• Category: ICANN Structures
• Topic: GNSO Improvements
• Board meeting date: 1 October 2008
• Resolution number: 2008.10.01.08
• URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm
• Status: Completed

Summary

Board requests community input concerning the GNSO Council Restructuring Working Group's recommendation to elect Board Seats 13 and 14 by GNSO House.  

Text

It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.08), the Board and General Counsel have outstanding questions about the WG-GCR recommendations regarding Board seat elections and directs Staff to share these with the community and seek additional input.

Implementation Actions

• Solicit community feedback on the WG-GCR's recommendation.
  • Responsible entity: ICANN Policy Staff
  • Due date: None provided
  • Completion dates: 
    • 28 October 2008, Request sent by V.P. Policy; deadline 27 November 2008
    • 30 July 2009, Board approved WG-GCR recommendation for Board Seats 13 and 14

Other Related Resolutions

• 15 July 2005 Resolution (05.__), asking the GNSO Council to prepare a "Terms of Reference" document to guide independent reviewer in conducting a review of the GNSO, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-15jul05.htm.
• 4 December 2005 Resolution (05.__), approving the Terms of Reference for GNSO review, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-04dec05.htm.
• 21 February 2006 Resolution appointing the London School of Economics to perform the review, available at:http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-21feb06.htm.
• 30 March 2007 Resolution (07.30), creating a GNSO Review Working Group, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30mar07.htm#_Toc36876533.&nbsp.
• 29 June 2007 Resolution (07.58), encouraging additional stakeholder input on new draft of proposed recommendations for GNSO improvements, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm.
• 15 February 2008 Resolution 2008.02.15.03, opening the GNSO Improvements Report for public comment, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-15feb08.htm#_Toc64545918. &nbsp.
• 19 March 2008 Resolution (__), extending the public comment period on the GNSO Review Working Group's Report on GNSO Improvements, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-19mar08.htm.
• 26 June 2008 Resolution 2008.06.26.13, creating the Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring, available at:  http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm.
• 1 October 2008 Resolution 2008.10.01.06, adopting WG-GCR recommendation that a third Council-level non-voting Nominating Committee Appointee serve on the GNSO Council, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
• 1 October 2008 Resolution 2008.10.01.07, authorizing WG-GCR recommendations for GNSO Council election of Chair and individual House election of Vice-Chair, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
• 1 October 2008 Resolution:2008.10.01.15, adopting phased implementation schedule to transition to a new bicameral GNSO Council voting structure, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
• 1 October 2008 Resolution 2008.10.01.07, authorizing WG-GCR recommendations for GNSO Council election of Chair and individual House election of Vice-Chair, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
• 1 October 2008 Resolution 2008.10.01.09, approving  GNSO Council Voting Thresholds as recommended by the Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring (WG-GCR), available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
• 11 December 2008 Resolution (2008-12-11-02), requesting that members of the GNSO community work with members of the ALAC/At-Large community to jointly develop a recommendation for the composition and organizational structure of a Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group, available at:http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-2-11dec08.htm.
• Other resolutions TBD.

Additional Information

• 2008 Final GNSO Improvements Report Implementation Plan, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf.
• 25 July 2008 Report to ICANN Board of Directors From Working Group on GNSO Council Restructuring, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-council-restructuring-report-25jul08.pdf.
• 3 February 2008 Board Governance Committee GNSO Improvement report, available at: http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf.
• Public Comment Archive - GNSO Improvements Report, posted 25 February 2008, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200803.html#gnso-improvements-report-2008.
• GNSO Improvements website, available at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/.
• The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.

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