- Category: ICANN Structures
- Topic: GNSO Not-For-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency
- Board meeting date: 24 June 2011
- Resolution number: 2011.06.24.05, 2011.06.24.06
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-24jun11-en.htm#1.5
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board approves the proposed Charter of the new Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency and formally recognizes the organization as an official Constituency.
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Whereas, the Board has specifically directed that efforts be made to provide leadership and guidance within the GNSO's Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group to encourage the creation of broad, diverse and representative new GNSO Constituencies advancing global non-commercial interests.
Whereas, the Board has received a formal petition for the creation of a Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) within the GNSO.
Whereas, the NPOC proposal has been subjected to a two-phase, public process that was instituted as part of the GNSO Improvements Review.
Whereas, staff conducted a Public Comment Forum giving community members the opportunity to review and comment upon the proposed NPOC Charter and the comments submitted in that proceeding were consistently favorable regarding the NPOC proposal.
Whereas, this new GNSO Constituency will expand participation in GNSO policy development efforts by formally recognizing a vibrant new community that will represent the non-commercial perspective of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations who are registrants and users of domain names.
Resolved (2011.06.24.05), the Board approves the proposed charter of the new Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency and formally recognizes the organization as an official Constituency within the GNSO's Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) eligible for formal GNSO administrative support and subject to the NCSG Charter approved by the Board.
Resolved (2011.06.24.06), the Board thanks Debra Y. Hughes, appointed by the Board to the GNSO Council, for her leadership in helping to establish this new Constituency.
Implementation Actions
- None
Rationale
The promotion of new GNSO Constituencies was one of the fundamental recommendations of the GNSO Review effort and an important intentional strategy to expand participation in GNSO policy development efforts. The approval of a new GNSO Constituency will impact the ICANN budget by increasing administrative support of community activities during ICANN Public meetings and throughout the year. This is within the parameters of the proposed FY12 budget and no substantial additional budget resources will be impacted by the approval of this new Constituency. This new additional organizational structure will not have any technical impact on the security, stability or resiliency of the DNS.
Other Related Resolutions
- 3 March 2009 Resolution 2009.03.06.01: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-06mar09.htm
- 26 June 2009 Resolution on GNSO Constituency Applications, at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm
- 9 December 2009 Resolution 2009.12.09.07: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-09dec09-en.htmhttp://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-09dec09-en.htmhttp://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-09dec09-en.htm
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- GNSO's Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency website available at: http://www.npoc.org/home.html.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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