- Category: (replace this text with one of the following categories: Administration/Budget, ccTLD, gTLD, IP, ICANN Structure, International Agreement)
- Topic: (replace this text with a keywords from title) GNSO Review
- Board meeting date: 15 July 2005
- Resolution number: 05.__
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-15jul05.htm
- Status: (replace this text with: Completed, Ongoing, Suspended)
Summary (replace this text with the a one-sentence summary of the resolution)
Board asks the GNSO Council to prepare a "Terms of Reference" document to guide independent reviewer in conducting a review of the GNSO.
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Whereas, Article IV, Section 4 of the ICANN Bylaws provides that the ICANN Board will regularly initiate an independent review of each supporting organization and supporting organization council.
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Resolved (05.__), the ICANN Board hereby requests the GNSO Council to prepare with the ICANN staff and Board a "Terms of Reference" document to guide the independent entity an outside consultant in conducting a review of the GNSO, and present the terms of reference to the Board for adoption at the meeting in December 2005, in Vancouver, Canada.
Implementation Actions
- (replace this text with specific Action Item) Prepare a "Terms of Reference" document to guide the independent entity review of the GNSO.
- Responsible entity: (replace this text with the responsible entity: ICANN department, ICANN Community Structure, Board, U.S. Department of Commerce)GNSO Council and ICANN staff
- Due date: (replace this text with Due Date)December 2005
- Completion date: (replace this text with Date action was implemented, if different from due date)
- (replace this text with specific Action Item)
- Responsible entity: (replace this text with the responsible entity: ICANN department, ICANN Community Structure, Board, U.S. Department of Commerce)
- Due date: (replace this text with Due Date)
- Completion date: (replace this text with Date action was implemented, if different from due date)
Other Related Resolutions
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Additional Information
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- 27 October 2005
Other Related Resolutions
- 4 December 2005 Resolution (05.__), approving 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, 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 input on 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 Resolution (__), 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.
- 26 June 2008 Resolution (2008.06.26.13), endorsing GNSO Improvements Report, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.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, implementing a series of GNSO improvement initiatives, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- Background and relevant GNSO Review reports, as well as implementation actions, are at http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/background-en.htm.
- GNSO posts Terms of Reference for Public Comment, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27oct05.htm.
- Appendix H of LSE Report, available at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/gnso-review-annexes-sep06.pdf.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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