- Category: ICANN Structure
- Topic: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds
- Board meeting date: 1 October 2008
- Resolution number: 2008.10.01.09
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board approved approves the GNSO Council Voting Thresholds as recommended by the Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring (WG-GCR).
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Denise Michel indicated that it was Staff's recommendation to accept all the voting thresholds except relating to the removal of NCAs. She indicated that this issue could be considered further as a part of the Nominating Committee Review and subsequent improvement efforts.
Harald Alvestrand and Bruce Tonkin indicated their support for the Staff's recommendation.
Peter Dengate Thrush moved the following resolution and Raimundo Beca seconded:
It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.09), the Board adopts all voting thresholds proposed in the WG-GCR Report. The Board requests that the GNSO develop any additional voting thresholds or categories that may be needed as part of its proposed GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan to be submitted to the Board for approval.
A voice vote was taken of all Board Members present for each resolution, and the motion was approved by a vote of 14 to 0, with no abstentions.
Implementation Actions
- Identify additional voting thresholds or categories needed.
- Responsible entity: GNSO Council
- Due date: OpenNone provided
- Completion date: 5 August 2010
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.
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Additional Information
- (replace this text with any additional notes related to this resolution, i.e. funding considerations)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 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, creating the Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm.
- 1 October 2008 Resolution 2008.10.01.06, adopting WG-GCR recommendation that a third Council-level non-voting Nominating Committee Appointee serve on the GNSO Council, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
- 1 October 2008 Resolution 2008.10.01.08, asking for community input concerning the GNSO Council Restructuring Working Group's recommendation to elect Board Seats 13 and 14 by GNSO House, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
- 1 October 2008 Resolution:2008.10.01.15, adopting phased implementation schedule to transition to a new bicameral GNSO Council voting structure, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
- 1 October 2008 Resolution 2008.10.01.07, authorizing WG-GCR recommendations for GNSO Council election of Chair and individual House election of Vice-Chair, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
- 1 October 2008 Resolution 2008.10.01.15, adopting phased implementation schedule to transition to a new bicameral GNSO Council voting structure, 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.
- Resolutions 2009-05-21-13 and 2009-05-21-14 directed the Structural Improvements Committee and ICANN Staff to make changes to the Stakeholder Group charters and post them for public comment. It also postponed Development of the Stakeholder Group charters to June 2009: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-21may09.htm.
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- 2008 Final GNSO Improvements Report Implementation Plan, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf.
- 25 July 2008 Report to ICANN Board of Directors From Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-council-restructuring-report-25jul08.pdf.
- 3 February 2008 Board Governance Committee GNSO Improvement report, 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.
- 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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