- Category: ICANN Structures
- Topic: Interim At Large Financial Support
- Board meeting date: 22 April 2002
- Resolution number: 02.60, 02.61
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-22apr02.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board authorizes the President to accept contributions to fund staff support for the creation and nurturing of At Large mechanisms.
Text
Whereas, in resolutions 02.16 and 02.17, the Board concluded that "ICANN should have a robust At Large mechanism for meaningful, informed participation by Internet users of the kind recommended in the ALSC report" and called "upon the ICANN community to devote sustained energy to the creation of At Large structures built upon bottom-up, self-organized, local Internet community institutions and other organizations that meet the general criteria of openness, participation, and self-sustainability";
Whereas, members of the ICANN community led by Esther Dyson have raised US$22,000 for the purpose of funding staff to support the efforts of interested individuals and organizations to create At Large mechanisms for meaningful, self-organizing informed participation in ICANN by a full range of Internet users of the kind recommended in the ALSC report;
Whereas, the Board welcomes this positive response from the community and believes that ICANN should facilitate these efforts by accepting a contribution of these funds, restricted to the purpose of funding staff support for the organizational efforts;
Resolved [02.60] that the President is authorized to accept restricted contributions for the purpose of funding staff support for the creation and nurturing of At Large mechanisms for meaningful, self-organizing informed participation in ICANN by a full range of Internet users; and
Further resolved [02.61] that the President is hereby authorized, for the balance of the present fiscal year, to expend restricted contributions received for that purpose, including by the engagement of an independent contractor, for so long as unexpended contributed funds remain available.
Implementation Actions
- None
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolutions calling on ICANN community to devote energy to creation of At Large structures, as recorded in 14 March 2001 Board Meeting minutes, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-14mar02.htm
- Other resolutions TBD
Additional Information
- Funding identified in resolution.
- Announcements regarding ICANN's resolution to accept funding contributions for the development of At Large structures, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24apr02.htm
Explanatory text does not modify or override Resolutions. See Board Resolutions Page for more information.
