He was appointed in November 2004. According to the ICANN Bylaws, the Ombudsman is appointed for renewable 2-year terms, which means that he will be up for a 4th renewal at the end of this year (2010). Cheers Mary Mary W S Wong Professor of Law & Chair, Graduate IP Programs Franklin Pierce Law Center Two White Street Concord, NH 03301 USA Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 1-603-513-5143 Webpage: http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584 >>> From: asare-sakyi george <[log in to unmask]> To:<[log in to unmask]> Date: 7/20/2010 12:10 PM Subject: Re: Fowlie's Follies: The Latest Adventures of Frank Fowlie, ICANN Ombudsman & Civility Policeman Can someone tell me when Dr Fowlie was appointed as the Ombudsman. Is he in his first term or second term? Regards George From: Carlos A. Afonso <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tue, July 20, 2010 12:08:05 PM Subject: Re: Fowlie's Follies: The Latest Adventures of Frank Fowlie, ICANN Ombudsman & Civility Policeman Ah-ha! Excellent, Mary. This is the precious piece of info needed to attempt a process. --c.a. On 07/20/2010 04:33 AM, Mary Wong wrote: > The current ICANN ombudsman framework has a requirement of a 75% vote of > the Board in order to terminate the ombudsman's appointment, without > mentioning any grounds, process or initiation/appeal from the community. [...] Pierce Law | University of New Hampshire - An Innovative Partnership