[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN 35 -- Adopted Board Resolutions, Sydney, Australia

Anne-Rachel Inné annerachel at gmail.com
Sat Jun 27 03:38:24 SAST 2009


Adopted Board Resolutions | Sydney, Australia

26 June 2009

*1. Consent Agenda<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#1>
*

*1.1. Designation of Seoul Meeting as Annual General
Meeting<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#1.1>
*

*1.2. Approval of Charter of Community-wide Working Group to Review the
Structure of ICANN's Present Geographic
Regions<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#1.2>
*

*1.3. Approval of Board Governance Committee's Recommendation of Board
Committee and Leadership Selection
Procedures<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#1.3>
*

*1.4. Approval of Board Governance Committee's Recommendation on Committee
Membership <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#1.4>*

*1.5. Approval of Composition of the ccNSO Review Working
Group<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#1.5>
*

*1.6. Allocation Process for Single, Two, and Select Three-Character Domain
Names in Dot-Pro, Including Proposed Contract
Amendment<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#1.6>
*

*1.7. Receipt of the ICANN Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability
and Resiliency <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#1.7>
*

*1.8. Acknowledgement of At-Large Summit
Work<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#1.8>
*

*1.9. Approval of
Minutes<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#1.9>
*

*2. GNSO Improvements – Stakeholder Group Charters and Draft Bylaws
Amendments <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#2>*

*3. GNSO Improvements – Proposed GNSO Constituency
Applications<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#3>
*

*4. Adoption of the FY10 Operating Plan and
Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#4>
*

*5. Approval of SSAC
Appointments<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#5>
*

*6. Display and usage of Internationalized Registration
Data<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#6>
*

*7. Prohibition of Redirection and Synthesized DNS Responses by
TLDs<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#7>
*

*8. President's Strategy Committee's Recommendations on Improving
Institutional Confidence: The Way
Forward<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#8>
*

*9. Thanks to the Implementation Recommendations
Team<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#9>
*

*10. Update on New gTLD
Process<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#10>
*

*11. Posting of Proposed Amendments to Bylaws Provisions on Structural
Improvements <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#11>*

*12. ALAC Review Working Group's Final
Report<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#12>
*

*13. Board Response to Discussions arising from Sydney
Meeting<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#13>
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*14. Other Business<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#14>
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*15. CEO Selection Committee
Charter<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#15>
*

*16. Election of Rod Beckstrom as ICANN's President and
CEO<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#16>
*

*17. Appointment of Dr. Paul Twomey as ICANN's Senior
President<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#17>
*

*18. Thanks to Dr. Paul
Twomey<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#18>
*

*19. Thanks to Staff, Scribes, and Event
Teams<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#19>
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*20. Thanks to Sponsors<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#20>
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*21. Thanks to Community<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#21>
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*22. Thanks to Australian Government and Local
Hosts<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#22>
*

*1. Consent Agenda*

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the following consent agenda resolutions are
hereby approved:

*1.1. Designation of Seoul Meeting as Annual General Meeting*

Whereas, ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 13, requires that each annual
meeting for ICANN be held at the principal office of ICANN, or any other
appropriate place of the ICANN Board's time and choosing, provided such
annual meeting is held within 14 months of the immediately preceding annual
meeting.

Whereas, the ICANN Board will be meeting in Seoul, Korea on 30 October 2009.

Whereas, the Board desires to designate its meeting on 30 October 2009 as
the 2009 Annual Meeting for ICANN.

Resolved (2009.06.26__), the Board designates the 30 October 2009 meeting in
Seoul, Korea as the 2009 Annual Meeting for ICANN.

*1.2. Approval of Charter of Community-wide Working Group to Review the
Structure of ICANN's Present Geographic Regions.*

Whereas, the community-wide Geographic Regions Review Working Group was
formed by the Board to study and review the issues related to the definition
of the ICANN Geographic Regions, consult with all stakeholders, and submit
proposals for community and Board consideration relating to the current
definition of the ICANN Geographic Regions.

Whereas, the Working Group comprised of representatives of the ALAC, ccNSO,
GAC and GNSO developed a proposed charter to govern its work and the public
comment forum produced comments generally supporting the charter and its
work plans.

Whereas, the Working Group has addressed Board member requests to modify the
original draft charter to ensure that the document clearly reflects the
opportunity for full community participation in the effort and
representatives of the NRO (acting for the ASO) have now also joined the
effort.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the proposed charter of the Geographic Regions
Working Group Version 4.5 dated 8 June 2009 is approved.

*1.3. Approval of Board Governance Committee's Recommendation of Board
Committee and Leadership Selection Procedures.*

Whereas, the Board adopted the current Board Governance Committee Procedures
for Board Nominations on 2 June 2003.

Whereas, according to Paragraph 1.C. of its Charter, the Board Governance
Committee has the responsibility for creating and recommending to the full
Board for approval a slate of nominees for Board Chair, Board Vice Chair,
and chairmanship and membership of each Board Committee, including filling
any vacancies which may occur in these positions during the year.

Whereas, the Board Governance Committee has reviewed and revised the
previously adopted Board Governance Committee Procedures for Board
Nominations.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the revised Board Committee and Leadership
Selection Procedures are approved.

*1.4. Approval of Board Governance Committee's Recommendation on Committee
Membership*

Whereas, the Board Governance Committee has recommended the following
membership of the Board Committees due to changes to the Board membership.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the membership of the following Board Committees,
with Board Directors as voting members and Board liaisons as non-voting
members, be established as follows:

*Audit Committee*: Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Steve Crocker, and Rita Rodin
Johnston (Chair).

*Board Governance Committee*: Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Steve Goldstein,
Dennis Jennings (Chair), Ram Mohan, Raymond Plzak, and Rita Rodin Johnston.

*Compensation Committee*: Peter Dengate Thrush (Chair), Steve Goldstein,
Rajasekhar Ramaraj, and Bruce Tonkin.

*Executive Committee*: Board Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush (Chair), and
Board Vice-Chairman Roberto Gaetano, and the President *ex officio*.

*Finance Committee*: Raimundo Beca, Steve Crocker, Dennis Jennings,
Rajasekhar Ramaraj (Chair), and Bruce Tonkin (as observer).

*IANA Committee*: Harald Tveit Alvestrand (Chair), Raimundo Beca, Steve
Crocker, Thomas Narten, Katim Touray, and Suzanne Woolf.

*Public Participation Committee*: Dennis Jennings, Thomas Narten, Thomas
Roessler, Mike Silber, Jean-Jacques Subrenat (Chair), and Katim Touray.

*Risk Committee*: Steve Crocker, Steve Goldstein, Raymond Plzak, Rajasekhar
Ramaraj, Wendy Seltzer, and Bruce Tonkin (Chair).

*Structural Improvements Committee*: Raimundo Beca, Roberto Gaetano (Chair),
Rita Rodin Johnston, Mike Silber, and Jean-Jacques Subrenat.

*1.5. Approval of Composition of the ccNSO Review Working Group*

Whereas, the Structural Improvements Committee has recommended the
composition of the ccNSO Review Working Group.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the following composition of the ccNSO Review
Working Group is approved: Jean-Jacques Subrenat (Chair), Vittorio Bertola,
Demi Getschko, Ram Mohan, and Alejandro Pisanty.

*1.6. Allocation Process for Single, Two, and Select Three-Character Domain
Names in Dot-Pro, Including Proposed Contract Amendment*

Whereas, RegistryPro has submitted a request pursuant to ICANN's Registry
Services Evaluation Policy to amend the dot-pro Registry Agreement to permit
a phased allocation program for single, two and select three-character
domain names.

Whereas, the proposed release of single, two and select three-character
domain names in .PRO would be consistent with the recommendations of the
GNSO Reserved Names Working Group and other approvals to permit the release
of single, two and three-character domain names.

Whereas, ICANN has evaluated the proposed amendments to the .PRO Registry
Agreement as new registry services pursuant to the Registry Services
Evaluation Policy and has posted amendments for public comment and Board
approval <http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/>.

Whereas, the amendment grants a limited exception to price caps for the RFP
or auction of single, two and select three-character domain names in .PRO.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the .PRO amendments are approved, and the
President and General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as
appropriate to implement the amendments.

*1.7. Receipt of the ICANN Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability
and Resiliency*

Whereas, ICANN's Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and
Resiliency has been posted for public comment from 21 May 2009 to 19 June
2009.

Whereas, a final Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and
Resiliency has been prepared and is available at <
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/ssr/ssr-final-plan-25jun09-en.pdf>.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the ICANN Board acknowledges receipt of the ICANN
Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency.

*1.8. Acknowledgement of At-Large Summit Work*

Whereas, the At-Large Summit was held at the Mexico City ICANN meeting in
March 2009.

Whereas, the Board has received the Final Declaration of the At-Large Summit
<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/files/atlarge/correspondence-05mar09-en.pdf>.

Whereas, the Community has continued the Summit's spirit of engagement and
enthusiasm through a set of follow-up activities.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board accepts receipt of the Final Declaration
of the At-Large Summit and extends its congratulations on the successful
Summit held in Mexico City.

*1.9. Approval of Minutes*

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Minutes of the Special Board Meeting of 21 May
2009 [URL] are hereby approved.

*2. GNSO Improvements – Stakeholder Group Charters and Draft Bylaws
Amendments*

Whereas, the Board determined at its May 2009 meeting that the proposed
charters for four new GNSO Stakeholder Groups require revisions to ensure
equitable participation and representation by new constituencies.

Whereas, the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) has made revisions to
the various charter documents and shared them with proponents of each
Stakeholder Group.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board directs the SIC to continue working with
the community and Stakeholder Group proponents to (a) ensure that the
proposed Stakeholder Group Charters are appropriately revised to meet the
Board's vision for the GNSO improvements and restructuring initiative, and
(b) ensure that the Board will have four Stakeholder Group Charters ready
for Board action at its July 2009 meeting.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), that in recognition of the additional time
required to engage with the community on new Stakeholder Group Charters, the
Board hereby postpones the seating of the new GNSO Council until the ICANN
meeting in Seoul, South Korea in October 2009.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), in order to ensure that this new goal can be
achieved, ICANN Staff is directed to post for public comment draft Bylaws
amendments regarding restructuring that have been developed by the GNSO
community so that the Board can take action on them at its July meeting.

*3. GNSO Improvements – Proposed GNSO Constituency Applications*

Whereas, the Board has received petitions for the formation of four new GNSO
Constituencies, and these submissions are the first formal requests for new
constituencies in nearly a decade.

Whereas, public comment forums for three of these proposals for new GNSO
constituencies have concluded and a fourth forum is ongoing.

Whereas, the Board would like to expeditiously decide on the pending
petitions.

Whereas, the Board is pleased with the response of the community in
organizing these four prospective new Constituencies and in completing the
various notifications, petitions, and charter documents designed to formally
seek Board recognition and approval.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board directs the Structural Improvements
Committee and the ICANN Staff to continue with due diligence efforts,
working with the Constituency proponents to (a) clarify certain
organizational, membership and process issues raised by the community, (b)
evaluate whether the proposals meet the Bylaws criteria for new GNSO
Constituencies, and (c) make recommendations to the Board with on
appropriate actions regarding the proposed Constituencies as soon as
practicable.

*4. Adoption of the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget*

Whereas, the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget Framework for fiscal year ending
30 June 2010 was presented at the Mexico City ICANN meeting and was posted
in February 2009 for community consultation <
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-17feb09-en.htm>.

Whereas, community consultations were held to discuss and obtain feedback on
the Initial Framework.

Whereas, the draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget was posted for public
comment in accordance with the Bylaws on 17 May 2009 based upon the FY10
Operating Plan and Budget framework, community consultation, and
consultations with the Board Finance Committee <
http://www.icann.org/en/financials/fiscal-30jun10.htm>.

Whereas, ICANN has actively solicited community feedback and consultation
with ICANN's constituencies
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200906.html#draft-opplan-budget<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200906.html#draft-opplan-budget>
>.

Whereas, the ICANN Board Finance Committee has discussed, and guided staff
on, the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget at each of its regularly scheduled
monthly meetings.

Whereas, the ICANN Board Finance Committee met in Sydney on 20 June 2009 to
discuss the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget, and recommended that the Board
adopt the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget.

Whereas, the President has advised that the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget
reflects the work of staff and community to identify the plan of activities,
the expected revenue, and resources necessary to be spent in fiscal year
ending 30 June 2010.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board adopts the Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Operating Plan and Budget <
http://www.icann.org/en/financials/fiscal-30jun10.htm>.

*5. Approval of SSAC Appointments*

Whereas, SSAC does review its membership and make adjustments from time to
time.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board appoints the individuals identified
below to the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC).

Harald Alvestrand

Roy Arends

Steve Conte

Robert Guerra

Duncan Hart

Jeremy Hitchcock

Warren Kumari

Matt Larson

Douglas Maughan

Christophe Reverd

John Schnizlein

Dan Simon

Stefano Trumpy

Patrick Vande Walle

Richard Wilhelm

Whereas, Mike St. Johns was appointed to the ICANN Security and Stability
Advisory Committee on December 5, 2004.

Whereas, ICANN wishes to acknowledge and thank Mike St. Johns for his
service to the community by membership on the Security and Stability
Advisory Committee.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), Mike St. Johns has earned the deep appreciation of
the Board for his service to ICANN by his membership on the SSAC, and that
the Board wishes Mr. St. Johns well in all future endeavours.

*6. Display and Usage of Internationalized Registration Data*

Whereas, ICANN has been working towards the introduction of
Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) with the gTLD and ccTLD communities.

Whereas, support for characters from local languages in domain name
registration submission and display is an issue that affects many
communities across the GNSO, CCNSO, ALAC and GAC.

Whereas, while standard formats are defined for domain labels, no standard
format is required for elements of a domain name registration record
(Registration Data), such as contact information, host names, sponsoring
registrar and domain name status.

Whereas, members of the community with knowledge and expertise in these
areas have identified topics of inquiry in the display and usage of
internationalized Registration Data, including applications and Internet
user experience, data reliability, accuracy and operational issues, and
security and standardization issues. See:

   - SAC037 "Display and usage of Internationalized Registration Data" (21
   April 2009) <http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac037.pdf>;
   - SAC033 "Domain Name Registration Records and Directory Services" (22
   July 2008) <http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac033.pdf>;
   - SAC027 "Comment to GNSO regarding WHOIS Studies" (7 February 2008) <
   http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac027.pdf>.

Whereas, the Board recognizes that discussion and resolution of these issues
would be beneficial to the introduction of Internationalized Domain Names.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board requests that the GNSO and SSAC, in
consultation with staff, convene an Internationalized Registration Data
Working Group comprised of individuals with knowledge, expertise, and
experience in these areas to study the feasibility and suitability of
introducing display specifications to deal with the internationalization of
Registration Data.

The Board directs the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group to
solicit input from interested constituencies including ccTLD operators and
the CCNSO during its discussions to ensure broad community input.

The Board further directs staff to provide a dedicated staff person and
additional staff resources as staff determines to facilitate the work of the
Internationalized Registration Data Working Group.

*7. Prohibition of Redirection and Synthesized DNS Responses by TLDs*

Whereas, on 10 June 2009, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee
(SSAC) has forwarded an advisory which determines that the redirection and
synthesizing of DNS responses by TLDs poses a clear and significant danger
to the security and stability of the domain name system.

Whereas, the topic of redirection and synthesizing of DNS responses by TLDs
and TLD operators has been studied by members of the community with
knowledge and expertise in this area. See:

   - SAC032 "Preliminary Report on DNS Response Modification" (20 June 2008)
   <http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac032.pdf>;
   - RSTEP "Search.Travel RSTEP Report" (2 November 2006) <
   http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/tralliance_report.pdf>;
   - SAC015 "Why Top Level Domains Should Not Use Wildcard Resource Records"
   (10 November 2006) <http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac015.htm>;
   - SAC006 "Redirection in the COM and NET domains" (9 July 2004) <
   http://www.icann.org/committees/security/ssac-report-09jul04.pdf>.

Whereas, the Board recognizes that resolution of these issues would be
beneficial to the security and stability of the Domain Name System.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), that new TLDs, including ASCII and IDN gTLDs and
IDN ccTLDs, should not use DNS redirection and synthesized DNS responses.
Staff is directed to revise the relevant portions of the draft Applicant
Guidebook to prohibit such redirection and synthesis at the top-level for
new gTLDs, and to take all available steps with existing gTLDs to prohibit
such use.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board further directs staff to communicate and
disseminate in July 2009 the concerns regarding harm caused by the
redirection and synthesizing of DNS responses with appropriate parties,
including the ccNSO, ccTLD operators and the GAC, who might be able to
ensure measures are taken to assure the integrity of error responses as well
as name resolution for ccTLDs.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board requests that the ccNSO provide a report
on mechanisms that could be employed to ensure that redirection and
synthesis at the top level is effectively prohibited.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board invites the GAC to consider what
measures could be taken to alleviate harm that can be caused by redirection
and synthesis of DNS responses at the top level.

*8. President's Strategy Committee's Recommendations on Improving
Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward*

Whereas, the President's Strategy Committee ("PSC") was established in 2006
to advise the President and the Board on strategic issues facing ICANN.

Whereas, during the Midterm Review by the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration in February 2008 of the Joint Project Agreement,
the PSC was identified by ICANN's Chairman, Peter Dengate Thrush, as the
group to facilitate discussions with the community about the issues raised
regarding ICANN's planned transition to the private sector.

Whereas, the PSC was asked to outline a plan for developing a transition
framework.

Whereas, the PSC conducted several public meetings around the world and ran
two online consultations on successive drafts of its documents.

Whereas, the PSC delivered a draft Implementation Plan on Improving
Institutional Confidence to the Board at ICANN's Mexico City meeting in
March 2009.

Whereas, at the Board meeting on 6 March 2009, the Board thanked the PSC for
its work and posted the report for public comment for 60 days.

Whereas, the Board resolution also directed staff to evaluate implementation
of the proposals and report its findings to the Board.

Whereas, "Improving Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward," a set of
proposed staff implementation recommendations was published on 1 June 2009 <
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-01jun09-en.htm> for
community review.

Whereas, a range of community feedback has been received throughout the
Sydney ICANN meeting.

Whereas, the Governmental Advisory Committee has proposed a joint Board-GAC
working group to initiate a process to consider the role of the GAC within
ICANN.

Whereas, the Board has reviewed the recommendations mentioned below from the
PSC and considered the public input offered on the recommendations, the
consequent staff recommendations and the GAC communiqué of the Sydney
meeting.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board resolves to:

   1. Establish a Board-GAC joint working group to review the GAC's role
   within ICANN and ask this working group to also engage the ICANN community
   in a fully consultative process on GAC's role within ICANN. ("Improving
   Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward," Appendix A, Recommendation 1.6)

   Invite the GAC to nominate a Co-Chair of the joint working group, and
   request the BGC to nominate five directors, one of whom to serve as
   Co-Chair, to serve on the joint working group by 31 July 2009.
   2. Request the Board-GAC joint working group to consider measures to
   enhance support of the GAC's work, including interpretation of meetings,
   translation of documents, extension of travel support for GAC members from
   the Least Developed Countries, and remote participation at GAC meetings.
   (1.6.1, 1.6.3)
   3. Request the Board-GAC joint working group to propose better ways for
   governments to be informed about ICANN and for enhanced opportunities for
   the GAC to meet with the ICANN Board and community. (1.6.2)
   4. Approve staff working with the leadership of the SOs and ACs to
   establish guidance on disclosing and handling conflicts of interest across
   the SOs and ACs. (1.13.1)
   5. Task staff to explore further improvements in coordination and
   potentially increased cross-participation between SOs and ACs, especially
   during the issue-identification stage of a new policy initiative. (1.13.4)
   6. Task the CEO to develop a staff code of conduct. (1.14.1)
   7. Task the staff to develop procedures and guidelines for implementing
   the practice of producing executive summaries of all substantive, published
   documents. (2.5.1)
   8. Continue progress towards attaining operational management excellence,
   including in revenue and expense planning and management, strategic and
   operational planning, and accountability for operational and financial
   results. (4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2)

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), that the following proposals, including the
possible Bylaws amendments proposed in the "Improving Institutional
Confidence: The Way Forward" report, be posted for 60 days for public
comment:

   - Establishment of a special mechanism for the community to require the
   Board to re-examine a Board decision, invoked by a two-thirds majority vote
   of two-thirds of the Councils of all Supporting Organizations and two-thirds
   of members of all the Advisory Committees.
   - Establishment of a new independent review body with powers to review
   the exercise of decision-making powers of the ICANN Board under three
   general rubrics of fairness, fidelity and rationality.

The Board encourages active community consideration and comment on these
proposals, including by legal experts on judicial review mechanisms and
including enhancements of these PSC proposals. Further, the Board directs
staff to commission input by independent experts on the proposal for a new
independent review body.

*9. Thanks to the Implementation Recommendations Team*

Whereas, trademark protection has been identified by the community as a
significant issue in the introduction of new gTLDs.

Whereas, the Board resolved in March 2009 to convene an Implementation
Recommendations Team (IRT) comprised of an internationally diverse group of
persons with knowledge, expertise, and experience in the fields of
trademark, consumer protection, or competition law, and the interplay of
trademarks and the domain name system to develop and propose solutions to
the overarching issue of trademark protection in connection with the
introduction of new gTLDs.

Whereas, the Board further requested that the IRT (i) distribute its draft
report by 24 April 2009 to interested members of the community for comment,
and (ii) produce a final report to be published no later than 24 May 2009
for consideration by the ICANN community at the Sydney meeting.

Whereas, the IRT has devoted considerable time, effort, and dedication to
meeting this request, and has delivered a draft and a comprehensive final
report.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board thanks the members of their IRT for
their intensive engagement on these issues and their detailed and articulate
proposals.

*10. Update on New gTLD Process*

Whereas, staff has posted additional memoranda and updated guidebook
excerpts for public comment <
http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-e-en.htm<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-e-en.htm>
>.

Whereas, discussions have continued here in Sydney, and whereas the public
comment period on these documents is open through 20 July 2009.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board thanks the community for their
constructive and helpful feedback and requests all interested parties to
submit comments prior to the close of the comment period.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board directs the staff to continue its
implementation work on new gTLDs, with due consideration of all inputs, and
to produce a revised Draft Applicant Guidebook and a comprehensive set of
implementation documents for public comment and discussion prior to the
ICANN meeting in Seoul.

*11. Posting of Proposed Amendments to Bylaws Provisions on Structural
Improvements*

Whereas, Article IV, Section 4 of the Bylaws governs the ICANN
organizational review processes.

Whereas, the current cycle of three years between structural reviews has to
proven to be impractical, the Board has determined that five years between
cycles, if feasible, would be more practical.

Whereas, the Structural Improvements Committee has the responsibility for
"[r]eviewing, and suggesting changes as warranted to, ICANN's policies and
processes governing organizational review."

Whereas, the Structural Improvements Committee, based on lessons learned
during the first cycle of organizational reviews of key structures of ICANN,
has agreed that modifications are needed to Article IV, Section 4 of the
Bylaws.

Whereas, the Structural Improvements Committee recommends that the Board
direct staff to post proposed revisions to Article IV, Section 4 of the
Bylaws for public comment.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board directs staff to post for public comment
a set of proposed revisions [URL] to Article IV, Section 4 of the Bylaws.

*12. ALAC Review Working Group's Final Report*

Whereas, at its 20 June 2009 meeting, the Board's Structural Improvements
Committee approved the ALAC Review Working Group's Final Report <
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-10jun09-en.htm>.

Whereas, the report's recommended allocation of two voting Directors to
At-Large requires consideration of alternative options and recommendations
arising out of the Board review process to reduce the size of the Board and
reconsider the size and composition of the Nominating Committee.

Whereas, the other recommendations formulated by the ALAC Review Working
Group can move to the implementation phase, as noted by the SIC.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the final report of the ALAC Review Working Group
is received by the Board, and the Working Group Chair and its Members are
thanked for their work.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board directs ICANN Staff to assist the
At-Large community in developing a proposed implementation plan and timeline
for the recommendations in the report (except for the recommendation to
provide At-Large with voting seats, which will be discussed by the Board at
its next meeting). These plans and timeline should be submitted to the
Structural Improvements Committee for review and Board approval.

*13. Board Response to Discussions arising from Sydney Meeting*

   - Timing of the release of New gTLDs and IDN ccTLDs
   - Process going forward with the IRT
   - Process going forward with registry-registrar separation

*14. Other Business*

*15. CEO Selection Committee Charter*

Whereas, Dr. Paul Twomey announced at ICANN's meetings in Mexico City that
he would step down as President and CEO of ICANN on 1 July 2009.

Whereas, under Bylaws Article XIII, the Board is responsible for selecting a
new President and CEO.

Whereas, in accordance with Bylaws Article XII, the Board has established a
CEO Selection Committee for the purpose of reviewing candidates and
recommending the selection of a new President and CEO.

Whereas, the Board has slated Board members Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Peter
Dengate Thrush (Chair), Dennis Jennings, Rita Rodin Johnston and Rajasekhar
Ramaraj to serve as members of the CEO Selection Committee.

Whereas, the CEO Selection Committee has drafted a CEO Selection Committee
Charter [URL].

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board confirms the charter of the CEO
Selection Committee.

*16. Election of Rod A. Beckstrom as ICANN's President and CEO*

Whereas, Dr. Paul Twomey will step down as President and CEO of ICANN at 12
noon California time (19:00 UTC) on 1 July 2009.

Whereas, in order to conduct a search for a new President and CEO, the Board
established a CEO Selection Committee consisting of five Board members.

Whereas, a description of the position of ICANN CEO was posted on the ICANN
website on 31 March 2009
<http://icann.org/en/careers/ceo-31mar09-en.htm<http://www.icann.org/en/careers/ceo-31mar09-en.htm>
>.

Whereas, the CEO Selection Committee engaged Egon Zehnder, an international
executive search firm, to identify candidates for the CEO position.

Whereas, the executive search firm conducted a detailed, thorough and global
search for a CEO candidate, and identified numerous candidates for the CEO
Selection Committee to consider.

Whereas, the CEO Selection Committee carefully considered the qualifications
of all identified candidates and chose a number to interview at length.

Whereas, after lengthy interviews and deliberations, the CEO Selection
Committee identified Rod A. Beckstrom as the leading candidate for the CEO
position.

Whereas, the Board and executive management team had the opportunity to
interview Rod A. Beckstrom.

Whereas, the Board finds that Rod A. Beckstrom possesses the leadership,
political, technical and management skills necessary to lead ICANN as
President and CEO.

Whereas, the CEO Selection Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the
Chairman of the Board have recommended that Rod A. Beckstrom be elected
President and CEO.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), effective 12 noon California time (19:00 UTC) on 1
July 2009, and contingent upon the execution of an agreement based on terms
that have been approved by the Board, Rod A. Beckstrom is elected as
President and Chief Executive 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.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), ICANN's Chairman and its General Counsel are
authorized to finalize an employment agreement with Rod A. Beckstrom, and
ICANN's Chairman is authorized to execute that employment agreement on
behalf of ICANN.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board wishes to thank Egon Zehnder for its
assistance with the CEO search process.

*17. Appointment of Dr. Paul Twomey as ICANN's Senior President*

Whereas, Dr. Paul Twomey announced at ICANN's meetings in Mexico City that
he would step down as President and CEO of ICANN on 1 July 2009.

Whereas, Dr. Twomey has agreed to stay on with ICANN through the end of the
year in the role of Senior President in order to facilitate the transition
to the new CEO.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board approves the terms of the agreement for
Dr. Twomey's services as Senior President.

Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board appoints Dr. Paul Twomey as ICANN's
Senior President pursuant to the terms of his agreement with ICANN for a
term from 1 July 2009 to 1 January 2010.

*18. Thanks to Dr. Paul Twomey*

Whereas, Paul Twomey was selected as ICANN's CEO, starting service in March
2003.

Whereas, Paul's service to the ICANN community and the internet started with
his sending the only formal written response by a government to the U.S.
1997 Green Paper, and with Joe Sims, proposing a committee for governments
during discussion of the new organization.

Whereas, Paul served as the first Chair of the Governmental Advisory
Committee, serving two terms, during which time the GAC Operating Principles
were adopted, the UDRP was established, the WIPO review was undertaken, and
he oversaw the GAC response to the Evolution and Reform process.

Whereas, under Paul's tenure as CEO, ICANN has grown in maturity from one
office, twenty three staff from four nations and a budget of $6.9 million to
four offices, 108 staff from twenty-one nations, and a budget of $63.6
million.

Whereas, as CEO, Paul has chaired the President's IDN advisory committee,
the President's Privacy Committee, the President's Strategy Committee and
served as a member of the Board's Executive Committee.

Whereas, ICANN's formal ties with the community under Paul's tenure were
strengthened by the accrediting of 873 new registrars, the signing of 59
ccTLD agreements and seven global partnership MOUs, the establishment of the
ccNSO now with 93 members, and the signing of the Memorandum of
Understanding with the NRO and the Regional Internet Registries establishing
the Address Supporting Organization.

Whereas, Paul as CEO successfully promoted the concept of multi-stakeholder
coordination of Internet governance and presented the position of ICANN
within the World Summit on Information Society.

Whereas, Paul's work as CEO has included negotiation of the 2003 Memorandum
of Understanding and the 2006 Joint Project Agreement with the U.S.
Department of Commerce; oversight of ICANN's preparation to support DNSSEC,
including a signed root; establishment of ICANN's Strategic and Operational
Planning process, the Regional At-Large Organizations, the fellowship
program, staff functions in Security, Stability and Resiliency;
implementation of inter-register transfer policy and redemption grace policy
in gTLD contracts, as well as changes to address domain name tasting abuses
in the Add Grace Period; expansion of L-Root resources and UDRP providers;
and the staff response to failed registrars and to SiteFinder.

Whereas, as on behalf of ICANN, Paul has participated in eighty-one board
meetings, two regional meetings, thirty-three public meetings, and Paul has
worked with fifty-four different board members and liaisons.

Whereas, Paul has dedicated tens of thousands of hours and over a million
miles in air travel to support ICANN, its community and constituents.

Whereas, Paul's family has supported him with years of loving patience and
encouragement for passion for ICANN and its mission, most particularly his
daughter, Heloise.

Whereas, Paul has contributed enormously to the success of the ICANN concept
of a global multistakeholder organization.

Whereas, Paul has demonstrated incredible patience, tactical and strategic
skill in pursuit of ICANN's objectives.

Whereas, Paul has worked with unfailing good humor, intelligence, loyalty,
and foresight.

Whereas, Dr. Paul Twomey will complete his term as President and CEO of
ICANN on 30 June 2009 following the ending of the Sydney meeting,

Resolved, the ICANN board resolves that Paul has earned the appreciation of
the board for his term of service, and the board wishes Dr. Twomey well in
all future endeavors.

Resolved, the Board requests that Paul Twomey be inducted as entry number 10
on the IANA Special People Numbers Registry (SPNR) <
http://www.iana.org/assignments/special-registry/> as follows:

Number

Name

0

Reserved

1

Jon Postel

2

Joyce K Reynolds

3

Bob Braden

4

Louis Touton

5

Daniel Karrenberg

6

Stephen Crocker

7

Scott Bradner

8

Stephen Wolff

9

Vint G. Cerf

10

Paul Twomey

*19. Thanks to Staff, Scribes, and Event Teams*

The Board expresses its appreciation to the scribes, the interpreters, and
to the entire ICANN staff for their efforts in facilitating the smooth
operation of the meeting.

The Board also wishes to express its appreciation to VeriLAN Event Services,
Inc. and TLS for their technical support. Special thanks are given to Steve
Morgan, Production Manager, Kris Van Der Plas, Production Supervisor, and
the entire TLS staff.

The Board thanks Lillian Dew, Marie-Claire Henry, and Business Events
Sydney.

The Board would also like to thank Isabel Chechanski, Event Manager,
Marjolein Aben, Director of Events, Alasdair France, F & B Operations
Manager, Paul Hutton, General Manager, and all the event staff at the Hilton
Sydney for their support and for this beautiful facility to hold this event.

The Board also wishes to thank Sandra Fountain, Elise Murray, and all the
support staff at Tradevent Registrations Pty Ltd. for their work.

*20. Thanks to Sponsors*

The Board extends its thanks to all sponsors of this meeting:

Telstra, Afilias Limited, NeuStar, Inc., VeriSign, Inc., Vocus
Communications, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), CORE
Internet Council of Registrars, dotMobi, Big Room, Inc., Instra Corp.,
Interlink, Internet New Zealand, Inc., InternetX, IP MIRROR, Iron Mountain
Digital, Maddocks, Minds + Machines, Public Interest Registry, RegistryASP,
Anchor Systems Pty Ltd., DotAsia Organisation Limited, Blacknight Solutions,
EuRid, Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH (ironDNS), Marcaria.com,
Domain.ME, NameAction, Inc., NameDrive, RegistryPro, Directi Internet
Solutions Pvt. Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, and Zodiac Holdings
Limited.

The Board also wishes to thank Domaine.info for providing photography and
filming for this meeting.

*21. Thanks to Community*

Whereas, ICANN wishes to acknowledge the considerable energy and skills
which members of the stakeholder community bring to the ICANN process.

Whereas, in recognition of these contributions, ICANN wishes to acknowledge
and thank members of the community when their terms of service end.

Whereas, Victor Ciza from .BI, representing the African Region, and Olivier
Guillard from .FR, representing the European region, have served on the
ccNSO Council from its formation in June 2004.

Whereas, Keith Drazek from .US has represented the North American region on
the ccNSO since March 2006.

Whereas, Victor Ciza, Olivier Guillard and Keith Drazek have concluded their
terms as members of the ccNSO Council.

Resolved, Victor Ciza, Olivier Guillard and Keith Drazek have earned the
deep appreciation of the Board for their terms of service, and the Board
wishes Mr. Ciza, Mr. Guillard and Mr. Drazek well in all future endeavors.

*22. Thanks to Australian Government and Local Hosts*

The Board wishes to extend its thanks to the local host organizers,
AusRegistry International and .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA).

The Board extends thanks to the Premier, and Minister for the Arts, Hon.
Nathan Rees M.P., and the Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and
the Digital Economy, Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, for their support and
participation during the meeting. The Board also thanks the New South Wales
government for its financial support for the ICANN office in Sydney.

The Board would also like to express its greatest gratitude to Chris
Disspain, CEO and all the staff at .au Domain Administration Limited, and
Adrian Kinderis, CEO, Tony Kirsch, Business Development Consultant, and all
the staff at AusRegistry International Pty Ltd, who have put enormous
dedication and hard work into making this meeting possible.
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