To strengthen Kristina's remarks, let me add that the RAA is on the 
  agenda as an "informational item". A decision on it was deferred at the Mexico 
  City Board meeting, pending a 30 day comment period. The period is now over 
  and the comments (according to the staff summary) supported adoption "the 
  sooner the better". The Board itself in Mexico 
committed "to act on approval of the amendments at the earliest
opportunity" following this public comment period.
The longer we wait, the fewer registrars will be covered automatically
and ICANN will have to pay them to adopt the new RAA.
Alan
At 22/04/2009 09:58 AM, Rosette, Kristina wrote:
  Thanks, Bruce.
I see that 
    the RAA Amendments aren't an agenda item. Given that the
public comment 
    period closed on 6 April and the majority of comments
supported the 
    amendments and the Board's prompt action on them, do you
know why there's 
    no agenda item (and, if not, who may be able to answer
that 
    question)?
K
 
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A. 
    Consent Agenda
=================
Approval of Minutes - 3 February 
    2009 and 12 February 2009 Approval of
Board Audit Committee's 
    Recommendation for Engagement of Auditors for
FY09-10 Approval of Charter 
    of Community-Wide Working Group to Review
The Structure of ICANN's 
    Present Geographic Regions Approval of Board
Governance Committee's 
    Recommendation regarding Ombudsman Framework
Approval of Board Governance 
    Committee's Recommendation for Posting of
the Revised Conflict of 
    Interest Policy for Public Comment Approval of
Board Governance 
    Committee's Recommendation of Procedures for Board
Nominations Approval 
    of Redelegation of .NG Approval of Phased
Allocation Process for Single 
    & Two-Character Domain Names in .BIZ,
including proposed Contract 
    Amendment Approval of Posting for Public
Comment the Plan for Enhancing 
    Internet Security, Stability & Resiliency
Approval of Staff to Follow 
    the Global Policy Proposal for the
Allocation of IPv4 Blocks to Regional 
    Internet Registries 
B. Regular 
    Agenda
=================
1. GNSO Improvements 
    
        a 
    Implementation Efforts 
    
        b 
    GNSO Council Restructuring 
2 New gTLD Implementation Updates 
    
        a 
    Implementation Recommendation Team 
    
        b 
    Geographical Names 
    
        c 
    Timeline 
3. Approval of Seoul Budget - October 2009 Meeting Location 
    
4. Agenda for Upcoming Board Retreat 
5. Other Business 
    
6. Board Executive Session 
C. Informational 
    Agenda
========================
1. Registrar Accreditation 
    Agreement Update 
2. .PRO Registry Agreement Renewal 
3. 
    IDNccTLD Update 
4. Update on FY10 Operational Planning & Budget 
    Process 
5. Reports from Board Committees 
    
        a 
    Audit Committee - 28 February 2009 Preliminary Report 
    
        b 
    Board Governance Committee - 11 February 2009 and 28 February
2009 
    Minutes
 
        c 
    Finance Committee - 10 February 2009 Minutes and 28 February
2009 
    Preliminary Report 
    
        d 
    IANA Committee - 28 January 2009 and 16 February 2009 Minutes
and 1 March 
    2009 Preliminary Report 
    
        e 
    Public Participation Committee - 17 February 2009 and 28
February 2009 
    Minutes
 
        f 
    Risk Committee - 27 January 2009 and 1 March 2009 Preliminary
Reports 
    
        g 
    Structural Improvements Committee - 10 February 2009 Minutes
and 28 
    February 2009 Preliminary Report