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<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Presentation of
the Second Interim Report of the Board Review Working Group, and Public Comment
Period</span></h2>
<p style="margin: 11.25pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">9
June 2009</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ICANN appointed the Boston
Consulting Group/Colin Carter & Associates to perform the external review
of its Board of Directors; their <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-02nov08-en.htm#reports">review
report</a> was presented at the Cairo meeting. A public comment period followed
and <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/board-review-report/msg00012.html">comments
were received</a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The Board review WG, having
considered the Independent Reviewer's final report, Board input, and comments
from stakeholders and the public, issued an Interim Report for consultation
with the Community, which was presented at the ICANN meeting in Mexico City.
This <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/board/board-review-interim-report-20feb09-en.pdf">Interim
Report</a> presented the WG's "initial thinking" on the questions
under review; then, a <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200904.html#board-review">public
comment period</a> allowed for comments from interested parties.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Following this second round
of consultation the Board review WG continued its activity and presents now its
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/board/board-review-second-interim-report-05jun09-en.pdf">second
Interim Report</a>. Most issues related to the external reviewer's report have
been finalized, while the WG seeks further inputs from the community on three
issues that remain outstanding, in view of the finalization of its report. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">This <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/board/board-review-second-interim-report-05jun09-en.pdf">second
Interim Report</a> [PDF, 133K] will be presented at the Sydney meeting, and <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#second-interim"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; text-decoration: none;">a public comment period</span></strong></a> is now open until the 5 July
2009.</span></p>