[ispcp] WG: [council] Preliminary Report of ICANN Board meeting 19 February 2010

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From: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-19feb10-en.htm 


Preliminary Report of Special Board Meeting

19 February 2010
[Formal Minutes are still to be approved by the ICANN Board] 

Note: This has not been approved by the Board and does not constitute
minutes but does provide a preliminary attempt setting forth the
unapproved reporting of the resolutions from that meeting. Details on
voting and abstentions will be provided in the Board's Minutes, when
approved by the board at a future meeting. 

A Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors was held via
teleconference 19 February 2010 @ 03.00 UTC. Chairman Peter Dengate
Thrush promptly called the meeting to order. 

In addition to Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush the following Directors
participated in all or part of the meeting: Rod Beckstrom (President and
CEO), Dennis Jennings (Vice Chairman), Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Raimundo
Beca, Steve Crocker, Rita Rodin Johnston, Raymond A. Plzak, Rajasekhar
Ramaraj, George Sadowsky, Mike Silber, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, Bruce
Tonkin, and Katim Touray. Gonzalo Navarro sent his apologies. 

The following Board Liaisons participated in all or part of the meeting:
Janis Karklins, GAC Liaison; Ram Mohan, SSAC Liaison; Thomas Narten,
IETF Liaison; Jonne Soininen, TLG Liaison; Vanda Scartezini, ALAC
Liaison; and Suzanne Woolf, RSSAC Liaison. 


This is a preliminary report of the approved resolutions resulting from
the Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors, which took place on
19 February 2010. 

Agenda 

Discussion regarding Upcoming ICANN International Meeting 

Rod Beckstrom, Doug Brent and Geoff Bickers led a presentation to the
Board on the following topics relating to the upcoming International
Meeting in Nairobi: 

a) the additional measures taken by the Kenyan hosts and ICANN to
enhance security; 

b) the current registration and cancellation figures, particularly
noting those who have declared they will not attend; 

c) the full agenda planned for the meeting, with a commitment to move
ahead on relevant decisions; 

d) the demands and challenges to providing enhanced remote participation
tools, to support those who will not be able to attend in person; the
need for ongoing monitoring of the security situation; 

and, e) the ongoing communication with the community. 


The Board then took the following action: 

Review of Plans for ICANN's 37th International Meeting in Nairobi
 
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Whereas, the ICANN Board approved holding its 2010 Africa meeting in
Nairobi during its May 2009 Board Meeting (see resolution
2009.05.21.09);

 

Whereas, the ICANN Board has reconfirmed its commitment to hold the 37th
International Meeting in Nairobi, during its January 2010 Board Meeting
(see resolution 2010.01.22.01);

 

Whereas, ICANN has continued to receive external information and
questions regarding security and has conducted internal reviews and
external reviews of the current security conditions following on from
recent events in Nairobi;

 

Resolved (2010.02.18.01), the ICANN Board has reviewed and confirms the
plans for its upcoming 37th International ICANN Meeting in Nairobi;

 

Resolved (2010.02.18.02), the ICANN Board directs the CEO to continue to
communicate widely with the community and provide information regarding
the meeting;

 

Resolved (2010.02.18.03), the ICANN Board directs the CEO to report back
to the ICANN Board following the 37th International Meeting on the use
of the adjustments and approaches relating to enhancement of ICANN's
meetings. 

10 Board members voted in favor of the resolutions.  One board member
voted against the resolutions, and three abstained from voting. One
Board member was not available to vote on the resolution. The resolution
carried. 

Following on from a board member suggestion to withhold cost information
while the Nairobi meeting is still being prepared and planned, the board
members also approved a resolution to redact one resolution
(2010.02.02.18.04) from the preliminary report until after the Nairobi
meeting. The redacted resolution was regarding specific funding
authorization for enhanced public participation. General Counsel &
Secretary, John Jeffrey     agreed that this redaction could be made
consistent with Article III, Section 5, Paragraph 2 of the ICANN Bylaws,
thus allowing the amount to be withheld until the arrangements are made
and the resolution can be posted in the formal minutes of this meeting. 

Staff will continue to communicate widely with the community regarding
the Nairobi meeting in line with the Board's direction and guidance. 

Meeting adjourned 4.35 UTC.