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- Category: (replace this text with one of the following categories: Administration/Budget, Board, ccTLD, gTLD, IP, ICANN Structure, International Agreement, Root Zone)
- Topic: (replace this text with a keywords from title)
- ICANN Structures
- Topic: DNSO Constituencies, DNSO Structure, Names Council
- Board meeting date: 12 August 1999
- Resolution number: 99.70, 99.71, 99.72
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-12aug99.htm
- Status: (replace this text with: Completed, Ongoing, Suspended)
Summary
(replace this text with the a one-sentence summary of the resolution) Board clarifies DNSO Constituency representation on the Names Council.
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The meeting began with a discussion of proposed bylaw amendments concerning the Names Council. At the public-forum session of the Board's quarterly meeting in Berlin on May 26, 1999, there appeared to be a clear sentiment among participants that it was inappropriate for the gTLD constituency of the DNSO, which presently has only one member, to have three representatives on the Names Council (NC). At its meeting on the following day, the Board noted this apparent strong sentiment and adopted the following resolution:FURTHER RESOLVED (resolution 99.35, adopted May 27, 1999), that the Board requests that the Constituency for gTLD registries agree, for so long as Network Solutions is the only participant in such Constituency, to select only one individual (rather than three) to represent that Constituency on the provisional Names Council, and the Board states that if such Constituency does not agree to make only one such selection, the Board will amend the Bylaws to effectuate such goal.
By a letter dated July 1, 1999, Jim Rutt, Chief Executive Officer of Network Solutions, Inc., writing "On behalf of the gTLD Constituency," declined to follow the Board's request for voluntary action on the constituency's part and submitted three representatives (a Network Solutions employee and two of its lawyers) to the NC.
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7. The proposal would also have added a provision concerning removal of NC members by the constituency represented or by a three-quarters vote of the Board. In view of significant opposition, the Board concluded that this change should not be made.
The Board discussed whether action on the proposed bylaw amendments should be deferred to the quarterly meeting in Santiago, where procedures will be introduced to permit public observation of the Board's voting. Given the lengthy period of time and extensive public comment since this matter was discussed at the public session of the ICANN May meeting in Berlin, and because of the need of the DNSO Names Council for prompt clarification of its membership structure prior to its next scheduled meeting in Santiago, the Board determined that these bylaw amendments should be adopted without additional delay.unmigrated-wiki-markup
After this discussion, upon motion duly made by Greg . Crew and seconded by Linda Wilson, the Board unanimously adopted the following resolutions:
RESOLVED \ [resolution 99.70\], that Section 2(a) of Article VI-B of the Bylaws of the Corporation is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:"The NC shall consist of representatives, selected in accordance with Section 3(c) of this Article, from each Constituency recognized by the Board pursuant to the criteria set forth in Section 3 of this Article."
FURTHER RESOLVED \ [resolution 99.71\], that Section 3(c) of Article VI-B of the Bylaws of the Corporation is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:"Each Constituency shall select up to three individuals to represent that Constituency on the NC, no two of whom may be citizens of the same Geographic Region, as defined in Article V, Section 6, except that, with the consent of the Board, this latter requirement may be suspended for the term of a particular individual upon a showing that it is impracticable for the Constituency to obtain such geographic diversity. Any such waiver shall be granted only upon a commitment by the constituency to a substantive plan to diversify its membership, thereby minimizing the likelihood of the need for future waivers from the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Constituency may have more representatives on the NC than there are members of the Constituency."
FURTHER RESOLVED \ [resolution 99.72\], that Section 2(f) of Article VI-B of the Bylaws of the Corporation is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:"Unless shortened by the Board in its recognition of a Constituency, the term of office for each member of the NC shall be two years."
Implementation Actions
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- Responsible entity: (replace this text with the responsible entity: ICANN department, ICANN Community Structure, Board, U.S. Department of Commerce)
- Due date: (replace this text with Due Date)
- Completion date: (replace this text with Date action was implemented)
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- Responsible entity: (replace this text with the responsible entity: ICANN department, ICANN Community Structure, Board, U.S. Department of Commerce)
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Other Related Resolutions
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Additional Information
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- Implement Bylaws Amendments
- Responsible Entity: ICANN General Counsel
- Due Date: None Specified
- Completion Date: 23 October 1999
Other Related Resolutions
- None
Additional Information
- The Adopted statement was incorporated into Article VI-B of the ICANN Bylaws: http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-29oct99.htm#VI-B.
- Current version of the ICANN Bylaws can be found at: http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified herein.
Explanatory text does not modify or override Resolutions. See Board Resolutions Page for more information.
