[council] Adopted Resolutions from ICANN Board Meeting

Fri Dec 8 18:09:02 UTC 2006

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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.

-- 
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org