- Category: (replace this text with one of the following categories: Administration/Budget, ccTLD, gTLD, IP, ICANN Structure, International Agreement)
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- Board meeting date: 27 August 2009
- Resolution number: 2009.08.27.07
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-27aug09-en.htm
- Status: (replace this text with: Completed, Ongoing, Suspended)
Summary
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Jean-Jacques Subrenat addressed the process by which the Board Governance Committee (BGC) allocates responsibilities on committees and working groups and the method of selection of the chair of those entities, including a suggestion that the members of the selected group convene to select a leader.
Dennis Jennings, as Chair of the BGC, confirmed that the BGC will take the process under consideration pursuant to Jean-Jacques request, and apologized for not having had the opportunity to personally contact the members of the working group prior to the publication of the proposed Board resolution.
The Chair stated his view that the BGC selection process is well established.
Following the discussion, the Chair moved and Dennis Jennings seconded the following resolution:
Whereas on 26 June 2009, the Board resolved to establish a Board/GAC joint working group;
Whereas the Board requested the BGC to nominate five Board members, one of whom to serve as cochair, to serve on the Board/GAC joint working group;
Whereas the BGC has selected five Board members to serve as members of the Board/GAC joint working group and identified one of those five members as cochair of the working group; and
Whereas the BGC agreed to recommend that the Board approve the BGC selections for the Board/GAC joint working group;
Resolved (2009.08.27.07) that the Board members of the Board/GAC joint working group shall be Raimundo Beca, Ram Mohan, Raymond Plzak (cochair), Jean-Jacques Subrenat, and Katim Touray.
Eleven of the Board members present approved of this resolution. Jean-Jacques Subrenat and Raymond Plzak abstained from voting on this resolution.
Upon approval, Janis Karklins congratulated the Board on taking action to compose the working group, and noted the import of the work to be done with the GAC. Janis noted that Heather Dryden has been selected as the cochair appointed by the GAC, and expressed the GAC's expectation that the working group will meet to move forward with its tasks in the near future.
The Chair thanked Janis for his support and concurred with the import of the work to be performed. The Chair noted that the Board's appointees are of excellent geographic diversity and each appointee brings an impressive skill set to the group. Finally, the Chair noted that he would provide his support as requested.
Implementation Actions
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Other Related Resolutions
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Additional Information
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