ICANN Community Excellence Award

ICANN Community Excellence Award is an annual award that ICANN gives to community members "who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and demonstrated collaboration with different supporting organizations and/or advisory committees."^[1]

History

The Award was first given in 2014, at ICANN 50, in London. ICANN renamed the honor from the Multistakeholder Ethos Award to the Community Excellence Award in January 2020.^[2]

Overview

Recipients have served in roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and collaborated with more than one Supporting Organizations and/or Advisory Committees. The recipients have participated in ICANN for at least five years. A panel of community members representing each SO/AC selects recipients annually. Nominees must have

Demonstrated ability to work across community lines with ICANN Stakeholders toward consensus building;
Facilitated dialogue in a fair, collegial manner, shown empathy and a sincere desire to engage with people from other backgrounds, cultures, and interests; and
spent time supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness through volunteer service.^[3]