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[council] Adopted Resolutions from ICANN Board Meeting
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Adopted Resolutions from ICANN Board Meeting
http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-08dec06.htm
8 December 2006
Index
Approval of Minutes
Approval of .BIZ/.INFO/.ORG Registry Agreements
2007 Nominating Committee Chair Appointment
Progress on ICANN Board-GAC Joint Working Group
IDN Status – Acknowledgement and Next Steps
Approval of Strategic Plan 2007-2010
Schedule for Periodic Reviews of ICANN Structure and Operations
Regional At-Large Organization for Latin America and Caribbean
Thanks to Daniel Dardailler
Thanks to Roberto Gaetano
Thanks to Hagen Hultzsch
Thanks to Veni Markovski
Thanks to Hualin Qian
Thanks to Workshop Participants
Thanks to Sponsors, Staff, Scribes, and Event Teams
Thanks to Local Hosts
(Adjourn Eighth Annual Meeting & Convene Organizational Meeting)
Election of Board Chairman
Election of Board Vice-Chairman
Board Committee Assignments
Election of Corporate Officers
Approval of Minutes
Resolved (06.___), the minutes of the Board Meeting of 18 October 2006
are approved.
Resolved (06.___), the minutes of the Board Meeting of 22 November 2006
are approved.
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Approval of .BIZ/.INFO/.ORG Registry Agreements
Whereas, proposed new registry agreements between ICANN the operators
the .BIZ, .INFO, and .ORG registries were posted for public information
on 27 June 2006
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-27jun06.htm>.
Whereas, the complete proposed agreements with appendices were posted
for public comment on 28 July 2006
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-28jul06.htm>.
Whereas, a summary of the public comments was posted on 11 September
2006 and reviewed by the Board
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-11sep06.htm>.
Whereas, on 12 October 2006, ICANN posted responses to the public
comments from the registry operators
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-12oct06.htm>.
Whereas, on 24 October 2006, ICANN posted revised proposed registry
agreements including a new restriction on the use of "traffic data" and
the acceptance of 10% caps on price increases by the .BIZ, .INFO, and
.ORG registry operators
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24oct06.htm>.
Whereas, the Board has carefully considered the revised proposed
agreements, and the public comments and the registry responses, and
finds that approval of the proposed new agreements would be beneficial
for ICANN and the Internet community.
Resolved (06.___), the proposed .BIZ, .INFO, and .ORG registry
agreements are hereby approved, and the President is authorized to take
such actions as appropriate to implement the agreements.
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2007 Nominating Committee Chair Appointment
Whereas, Article VII, Section 2(1) of the Bylaws calls for the
non-voting Chair of the Nominating Committee to be appointed by the
ICANN Board.
Whereas, the Board Governance Committee has recommended that George
Sadowsky be appointed to Chair the 2007 Nominating Committee, and he has
indicated a willingness to so serve.
Resolved (06.___), that George Sadowsky is appointed as Chair of the
2007 Nominating Committee, to serve until the conclusion of the ICANN
annual meeting in 2007, or until his earlier resignation, removal, or
other disqualification from service.
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Progress on ICANN Board-GAC Joint Working Group
Whereas, after its 25 June 2006 face-to-face meeting in Marrakech the
ICANN Board-GAC Joint Working Group, co-chaired by Alejandro Pisanty
(Vice-Chair, Board) and Janis Karklins (Chair of the GAC's Working Group
on the Future of the GAC), continued its program of inter-sessional
activities through two conference calls and email.
Whereas, the Joint Working Group has been functional as an instrument
for making communications between the Board and the GAC more effective.
Whereas, on 6 December 2006, the Working Group held its third
face-to-face meeting during the ICANN meeting in São Paulo, Brazil,
where it discussed the GAC work program for 2007, joint outreach
efforts, permanent solution for the GAC secretariat, contingency
planning and the role of the GAC within the ICANN framework.
Whereas, the Working Group will continue its support to outreach
strategies and the sustained synchronization of GAC's priorities with
ICANN's work program and strategic plan.
Whereas, in its XXVI Communiqué, the GAC endorsed its 2007 work program
and provided input to the Transparency and Accountability Management
Operating Principles for ICANN.
Resolved (06.___), to recognize the progress made by the Joint Working
Group, and express its appreciation to the GAC for its 2007 work program
and its input to comments to the Transparency and Accountability
Management Operating Principles.
Resolved (06.___), to request the Joint Working Group to report on
progress made on the further implementation of its work program and
progress made on outreach, at the ICANN meeting in March 2007.
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IDN Status – Acknowledgement and Next Steps
Whereas, the Board expresses its gratitude to the volunteers, in
particular from the technical community including the IETF, IAB, RSSAC,
the TLD registries working group, and the IDN President's Advisory
Committee, for their work related to the insertion of internationalized
top level labels.
Whereas, the preliminary laboratory test conducted by Autonomica and
development of root zone and application test plans are significant
steps toward the stable deployment of IDNs.
Whereas, the TLD registries working group has met regularly on the IDN
Guidelines revisions and a best practices document.
Whereas, the ccNSO, GNSO, and the GAC have active working groups
considering policy aspects related to the introduction of
internationalized top-level labels.
Whereas, the community has had considerable discussions regarding the
development of a process by which internationalized labels corresponding
to territories could be developed through a joint effort involving the
ccNSO and GAC.
Resolved (06.___), the ICANN Board acknowledges the significant work
performed by the members of the community working on this important
topic and urges this work to continue to move forward in a manner that
emphasizes the security and stability of the Internet and enhances the
usability of and accessibility to the Internet.
Resolved (06.___), the ICANN Board respectfully requests that all
volunteers work closely together in their continued work to ensure that
the introduction of IDNs proceeds in a coordinated, timely manner.
Resolved (06.___), the ICANN Board requests the ccNSO and the GAC,
through a joint collaborative effort, in consultation as needed with the
relevant technical community, to produce an issues paper relating to the
selection of IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes.
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Approval of Strategic Plan 2007-2010
Whereas, ICANN's July 2007 through June 2010 Strategic Plan is based on
consultation with the community through workshops held in multiple
languages at ICANN meetings, through Supporting Organizations and
Advisory Committees and through public forums on the ICANN website.
Whereas, the 2007-2010 Strategic Plan gives a brief description of
challenges and opportunities that ICANN is likely to face in the next
years and outlines five strategic objectives for the ICANN community.
Whereas, the strategic objectives in the plan will form the framework
around which the July 2007 through June 2008 Operational Plan and the
associated budget are constructed.
Whereas, members of the community have been very generous with their
time and the Board appreciates the work that they have done.
Resolved (06.___), the Board approves the 2007-2010 Strategic Plan, and
directs the President and staff to move forward with the community-based
operational planning process based on the strategic objectives as set
forth in the plan.
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Schedule for Periodic Reviews of ICANN Structure and Operations
Whereas Article IV, Section 4 of ICANN’s Bylaws calls for the Board to
cause periodic reviews of the performance and operation of each
Supporting Organization, each Supporting Organization Council, each
Advisory Committee (other than the Governmental Advisory Committee), and
the Nominating Committee by an entity or entities independent of the
organization under review.
Whereas these reviews are intended to ensure an independent examination
of the role and operation of key elements of ICANN, and are part of
ICANN’s ongoing commitment to its evolution and improvement.
Whereas the Board Governance Committee has determined that, although not
required by the Bylaws, a review of the Board would be appropriate and
consistent with ICANN’s commitment.
Whereas these reviews will be conducted in an objective way by
independent evaluators, under guidance from the Board on the review’s
terms of reference, and with opportunity for public review and comment
on the terms of reference and on the results of the reviews.
Whereas the Board Governance Committee considered the age,
responsibilities, and activities of each entity to be reviewed, and
considered the operational limitations for managing and implementing
reviews, and approved a comprehensive review schedule.
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Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org
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