- Category: ICANN Structures
- Topic: Emerging Regional Internet Registries
- Board meeting date: 4 June 2001
- Resolution number: 01.67, 01.68, 01.69, 01.70
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-04jun01.htm
- Status: Ongoing
Summary
Board accepts the "Criteria for the Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries" recommended by the Address Council and authorizes the President to devote sufficient resources to evaluating applications.
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Whereas, the Address Supporting Organization Memorandum of Understanding ASO-MOU provides that ICANN will develop requirements and policies for the approval of additional Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and provides general guidance for minimum requirements;
Whereas, on 24 April 2001, after extensive public consultation, the Address Council submitted to the Board proposed Criteria for the Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries as a more specific statement of the essential preconditions for the approval of new RIRs, as a statement of the minimum guidelines needed when evaluating applications for recognition of new RIRs;
Whereas, the Address Council has also recommended that the Board authorize the ICANN staff to receive and evaluate applications for the recognition of new RIRs, using the criteria as a statement of minimum requirements;
Whereas, the Address Council proposals have been posted on the ICANN web site and discussed on ICANN's web-based public forum and at the ICANN Public Forum held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 3 June 2001;
It is therefore
Resolved [01.67] that the Board accepts the "Criteria for the Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries" recommended by the Address Council as a statement of essential requirements, in supplementation to section 9 of the ASO-MOU, and acknowledges it as a framework for consideration of applications for recognition of new RIRs;
Further resolved [01.68] that the President is authorized to establish procedures and standards for the receipt of applications for recognition of new RIRs and for the evaluation of those applications, according to section 9 of the ASO-MOU and consistent with the requirements set forth in the Criteria;
Further resolved [01.69] that the President is authorized to devote sufficient resources of the Corporation to the timely evaluation of any applications according to those procedures and standards; and
Further resolved [01.70] that the President is directed to report periodically on any applications received and to present to the Board recommendations on those applications, with final action on applications being subject to Board approval.
Implementation Actions
- Establish procedures and standards for the receipt of applications.
- Responsible entity: ICANN staff
- Due date: None specified
- Completion date: 4 June 2001
- Report periodically on any applications received.
- Responsible entity: President
- Due date: None specified
- Completion date: Ongoing, as necessary
Other Related Resolutions
- Board granted final approval to LACNIC (an RIR), as recorded in the Minutes of the 31 October 2002 Board Meeting, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-31oct02.htm
- Other resolutions TBD
Additional Information
- The resolution authorized the President to devote sufficient resources of the Corporation to the evaluation of applications, but did not specify the amount of resources.
- The MOU in operation at the time of this resolution is available at: http://aso.icann.org/documents/memorandum-of-understanding-1999/
- ASO's proposed criteria for the Establishment of new Regional Internet Registries, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/stockholm/emerging-rir-topic.htm
- Adopted criteria for establishment of new internet registries available at: http://www.icann.org/en/icp/icp-2.htm
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