Re: [ga] Adopted Resolutions from ICANN Board Meeting

["kidsearch" <kidsearch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow, I can see at least Jones-Day has representation on the BoD.


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Subject: [ga] Adopted Resolutions from ICANN Board Meeting


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> http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-18oct06.htm
> Adopted Resolutions from ICANN Board Meeting
>
> 18 October 2006
>
> Corporate Officer Signing Authorities
>
> Whereas, the organization has grown, and the resulting demands on the
> President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) have increased and made it
> less practical for the President & CEO to handle day-to-day demands of
> business operations whilst performing the broader external functions
> facing ICANN.
>
> Whereas, the annual budget and resulting expenditures have increased in
> amount and frequency over time.
>
> Whereas, increasing the signing authorization levels would improve the
> efficiency of handling day-to-day business operations.
>
> Whereas, the Chief Financial Officer in consultation with the Board
> Audit and Finance Committees, has prepared a proposed statement of
> “Financial Control Procedures: Corporate Officer Signing Authorities”
> dated 17 October 2006.
>
> Whereas, the Audit and Finance Committees have reviewed the proposed
> statement of “Financial Control Procedures: Corporate Officer Signing
> Authorities” and determined that the provisions are reasonable in
> relation to other similar not-for-profit organizations based on size of
> the organization and total annual revenues, and provide appropriate
> financial control while regulating the related risk. The Audit and
> Finance Committees have determined the proposed procedures would be
> beneficial to the organization and recommend that the provisions set
> forth in the statement be adopted by the full Board of Directors.
>
> Resolved (06.__) that the statement of “Financial Control Procedures:
> Corporate Officer Signing Authorities” dated 17 October 2006 is hereby
> adopted.
>
> Payment of Legal Expenses
>
> Whereas, ICANN has had significant needs for legal services during the
> month of July 2006 and August 2006, including general legal advice and
> several pending lawsuits involving ICANN.
>
> Whereas, Jones Day have provided extensive legal services to meet these
> needs.
>
> Whereas, ICANN has received invoices from Jones Day totaling
> US$116,762.52 in connection with legal services provided to ICANN during
> July and August 2006.
>
> Whereas, the General Counsel and the Chief Financial Officer have
> reviewed the invoices and determined that they are proper and should be
> paid.
>
> Resolved (06.__), the President is authorized to make payments to Jones
> Day in the amount of US$116,762.52 for legal services provided to ICANN
> during July and August 2006.
>
> sTLD Agreement with .ASIA (DotAsia Organisation Limited)
>
> Whereas, on 4 December 5, 2005, the board authorized the President and
> General Counsel to enter into negotiations relating to proposed
> commercial and technical terms for the .ASIA sponsored top-level domain
> (sTLD) with the applicant, DotAsia Organisation Limited,
>
> Whereas, on 18 July, 2006, ICANN announced that negotiations with the
> applicant for the .ASIA sponsored top-level domain had been successfully
> completed, and posted the proposed .ASIA sponsored TLD registry
> agreement on the ICANN website,
>
> Whereas, the Board has determined that approval of the agreement, and
> delegation of a .ASIA sponsored top-level domain to DotAsia Organisation
> Limited would be beneficial for ICANN and the Internet community,
>
> Resolved (06.___), the proposed agreement with DotAsia Organisation
> Limited concerning the .ASIA sTLD is approved, and the President is
> authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement the agreement.
>
> Economic Study of Proposed Registry Agreements
>
> Whereas, proposed new registry agreements between ICANN the operators of
> the .BIZ, .INFO, and .ORG registries have been posted for public comment
> and presented to the Board.
>
> Whereas, the proposed new agreements were the subject of a substantial
> number of comments, especially concerning competition-related issues
> such as differential pricing.
>
> Whereas, ICANN's Core Values include:
>
> Preserving and enhancing the operational stability, reliability,
> security, and global interoperability of the Internet.
> Where feasible and appropriate, depending on market mechanisms to
> promote and sustain a competitive environment.
> Introducing and promoting competition in the registration of domain
> names where practicable and beneficial in the public interest.
> Whereas, the Board has carefully considered the proposed new agreement,
> 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, provided that ICANN and the registry
> operators are able to agree to appropriate revisions to the proposed
> agreements to address competition-related issues such as differential
> pricing.
>
> Whereas, the GNSO is currently conducting a policy-development process
> that includes study of some of these issues, but ICANN has pressing
> operational questions relating to its bilateral contracts with registry
> operators that need to be resolved, separate from any generally
> applicable new policies on this subject that might be recommended
> through the GNSO process.
>
> Whereas, the domain registration market is very complex and producing
> reliable analysis and findings will require high-levels of economic
> expertise.
>
> Resolved (06.___), the President is directed to commission an
> independent study by a reputable economic consulting firm or
> organization to deliver findings on economic questions relating to the
> domain registration market, such as:
>
> whether the domain registration market is one market or whether each TLD
> functions as a separate market,
> whether registrations in different TLDs are substitutable,
> what are the effects on consumer and pricing behavior of the switching
> costs involved in moving from one TLD to another,
> what is the effect of the market structure and pricing on new TLD
> entrants, and
> whether there are other markets with similar issues, and if so how are
> these issues addressed and by who?
> Resolved (06.__), after having considered the public comments and the
> responses from the registries, the President and the General Counsel are
> hereby requested to renegotiate the proposed agreements relating to:
> competition-related concerns (in particular price increase
> restrictions); traffic data and review mechanisms resulting from the
> introduction of new studies or additional information.
>
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