_Proposal_for_Thaana_script_Root_Zone_Label_Generation_Rules_(7 May-2025)

RySG_comment_Second_IANA_Naming_Function_Review_Team_(IFR2)_Initial_Report_(25 April-2025)

RySG_comment_Fourth_Proceeding_for_Proposed_Language_for_Draft_Sections_of_Next_Round_AGB_(1 April-2025)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Updates_to_the_Operating_Standards_for_Specific_Reviews_(27 March-2025)

RySG_comment_ICANN_FY26–30_Operating&Financial_Plan_ICANN-IANA_FY26_Op_Plans&Budgets_(14 February-2025)

RySG_comment_Draft_PTI_FY26_Operating_Plan_and_Budget_(14 February-2025)

RySG_comment_Third_Proceeding_for_Proposed_Language_for_Draft_Sections_of_Next_Round_AGB_(7 February-2025)

RySG_comment_Phase_2_Final_Report_on_the_EPDP-IDNs_or_ICANN_Board_Consideration_(31 January-2025)

 

RySG_comment_IANA_2030_Strategy_Draft_PTI_Strategic_Plan_covering_2025_to_2030_(29 January-2025)

RySG_comment_ Continuous_Improvement_Program_Framework_(17 January-2025)

RySG_comment_ Proposed_Revisions_to_Community_Anti-Harassment_Policy_(19 December-2024)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Internet_Coordination_Policy_2_(ICP-2)_Version_2_Principles_(6 December-2024)

Archive

General Information

RySG comments on CCWG Accountability FINAL (3 June 2015)

RySG Recommendations to Improve ICANN Staff Accountability (12 January 2018)

RySG comment on ATRT3 Survey (13 September 2019)

RySG comment – Draft report Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) (31 January 2020)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Bylaws_Updates_to_Limit_Access_to_Accountability_Mechanisms_(15 April-2024)

Letter to ITEMS re: ALAC Review (28 October 2016)

RySG comments on the ALAC review (7 March 2017)

RySG comments on the Proposed ICANN Community Anit-Harassment policy (11 January 2017)

​RySG Comment – Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report (31 July 2020)

RySG comments on the new gTLD Auction proceeds Discussion Paper (8 November 2015)

RySG comment on Initial Report of the new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG (11 December 2018)

RySG Comment – Proposed Final Report of the gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG (14 February 2020)

RySG comments on the Proposed Charter Amendments of the GNSO Business Constituency (15 February 2017)

RySG_comment_Initial_Report_on_the_Third_ccNSO_Policy_Development_Process_(ccPDP3)-Retirement of ccTLDs(13 April-2021) 

gTLD Registires Constiuency comments regarding the City TLD Constituency Petition and Charter (10 July 2009)

RySG comment – ccNSO PDP3

Initial Proposals to Retire ccTLDs (9 July 2020)

RySG_comment_ccNSO_Proposed_Policy_on_the_Retirement_of_ccTLDs

RySG_comment_ccNSO_Proposed_Policy_for_a_Specific_ccTLD_Related_Review_Mechanism_(22 September-2023)

CPH letter re: CCT-RT (15 January 2016)

RySG comment on CCT RT Draft Recommendations (19 May 2017)

RySG comment on CCTRT Final Report and Recommendations (11 December 2018)

RySG comment – CCT RT Accepted Recommendations Implementation Plan and Next Steps (21 October 2019)

RySG comments on CCWG WS 1 recommendations (12 Sept 2015)

RySG comments on CCWG Accountability – 3rd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations (19 December 2015)

RySG comments on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups (31 March 2016)

RySG comment on CCWG Accountability Recommendations SO-AC Accountability (26 May 2017)

RySG comment on CCWG Accountability WS2 Final Report (11 May 2018)

RySG_comment_Draft_Framework_for_Closed_Generic_gTLDs_(14 July-2023)

RySG_comment_ ICANN_Community_Participant_Code_of_Conduct_on_SOIs_and_General_Ethics_Policy_(28 November-2024)

RySG comment on Draft Procedure for Community Change Requests (2 April 2018)
RySG comment on Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team (15 January 2018)
RySG comment on Compliance audit to blog (15 November 2018)

RySG comment on the Use of Country and Territory Names as Top Level Domains (25 October 2015)

RySG comment on Country and Territory Names (22 February 2017

RySG comment on CCWG Use of Country and Territory Names (21 April 2017)

RySG comment – Initial Report on Review of the CSC Charter (31 May 2018)

RySG_comment_Initial_Report_on_the_Second_CSC_Effectiveness_Review_(30 November-2022)

RySG comment on DAAR Methodology Paper and Methodology Reviews (24 August 2018)
RySG Recommendations on Diversity (12 January 2018)

RySG comments on African DNS Market Study (5 May 2017)

RySG Comment on Statistical Analysis of DNS Abuse in gTLDs (19 September 2017)

RySG Open Letter to the Community – DNS Abuse (19 August 2019)

gTLD Constituency statement on the GNSO Council Draft Motion on Domain Tasting (21 March 2008)

RySG comment on the Initial Report of the EPDP (21 December 2018)

RySG comment- EPDP Policy Recommendations for Board Consideration (17 April 2019)

RySG comment – EPDP Phase 2 Initial Report (14 April 2020)

RySG comment on EPDP Phase 2 Addendum to the Initial Report (5 May 2020)

RySG Comment – Priority 2 Policy Recommendations from EPDP Phase 2 (22 January 2021)

RySG_comment_EPDP_Phase2_Policy_Recommendations_for_Board_Consideration_(30 March-2021)

RySG comment EPDP Phase2A Initial Report (19 July 2021)

RySG_comment_EPDP_Phase_2A_Policy_Recommendations_for_ICANN_Board_Consideration-(13 January-2022)

RySG Comment Phase 1 Final Report of the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names_12 March 2024

RySG_comment_Phase2_Initial_Report_of_the_EPDP_on_Internationalized_Domain_Names (21 May 2024)

Registiries Constituency input to the Fast-Flux Working Group (7 August 2008)

Statement by the Registries Constituency on the Draft Terms of Reference for a PDP to Guide Contractual Conditions for existing TLD (2 Mar 2006)

Statement concerning the Feb 6 PDP to establish Policies for Contractual Conditions for existing Registries (27 April 2006)

RySG comment on ICANN Fellowship Program Consultation (5 April 2018)

RySG comment on the Draft proposal of the New Fellowship Program Approach (27 July 2018)

RySG Statement on ALAC’s input to GAC (7 Nov 2014)

Proposed Bylaw Changes Regarding Consideration of GAC Advice (3 Oct 2014)

RySG Comment on GAC Geonames Proposal (31 Dec 2014)

RySG Response to GAC’s LA Communique on CAT 2 Safeguards (5 Dec 2014)

Comment from gTLD Registries Constituency on Policy For Allocation of IPv4 Blocks to Regional Internet Registries

GNSO gTLD RySG Statement regarding the Draft Expressions of Interest/Pre-Registration Model (27 January 2010)

Statement on the Final Report of the ICANN Board of Directors/Governmental Advisory Group (GAC)

RySG comment- Global Public Interest Framework (21 October 2019)

Review

gTLD Registries Constituency Comments

Input provided to the GNSO Council regarding suggestions for GNSO improvement (21 Dec 2005)

Statement presented at the ICANN meeting in New Delhi, India, regarding the ICANN Board Governance Committee Working Group on GNSO Improvement 2008

gTLD Registries Constituency statement concerning the GNSO Improvements Report (29 April 2008)

Registries Constituency comments regarding GNSO Structure Recommendations (14 August 2008)

Registries Constituency input to GNSO Restructuring (18 September 2008)

Registries Constituency Letter to the ICANN Board on the Registry Services Evaluation Process (22 October 2008)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the GNSO Working Group Guidelines (22 March 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement regarding the GNSO Communications and Coordination Work Team (CCT) (14 May 2010)

Statement on the GNSO Working Group Guidelines (8 February 2011)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Process for Recognition of New GNSO Constituencies (4 March 11)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Policy Development Process Work Team Proposed Final Report

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Process for Recognition of New GNSO Constituencies (3 April 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Policy Development Process (PDP) Work Team Final Report

Statement on Revisions to Annex A of the Bylaws to Adopt the New GNSO PDP (5 December 2011)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on Further ICANN Bylaw Changes Following Adoption of Revised Generic Names

RySGcomments on the Westlake Governance GNSO Review (24 July 2015)

RySG comment – Proposed Revisions to Bylaws Section 11 Voting Thresholds GNSO (4 May 2018)

RySG Comment – Operational Design Phase Paper (10 November 2020)

RySG Comment – Operational Design Phase Paper V2 (22 January 2021)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Updates_to_the_GNSO_Operating_Procedures_(15 November-2022)

RySG_comment_GNSO_Guidance_Process_Applicant_Support_Guidance_Recommendation_Initial_Report_(8 September-2023)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Fundamental_Bylaws_Amendments_Related_to_Grant_Program_(16 September-2024)

Comments on the new gTLDs Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG), Version 3, Modules 5 and 6

Comments on the new gTLDs Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG), Version 3, Modules 1 through 4

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Comments on the Expressions of Interest in New gLTDs (11 December 2009)

Comments on the Final Report of Joint So?AC new gTLD Applicant Support Working Group (17 September 2011)

RySG response to new TLDs on ICANN structures (27 April 2012)

RySG letter regarding Timelines and Milestones in new gTLD program (1 Septmenber 2012)

RySG comments on gTLD Marketplace Health Index Proposal (22 January 2016)

RySG comments on gTLD Marketplace Health Index (7 September 2016)

RySG comments on Assessment of Competitive Effects (5 December 2016)

Petition for approval of the Articles of Operation for the new Registries Stakeholders Group (RySG)

Registries Constituency comments in response to the request for advice regarding Constitutency Day (29 April 2009)

Comments regarding the IDN gTLD Constituency Petition and Charter posed on 21 April 2009 for discussion

gTLD Registries Constituency submittal to the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Petition and Charter

RySG comments on Final Report recommendations of the Geographic Regions Review Working Group (11 April 2016)

RySG Comments on Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016 – 2019 Strategy (17 November 2016)

RySG_comment_Pilot_Holistic_Review_Draft_Terms_of_Reference_(10 November-2022)

RySG_comment_Pilot_Holistic_Review_Revised_Draft_Terms_of_Reference_(27 November-2023)

RySG comments on Draft Framework on Human Rights (16 June 2017)

RySG Comments on IANA Transition Proposal (22 Dec 2014)

RySG and RrSG comments on IANA Transition (20 May 2015)

RySG comment – Amendment IANA Naming Functions Contract (18 February 2019)

RySG comment – Fundamental Bylaws Amendment Proposal – IANA Naming Function Review (26 July 2019)

RySG comment – Draft PTI and IANA FY21 Operating Plan and Budget (26 November 2019)

RySG Comment – IANA Naming Function Review Initial Report (2 December 2020)

RySG_comment_Recommendation_for_an_IANA_Naming_Function_Contract_Amendment_(22March-2021)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Amendments_to_the_SLA_for_the_IANA_Numbering_Services_(17 November-2022)

RySG_comment_Draft_IANA_and_PTI_FY24_Operating_Plan_and_Budgets_(16 November-2022)

RySG_comment_IANA_Naming_Function_Review_Bylaws_Changes_(17 April-2023)

RySG comment on Uniform Board Member Integrity Screening Process (17 April 2018)

RySG_comment_ICANN_Bylaws_Amendments_ccNSO-Proposed_Changes_to_Article_10_and_Annex_B_(1 March-2022)

RySG_comment_Draft_Final_Report_of_the_2023_Africa_Domain_Name_Industry_Study_(8 February-2024)

RySG statement as adopted and submitted to ICANN regarding the ICANN/VeriSign Settlement (1 December 2005)

Registry Operators’ Statement regarding Objections to the Proposed VeriSign Settlement (February 20, 2006)

gTLD Registries Constituency Statement on the ICANN Travel Support Policy (16 April 2008)

Registries Constituency comments regarding the ICANN Board Review Working Group Interim Report (15 April 2009)

gTLD Registries Constituency comments regarding ICANN Expenditure Analysis by Stakeholder Interest Area (13 July 2009)

Registries Stakeholder Group Comments regarding Improving Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward (25 September 2009)

GNSO gTLD RySG Comments on the Draft Report of the Nominating Committee (NomCom) Review Finalization

GNSO gTLD RySGComments on the Rights Protection Mechanisms and the ICANN Board Letter to the GNSO

GNSO gTLD RySG Proposal, Comments to ICANN’s Draft Proposal for Affirmation Review, Requirements

gTLD RySG statement regarding Procedures for Notification of Breach or Termination of a Registry Agreement

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the FY 12 Community Travel Support Guidelines (22 June 2011)

RySG Comments on ICANN Proposal to Mitigate Name Collision Risks (27 August 2013)

RySG comments on the Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in all gTLDs (15 January 2013)

RySG comments on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in all gTLDs PDP Recommendations (8 January 2014)

RySG comments on IGO/INGO Working Group Initial Report (17 July 2013)

RySG letter submitted regarding Pre-Delegation testing issues (18 March 2013)

RySG letter submitted regarding Pre-Delegation testing issues (3 June 2013)

RySG comments on Consideration of GAC Safeguard Advice (22 May 2013)

RySG comments on REvised New Registry Agreement Including Public Interest Commitments (26 February 2013)

RySG memo to ICANN Board regarding Treatment of Confusingly Similar Strings (14 March 2012)

RySG memo on Scaling (8 August 2012)

RySG Comments on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (26 June 2014)

RySG Comments on Support in Underserved Regions (27 June 2014)

RySG Input on P&I WG Initial Report Survey (3 Mar 2015)

RySG comment of support on the Initial Report on Data and Matrix for Policy Making (4 Sept 2015)

RySG comments on Draft New ICANN Bylaws (20 May 2016)

RySG comments on Expected Standards of Behavior (7 June 2016)

RySG comments on Recommendations to Improve ICANN’sTransparency (8 April 2017)

RySG comment on ICANN proposed public meeting dates 2021 – 2023 (27 September 2017)

RySG Comment on ICANN Community Onboarding Program (14 December 2017)

RySG comment on Proposed Incremental Changes to ICANN Meeting Strategy (31 January 2018)

RySG – RrSG Comment Recommendations on ICANN Jurisdiction(10 January 2018)

RySG comment – NextGen@ICANN Community Consultation (9 September 2019)

RySG comment Draft North America Engagement Plan FY21-25 (1 July-2021)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Revisions_to_the_ICANN_Documentary_Information_Disclosure_Policy_(13 December-2021)

RySG Comment on ICANN Reserve Fund Rationale and Target Level (30 November 2017)

RySG comment on ICANN Reserve Fund Replenishment Strategey (25 April 2018)

Comments concerning the draft ICANN Strategic Plan (February 28, 2005)

gTLD Registries comments submitted to ICANN regarding the ICANN Budget published on May 17, 2005 (22 June 2005)

Registries Constituency Questions/Comments on the ICANN FY 2010 Operations Plan and Budget (18 March 2009)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement on the ICANN Draft Strategic Plan for 2010-2013 (20 January 2010)

GNSO gTLD RySG Statement, Framework for ICANN’s FY 2011 Operating Plan and Budget (1 April 2010)

gTLD RySG statement on the Proposed Framework for the FY 2012 Operating Plan and Budget (4 April 2011)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Formulation of the ICANN 2012-2015 Strategic Plan (29 August 2011)

gTLD RySG comments on the Framework for the FY 2013 Operating Plan and Budget (22 February 2012)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement, ICANN Draft Global Operating Plan and Budget (24 May 2012)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement, ICANN FY 13 Draft Operating Plan and Budget, New gTLD Fees (24 May 2012)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Draft ICANN FY 14 Operating Plan and Budget (31 May 2013)

RySG Comments on ICANN FY15 Budget (27 June 2014)

RySG Comments on ICANN Strategic Plan (26 June 2014)

Clarifying Questions Regarding ICANN’s FY15 Budget and Processes (September 2014)

RySG comments on ICANN Draft 5-yr Op plan (5 Jan 2015)

RySG comments on ICANN Draft FY16 Operation Plan and Budget (1 May 2015)

RySG comments on Draft ICANN FY17 Budget and 5 year Operating Plan (28 April 2016)

RySG comments on ICANN FY18 Operating Plan and Budget (28 April 2017)

RySG comment on ICANN Draft FY19 Budget and Operating Plan and 5 year Operating Plan (8 March 2018)

RySG comment – ICANN Draft FY20 OP and Budget (8 February 2019)

RySG comment -Draft ICANN Strategic Plan for FY 2021 – 2025 (11 February 2019)

RySG comment – First Consultation on a 2 year planning process (4 March 2019

RySG comment – Draft Financial Assumptions, Projections and Operating Initiatives for Developement of FY21-25 (5 August 2019)

RySG comment – Draft FY 21-25 Operating and Financial Plan and Draft FY21 Operating Plan and Budget (25 February 2020)

RySG Comment – Draft FY22 – 26 Operating Plan & Budget (15 February 2021)

RySG_comment_ICANN_Draft_FY23-27_Operating_and-Financial_Plan_and_Draft_FY23_Operating_Plan_and_Budget_(7 February-2022)

RySG_comment_ICANN_Draft_FY24-28_Operating_and_Financial_Plan_and_Draft_FY24_Operating_Plan_and_Budget_(13 February_2023)

RySG_comment_ICANN_FY25_Plans_(12 February-2024)

RySG_comment_Draft_PTI_FY25_Operating_Plan_and_Budget_(12 February-2024)

GTLD Registries Constituency Comments

Statement on behalf of gTLD Registries Constituency during the IDN Workshop held at the ICANN meeting in Luxembourg City

gTLD Registries Constituency statement regarding the draft Interim Report of the IDNC Working Group (24 April 2008)

Registries Constituency comments regarding String Length Requirement for IDN TLDs (7 January 2009)

GNSO gTLD RySG comments on the Interim Paper on Policy Aspects Regarding Introduction of Single Character

gTLD RySG Statement on the Draft Final Report on Policy Aspects Regarding Introduction of Single Character

gTLD RySG statement on the Interim Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (14 March 2011)

Preliminary comments on the JIG Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs dated 12/20/11

Statement on the Second Annual Review of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process (28 April 2012)

Statement on the IDN Variant TLD Program, Revised Program Plan (25 May 2012)

RySG Comment on IDN Implementation Guidelines (10 December 2017)

RySG comment on Recommendations for Managing IDN Variant TLDs (17 September 2018)

RySG comment_IDNs_EPDP_Early_Input_(10 November-2021)

RySG_comment_Additional_Unicode_Scripts_for_Support_in_Internationalized_Domain_Names_(15 February-2022)

RySG_comment_Phase1_Initial_Report_on_the_Internationalized_Domain_Names_EPDP_(20 June-2023)

RySG_comment_gTLD_IDN_Tables_Review_Process_When_Reference_LGR_is_not_available_(12 September-2024)

RySG IGO-INGO Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms comment (29 March 2017)

RySG comment Implementation Protection IGO/INGO names (8 July 2017)

RySG_comment_ Initial_Report_from_the_EPDP_on_Specific_Curative_Rights_Protections_for_IGOs_(23 October-2021)

RySG_comment_Final_Report_from_the_EPDP_on_Specific_Curative_Rights_Protections_for_IGOs_(30 January-2023)

Comments from the Registries Constituency on the Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) Final Report (6 July 2009)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B PDP (16 October 2009)

Comments on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy PDP, Part B, Initial Report (31 July 2010)

Comments on the Proposed Final Report and Recommendations of the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part B (31 March 2011)

Comments on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part B Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for Board Consideration (4 Aug 2011)

Comments on the Preliminary Issue Report on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C (24 August 2011)

Response to the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C Policy Development Process (PDP) (4 January 2012)

Comments on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part B PDP, Recommendation 8, March 2012

Comments on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C Policy Development Process (PDP) Initial Report (3 July 2012)

Statement on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Development Process, Part C, Recommendations for Board Consideration

Comments on the Preliminary Issue Report on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D Policy (14 December 2012)

RySG on Inter- Registrar Transfer Policy Part D PDP (7 Nov 2014)

RySG comments on IRTP implementations (15 May 2015)

RySG comments on IRD (21April 2015)

Constituency statement on the Terms of Reference for new gTLDs (January 30, 2006)

Registries Constituency Comments on Maintaining a Good User Experience with New gTLDs (12 March 2008)

Statement on the contract provisions contained in the Draft Guidebook for New gTLDs (5 December 2008)

Comments on Registry-Registrar Separation (and Section 2.8 of the Second Draft Applicant Guidebook) (13 April 2009)

Comments on Modules 5-6 of the Second Draft Applicant Guidebook for the New gTLD Process (13 April 2009)

Comments on Modules 1-4 of the the Second Draft Applicant Guidebook for the New gTLD Process (13 April 2009)

Proposal Amendment Provision for Draft Base Registry Agreement (8 Feb 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 4, “Outcomes of the String Similarity Review” (2 July 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG), Version 4, Module 5 and the Base Agreement (21 July 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG), Version 4, Modules 1 – 3 (10 August 2010)

Executive Summary on the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Proposed Final New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (7 December 2010)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement on the Proposed Final New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (7 December 2010)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Recommendation 6 Community Working Group (CWG) Recommendations and the Recommendation 6 CWG

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement and comments on the ICANN Board Notes on the GAC’s New gTLDs Scorecard (15 March 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the New Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) Applicant Guidebook – April 2011 Discussion Draft (15 May 2011)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the ICANN FY 12 Draft Operating Plan and Budget (16 June 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook, Version 7, Section 2.10 (16 June 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Second Milestone Reort of the JAS Working Group, Expanding Developing Economies Participation in the New

gTLD Program (6 July 2011)

RySG Comments on Proposal for protection of IOC and RC/RC names at Top Level (7 March 2012)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group letter to ICANN – disclosure request pursuant to ICANN’s Documentary Information Disclosure Policy (DIDP) regarding the

Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) (8 August 2012)

Open Letter from Intergovernmental Organizations on the Expansion of Generic Top Level Domains (15 January 2013)

RySG letter on New gTLD Implementation Issues (8 February 2013)

Statement re: Release of 2-character labels as 2nd level domains in new gTLDs (September 2014)

RySG comments on the Updated Supplementary Procedures for Independent Review Process – IRP (31 January 2017)

RySG comment on Independent Review Process Implementation Oversight Team (IRP IOT) (10 August 2018)

RySG comment on IRP Standing Panel (15 May 2019)

RySG_comment_IRP-IOT–Proposed_updates_to_the_IRP_Supplementary_Procedures_(16 September-2024)

RySG comments on IRTP Part D (6 December 2015)

RySG_comment_ISPCP_Constituency_Charter_Amendments_(23 June-2023)

RySG comments on the Identifier Technology Health indicators: Definition (23 January 2017)
RySG comment on Plan to restart the Root KSK Rollover (2 April 2018)
RySG comments on letter letter process (17 June 2015)

RySG Comments on 2nd Level LGRs (29 July 2016)

RySG Comments on Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level (30 July 2016)

RySG comments on Japanese LGR (31 March 2017)

RySG Comment – Study on Technical Use of Root Zone Label Generation Rules (19 July 2019)

RySG comment -Guidelines for Developing Reference Label Generation Rules (LGRs) for the Second Level V2 (12 May 2020)

RySG Comment – LGRs Second Level (14 October 2020)

RySG_comment_Additional_Reference_Label_Generation_Rulesets_(LGRs)_for_the_Second_Level_(11 March-2021)

RySG_comment_Proposal_for_Latin_Script_Root_Zone_Label_Generation_Rules_(22 November-2021)

RySG_comment_Proposal_for_Japanese_Script_Root_Zone_Label_Generation_Rules_(16 November-2021)

RySG_comment_Proposal_for_Myanmar_Script_Root_Zone_Label_Generation_Rules_(1 March-2022)

RySG_comment_Root_Zone_Label_Generation_Rules_Version_5_(RZ-LGR-5)(5 May-2022)

RySG_comment_Additional_Script-Based_Reference_Label_Generation_Rules_and_Related_Updates_(3 March-2023)

RySG comment on Evolving ICANN’s Multi-stakeholder Model (13 June 2019)

RySG comment – Next Steps to Improve the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model (14 October 2019)

RySG comment – Evolving ICANN’s Multi-stakeholder Model Work Plan (25 February 2020)

​RySG Comment – Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model – Next Steps (31 July 2020)

RySG comment on Draft Project Plan for Proposed Name Collision Analysis Project – NCAP (18 April 2018)

RySG_comment_NCAP_Study2_Documents_(18 March-2022)

RySG_comment_Draft_NCAP_Study_2_Report_and_Responses_to_Questions_Regarding_Name_Collisions_(28 February-2024)

RySG Comment – Draft Proposal for NextGen@ICANN Program Improvements (31 March 2020)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Language_for_the_Next_Round_Applicant_Support and_RSP_Evaluation_Program_Terms_and_Conditions_(23 August 2024)

RySG_comment_Review_of_the_Draft_Registry_Service_Provider_(RSP)_Handbook-New_gTLD_Program_(21 April-2024)

RySG_comment_String_Similarity_Review_Guidelines_(10 April-2024)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Top-Level_Domain_String_for_Private_Use_(21 March-2024)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Language_for_Draft_Sections_of_the_Next_Round_Applicant_Guidebook_(19 March-2024)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Procedure_for_Selecting_a_Top_Level_Domain_String_for_Private_Use_(28 February-2023)

RySG_comment_Second_Proceeding_for_Proposed_Language_for_Draft_Sections_of_the_Next_Round_Applicant_Guidebook_(21 October-2024)

RySG Comments on NomCom Report(21 Nov 2014)

RySG comment on Final draft Report on the NomCom 2 Review (7 May 2018)

RySG_comment_Bylaws_Amendments_and_Documents_to_Implement_the_NomCom2_Review_(29 May-2023)

NTAG letter to ICANN regarding Name Collision and ICANN fees (27 June 2014)
RySG Recommendations to Improve the Office of the Ombudsman (12 January 2018)

RySG_comment_Community_Consultation_on_PICs-RVCs_(23 February-2024)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Policy Development Process (PDP) Work Team Initial Report (18 August 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Comments on the Post Delegation Dispute Resolution Process (PDDRP) (22 November 2009)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement on the Post Delegation Dispute Resolution Process (PDDRP) (1 April 2010)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Preliminary Issues Report on the Current State of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) (13 July 2011)

Comments of the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Policy Development Process (5 October 2009)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Initial Report on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) Policy Development Process

(15 August 2010)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) Working Group Proposed Final Report (21 April 2011)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) Recommendations (7 September 2011)

RySG input on planned study of Pricing Trends (6 Mar 2015)

RySG Comments on Draft PTI Articles of Incorporation (30 July 2016)

RySG comments on draft PTI Bylaws (11 August 2016)

RySG comments on Draft PTI FY18 Operating Plan and Budget (8 December 2016)

RySG Comment on Draft PTI -IANA FY19 OPs and Budget (26 November 2017)

RySG comment on Draft PTI – IANA FY20 OPs and Budget (12 November 2018)

RySG Comment on Draft PTI and IANA FY20 Operating Plan and Budget (12 November 2018)

RySG comment – Draft PTI FY21-24 Strategic Plan (1 June 2020)

RySG Comment – Draft PTI and IANA FY22 Operating Plan and Budget (30 November 2020)

RySG_comment_Draft_PTI_and_IANA _FY23_Operating_Plan_and_Budgets_(23 October 2021)

RySG_comment_PTI-IANA_Governance_Proposal_(30 June-2023)

RySG_comment_Amendments_to_the_Base_gTLD_RA_and_RAA_to_Modify_DNS_Abuse_Contract_Obligations_(13 July-2023)

RySG Comments on RA Amendment (19 July 2016)

CPH_comment_Proposed_Amendments_to_the_Base_gTLD_RA_and_RAA_to_Add_RDAP_Contract_Obligations_(8 November-2022)

RySG comments on RDAP (14 March 2016)

RySG letter re RDAP Pilot (4 May 2017)

RySG letter to Akram on RDAP Pilot (16 June 2017)

RDAP Pilot Letter Follow up (1 August 2017)

RySG Comment – Proposed gTLD RDAP Profile (12 October 2018)

Request for Reconsideration 16-10 RDDS CL&D Policy (9 August 2016)

RySG_comment_Registration_Data_Consensus_Policy_for_gTLDs_(21 November-2022)

RDS PDP Input from the RySG (16 June 2016)

RySG comment on RDS WHOIS 2 Review Team draft report of Recommendations (17 November 2018)

RySG comment – RDS WHOIS2 Review Team final report (9 December 2019)

RySG/RrSG comment – Initial Report on Protection of Red Cross Names in all gTLDs (31 July 2018)
RySG comments on the Guidelines for Developing Reference Label Generation Rule sets (15 December 2015)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement regarding the “Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Initial Report” (26 March 2010)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement, Preliminary Issue Report on Uniformity of Contracts to Address Registration Abuse (15 August 2012)

Registry Fees Proposal (4 December 2015)

Constituency Statement (March 3, 2004)

Constituency Statement attached to Final GNSO Report

General Information

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Comments on the Process for gTLD Registry Agreement Amendment (1 April 2010)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on a clarification of key distinctions between the Sponsored and Community-Based TLD Models (6 May 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the NTIA Further Notice of Inquiry (FNOI), the Internet Assigned Names and Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions

(28 July 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Preliminary GNSO Issue Report on the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) Amendments (13 January 2012)

RySG_comment_Review_of_the_Registry_System_Testing_2-0_Test_Specifications_and_API_(5 May-2024)

Constituency Statement (March 3, 2004)

Constituency Statement attached to Final GNSO Report

General Information

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Comments on the Process for gTLD Registry Agreement Amendment (1 April 2010)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on a clarification of key distinctions between the Sponsored and Community-Based TLD Models (6 May 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the NTIA Further Notice of Inquiry (FNOI), the Internet Assigned Names and Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions

(28 July 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Preliminary GNSO Issue Report on the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) Amendments (13 January 2012)

RySG Comment – Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling (23 November 2020)

RySG Comment – Recommendations for ICANN’s Root Name Service Strategy and Implementation (8 December 2020)

RySG_comment_Root_Zone_Update_Process_Study_(29 April-2022)

RySG_comment_Draft_Report_of_the Root_Zone_DNSSEC_Algorithm_Rollover_Study_(1 December-2023)

RySG Input on RPM Review Report (1 May 2015)

RySG comments on PDP to review RPMs in gTLDs (29 November 2015)

RySG RPM Response (5 July 2016)

Joint comment RySG/RrSG- Phase 1 initial report RPMs  in all gTLDs (4 May 2020)

RySG Comment on All Rights Protection Mechanisms in all gTLD PDPs Phase 1 Final Rec (21 May-2021)

RySG comment on Draft Final Report RSSAC2 Review (8 June 2018)
RySG Comments on RZERC (7 July 2016)

RySG Comment – Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Draft Report (20 March 2020)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement on the Expedited Registry Security Requests (ERSR) (16 November 2009)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Comments, High Security Top-Level Domain (HSTLD), Draft Program Development Snapshot (8 April 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statements regarding the Proposed Strategic Initiatives for Improved DNS Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR), and the Global DNS-CERT Business Case (14 April 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement, Zone File Access Concept Paper (8 April 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the DNS-CERT Operational Requirements and Collaboration Analysis Workshop (8 July 2010)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (6 April 2011)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Final Report of the Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (30 July 2012)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement of the Draft Statement of ICANN’s Role and Remit in Security, Stability and Resiliency of the Internet’s  Unique Identifier Systems (30 August 2012)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the FY 14 Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR) Framework (19 April 2013)

RySG comment Draft Framework for the Registry Operator to Respond to Securtiy Threats (27 July 2017)

RySG_comment_Second_Security,_Stability,_and_Resiliency_SSR2_Review_Team_Final_Report_(9 March-2021)

RySG comment – new gTLD Subsequent Procedures Draft Final Report (30 September 2020)

CPH Comment – SubPro Final Outputs for Board Consideration(1 June-2021)

RySG comment Transfer Policy PDP Early Input (3 Aug-2021)

RySG_comment_Initial_Report_on_the_Transfer_Policy_Review-Phase1(a)_(29 July-2022)

RySG_comment_Policy_Status_Report-Uniform_Domain_Name_Dispute_Resolution_Policy_(UDRP)_(15 April-2022)

RySG_comment_Universal_Acceptance_Roadmap_for_Domain_Name_Registry_and_Registrar_Systems_(17 October-2022)