hi everyone,
please find below the agenda and resolutions of the latest ICANN board
meeting.
Best Regards,
Rafik
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From: David Olive <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 2014-02-12 11:10 GMT+09:00
Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Fwd: [council] ICANN Board resolutions from
meeting of 7 Feb 2014 in Los Angeles
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> See below regarding Board resolutions taken on 7 Feb 2014.
>
> In summary:
>
> - Joe Abley was added to the SSAC advisory committee
>
> - Steve Crocker was added to the new gTLD program committee
>
> - the Board noted the GNSO Policy recommendations on the Protection of
IGO-INGO Identifiers and has requested more time to consider them in the
context of GAC advice
>
> - the Board is forming a working group on the Nominating Committee
Recruitment & Selection Process and Size & Composition
>
> - the Board has approved the GNSO Policy recommendations on thick WHOIS
>
> From:
http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-07feb14-en.htm
>
> Approved Board Resolutions | Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board
>
>
> 7 February 2014
>
>
> 1. Consent Agenda
>
> a. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
>
> b. Appointment of Joe Abley to the Security & Stability Advisory
Committee
>
> c. Technical Liaison Group Bylaws Revisions
>
> d. New gTLD Program Committee Membership
>
>
> 2. Main Agenda
>
> a. Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs PDP
>
> b. Formation of Board Working Group on Nominating Committee
Recruitment & Selection Process and Size & Composition
>
> c. GNSO Thick Whois Policy Development Process Recommendations
>
>
>
>
> 1. Consent Agenda:
>
> a. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
>
> Resolved (2014.02.07.01), the Board approves the minutes of the 8, 16,
17, 20 and 21 November Meetings of the ICANN Board.
>
>
> b. Appointment of Joe Abley to the Security & Stability Advisory
Committee
>
> Whereas, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) does review
its membership and make adjustments from time-to- time.
>
> Whereas, the SSAC Membership Committee, on behalf of the SSAC, requests
that the Board should appoint Joe Abley to the SSAC.
>
> Resolved (2014.02.07.02), the Board appoints Joe Abley to the SSAC.
>
>
> c. Technical Liaison Group Bylaws Revisions
>
> Whereas, the ICANN Bylaws currently call for the Technical Liaison Group
(TLG) to appoint a non-voting liaison to the ICANN Board as well as a
voting delegate to the Nominating Committee (NomCom).
>
> Whereas, the Bylaws set out areas of responsibility for the entities
comprising the TLG, including the appointment of experts from whom the
ICANN Board can seek advice on relevant matters; these experts have never
been appointed.
>
> Whereas, in 2011, ICANN commissioned a review of the TLG which identified
that focus was needed to establish effective mechanisms to provide the
Board with the technical advice that it may need, noting that the current
form of operation of the TLG has not achieved this goal.
>
> Whereas, the proposed Bylaws revisions are intended to allow the
component entities of the TLG to focus their energies on their advisory
functions.
>
> Whereas, in resolution 2013.09.28.15, the Board directed the Chair of the
ICANN Board, in coordination with the President and CEO, to initiate
communications with the component entities of the TLG to facilitate their
identification of experts in fulfillment of Article XI-A, Section 2,
Paragraph 6 of the ICANN Bylaws and the resulting strengthening of the TLG
advisory mechanism.
>
> Whereas, in resolution 2013.09.28.16 the Board directed the President and
CEO to publish for public comment proposed Bylaws revisions relating to the
TLG liaison to the Board and the appointment of a voting member of the
Nominating Committee.
>
> Whereas, the proposed amendments were posted for public comment on 30
October 2013.
>
> Whereas, staff provided the Board with a summary and analysis of the
public comment received.
>
> Whereas, the Board has reviewed and considered the summary and analysis
of the public comment and has determined that the Bylaws revisions attached
to the Reference Materials at Attachment A, address the issues discussed
above.
>
> Resolved (2013.02.07.03), the Board approves the Bylaws revisions as they
were posted for public comment at
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/bylaws-amend-tlg-30oct13-en.htm,
subject to two non-substantive changes made solely for clarification.
>
>
> d. New gTLD Program Committee Membership
>
> Whereas, on 10 April 2012 the Board created the New gTLD Program
Committee, to which it delegated all legal and decision making authority of
the Board relating to the New gTLD Program as set forth in its Charter,
which excludes those things that the Board is prohibited from delegating by
law, or pursuant to Article XII, Section 2 of the ICANN Bylaws.
>
> Whereas, the Board Governance Committee Subcommittee for Conflicts &
Ethics on new gTLDs has determined that Steve Crocker no longer has a
conflict of interest with respect to the New gTLD Program, and that
determination has been accepted by the Board.
>
> Resolved (2014.02.07.04), Steve Crocker is hereby approved as a voting
member of the New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC). The new membership of the
NGPC is as follows:
>
> Cherine Chalaby (Chair), Fadi Chehadé, Steve Crocker, Chris Disspain,
Heather Dryden (Liaison), Bill Graham, Bruno Lanvin, Olga Madruga-Forti,
Erika Mann, Gonzalo Navarro, Ray Plzak, George Sadowsky, Mike Silber, Jonne
Soininen (Liaison), Kuo-Wei Wu
>
>
> 2. Main Agenda:
>
> a. Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs PDP
>
> Whereas, on 17 October 2012, the GNSO Council launched a Policy
Development Process (PDP) on the Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers in All
gTLDs addressing the questions set forth in the PDP Working Group Charter
at http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-charter-15nov12-en.pdf [PDF,
189 KB].
>
> Whereas, the PDP followed the prescribed PDP steps as stated in the ICANN
Bylaws and the GNSO PDP Manual, and resulted in a Final Report delivered to
the GNSO Council on 10 November 2013.
>
> Whereas, the Protection of IGO-INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs Working
Group (IGO-INGO WG) reached consensus on twenty-five recommendations in
relation to the issues outlined in its Charter.
>
> Whereas, the GNSO Council reviewed, and discussed the recommendations of
the IGO-INGO WG, and adopted the WG's consensus recommendations by a
unanimous vote at its meeting on 20 November 2013 (see
http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2 ).
>
> Whereas after the GNSO Council vote, a public comment period was held on
the approved recommendations, and the comments received have been
summarized and published (
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/igo-ingo-recommendations-27nov13-en.htm).
>
> Whereas, the GAC advised the ICANN Board in the Buenos Aires Communiqué
that it remained committed to continuing the dialogue with the NGPC on
finalizing the modalities for permanent protection of IGO acronyms at the
second level, and the NGPC is actively working on the issue.
>
> Resolved (2014.02.07.05), the Board acknowledges receipt of the GNSO
Council's unanimous recommendations on the Protection of IGO-INGO
Identifiers in All gTLDs as set forth in the IGO-INGO WG's Final Report
(see http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf [PDF,
644 KB]), and requests additional time to consider the recommendations so
that it may take into account advice from the GAC addressing the same topic.
>
> Resolved (2014.02.07.06), the Board directs the ICANN Board New gTLD
Program Committee to:
>
> (1) consider the policy recommendations from the GNSO as it
continues to actively develop an approach to respond to the GAC advice on
protections for IGOs; and
>
> (2) develop a comprehensive proposal to address the GAC advice and
the GNSO policy recommendations for consideration by the Board at a
subsequent meeting.
>
>
> b. Formation of Board Working Group on Nominating Committee Recruitment
& Selection Process and Size & Composition
>
> Whereas the Board previously received the Final Report of the NomCom
Finalization Review Working Group on 12 March 2010 (
http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm)
, which called for a review in three-years' time of issues of the
composition, size and recruitment function of the Nominating Committee.
>
> Whereas the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) recommends that it is
time to complete the follow-up work anticipated in the Final Report and
that a Board Working Group be established for such purpose.
>
> Resolved (2014.02.07.07), the Board approves the establishment of a Board
Working Group on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom) in accordance with the
Charter recommended by the SIC, the membership of which will be addressed
by the Board Governance Committee.
>
> Related materials:
>
> Final report of the NomCom Review Finalization Group issued in January
2010
http://www.icann.org/en/groups/reviews/nomcom/nomcom-review-finalization-wg-final-report-29jan10-en.pdf
>
>
> Nominating Committee Improvements Implementation Project Plan adopted in
March 2012
http://www.icann.org/en/groups/reviews/nomcom/nomcom-improvements-implementation-plan-01mar12-en.pdf
>
>
>
> c. GNSO Thick Whois Policy Development Process Recommendations
>
> Whereas, on 14 March 2012, the GNSO Council launched a Policy Development
Process (PDP) on the use of 'thick' Whois by all gTLD Registries, both
existing and future (see PDP WG Charter, set forth at
https://community.icann.org/x/vIg3Ag).
>
> Whereas the PDP followed the prescribed PDP procedures as stated in the
Bylaws and due process resulting in a Final Report delivered on 21 October
2013.
>
> Whereas the Thick Whois PDP Working Group (WG) reached full consensus on
the recommendations in relation to the issues outlined in the Charter.
>
> Whereas the GNSO Council reviewed and discussed the recommendations of
the Thick Whois PDP WG, and adopted the Recommendations on 31 October 2013
by a Supermajority and unanimous vote (see
http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131031-1).
>
> Whereas the GNSO Council vote exceeded the required voting threshold set
forth in the ICANN Bylaws to impose new Consensus Policies on ICANN
contracted parties.
>
> Whereas the GNSO Council resolved to convene a Thick Whois Implementation
Review Team to assist ICANN Staff in developing the implementation details
for the new policy should it be approved by the ICANN Board.
>
> Whereas after the GNSO Council vote, a public comment period was held on
the approved recommendations, and the comments received strongly supported
the recommendations (
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/thick-whois-recommendations-06nov13-en.htm
).
>
> Resolved (2014.02.07.08), the Board adopts the GNSO Council Policy
Recommendations for a new Consensus Policy on Thick Whois as set forth in
section 7.1 of the Final Report (see
http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois/thick-final-21oct13-en.pdf [PDF, 1.23
MB]).
>
> Resolved (2014.02.07.09), the Board directs the President and CEO to
develop and execute on an implementation plan for the Thick Whois Policy
consistent with the guidance provided by the GNSO Council. The President
and CEO is authorized and directed to work with the Implementation Review
Team in developing the implementation details for the policy, and to
continue communication with the community on such work.
>
>
>
> Published on 11 February 2014
>
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