[AfrICANN-discuss] 5 August ICANN Board meeting resolutions
Anne-Rachel Inné
annerachel at gmail.com
Wed Sep 1 12:28:07 SAST 2010
Just a reminder, you can view all ICANN Board meetings programme of the
year, minutes of meetings and resolutions et al here:
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#6
Adopted Board Resolutions
5 August 2010
1. *Executive Session
–<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#1>
* No resolutions<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#1>
2. *Consent Agenda:<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2>
*
1. Approval of Minutes of 23 June 2010 ICANN Regular Board
Meeting<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.a>
2. Approval of Minutes of 25 June 2010 ICANN Special Board
Meeting<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.b>
3. Delegation of IDN
ccTLDs:<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.c>
1. Sri
Lanka<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.c.i>
2. Thailand<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.c.ii>
4. Approval of RSEP Request for Allocation of 1 and 2-Character
Domains in
.TRAVEL<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.d>
5. From the Security & Stability Advisory
Committee<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.e>
1. Bylaw
changes<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.e.i>
2. Membership appointments to initial term
lengths<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.e.ii>
6. From the Structural Improvements Committee – Receipt of Final
Report from RSSAC Review Working Group
<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.f>
7. Receipt and Posting for Public Comment of the Application to be a
New UDRP Provider – No
resolution<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.g>
8. Approval of the At-Large Improvements Implementation
Plan<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.h>
3. Delegation of IDN
ccTLDs<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#3>
1. Occupied Palestinian
Territory<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#3.a>
2. Tunisia<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#3.b>
3. Jordan<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#3.c>
4. CEO's Report – No Resolution
<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#4>
5. Chair Remuneration
<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#5>
6. International Dimension of
ICANN<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#6>
7. Approval of RSEP Request for Phased Allocation Program in .JOBS
<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#7>
8. Update on New gTLD program – No resolution
<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#8>
9. ICM Registry Application for .XXX sTLD
<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#9>
10. Data & Consumer
Protection<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#10>
11. From the ASO – Ratification of Proposed Global Policy for Autonomous
System Numbers<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#11>
12. UDRP Status Briefing – No
resolution<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#12>
13. Any Other Business – No
resolution<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#13>
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*Please note: Posting of the approved resolutions within two business days
after the Board meeting is required under the ICANN Bylaws. The preliminary
report and minutes will be posted on the website at a later time, providing
additional information.*
1. *Executive Session –* No resolutions
2. *Consent Agenda:*
*RESOLVED, *the following resolutions in this Consent Agenda are hereby
approved:**
1. Approval of Minutes of 23 June 2010 ICANN Regular Board Meeting
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.01), the Board hereby approves the minutes of
the 23 June 2010 Board Meeting.*
2. Approval of Minutes of 25 June 2010 ICANN Special Board Meeting
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.02), the Board hereby approves the minutes of
the 25 June 2010 Board Meeting.*
3. Delegation of IDN ccTLDs:
1. Sri Lanka
*Whereas, Sri Lanka is currently listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard.
*
*Whereas, .ලංකා ("Lanka"), encoded as "xn--fzc2c9e2c"; and .இலங்கை
("Ilangai"), encoded as "xn--xkc2al3hye2a"; are both strings
that have been
deemed to appropriately represent Sri Lanka through the IDN Fast Track
process.*
*Whereas, ICANN has received requests for delegation of .ලංකා and
.இலங்கை to LK Domain Registry.*
*Whereas, ICANN has reviewed the requests, and has determined that
the proposed delegations would be in the interests of the
local and global
Internet communities.*
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.03), the proposed delegation of .ලංකා to LK
Domain Registry is approved.*
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.04), the proposed delegation of .இலங்கை to
LK Domain Registry is approved.*
2. Thailand
*Whereas, the Thailand is currently listed in the ISO 3166-1
standard.*
*Whereas, .ไทย ("Thai"), encoded as "xn--o3cw4h", is a string that
has been deemed to appropriately represent Thailand through
the IDN Fast
Track process.*
*Whereas, ICANN has received a request for delegation of .ไทย to
the Thai Network Information Center Foundation.*
*Whereas, ICANN has reviewed the request, and has determined that
the proposed delegation would be in the interests of the
local and global
Internet communities.*
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.05), the proposed delegation of the .ไทย
domain to the Thai Network Information Center Foundation is approved.
*
4. Approval of RSEP Request for Allocation of 1 and 2-Character
Domains in .TRAVEL
*Whereas, Tralliance submitted a request pursuant to ICANN's Registry
Services Evaluation Policy to amend the .TRAVEL Registry Agreements to
allocate one and two-character domain names via a phased
allocation process.
*
*Whereas, the proposed release of single and two-character domain
names in .TRAVEL would be consistent with the recommendations of the GNSO
Reserved Names Working Group and other approvals to permit the release of
one and two-character domain names.*
*Whereas, ICANN has evaluated the proposed amendment to the .TRAVEL
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/).*
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.06), the .TRAVEL amendment is approved, and
the President and General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as
appropriate to implement the amendments.*
5. From the Security & Stability Advisory Committee
1. Bylaw changes
*Whereas, Article XI, Section 2, Subsection 2 of the Bylaws governs
the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC).*
*Whereas, in its final report published 29 January 2010
http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/ssac/ssac-review-wg-final-report-29jan10-en.pdf,
the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) recommended SSAC
membership appointments be for a term of three years
renewable by the Board
at the recommendation of the SSAC Chair indefinitely, and
that the terms be
staggered to allow for the terms of one-third of the SSAC
members to expire
at the end of every year.*
*Whereas, on 12 March 2010, the Board received the SSAC final
report and directed the Structural Improvements Committee
(SIC) to identify
actions necessary to address the recommendations within the report, at
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#1.6. *
*Whereas, Article XI, Section 2(2)(b)
http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#XIof the Bylaws states
that the SSAC chair and members shall be appointed by the
Board, and does
not state any term for such appointments.*
*Whereas, staff supporting the SIC have identified that a Bylaws
amendment is required in order to implement the recommended
change to the
SSAC membership appointments.*
*Whereas, in Resolution 2010.06.25.04 the Board directed the CEO to
have staff draft proposed Bylaws amendments addressing the
recommendations
arising out of the SSAC review Working Group and to post the
proposed Bylaws
amendments for public comment for a period of no less than 30 days.
*
*Whereas, the proposed amendments were posted for public comment
for a period of 30 days beginning 02 July 2010 and ending 01
August 2010,
*
*Whereas, staff provided the Board with a summary and analysis of
the public comments received and recommended that the Board
approve the
Bylaws revisions as posted at
http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-bylaws-revision-ix-2-02jul10-en.pdf
.*
*RESOLVED **(2010.08.05.07), the Board approves the Bylaws
revisions as posted for public comment in furtherance of the
recommendations
arising out of the SSAC review Working Group.*
2. Membership appointments to initial term lengths
*Whereas, Article XI, Section 2, Subsection 2 of the Bylaws governs
the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC).*
*Whereas, in its final report published 29 January 2010
http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/ssac/ssac-review-wg-final-report-29jan10-en.pdf,
the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) recommended SSAC
membership appointments be for a term of three years
renewable by the Board
at the recommendation of the SSAC Chair indefinitely, and
that the terms be
staggered to allow for the terms of one-third of the SSAC
members to expire
at the end of every year.*
*Whereas, the Board, at Resolution 2010.08.05.xx approved Bylaws
revisions that create three-year terms for SSAC members,
require staggering
of terms, and obligate the SSAC chair to recommend the
re-appointment of all
current SSAC members to full or partial terms to implement the Bylaws
revisions. The SSAC Chair must provide those recommendations
prior to 1
January 2011. As noted in the Bylaws, prior to 1 January
2011, the SSAC
shall remain comprised as stated in the Bylaws as amended 25 June 2010.
*
*Whereas, the Chair of the SSAC provided recommendations to the
Board in fulfillment of his obligations under the Bylaws.*
*RESOLVED **(2010.08.05.08), the Board accepts the recommendation
of the SSAC Chair and appoints the following SSAC members to
partial terms
of one year commencing on 01 January 2011 and ending on 31
December 2011:
Harald Alvestrand, KC Claffy, Steve Crocker, Rodney Joffe,
Mark Kosters,
Russ Mundy, Ray Plzak, Christophe Reverd, Mark Seiden, Bruce
Tonkin, Stefano
Trumpy, Patrick Vande Walle, Paul Vixie; the Board appoints
the following
SSAC members to partial terms of two years commencing on 01
January 2011 and
ending on 31 December 2012: Alain Aina, Jaap Akkerhuis,
Patrik Fältström,
James Galvin, Douglas Maughan, Ram Mohan, Frederico Neves,
John Schnizlein,
Doron Shikmoni, Rick Wesson, Richard Wilhelm, Suzanne Woolf; the Board
appoints the following SSAC members to full terms of three
years commencing
on 01 January 2011 and ending on 31 December 2013: Roy Arends, Jeffrey
Bedser, Duncan Hart, Jeremy Hitchcock, Sarmad Hussain, Warren
Kumari, Matt
Larson, Xiaodong Lee, Danny McPherson, Shinta Sato, Vanda
Scartezini, Dan
Simon.*
6. From the Structural Improvements Committee – Receipt of Final
Report from RSSAC Review Working Group
*Whereas, after public comment, the RSSAC review Working Group (WG)
has delivered to the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) its final
report<http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/rssac/rssac-review-final-report-08jun10-en.pdf>of
activity, which contain conclusions and recommendations for enhancing
the
effectiveness of this structure;*
*Whereas, at its 22 July 2010 meeting, the SIC recommended that the
Board receive the final report, thank the members of the RSSAC review WG,
and dissolve the RSSAC review WG, which has fulfilled the tasks
assigned to
it at the time of establishment;*
*Whereas, the SIC also recommended that the ICANN Board direct the SIC
with presenting a set of suggested implementation actions
arising out of the
Final Report for Board consideration and approval at the 28 October 2010
meeting of the Board.*
*Resolved**** (2010.08.05.09), the Board receives the final report of
the RSSAC review Working Group.*
*Resolved** (2010.08.05.10), the Board thanks the Chair and Members of
the RSSAC review Working Group: Harald Alvestrand (Chair), Steve
Crocker and
Bruce Tonkin, for their commitment and ability to fulfil their tasks.
*
*Resolved** (2010.08.05.11), the Board dissolves the RSSAC review
Working Group.*
*Resolved ****(2010.08.05.12), the Board directs the Structural
Improvements Committee to present a set of suggested actions for
approval at
the October 2010 Board meeting, so as to address the conclusions and
recommendations formulated in the final report of this Working Group.*
7. Receipt and Posting for Public Comment of the Application to be a
New UDRP Provider – No resolution
8. Approval of the At-Large Improvements Implementation Plan
*Whereas, on 26 June 2009, the Board resolved to direct ICANN Staff to
assist the At-Large community in developing a proposed
implementation plan
and timeline for the recommendations in the ALAC Review Final
Report (except
for the recommendation to provide At-Large with voting seats)
and to submit
these to the Structural Improvements Committee for review and Board
approval. (Resolution 2009.06.26.12).*
*Whereas, at its 19 June 2010 meeting, the SIC acknowledged receipt
from staff and the At-Large community of an implementation plan, with
timeline, "ALAC/At‐Large Improvements Implementation Project
Plan", dated 7
June 2010, and resolved to recommend it to the ICANN Board for
consideration. *
*Whereas, at its 25 June 2010 Meeting, **the Board directed ICANN's
CEO to provide the Board with a summary of the "ALAC/At-Large
Improvements Implementation Project
Plan<https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/at-large-improvements/attachments/at_large_improvements_workspace:20100615224612-0-15340/original/ALAC-At-Large%20Improvements%20Implementation%20Project%20Plan%20%287%20June%202010%29.pdf>"
dated 7 June 2010, for consideration at the next Board meeting, if
practicable. (Resolution 2010.06.25.10).*
*It is hereby RESOLVED (2010.08.05.12), that the Board approve the
ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project Plan and directs ICANN's CEO to take
action according to the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Implementation Project
Plan and report back on the progress at the 2010 Annual General Meeting.
*
*Main Agenda: *
3. Delegation of IDN ccTLDs
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.13), the Board IANA Committee is directed, in
coordination with ICANN's CEO, to create improvements to the processes and
new guidelines for implementation of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track process.*
1. Occupied Palestinian Territory
*Whereas, the Occupied Palestinian Territory is currently listed in
the ISO 3166-1 standard.*
*Whereas,* فلسطين *("Falasteen"), encoded as "xn--ygbi2ammx", is a
string that has been deemed to appropriately represent the Occupied
Palestinian Territory through the IDN Fast Track process.*
*Whereas, ICANN has received a request for delegation of* فلسطين. *to
the Ministry of Telecom and Information Technology of the Palestinian
National Authority.*
*Whereas, ICANN has reviewed the request, and has determined that the
proposed delegation would be in the interests of the local and global
Internet communities.*
*RESOLVED **(2010.08.05.14), the proposed delegation of the*
فلسطين. *domain
to the Ministry of Telecom and Information Technology is approved.*
2. Tunisia
*Whereas, Tunisia is currently listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard;*
*Whereas,* تونس ("Tunis"), *encoded as "xn--pgbs0dh", is a string that
has been deemed to appropriately represent Tunisia through the IDN Fast
Track process;*
*Whereas, ICANN has received a request for delegation of *تونس*. to
Agence Tunisienne d'Internet;*
*Whereas, ICANN has reviewed the request, and has determined that the
proposed delegation would be in the interests of the local and global
Internet communities; *
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.15), the proposed delegation of the*
تونس. *top-level
domain to Agence Tunisienne d'Internet is approved.*
3. Jordan
*Whereas, Jordan is currently listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard.*
*Whereas,* الاردن *("al-Ordon"), encoded as "xn--mgbayh7gpa", is a
string that has been deemed to appropriately represent Jordan through the
IDN Fast Track process.*
*Whereas, ICANN has received a request for delegation of* الاردن. *to
the National Information Technology Center.*
*Whereas, ICANN has reviewed the request, and has determined that the
proposed delegation would be in the interests of the local and global
Internet communities.*
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.16), the proposed delegation of the*
الاردن. *domain
to the National Information Technology Center is approved.*
4. CEO's Report – No Resolution
5. Chair Remuneration
*Whereas, the Board has determined that it is appropriate to consider
reasonable compensation for the Chair of the Board of ICANN.*
*Whereas, in order for the Board to approve any level of compensation for
the Board Chair the Bylaws must be revised.*
*Whereas, at the Board's direction, the proposed Bylaws revisions
providing for compensation for the Board Chair were posted for public
comment for 30 days.*
*Whereas, in authorizing the consideration of Board Chair compensation
and the posting of proposed Bylaws revisions, the Board followed all
requirements to ensure that the Compensation Committee and the Board
followed the process set forth in the United States Treasury Regulation
intended to enable the Board to establish the presumption that the
compensation to be paid to the Board Chair is reasonable (see
http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm#7).*
*Whereas, the Board has confirmed that it has continued to follow all
steps necessary to enable the Board to establish the presumption that the
compensation to be paid to the Board Chair is reasonable for federal income
tax purposes.*
*Whereas, the Board has considered the public comments, as well as all
other information received, including the independent analysis from Towers
Watson on reasonable compensation for the Board Chair.*
*RESOLVED **(2010.08.05.17), the proposed revisions to ICANN's Bylaws,
Article VI, section 22, are hereby adopted and staff is directed to update
the ICANN Bylaws accordingly.*
*RESOLVED **(2010.08.05.18), the Board approves compensation for the
Board Chair in the amount of $75,000 per year, to paid out on a pro-rata
basis beginning as of 12:01 a.m. on 6 August 2010 as calculated at ICANN's
headquarters in Marina del Rey, California.*
6. International Dimension of ICANN
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.19), the Board confirms the establishment of a
Board Global Relationships Committee and adopts the proposed Global
Relationships Committee Charter. The Board Governance Committee shall
provide recommendations for the composition of the Global Relationships
Committee.*
7. Approval of RSEP* *Request for Phased Allocation Program in .JOBS
*Whereas, EmployMedia submitted a request pursuant to ICANN's Registry
Services Evaluation Policy to amend Appendix S of the .JOBS Registry
Agreement permit the registration and allocation of .jobs domain names
through a phased allocation process.*
*Whereas, the proposal was submitted to ICANN following the policy
development process defined in its delegated authority in Appendix S as a
sponsored TLD, with the endorsement of the sponsoring organization for
.JOBS, the Society for Human Resource Management. The proposal is also
consistent with other approvals to permit the registration and allocation of
certain types of domain names via phased allocation mechanisms.*
*Whereas, ICANN has evaluated the proposed amendment to the Appendix S of
the .JOBS Registry Agreement as a new registry service pursuant to the
Registry Services Evaluation Policy and has posted amendments for public
comment and Board approval (http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/).*
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.20), the .JOBS amendment is approved, and the
President and General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as
appropriate to implement the amendments.*
8. Update on New gTLD program – No resolution
9. ICM Registry Application for .XXX sTLD
*Whereas, ICANN's General Counsel has completed the expedited due
diligence regarding ICM Registry, as directed by the Board, and has
concluded that ICM has represented that its Application for the .XXX sTLD is
still current and that there have been no negative changes in ICM's
qualifications.*
*Whereas, ICANN Staff is in consultation with ICM on a new proposed
registry agreement for the .XXX sTLD and expects to receive a finalized
proposal from ICM.*
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.21), upon receipt of ICM's application
documentation, ICANN Staff is authorized to post ICM's supporting documents
and proposed registry agreement for the .XXX sTLD for public comment for a
period of no less than 30 days. *
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.22), upon completion of public comment period,
ICANN Staff shall provide the Board with a summary of the public comments
and shall make a recommendation to the Board as to whether the proposed
registry agreement for the .XXX sTLD is consistent with GAC advice. *
*RESOLVED** (2010.08.05.23), once the Board has received the above public
comment summary and recommendation from the ICANN Staff regarding the
proposed registry agreement for the .XXX sTLD, the Board shall at its next
possible meeting, consider this recommendation, and determine, consistent
with the ICANN Bylaws, whether a GAC consultation shall be required.*
* *
10. *Data & Consumer Protection** *
*Whereas, the use of registry data has been a topic of consideration,
particularly as the subject relates to the registrant protection issues.*
* *
* Whereas, given the import of the topic, further discussion is
warranted.*
* *
*RESOLVED (2010.08.05.24), the Board will establish a board working group
to identify issues relating to the use of registry data and where registrant
protection might be further explored or proposed policies might be
introduced.*
* *
*RESOLVED (2010.08.05.25), the Board asks the Board Governance Committee
to assist in following the Process for Establishment of Board Working Groups
for the formation of a Registry Data Working Group, including the selection
of members and drafting of proposed terms of reference.*
* *
11. *From the ASO – Ratification of Proposed Global Policy for Autonomous
System Numbers* * *
*RESOLVED (2010.08.05.26), the Board acknowledges the receipt of the
Proposed Global Policy for Autonomous System Numbers, which is currently
posted for public comment.*
* *
*RESOLVED (2010.08.05.27), after the close of the public comment period,
the Board Executive Committee is directed to consider the Proposed Global
Policy for Autonomous System Numbers within the timeframe mandated under the
ICANN/NRO Memorandum of Understanding.*
* *
12. *UDRP Status Briefing – No resolution** *
13. *Any Other Business – No resolution*
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