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• Category: ICANN StructureStructures
• Topic: Evolution and Reform
• Board meeting date: 28 June 2002
• Resolution number: 02.75, 02.76, 02.77, 02.78, 02.79, 02.80
• URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-28jun02.htm
• Status: Completed

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Whereas, it is now time to move forward with implementation with confidence that while the Blueprint may not satisfy everyone, it provides the right foundation on which ICANN can build for the future;unmigrated-wiki-markup

Therefore, it is resolved \ [02.75\] that the Board adopts and endorses the [ERC Blueprint for Reform|http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/blueprint-20jun02.htm], and the broad outlines of ICANN structural and procedural reform that it contains;unmigrated-wiki-markup

Further resolved \ [02.76\] that the ERC is directed to oversee further detailed implementation and transition work based on the Blueprint for Reform, with the continued involvement and participation of the ICANN community, to report to the Board at its next telephonic meeting as to its progress and schedule, and to provide its implementation recommendations to the Board and the community sufficiently prior to the Shanghai meeting so that the Board can take action at that meeting;unmigrated-wiki-markup

Further resolved \ [02.77\] that the President is directed to provide all appropriate assistance and resources to the ERC and any transition teams or mechanisms that it creates to assist it in the transition process;

Wiki MarkupFurther resolved \ [02.78\] that the Board takes note of the importance to the community, as expressed throughout this reform process and in the Public Forum discussion at the Bucharest meeting, of the following issues, and instructs the ERC to take due account of these issues as it moves forward in the implementation process, namely, the need to:

• devise and incorporate specific measures to ensure, to the extent feasible, geographic and cultural diversity in all parts of ICANN structure, which have been key core values of ICANN since its inception, and remain so today, as expressed in the ERC Blueprint for Reform;
• consider the creation of an At Large Advisory Committee as a potential vehicle for informed participation in ICANN by the broad user community;
• ensure that the composition and operation of the Nominating Committee in fact represents a balance among all segments of the Internet community;
• collaborate with critical infrastructure providers and the technical community to further the establishment of effective working relationships; and
• ensure that ICANN's policy development processes enhance and promote a transparent bottom-up process.

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Further resolved \ [02.79\] that any further opportunities for strengthening ICANN's capacity to fulfill its mission that develop or are identified during the implementation process should be carefully reviewed and utilized as appropriate;

Wiki MarkupFurther resolved \ [02.80\] that the Board takes note of all the many different viewpoints that have characterized a very constructive dialog since the President issued [his Report|http://www.icann.org/general/lynn-reform-proposal-24feb02.htm], and extends its deep appreciation to all the many members of the ICANN community that cared enough about ICANN to participate in an extraordinarily thoughtful and serious undertaking. The Board notes with deep gratitude all the countless hours of volunteer time selflessly devoted to this process.

Implementation Actions

• Further implement the Blueprint and report to the Board at its next telephonic meeting as to its progress and schedule. 
  • Responsible entity: Evolution and Reform Committee
  • Due date: 2002
  • Completion date: 2002
• Provide implementation recommendations to the Board and community, including the topics of note to the community
  • Responsible entity: Evolution and Reform Committee
  • Due date: October 2002
  • Completion date: 2 October 2002

Other Related Resolutions

• Resolutions 01.132 through 01.134 created the Committee: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-15nov01.htm.
• Resolutions 02.20 through 02.26 changed name of the Committee on Restructuring to the Evolution and Reform Committee, and instructed the Committee to report to the Board its recommendations and a timeline for structural change as specified and with consideration of the public's input: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-14mar02.htm.
• Resolution 02.149 authorized ICANN's President to spend reserves to assist in implementation of the Evolution and Reform Plan: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-15dec02.htm#AnnualMeetingoftheTransitionBoard.

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• A copy of the President's Report on the Case for Reform is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/general/lynn-reform-proposal-24feb02.htmhttp://www.icann.org/en/committees/evol-reform/. 
• A copy of the Blueprint for Reform is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/committees/evol-reform/blueprint-20jun02.htm. 
• The Final Implementation Report is available at Final Implementation Report and Recommendations.
• General information on the work of the Committee on Evolution and Reform is available at http://www.icann.org/en/committees/evol-reform/.
• The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.

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