RE: [council] ICANN Board meeting agenda - 23 April 2009

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,
 
I have been contacted by several people in the GNSO community regarding
the RAA accreditation agenda item.  I have conveyed the concerns to the
Board list, and will provide an update later today.
 
Regards,
Bruce Tonkin
 


________________________________

        From: Alan Greenberg [mailto:alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx] 
        Sent: Thursday, 23 April 2009 5:25 AM
        To: Bruce Tonkin; Council GNSO
        Cc: Cheryl Langdon-Orr
        Subject: RE: [council] ICANN Board meeting agenda - 23 April
2009
        
        
        To strengthen Kristina's remarks, let me add that the RAA is on
the agenda as an "informational item". A decision on it was deferred at
the Mexico City Board meeting, pending a 30 day comment period. The
period is now over and the comments (according to the staff summary)
supported adoption "the sooner the better". The Board itself in Mexico 
        
        committed "to act on approval of the amendments at the earliest
        opportunity" following this public comment period.
        
        The longer we wait, the fewer registrars will be covered
automatically
        and ICANN will have to pay them to adopt the new RAA.
        
        Alan
        
        At 22/04/2009 09:58 AM, Rosette, Kristina wrote:
        
        

                Thanks, Bruce.
                
                I see that the RAA Amendments aren't an agenda item.
Given that the
                public comment period closed on 6 April and the majority
of comments
                supported the amendments and the Board's prompt action
on them, do you
                know why there's no agenda item (and, if not, who may be
able to answer
                that question)?
                
                K
                
                 
                
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                Subject: [council] ICANN Board meeting agenda - 23 April
2009
                
                
                From: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/agenda-23apr09.htm
                
                A. Consent Agenda
                =================
                
                Approval of Minutes - 3 February 2009 and 12 February
2009 Approval of
                Board Audit Committee's Recommendation for Engagement of
Auditors for
                FY09-10 Approval of Charter of Community-Wide Working
Group to Review
                The Structure of ICANN's Present Geographic Regions
Approval of Board
                Governance Committee's Recommendation regarding
Ombudsman Framework
                Approval of Board Governance Committee's Recommendation
for Posting of
                the Revised Conflict of Interest Policy for Public
Comment Approval of
                Board Governance Committee's Recommendation of
Procedures for Board
                Nominations Approval of Redelegation of .NG Approval of
Phased
                Allocation Process for Single & Two-Character Domain
Names in .BIZ,
                including proposed Contract Amendment Approval of
Posting for Public
                Comment the Plan for Enhancing Internet Security,
Stability & Resiliency
                Approval of Staff to Follow the Global Policy Proposal
for the
                Allocation of IPv4 Blocks to Regional Internet
Registries 
                
                
                B. Regular Agenda
                =================
                
                1. GNSO Improvements 
                
                        a Implementation Efforts 
                
                        b GNSO Council Restructuring 
                
                2 New gTLD Implementation Updates 
                
                        a Implementation Recommendation Team 
                
                        b Geographical Names 
                
                        c Timeline 
                
                3. Approval of Seoul Budget - October 2009 Meeting
Location 
                
                4. Agenda for Upcoming Board Retreat 
                
                5. Other Business 
                
                6. Board Executive Session 
                
                
                C. Informational Agenda
                ========================
                
                1. Registrar Accreditation Agreement Update 
                
                2. .PRO Registry Agreement Renewal 
                
                3. IDNccTLD Update 
                
                4. Update on FY10 Operational Planning & Budget Process 
                
                5. Reports from Board Committees 
                
                        a Audit Committee - 28 February 2009 Preliminary
Report 
                
                        b Board Governance Committee - 11 February 2009
and 28 February
                2009 Minutes
                 
                        c Finance Committee - 10 February 2009 Minutes
and 28 February
                2009 Preliminary Report 
                
                        d IANA Committee - 28 January 2009 and 16
February 2009 Minutes
                and 1 March 2009 Preliminary Report 
                
                        e Public Participation Committee - 17 February
2009 and 28
                February 2009 Minutes
                 
                        f Risk Committee - 27 January 2009 and 1 March
2009 Preliminary
                Reports 
                
                        g Structural Improvements Committee - 10
February 2009 Minutes
                and 28 February 2009 Preliminary Report