[council] RE: Preparation of Board report on Procedure for use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry

[Olof Nordling]

Hi Bruce,
Noted. A draft will be forthcoming a.s.a.p.
Best regards
Olof


-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Tonkin [mailto:Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au] 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 4:15 AM
To: Olof Nordling
Cc: Maria Farrell; Liz Williams; council at gnso.icann.org
Subject: Preparation of Board report on Procedure for use by ICANN in
considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow
changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry

Hello Olof,

Please note that in accordance with the ICANN ByLaws, Annex A, Section
11
http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#AnnexA , the GNSO Council
requires the ICANN staff to produce the "Board Report" on Procedure for
use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and related contractual
amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD
registry.

The GNSO Council unanimously recommended that the procedure be
established as a consensus policy.

The requirements of the Board Report are:

"11. Council Report to the Board

The Staff Manager will be present at the final meeting of the Council,
and will have five (5) calendar days after the meeting to incorporate
the views of the Council into a report to be submitted to the Board (the
"Board Report"). The Board Report must contain at least the following:

a. A clear statement of any Supermajority Vote recommendation of the
Council;

b. If a Supermajority Vote was not reached, a clear statement of all
positions held by Council members. Each statement should clearly
indicate (i) the reasons underlying each position and (ii) the
constituency(ies) that held the position;

c. An analysis of how the issue would affect each constituency,
including any financial impact on the constituency;

d. An analysis of the period of time that would likely be necessary to
implement the policy;

e. The advice of any outside advisors relied upon, which should be
accompanied by a detailed statement of the advisor's (i) qualifications
and relevant experience; and (ii) potential conflicts of interest;

f. The Final Report submitted to the Council; and

g. A copy of the minutes of the Council deliberation on the policy
issue, including the all opinions expressed during such deliberation,
accompanied by a description of who expressed such opinions."

Please send a draft of the "Board Report" to the Council as soon as
possible.
The main additional elements are the detailed minutes of the Council
deliberation on the issue, and probably a contriution from the
operationa area of ICANN (e.g via Kurt Pritz) on the time it will take
to implement.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin