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<P><FONT size=2><BR>FYI<BR><BR>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----<BR>Von:
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [<A
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Im Auftrag von Bruce Tonkin<BR>Gesendet: Freitag, 5. Oktober 2012 02:31<BR>An:
council@gnso.icann.org<BR>Betreff: [council] ICANN Board meeting resolutions - 3
October 2012<BR><BR><BR>Hello All,<BR><BR>See below for the resolutions adopted
at the Board meeting on Wed 3 Oct 2012.<BR><BR>Ones of interest to the GNSO
would be:<BR><BR>- posting of draft changes to the charter of the registry
stakeholder group<BR><BR><FONT size=3><STRONG>- appointment of Yrjö Juhani
Länsipuro as chair of the 2013 Nominating committee<BR><BR>- appointment of
Cheryl Langdon-Orr as chair-elect of the 2013 Nominating
committee<BR><BR><BR></STRONG></FONT>Regards,<BR>Bruce
Tonkin<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>From: <A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-03oct12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-03oct12-en.htm</A><BR><BR>Approved
Board Resolutions | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board<BR><BR>1.<BR>Consent
Agenda:<BR><BR>Resolved, the following resolutions in this Consent Agenda are
approved:<BR><BR> a. Approval of
Board Meeting Minutes<BR><BR> Resolved
(2012.10.03.01), the Board approves the minutes of the 13 September 2012 ICANN
Regular Board Meeting.<BR><BR>
b. Registry Stakeholder Group Charter Amendments for
Posting<BR><BR>Whereas, The ICANN Bylaws (Article X, Section 5.3) state, "Each
[GNSO] Stakeholder Group shall maintain recognition with the ICANN
Board."<BR><BR>Whereas, the GNSO Registry Stakeholder Group (RySG) has alerted
ICANN Staff and the Board to a set of changes to its Charter including expanding
the activities of its internal Observers Group and simplifying the process for
assessment of annual dues.<BR><BR>Whereas, the Board believes community review
and comment of the RySG charter changes can provide a useful input to the
Board;<BR><BR>Resolved (2012.10.03.02) that the CEO is directed to open a Public
Comment Forum asking for community review and comment on the changes that the
Registry Stakeholder Group has proposed to its charter.<BR><BR><BR><BR>c.
Appointment of Narayan Gangalaramsamy to the Security & Stability Advisory
Committee<BR><BR>Whereas, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)
does review its membership and make adjustments from
time-to-time.<BR><BR>Whereas, the SSAC Membership Committee, on behalf of the
SSAC, requests that the Board should appoint Narayan Gangalaramsamy to the
SSAC.<BR><BR>Resolved (2012.10.03.03), the Board appoints Narayan Gangalaramsamy
to the SSAC.<BR><BR><BR><BR>d. Contracting and Disbursement Authority For
Audit Program Service Provider<BR><BR>Whereas, ICANN is committed to attaining a
high ethical standard to help ensure the legitimacy and sustainability of the
multi-stakeholder model.<BR><BR>Whereas, it is crucial to have strengthened
programs and practices in place to help promote ICANN's goals, including that of
enhanced contractual compliance.<BR><BR>Whereas, planning a thorough and
comprehensive audit of ICANN registries and registrars over a three year
timeframe is consistent with and is intended to help progress ICANN's goals of
understanding, enhancing and improving contractual
compliance.<BR><BR>[Negotiation details redacted]<BR><BR>Whereas, the value
[negotiation details redacted] will exceed the ICANN Officers' existing
contracting and disbursement authority.<BR><BR>Resolved (2012.10.03.04), the
Board hereby authorizes the President and CEO, or his designees, to negotiate
for and enter into a contract with an appropriate Audit Program service
provider, and make all required disbursements called for under that contract
[negotiation details redacted].<BR><BR>Resolved (2012.10.03.05), the Board
approves the redaction of the details of the Resolution 2012.10.03.04 pending
completion of negotiations.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>2. Main
Agenda:<BR><BR> a. BGC
Recommendation on Nominating Committee Chair/Chair-Elect<BR><BR>Whereas, the BGC
has reviewed the Expressions of Interest from candidates for the Nominating
Committee ("NomCom") Chair and Chair-Elect.<BR><BR>Whereas, the BGC has
interviewed certain candidates and recommended that that Yrjö Juhani Länsipuro
be appointed as the 2013 NomCom Chair and Cheryl Langdon-Orr be appointed as the
2013 NomCom Chair-Elect.<BR><BR>Resolved (2012.10.03.06), the Board adopts the
recommendation of the BGC and hereby appoints Yrjö Juhani Länsipuro as the 2013
NomCom Chair and Cheryl Langdon-Orr as the 2013 NomCom
Chair-Elect.<BR><BR><BR>3. Executive Session<BR><BR>The Board conducted a
confidential portion of the meeting during which it passed other resolutions
(2012.10.03.C1 and 2011.10.03.C2) that shall remain confidential as an "action
relating to personnel or employment matters", pursuant to Article III, section
5.2 of the ICANN Bylaws.<BR><BR><BR></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>