[AfrICANN-discuss] Adopted Board Resolutions - ICANN San Juan, Puerto Rico

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

Adopted Board Resolutions - San Juan, Puerto Rico

29 June 2007

*Index*

   - Approval of Minutes<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#a>
   - Approval of 2007-2008 ICANN
Budget<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#b>
   - Election of New Chief Financial
Officer<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#c>
   - Consultation on Transparency and Accountability Operating
Principles<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#d>
   - .COOP Renewal Sponsor
Agreement<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#e>
   - .TEL ICANN Fee
Amendment<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#f>
   - Report on Protections for gTLD Registrants: Registrar Data
Escrow<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#g>
   - Discussion of Global Policy Proposals on Remaining IPv4 Allocations;
   and AS Numbers<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#h>
   - Adoption of IANA Root Zone Procedures for Evaluating IDN
Deployment<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#i>
   - Regional At-Large Organization for North
America<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#j>
   - Consultation on Registrar Accreditation Agreement
Amendments<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#k>
   - Acknowledgement of Technical Progress on
IDNs<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#l>
   - Acknowledgement of Policy Progress on
IDNs<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#m>
   - On the Deployment of
IPv6<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#n>
   - GNSO Improvements<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#o>
   - Other Business<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#p>
   - Thanks to Alejandro
Pisanty<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#q>
   - Thanks to Staff, Scribes, Event Teams, and Local
Hosts<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#r>

* Approval of Minutes*

 Resolved (07.__), the minutes of the Board Meeting of 18 June 2007 are
approved.

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* Approval of 2007-2008 ICANN Budget*

 Whereas, ICANN posted a draft Operating Plan for public comment on 22 March
2007, including links to the strategic plan and details of costing of major
projects <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-22mar07.htm>

Whereas, ICANN held community consultations on the draft Operating Plan at
the Lisbon ICANN meeting, with sessions in English at the public forum (with
the option of remote participation) and also in French, Spanish and Arabic.

Whereas, the proposed budget for FY 2008 was developed to implement the FY
08 Operating Plan, and was posted for public comment in accordance with the
Bylaws on 17 May 2007 <
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-17may07.htm>. A slightly
revised version was posted on 23 May 2007.

Whereas, translations of the budget have been posted in Arabic, French,
Russian, and Spanish (with a Chinese version in progress).

Whereas, ICANN has actively solicited feedback on the budget from numerous
constituencies, including consultations with the ALAC, gTLD Registries and
Registrars constituencies.

Whereas, continuing consultation on the budget has been conducted at ICANN's
meeting in San Juan, with sessions at the public forum and also special
sessions in French and Spanish.

Whereas, the ICANN Board Finance Committee met in San Juan on 24 June 2007,
and recommended that the Board:

   - Accept staff recommendation that this budget represents the
   resources necessary to execute the posted operating plan;
   - Adopt the financial budget targets proposed in the FY08 budget, with
   management discretion to use contingency and execute the plans as
   needs/issues arise;
   - Approve the formal process used to solicit feedback, and appreciates
   that the feedback has been identified and accommodated through changes to
   the budget for further analysis for next year;
   - Approve the amended proposed budget as of 29 June 2007 to be adopted
   for Fiscal Year 2008, including increased support for translation,
   administrative support, revenue plans and fee structures;
   - Amend the planning calendar for FY 2008 to allow for the budget and
   operating plan to be introduced earlier, and at the same time; and
   - Direct staff to assess the reserve fund requirement (level and
   timing) and short and long term revenue models–and report back to Board in
   Los Angeles.

 Resolved (07.___), the ICANN Board approves the recommendations of the
Finance Committee and approves the 2007-08 operating plan and budget.

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* Election of New Chief Financial Officer*

 Resolved (07.___), Kevin Wilson is elected as Chief Financial Officer, to
serve at the pleasure of the Board and in accordance with the Bylaws of the
Corporation, and shall hold his office until his resignation, removal, or
other disqualification from service, or until his successor shall be elected
and qualified.

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* Consultation on Transparency and Accountability Operating Principles*

 Whereas, the transparency and accountability of ICANN and its processes are
of crucial importance to the community.

Whereas, a draft set of Frameworks and Principles for accountability and
transparency has been released for consultation and public comment. The
principles document ICANN's approach to its work, including several new
elements such as a documentary information disclosure policy, a translation
policy, and a participation policy.

Whereas, a workshop discussing the draft principles was held during ICANN's
meetings in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Whereas, the Board encourages discussion and community input to facilitate
continued improvements and measures designed to increase and assist
accountability and transparency. A further workshop concerning enhancements
to ICANN's transparency and accountability is planned to be held during
ICANN's meetings in Los Angeles in October 2007.

Resolved (07.___), the Board actively encourages debate and discussion with
a view to considering further improvements to both transparency and
accountability.

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* .COOP Renewal Sponsor Agreement*

 Whereas, ICANN staff conducted good-faith negotiations with DotCooperation
LLC, sponsor for the .COOP sponsored top-level domain, for the renewal of
their sponsorship agreement.

Whereas, on 20 April 2007, ICANN announced that negotiations with
DotCooperation LLC had been successfully completed, and posted the proposed
.COOP renewal agreement for public comment <
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-20apr07.htm>.

Whereas, ICANN extended the public comment period on 16 May 2007 in response
to community feedback on the proposed renewal agreement <
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-16may07.htm>.

Whereas, DotCooperation LLC wrote to ICANN on 15 June 2007 agreeing to
delete a provision from the proposed agreement that would have permitted the
sponsor to request exemptions from some consensus policies <
http://www.icann.org/correspondence/palage-to-twomey-15jun07.pdf>.

Whereas, the Board carefully considered the proposed renewal agreement,
public comments, and the sponsor's responses, and finds that approval of the
proposed renewal agreement would be beneficial for ICANN and the Internet
community.

It is hereby resolved (07.___), that the .COOP agreement is approved, and
the President is authorized to take such actions as appropriate to implement
the agreement.

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* .TEL ICANN Fee Amendment*

 Whereas, Telnic has submitted an amendment to Article VII, Section 7.2(b)
of the .TEL Registry Agreement to change the fees paid to ICANN.

Whereas, the language of the proposed agreement is similar to that approved
in existing agreements, results in fees aligned more closely to other
registries than fees in the existing agreement, and represents a fee
reduction.

Whereas, ICANN conducted analysis and review of the requested amendment.

It is hereby resolved (07.___), that the President and General Counsel are
authorized to enter into an amendment of the .TEL Registry Agreement to
accept the proposed change in fee structure.

* Report on Protections for gTLD Registrants: Registrar Data Escrow*

 (For discussion only.)

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* Discussion of Global Policy Proposals on Remaining IPv4 Allocations; and
AS Numbers*

 (For discussion only.)

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* Adoption of IANA Root Zone Procedures for Evaluating IDN Deployment*

 Whereas, the introduction of Internationalised Top-Level Domain Names is
considered a priority by ICANN;

Whereas, the IANA Root Zone Procedures for Test IDN Deployment paper is
considered an important component of enabling evaluation and testing prior
to deployment;

Whereas, significant consultation in the technical community and including a
public posting with comment purpose has taken place with no significant
recommendation for change received;

Whereas, the IDN TLD Root Server Performance/Tolerance paper has undergone
the same review as the IANA procedure and is finalisation is anticipated in
conjunction with the root server operators;

Resolved (07.___), the Board accepts the IANA Root Zone Procedures for
Evaluating IDN Deployment, and directs staff to implement this in accordance
with the contract for IANA performance and IANA's procedures.

Resolved (07.___), the Board considers the root-server operators'
participation an important component of the further plans for IDN
evaluations and directs staff to receive and implement recommendations
received from the RSSAC at their 22 July 2007 meeting.

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*Regional At-Large Organization for North America *

 Whereas, the ICANN Bylaws, Article XI, Section 2, Part 4, provide a process
that allows individual Internet users to participate meaningfully in the
work of ICANN, as the community known as 'At-Large', and;

Whereas, groups representing individual internet users throughout the North
American ("NA") Geographic Region have finalised work on organising
themselves as a Regional At-Large Organisation ("RALO") by creating a
Memorandum of Understanding between themselves and ICANN, and;

Whereas, the Parties to the MoU signed it at a public ceremony at the San
Juan ICANN meeting, the execution of the agreement on ICANN's part
contingent upon final approval by the ICANN Board following completion of
the public comment period, and;

Whereas, the ICANN Board wishes to recognise and applaud the North American
At-Large community in question and the achievement of this milestone;

Whereas, the Board wishes to recognise with the signing of this Memorandum
of Understanding and the election of two North American members of the
At-Large Advisory Committee, the ALAC is no longer 'Interim', and the whole
At-Large community is to be congratulated on an enormous amount of work;

Resolved (07.___), the Board ratifies the Memorandum of Understanding with
the North American At-Large Structures, on the same basis under which it was
signed.

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* Consultation on Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments*

 Whereas, ICANN has received considerable comment and recommendations from
registrants and others in the Internet community for improvements in ICANN
contracts in order to protect the interests of registrants.

Whereas, ICANN posted several recommendations in a call for major review of
ICANN's Registrar Accreditation Agreements (RAA) and the accreditation
process.

Whereas, community comment received since the posting tends to affirm those
same areas as important and ICANN has published specific areas for
amendment.

Whereas, ICANN Board and staff have met with the Registrars Constituency to
discuss specific recommended changes to the RAA and agreed to continue
discussions to expedite the publication and consideration of proposed
amendments.

Whereas, it is important to implement amendments in a timely manner to avoid
future harm to registrants.

Resolved (07.__), the Board directs staff to solicit and consider the input
of the Internet community, including the At-Large community and the GNSO
constituencies, regarding proposed changes to the RAA, registrar
accreditation process, and related policies.

Resolved (07.__), the Board requests that staff engage with the Registrars
Constituency in order to arrive at, and post for public comment, a set of
proposed amendments or alternative version to the RAA, that is intended to
address to the extent feasible the concerns raised by the Internet
community.

Resolved (07.___), that when the RAA is published for public comment, that
notice be provided to allow the At-Large Advisory Committee, the GNSO, and
other interested parties to review the proposed revised RAA and provide
advice to the Board in its review.

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* Acknowledgement of Technical Progress on IDNs*

 Whereas, the Board expresses its gratitude to the volunteers in the
technical community, including the IETF, IAB, RSSAC, and SSAC for their work
related to the deployment of IDNs.

Whereas, the Board recognizes the important work being done on the revision
of the IDNA protocol that provides the framework for what characters can be
used when registering domain names, as well as the successful results in the
laboratory test conducted by Autonomica.

Whereas, ICANN is preparing the near-term release of a publicly accessible
facility for the evaluation of at least eleven IDN TLDs that will be
provisionally entered into the root zone of the DNS and that will include
second-level domains in the same languages as the TLDs, all for evaluation
purpose only.

Whereas, the Board recognizes that this is a significant step towards the
stable deployment of IDNs.

Whereas, the SSAC has undertaken a technical study to analyze stability and
security issues associated with the deployment of IDNs TLDs.

Whereas, the TLD registries working group has recently released IDN
Guidelines revisions, and plans to continue this effort as further details
of the IDNA protocol revision is being completed.

Whereas, the ICANN Board remains committed to the development and deployment
of IDNs that enable people to use domain names with characters other than a
through z and 0 through 9, and at the same time benefit from the promise of
a single interoperable Internet.

Resolved (07.___), the ICANN Board acknowledges the 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.

Resolved (07.___), the ICANN Board respectfully requests that technical
volunteers continue to work closely together to complete their work revising
the IDNA protocol and identifying technical requirements for IDN
registrations to guide the policy making community.

Resolved (07. ___), the ICANN Board requests staff to consider the resulting
technical recommendations as essential for the introduction of IDN at the
top-level in a manner that ensures the continued security and stability of
the Internet.

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* Acknowledgement of Policy Progress on IDNs*

 Whereas, the Board expresses its gratitude to the ICANN community,
including the GNSO, ccNSO, GAC, and ALAC for their work related to the
deployment of IDNs.

Whereas, the ccNSO, GNSO, GAC and ALAC are actively addressing policy
aspects related to the introduction of internationalized top-level labels.

Whereas, a joint effort involving the ccNSO and GAC has made considerable
progress, publishing a list of issues and questions that need to be
addressed in order to move forward with IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO
3166-1 two-letter codes.

Whereas, the ICANN community is discussing the details involved in using an
interim approach to IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter
codes to meet near-term demands and to gain experience with mechanisms for
selection and authorization of such TLDs that can inform a policy
development process aimed at creating an overall policy.

Whereas, the ICANN Board remains committed to the development and deployment
of IDNs that enable people to use domain names with characters other than a
through z and 0 through 9, and at the same time benefit from the promise of
a single interoperable Internet.

Resolved (07.___), the ICANN Board respectfully requests that that the ICANN
community including the GNSO, ccNSO, GAC, and ALAC provide the Board with
responses to the published list of issues and questions that need to be
addressed in order to move forward with IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO
3166-1 two-letter codes in a manner that ensures the continued security and
stability of the Internet. The Board requests status reports regarding
progress by the conclusion of the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles in October
2007.

Resolved (07.___), the ICANN Board respectfully requests that the ICANN
community including the GNSO, ccNSO, GAC, and ALAC continue to work
collaboratively, taking the technical limitations and requirements into
consideration, to explore both an interim and an overall approach to IDN
ccTLDs associated with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes and recommend a
course of action to the Board in a timely manner.

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* On the Deployment of IPv6*

 Whereas, the unallocated pool of IPv4 address space held by IANA and the
Regional Internet Registries is projected to be fully distributed within a
few years;

Whereas, the future growth of the Internet therefore increasingly depends on
the availability and timely deployment of IPv6;

Whereas, the ICANN Board and community agree with the call to action from
the Address Supporting Organization and the Number Resource Organization,
Regional Internet Registries, the Government Advisory Committee, and others,
to participate in raising awareness of this situation and promoting
solutions;

The Board expresses its confidence in the Internet community to meet this
challenge to its future prospects, and expresses its confidence in the
bottom-up, inclusive, stakeholder-driven processes in place to provide any
needed policy changes, and;

The Board further resolves to work with the Regional Internet Registries and
other stakeholders to promote education and outreach, with the goal of
supporting the future growth of the Internet by encouraging the timely
deployment of IPv6.

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* GNSO Improvements*

 Whereas Article IV, Section 4 of ICANN's Bylaws calls for 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 part of ICANN's ongoing commitment to its
evolution and improvement, and are intended to ensure an independent
examination of the role and operation of key elements of ICANN.

Whereas independent reviews of the GNSO and the GNSO Council were completed
and submitted to the Board.

Whereas the Board created the "Board Governance Committee GNSO Review
Working Group" to consider the independent reviews and other relevant input,
and recommend to the Committee a comprehensive proposal to improve the
effectiveness of the GNSO, including its policy activities, structure,
operations and communications.

Whereas the Working Group posted a working draft and supporting documents
which present the group's initial ideas and pose key questions regarding
GNSO improvements on which public comment has been and continues to be
sought.

Whereas public forums were held in Lisbon and San Juan at which the
community discussed the proposed draft and areas of emerging agreement,
possible recommendations, and questions about how to improve the GNSO's
inclusiveness and representativeness, while at the same time increasing its
effectiveness and efficiency.

Whereas the public comment period comments on the working draft is
continuing, and the Working Group encourages additional comments.

Whereas the Working Group will consider all input and develop a new draft of
proposed recommendations for additional public comment and Board Governance
Committee consideration, after which the Board will act on final proposed
recommendations on GNSO improvements.

Resolved (07.___), the ICANN Board acknowledges with gratitude the work of
the community and the Working Group and encourages additional public comment
and stakeholder input on the draft and ideas for appropriate GNSO changes.

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* Other Business*

   - President's Strategy Committee Update
   - Strategic Planning Consultation Update <
   http://www.icann.org/planning>

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*Thanks to Alejandro Pisanty *

Whereas Alejandro Pisanty:

   - Was elected by the DNSO to serve on the first elected ICANN Board
   starting at the Annual Meeting in 1999;
   - Was elected by the DNSO to a second term starting in mid-2003;
   - Was elected by the GNSO to a final term on the board that expired on
   June 8, 2007;
   - Was elected as Vice-Chair of the ICANN Board at the Annual Meeting
   in 2001 and served in this position through the Annual Meeting in 2006;
   - Served as Chair of the ICANN Committee on Evolution and Reform from
   its formation at the Annual Meeting in 2001 through implementation of its
   recommendations;
   - Served as Chair of the Board Governance Committee from 2004 through
   2006;
   - Served as: a member of the Executive Committee from 2000 through
   2006; a member of the Finance Committee in 2004 and 2006; a member of the
   Reconsideration Committee from 2001 through June 2003; and a Co-Chair of the
   ICANN Board & Governmental Advisory Committee Joint Working Group.

 Whereas Alejandro Pisanty has tirelessly served the Board and virtually all
aspects of the ICANN and Internet communities with brilliance, energy,
distinction, panache and a devastatingly ironic wit;

Whereas he has contributed in countless ways to the successes of ICANN with
his unique blend of technical, diplomatic and collaborative skills;

Now therefore it is resolved that the ICANN Board offers its sincere and
heartfelt gratitude for his long and diligent service and conveys its best
wishes for success in his university roles and expresses its great
appreciation for his continued service to the Internet community in the
Internet Governance Forum, as a leader in the Internet Society, and more
generally as an unflagging advocate for the spread of the Internet to all
who wish to use it.

(Motion adjourned until Los Angeles.)

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* Thanks to Staff, Scribes, Event Teams, and Local Hosts*

 The Board wishes to extend its thanks to Gauss Research Laboratory and its
Managing Director, Dr. Oscar Moreno for hosting the ICANN meeting. The Board
would also like to thank Deputy Assistant Secretary Meredith Atwell Baker of
the NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce; Brad Weiner, Dean, Faculty of Natural
Sciences, University of Puerto Rico; Boris Jaskille, Executive Director,
Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company; and Bernadette Lewis, Secretary
General, Secretariat of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union for
participating in the Welcome Ceremony. The Board also thanks those who
worked with the local hosts to make this a successful meeting.

The Board expresses its appreciation to the scribes Laura Brewer, Teri
Darrenougue, Jennifer Schuck and Charles Motter, to ICANN staff present here
in San Juan, and to the rest of the ICANN staff for their efforts in
facilitating the smooth operation of the meeting.

The Board also wishes to express its appreciation to all the Gauss Research
Laboratory staff and the students of the University of Puerto Rico for
support of meeting arrangements, Centennial Communications and JW Technology
Service for bandwidth and wireless support, Media Stage, Inc. for
audio/visual support, Sizzling Ideas Event Designers and ICCS for staging
and setups. Additional thanks are given to the Caribe Hilton for this fine
facility and to their event facilities and support.
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