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    <date>2018-04-17 00:00:00.0 UTC</date>
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    <string>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/public-comments/board-integrity-screening-2018-03-02-en&quot;&gt;Uniform Board Member Integrity Screening Process&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</string>
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    <string>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Statement&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</string>
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    <string>STAFFCONTACT</string>
    <string>&lt;p class=&quot;contact-name&quot;&gt;Steve Gwon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:steve.gwon@icann.org&quot;&gt;steve.gwon@icann.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</string>
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    <string>&lt;h2&gt;Brief Overview&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Purpose:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; This public comment proceeding seeks community input on the recommendation that &lt;abbr title=&quot;Supporting Organizations&quot;&gt;Supporting Organizations&lt;/abbr&gt; and &lt;abbr title=&quot;Advisory Committees&quot;&gt;Advisory Committees&lt;/abbr&gt; that do not currently employ a due diligence integrity screening process similar to the Nominating Committee adopt the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-uniform-board-integrity-screening-process-02mar18-en.pdf&quot;&gt;proposed Uniform Board Member Integrity Screening Process&lt;/a&gt; [PDF, 43 KB] to conduct due diligence on the candidates selected to serve on the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Board.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Current Status:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Each of the nominating groups (the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Address Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;ASO&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr title=&quot;Country Code Names Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;ccNSO&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr title=&quot;Generic Names Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;GNSO&lt;/abbr&gt;, At-Large Community and Nominating Committee for Board Directors, and the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Governmental Advisory Committee&quot;&gt;GAC&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Engineering Task Force&quot;&gt;IETF&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr title=&quot;Security and Stability Advisory Committee&quot;&gt;SSAC&lt;/abbr&gt;, and &lt;abbr title=&quot;Root Server System Advisory Committee&quot;&gt;RSSAC&lt;/abbr&gt; for Board Liaisons) employ community-specific processes to select &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Board Directors and Board Liaisons in accordance with the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Bylaws. The Nominating Committee, the At-Large Community, and the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Address Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;ASO&lt;/abbr&gt; have each incorporated an external screening process, facilitated by &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; organization, to review selectees prior to finalizing their selection process. On 2 November 2017, the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Board passed Resolution &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-11-02-en#2.c&quot;&gt;2017.11.02.33&lt;/a&gt; directing the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to develop a proposal paper for public comment calling on &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&amp;apos;s &lt;abbr title=&quot;Supporting Organizations&quot;&gt;Supporting Organizations&lt;/abbr&gt; and &lt;abbr title=&quot;Advisory Committees&quot;&gt;Advisory Committees&lt;/abbr&gt; that do not currently employ a due diligence integrity screening process to seriously consider utilizing an integrity screening process similar or identical to the Nominating Committee process to screen both voting Directors and non-voting Liaisons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Next Steps:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;margin-left: 20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Board will include the proposed Screening Process as a discussion topic during the Board&amp;apos;s sessions during &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; 61 with the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Supporting Organizations&quot;&gt;Supporting Organizations&lt;/abbr&gt; and &lt;abbr title=&quot;Advisory Committees&quot;&gt;Advisory Committees&lt;/abbr&gt; that do not currently use the integrity screen process facilitated by &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; org.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Upon completion of the public comment proceeding, &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; organization will consider the comments submitted and prepare a report of public comments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Section I: Description and Explanation&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-uniform-board-integrity-screening-process-02mar18-en.pdf&quot;&gt;proposed Uniform Board Member Integrity Screening Process&lt;/a&gt; [PDF, 43 KB] sets out recommendations for the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Supporting Organizations&quot;&gt;Supporting Organizations&lt;/abbr&gt; and &lt;abbr title=&quot;Advisory Committees&quot;&gt;Advisory Committees&lt;/abbr&gt; that do not currently employ a due diligence integrity screening process to adopt the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-uniform-board-integrity-screening-process-02mar18-en.pdf&quot;&gt;proposed Uniform Board Member Integrity Screening Process&lt;/a&gt; [PDF, 43 KB] to conduct due diligence on candidates selected to serve on the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Board. This is not intended to modify the other selection criteria applied by any of the Board member-selecting groups to their process. Instead, this would create a uniform requirement that any individual selected to serve on the Board should: (1) pass through the relevant &lt;abbr title=&quot;Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;SO&lt;/abbr&gt;/&lt;abbr title=&quot;Advisory Committee; or Administrative Contact (of a domain registration)&quot;&gt;AC&lt;/abbr&gt;/liaison selection process; and (2) also pass through a screening review regarding their fitness to meet the fiduciary duties required of Board members.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Section II: Background&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Under the Empowered Community processes, the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Board and each of its members are held more accountable for their actions. Each of the nominating groups (the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Address Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;ASO&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr title=&quot;Country Code Names Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;ccNSO&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr title=&quot;Generic Names Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;GNSO&lt;/abbr&gt;, At-Large Community and Nominating Committee for Board Directors, and the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Governmental Advisory Committee&quot;&gt;GAC&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Engineering Task Force&quot;&gt;IETF&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr title=&quot;Security and Stability Advisory Committee&quot;&gt;SSAC&lt;/abbr&gt;, and &lt;abbr title=&quot;Root Server System Advisory Committee&quot;&gt;RSSAC&lt;/abbr&gt; for Board Liaisons) employ community-specific processes to select &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Board Directors and Board Liaisons (collectively, Board members) in accordance with the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Bylaws.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Board and the community have discussed the need to ensure that prospective Board members are adequately vetted to ensure that each is willing and able to perform the fiduciary and general obligations of service, and capable of upholding the reputation and credibility of the Board. The Nominating Committee, the At-Large Community, and the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Address Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;ASO&lt;/abbr&gt; each currently incorporate an external screening process, facilitated by &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Org, to screen prospective Board members prior to finalizing their selection process. Among other things, this external process includes review and as verification of CVs, criminal record checks, professional license verifications, media coverage, etc. Other &lt;abbr title=&quot;Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;SO&lt;/abbr&gt;/&lt;abbr title=&quot;Advisory Committee; or Administrative Contact (of a domain registration)&quot;&gt;AC&lt;/abbr&gt;/liaison groups that select &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Board members have not asked &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Org to facilitate such external screening and it is uncertain if these bodies do any such reviews on their own accord.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Screening prospective Board member, including through interviews, reference checks and external screening, reflects generally accepted good practices and contributes to seating Board members with high levels of integrity. While conducting such due diligence cannot prevent future bad acts, it does give a level of confidence of the integrity of members at the time of seating. This is important in upholding the credibility of the Board.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On 2 November 2017, the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Board passed Resolution &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-11-02-en#2.c&quot;&gt;2017.11.02.33&lt;/a&gt;, directing the President and CEO, or his designees, to develop a proposal paper to be posted for public comment calling on relevant &lt;abbr title=&quot;Supporting Organization&quot;&gt;SO&lt;/abbr&gt;/ACs Committees to consider screening both voting Directors and non-voting Liaisons uses processes similar or identical to the processes utilized by the Nominating Committee. The Board recommends the adoption of robust screening for all prospective members of the &lt;abbr title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt; Board. This is not intended to modify other community-specific selection criteria and processes applied by any of the Board member-selecting groups. Instead, this would call for a uniform requirement that the Board should only be comprised of those who: (1) pass through an individual selection process; and (2) also pass through a screening review regarding their fitness to meet the fiduciary duties required of Board members.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Section III: Relevant Resources&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;margin-left: 20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/news/blog/board-member-integrity-screening&quot;&gt;Blog re Board Member Integrity Screening, dated 1 November 2017&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2017-11-02-en#2.c&quot;&gt;Board Resolutions 2017.11.02.33 – 2017.11.02.34: Uniform Board Member Integrity Screening&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chair-s-blog-the-los-angeles-workshop-recap&quot;&gt;Chair&amp;apos;s Blog: The Los Angeles Workshop Recap&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-uniform-board-integrity-screening-process-02mar18-en.pdf&quot;&gt;Proposed Uniform Board Member Integrity Screening Process&lt;/a&gt; [PDF, 43 KB]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Section IV: Additional Information&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Section V: Reports&lt;/h2&gt;</string>
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