- Category: Administration and Budget
- Topic: Authorization of ICANN meeting
- Board meeting date: 7 November 2008
- Resolution number: 2008.11.07.05, 2008.11.07.06, 2008.11.07.07
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-07nov08.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board authorizes ICANN June 2009 meeting in Sydney and directs the exploration of adjusting regional rotation of meetings to hold the October 2009 meeting in Seoul, Korea.
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Whereas, the 35th ICANN Meeting is to be held in June 2009 in the Asia Pacific region.
Whereas, the regional rotation was amended in 2007 and the Asia Pacific meeting was deferred due to logistical and budgetary considerations.
Whereas, The Asia Pacific region is one of the most significant growth areas for the Internet.
Whereas, the Board Finance Committee has recommended the adoption of the budget for the meeting in Sydney.
Resolved (2008.11.07.05), the Board endorses Sydney, Australia as the location of the ICANN Asia Pacific Meeting to be held in June 2009, and adopts a budget for the meeting not to exceed US$1.973 million.
Resolved (2008.11.07.06), the Board requests management and staff to explore adjusting the regional rotation to defer the European meeting in October 2009 and hold that meeting in Seoul, Korea.
Resolved (2008.11.07.07), the Board requests management and staff to explore negotiating the cost of the Seoul meeting within a budget similar to that of the meeting in Sydney.
Implementation Actions
- Explore the adjustment of the regional rotation of meetings.
- Responsible entity: ICANN staff
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 2009
- Negotiate costs of Seoul Meeting.
- Responsible entity: ICANN staff
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 2009
Other Related Resolutions
- Board approves Seoul, Republic of Korea as the site of the October 2009 meeting, at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-23apr09.htm.
Additional Information
- ICANN 2009 Sydney Meeting information can be found at: http://syd.icann.org/.
- ICANN 2009 Seoul Meeting information can be found at: http://sel.icann.org/.
- Funding identified in resolution.
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