Summary

Board authorizes CEO and COO to finalize a lease for office space in Brussels, Belgium.

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Whereas, ICANN's currently leases space on a temporary basis from Regus at 6 Rond Schuman, Brussels;

Whereas, ICANN is committed to maintaining and expanding an office in Brussels;

Whereas, current and future office space needs for primary operations will be at least 450 square meters,

Whereas, ICANN has an organizational benefit being located in the central European district of Brussels,

Resolved (2011.09.17.05), the ICANN Board authorizes the CEO and COO to negotiate for and finalize a lease for office space [REDACTED].

Resolved (2011.09.17.06), the Board approves the redaction of the details of the Resolution 2011.09.17.06 and corresponding rationale pending completion of negotiations.

Implementation Actions

  •   Negotiate and finalize office space in Brussels.
    •  Responsible entity: CEO and COO
    •  Due date: None provided
    •  Completion date: 2011

Rationale

ICANN leases space through a full service office suite (Regus) in Brussels. Lease terms can be month to month or for longer periods of time. The office suite environment means ICANN has private offices but shares many common amenities including conference rooms, mail/shipping/receiving center, copier, reception area and more. Rent includes many services (whether used or not) and certain services (such as conference room use) are on a “pay as used” basis. ICANN wishes to continue to build its global presence and the Brussels office is part of that plan. It is anticipated that additional staff will be hired to work out of the Brussels office. This will require additional space.

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This Board action should not have any impact on accountability and transparency or any effect on the public, except that ICANN staff members should have more and sufficient space within which to perform their duties in furtherance of the public interest. There will not be any significant variance to pre-planned expenditures. Annual expenses for any new lease will be included in future annual budgets and reported in future annual financial reports. This Board action will have no impact on security, stability or resiliency of the domain name system.

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Additional Information

  •  The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.

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