Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)
How to Join the RSSAC Caucus
To apply for membership in the RSSAC Caucus, interested applicants should fill out the application form by clicking the Apply to Join button below. You may also download this MS Word document, complete it, and submit the statement of interest to the RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee at rssac-membership@icann.org
Application Review Timeline
Applications received by the seventh of the month will be reviewed by the Membership Committee for presentation to the RSSAC at its meeting on the first Tuesday of the following month, as per the following timeline:
| Statement of Interest (SOI) Submission Deadline | RSSAC Caucus Membership Meeting | RSSAC Meeting |
| By the seventh of a given month | Second Thursday of the month | First Tuesday of the following month |
Note: This table is for informational purposes only. Timing of the RSSAC Meetings and the RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee Meetings may change due to ICANN Public Meetings or other events.
Application Information |
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Your statement of interest should include:
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The RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee considers the following points when reviewing applicants. Please include details in your statement of interest about how your qualifications and experiences best align with at least some of these desired points. It is not required that an applicant have experience in ALL of these areas. DNS Community Experience
Internet Governance Experience
DNS Knowledge
Commitment to Participate
Criteria for Continued Membership
Note: RSSAC understands that some DNS experts may want to remain as RSSAC Caucus members to regularly get updates about the RSSAC and RSSAC Caucus even though they do not actively participate in the RSSAC Caucus work. While the points of consideration to join RSSAC Caucus remain unchanged, RSSAC may allow such RSSAC Caucus members to remain on the RSSAC Caucus mailing list as "mailing list only" participants or observers. |
Individuals may request to join the RSSAC Caucus Mailing list as Observers. Observers may monitor the mailing list discussions in real time and view RSSAC Caucus meetings, but do not have posting privileges to the RSSAC Caucus mailing list nor may they participate in discussions during an RSSAC Caucus meeting. Interested individuals should either
The Observer Statement of Interest should include:
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In November 2013, the RSSAC formed the Membership Committee to oversee the process of admitting new Caucus members. The Membership Committee currently consists of:
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