[council] ICANN Board resolutions from meeting of 7 Feb 2014 in Los Angeles

Wed Feb 12 01:47:28 UTC 2014

Hello All,

See below regarding Board resolutions taken on 7 Feb 2014.

In summary:

- Joe Abley was added to the SSAC advisory committee

- Steve Crocker was added to the new gTLD program committee

- the Board noted the GNSO Policy recommendations on the Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers and has requested more time to consider them in the context of GAC advice

- the Board is forming a working group on the Nominating Committee Recruitment & Selection Process and Size & Composition

- the Board has approved the GNSO Policy recommendations on thick WHOIS

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin

From:   http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-07feb14-en.htm

Approved Board Resolutions | Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board

7 February 2014

1.  Consent Agenda 

	a.  Approval of Board Meeting Minutes

	b.  Appointment of Joe Abley to the Security & Stability Advisory Committee 

	c.  Technical Liaison Group Bylaws Revisions 

	d.  New gTLD Program Committee Membership 

2.  Main Agenda 

	a.  Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs PDP 

	b. Formation of Board Working Group on Nominating Committee Recruitment & Selection Process and Size & Composition 

	c.  GNSO Thick Whois Policy Development Process Recommendations

1.   Consent Agenda:

	a.   Approval of Board Meeting Minutes

Resolved (2014.02.07.01), the Board approves the minutes of the 8, 16, 17, 20 and 21 November Meetings of the ICANN Board.

	b.   Appointment of Joe Abley to the Security & Stability Advisory Committee

Whereas, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) does review its membership and make adjustments from time-to- time.

Whereas, the SSAC Membership Committee, on behalf of the SSAC, requests that the Board should appoint Joe Abley to the SSAC.

Resolved (2014.02.07.02), the Board appoints Joe Abley to the SSAC.

	c.    Technical Liaison Group Bylaws Revisions

Whereas, the ICANN Bylaws currently call for the Technical Liaison Group (TLG) to appoint a non-voting liaison to the ICANN Board as well as a voting delegate to the Nominating Committee (NomCom).

Whereas, the Bylaws set out areas of responsibility for the entities comprising the TLG, including the appointment of experts from whom the ICANN Board can seek advice on relevant matters; these experts have never been appointed.

Whereas, in 2011, ICANN commissioned a review of the TLG which identified that focus was needed to establish effective mechanisms to provide the Board with the technical advice that it may need, noting that the current form of operation of the TLG has not achieved this goal.

Whereas, the proposed Bylaws revisions are intended to allow the component entities of the TLG to focus their energies on their advisory functions.

Whereas, in resolution 2013.09.28.15, the Board directed the Chair of the ICANN Board, in coordination with the President and CEO, to initiate communications with the component entities of the TLG to facilitate their identification of experts in fulfillment of Article XI-A, Section 2, Paragraph 6 of the ICANN Bylaws and the resulting strengthening of the TLG advisory mechanism.

Whereas, in resolution 2013.09.28.16 the Board directed the President and CEO to publish for public comment proposed Bylaws revisions relating to the TLG liaison to the Board and the appointment of a voting member of the Nominating Committee.

Whereas, the proposed amendments were posted for public comment on 30 October 2013.

Whereas, staff provided the Board with a summary and analysis of the public comment received.

Whereas, the Board has reviewed and considered the summary and analysis of the public comment and has determined that the Bylaws revisions attached to the Reference Materials at Attachment A, address the issues discussed above.

Resolved (2013.02.07.03), the Board approves the Bylaws revisions as they were posted for public comment at http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/bylaws-amend-tlg-30oct13-en.htm, subject to two non-substantive changes made solely for clarification.

	d.  New gTLD Program Committee Membership

Whereas, on 10 April 2012 the Board created the New gTLD Program Committee, to which it delegated all legal and decision making authority of the Board relating to the New gTLD Program as set forth in its Charter, which excludes those things that the Board is prohibited from delegating by law, or pursuant to Article XII, Section 2 of the ICANN Bylaws.

Whereas, the Board Governance Committee Subcommittee for Conflicts & Ethics on new gTLDs has determined that Steve Crocker no longer has a conflict of interest with respect to the New gTLD Program, and that determination has been accepted by the Board.

Resolved (2014.02.07.04), Steve Crocker is hereby approved as a voting member of the New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC). The new membership of the NGPC is as follows:

Cherine Chalaby (Chair), Fadi Chehadé, Steve Crocker, Chris Disspain, Heather Dryden (Liaison), Bill Graham, Bruno Lanvin, Olga Madruga-Forti, Erika Mann, Gonzalo Navarro, Ray Plzak, George Sadowsky, Mike Silber, Jonne Soininen (Liaison), Kuo-Wei Wu

2.   Main Agenda:

	a.  Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs PDP

Whereas, on 17 October 2012, the GNSO Council launched a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs addressing the questions set forth in the PDP Working Group Charter at http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-charter-15nov12-en.pdf [PDF, 189 KB].

Whereas, the PDP followed the prescribed PDP steps as stated in the ICANN Bylaws and the GNSO PDP Manual, and resulted in a Final Report delivered to the GNSO Council on 10 November 2013.

Whereas, the Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs Working Group (IGO-INGO WG) reached consensus on twenty-five recommendations in relation to the issues outlined in its Charter.

Whereas, the GNSO Council reviewed, and discussed the recommendations of the IGO-INGO WG, and adopted the WG's consensus recommendations by a unanimous vote at its meeting on 20 November 2013 (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2 ).

Whereas after the GNSO Council vote, a public comment period was held on the approved recommendations, and the comments received have been summarized and published (http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/igo-ingo-recommendations-27nov13-en.htm ).

Whereas, the GAC advised the ICANN Board in the Buenos Aires Communiqué that it remained committed to continuing the dialogue with the NGPC on finalizing the modalities for permanent protection of IGO acronyms at the second level, and the NGPC is actively working on the issue.

Resolved (2014.02.07.05), the Board acknowledges receipt of the GNSO Council's unanimous recommendations on the Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs as set forth in the IGO-INGO WG's Final Report (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf [PDF, 644 KB]), and requests additional time to consider the recommendations so that it may take into account advice from the GAC addressing the same topic.

Resolved (2014.02.07.06), the Board directs the ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee to: 

	(1) consider the policy recommendations from the GNSO as it continues to actively develop an approach to respond to the GAC advice on protections for IGOs; and 

	(2) develop a comprehensive proposal to address the GAC advice and the GNSO policy recommendations for consideration by the Board at a subsequent meeting.

b.   Formation of Board Working Group on Nominating Committee Recruitment & Selection Process and Size & Composition

Whereas the Board previously received the Final Report of the NomCom Finalization Review Working Group on 12 March 2010 (http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm) , which called for a review in three-years' time of issues of the composition, size and recruitment function of the Nominating Committee.

Whereas the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) recommends that it is time to complete the follow-up work anticipated in the Final Report and that a Board Working Group be established for such purpose.

Resolved (2014.02.07.07), the Board approves the establishment of a Board Working Group on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom) in accordance with the Charter recommended by the SIC, the membership of which will be addressed by the Board Governance Committee.

Related materials:

Final report of the NomCom Review Finalization Group issued in January 2010 http://www.icann.org/en/groups/reviews/nomcom/nomcom-review-finalization-wg-final-report-29jan10-en.pdf 

Nominating Committee Improvements Implementation Project Plan adopted in March 2012 http://www.icann.org/en/groups/reviews/nomcom/nomcom-improvements-implementation-plan-01mar12-en.pdf

	c.  GNSO Thick Whois Policy Development Process Recommendations

Whereas, on 14 March 2012, the GNSO Council launched a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the use of 'thick' Whois by all gTLD Registries, both existing and future (see PDP WG Charter, set forth at https://community.icann.org/x/vIg3Ag).

Whereas the PDP followed the prescribed PDP procedures as stated in the Bylaws and due process resulting in a Final Report delivered on 21 October 2013.

Whereas the Thick Whois PDP Working Group (WG) reached full consensus on the recommendations in relation to the issues outlined in the Charter.

Whereas the GNSO Council reviewed and discussed the recommendations of the Thick Whois PDP WG, and adopted the Recommendations on 31 October 2013 by a Supermajority and unanimous vote (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131031-1).

Whereas the GNSO Council vote exceeded the required voting threshold set forth in the ICANN Bylaws to impose new Consensus Policies on ICANN contracted parties.

Whereas the GNSO Council resolved to convene a Thick Whois Implementation Review Team to assist ICANN Staff in developing the implementation details for the new policy should it be approved by the ICANN Board.

Whereas after the GNSO Council vote, a public comment period was held on the approved recommendations, and the comments received strongly supported the recommendations (http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/thick-whois-recommendations-06nov13-en.htm).

Resolved (2014.02.07.08), the Board adopts the GNSO Council Policy Recommendations for a new Consensus Policy on Thick Whois as set forth in section 7.1 of the Final Report (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois/thick-final-21oct13-en.pdf [PDF, 1.23 MB]).

Resolved (2014.02.07.09), the Board directs the President and CEO to develop and execute on an implementation plan for the Thick Whois Policy consistent with the guidance provided by the GNSO Council. The President and CEO is authorized and directed to work with the Implementation Review Team in developing the implementation details for the policy, and to continue communication with the community on such work.

Published on 11 February 2014