2005-07-15 - Initiation of Review of GNSO

• Category: ICANN Structures

• Topic: 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: Completed

Summary

Board asks the GNSO Council to prepare a "Terms of Reference" document to guide independent reviewer in conducting a review of the GNSO.
 
Text

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.

Whereas, a review of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is due to be completed in 2006.

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.

• Prepare a "Terms of Reference" document to guide the independent entity review of the GNSO.

  • Responsible entity: GNSO Council and ICANN staff

  • Due date: December 2005

  • Completion date: 27 October 2005

• 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.

• 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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