- Category: Board
- Topic: Membership of the Board GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group
- Board meeting date: 22 October 2011
- Resolution number: 2011.10.22.01
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-22oct11-en.htm#1
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board approves the recommended membership of the Board GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group.
Text
Whereas after review of the public comment on the Final Report of the Board-GAC Joint Working Group (JWG), the Board agreed that the recommendations within the Final Report should be implemented in complement to the GAC-related recommendations from the Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT).
Whereas the Board and the GAC have continued work to do to oversee the implementation the recommendations in the Final Report and the GAC-related recommendations from ATRT.
Whereas the JWG was previously tasked with the oversight of the GAC-related recommendations from the ATRT.
Whereas the JWG was dissolved after the Board received the Final Report.
Whereas on 17 September 2011 the Board directed the Board Governance Committee to recommend the composition of a working group to lead the Board’s coordination with the GAC on the implementation of the JWG recommendations and the GAC-related recommendations from the ATRT.
Whereas, the Board Governance Committee recommended that the Board establish the working group, consisting of the following persons:
Chris Disspain
Bill Graham – Co-Chair (with GAC-identified Co-Chair)
Bertrand de La Chapelle
Ram Mohan
Ray Plzak
Mike Silber
Judith Vazquez
Resolved (2011.10.22.01), the Board approves the recommended membership of the Board GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group.
Implementation Actions
- None.
Rationale
Implementing recommendations from both the Board-GAC Joint Working Group and the Accountability and Transparency Review Team is important to enhancing the relationship between the Board and the GAC and the accountability and transparency of both. This working group provides a formal mechanism to oversee the implementation of the recommendations. As required for assessment within the Affirmation of Commitments, there is no security and stability impact on the DNS nor any affect on ICANN’s fiscal resources as a result of this action.
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolutions 2011.06.24.24- 2011.06.24.26, directing the CEO to post the JWG report for public comment and dissolving the Board-GAC Joint Working Group, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-24jun11-en.htm.
- Resolutions 2011.09.17.09-2011.09.17.10, directing the Board to appoint a working group to coordinate with the GAC on implementation of JWG recommendations and the CEO to provide staff and support to implement the recommendations of the JWG, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-17sep11-en.htm#7.
- Resolution 2011.10.28.12, approving Erika Mann as a member of the Board GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28oct11-en.htm#1.9.
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- Information on the Board/GAC Joint Working Group can be located at: http://www.icann.org/en/committees/board-gac-2009/.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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