Now Accepting Nominations for the ICANN Community Excellence Award

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opened the nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award today. The nomination period will close on 8 January 2027 at 23:59 UTC.
Launched in 2014, the Community Excellence Award recognizes ICANN community members who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions and contributed substantively to the ICANN multistakeholder model.
The ideal recipient(s) will have:
Candidates will be evaluated by a panel of ICANN community members appointed by the SO/AC chairs. The panel will evaluate candidates using a merit-based point system and the following criteria:
Please submit your nominations using this form and provide detailed information explaining how the nominee meets the award criteria. Self-nominations will not be considered. Any questions about the award process or requests for additional information in support of nominations may be submitted via email to [email protected].
The award recipient(s) will be announced in March 2027 at ICANN88 in Lisbon. For more information, please refer to the ICANN Community Wiki.
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