- Category: ICANN StructureStructures
- Topic: Board Approval of BGC Report on GNSO Improvements
- Board meeting date: 26 June 2008
- Resolution number: 2008.06.26.13
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm (hhttp://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm)
- Status: Completed
Summary
The Board endorsed the the endorses BGC Working Group's GNSO Improvements Report (8 Feb 2008); however, it commissioned a , but commissions separate Working Group to make specific recommendations related to restructuring of the GNSO Council.
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Whereas, Article IV, Section 4 of ICANN's Bylaws calls for periodic reviews of the performance and operation of ICANN's structures by an entity or entities independent of the organization under review.
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Whereas, ICANN has a continuing need for a strong structure for developing policies that reflect to the extent possible a consensus of all stakeholders in the community including ICANN's contracted parties.
Resolved (2008.06.26.13), the Board endorses the recommendations of the Board Governance Committee's GNSO Review Working Group, other than on GNSO Council restructuring, and requests that the GNSO convene a small working group on Council restructuring including one representative from the current NomCom appointees, one member from each constituency and one member from each liaison-appointing advisory committee (if that advisory committee so desires), and that this group should reach consensus and submit a consensus recommendation on Council restructuring by no later than 25 July 2008 for consideration by the ICANN Board as soon as possible, but no later than the Board's meeting in August 2008.
Implementation Actions
- Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring (WG-GCR) to form Form and submit its recommendation to the Board.
- Responsible entity: Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring (WG-GCR)
- Due date: 25 July 2008 (no later than August 2008 Board meeting in August 2008)
- Completion date: 31 25 July 2008 Board Meeting
Other Related Resolutions
- 15 July 2005 Resolution (05.__), asking the GNSO Council to prepare a "Terms of Reference" document to guide independent reviewer in conducting a review of the GNSO, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-15jul05.htm.
- 4 December 2005 Resolution (05.__), approving the Terms of Reference for GNSO review, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-04dec05.htm.
- 21 February 2006 Resolution appointing the London School of Economics to perform the review, available at:http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-21feb06.htm.
- 30 March 2007 Resolution (07.30), creating a GNSO Review Working Group, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30mar07.htm#_Toc36876533.
- 29 June 2007 Resolution (07.58), encouraging additional stakeholder input on new draft of proposed recommendations for GNSO improvements, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm.
- 15 February 2008 Resolution 2008.02.15.03, opening the GNSO Improvements Report for public comment, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-15feb08.htm#_Toc64545918.
- 19 March 2008 .07.31 (see also Wiki Link)
Additional Information
- NoneResolution (__), extending the public comment period on the GNSO Review Working Group's Report on GNSO Improvements, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-19mar08.htm.
- 31 July 2008 Resolution (__), accepting Working Group's report on new structure for GNSO Council, available at:http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-31jul08.htm.
- 1 October 2008 Resolutions, timeline for implementing a series of GNSO improvement initiatives, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
- 11 December 2008 Resolution (2008-12-11-02), requesting that members of the GNSO community work with members of the ALAC/At-Large community to jointly develop a recommendation for the composition and organizational structure of a Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group, available at:http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-2-11dec08.htm.
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- A copy of the WG-GCR report is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-council-restructuring-report-25jul08.pdf.
- Board Governance Committee issued a GNSO Improvement report on 3 February 2008, available at: http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf.
- Public Comment Archive - GNSO Improvements Report, posted 25 February 2008, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200803.html#gnso-improvements-report-2008.
- Final GNSO Improvements Report Implementation Plan, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf.
- GNSO Improvements website, available at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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