- Category: ICANN Structures
- Topic: GNSO Council, GNSO Review, Constituency representatives, DNSO, Names Council
- Board meeting date: 31 October 2003
- Resolution number: 03.164, 03.165
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board proposes to change the transition article (Article XX) to allow three representatives per constituency on the GNSO Council until the end of the ICANN annual meeting 2004.
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Whereas, the GNSO Council has requested on 14 August 2003, that the change to the number of constituency representatives on the GNSO Council remain unchanged at three (3) representatives per constituency instead of two (2) representatives per constituency as is scheduled to occur at the end of this 2003 Annual Meeting.
Whereas, the GNSO Council's predecessor organization DNSO Names Council requested on 1 August 2002, that the GNSO Council be made up of three (3) representatives per constituency.
Whereas, Article I, Section 2 (4) sets out as a core value that: -"Seeking and supporting broad, informed participation reflecting the functional, geographic, and cultural diversity of the Internet at all levels of policy development and decision-making."
Whereas, Article XX, Section 5 (8), in setting out the originally proposed transition that: "In the absence of further action on the topic by the New Board, each of the GNSO constituencies shall select two representatives to the GNSO Council...."
Whereas, the Board wishes to take action in support of the GNSO Council and in response to the GNSO Council's request.
Resolved [03.164] to change the transition article (Article XX) to allow three representatives per constituency on the GNSO Council until the end of the ICANN annual meeting 2004;
Resolved [03.165] to perform a review of the GNSO Council in or around July 2004 which should include among other aspects of the review criteria, an analysis of the efficacy of having three representatives from each constituency on the GNSO Council.
Implementation Actions
- Modify the transition article (Article XX) to allow three representatives per constituency on the GNSO Council until the end of the ICANN annual meeting 2004.
- Responsible entity: Board
- Due date: 2004 Annual Meeting
- Completion date: January 15, 2004 (see Board Resolution 04.02)
- Review the GNSO Council in or around July 2004 which should include among other aspects of the review criteria, an analysis of the efficacy of having three representatives from each constituency on the GNSO Council.
- Responsible entity: Board
- Due Date: July 2004
- Completion date: December 2004 (report published)
Other Related Resolutions
- Board approved changes to the transition article (Article XX) on 15 January 2004 Resolution 04.02: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-15jan04.htm.
- Board extended the arrangement of three representatives per constituency until the ICANN meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina in April 2005 on 5 December 2004 Resolution 04.105 at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/capetown-resolutions-1-05dec04.htm.
- Board approved the Bylaws which specify three representatives per constituency on 8 April 2005 Resoution 05.20 at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-08apr05.htm.
Additional Information
- See Public Comment Forum proposing Bylaws change at: http://www.icann.org/en/legal/proposed-bylaws-corrections-09jan04.htm.
- Bylaws approved on 8 April 2005 can be found at: http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-08apr05.htm.
- The 2004 Review of the GNSO can be found at http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-22dec04.htm.
- General information on the GNSO is available at http://gnso.icann.org/.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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