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Dear All, FYI Adopted Board Resolutions | Sydney, Australia 26 June 2009 1.1. Designation
of Seoul Meeting as Annual General Meeting 1.4. Approval of
Board Governance Committee's Recommendation on Committee Membership 1.5. Approval of
Composition of the ccNSO Review Working Group 1.7. Receipt of
the ICANN Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency 1.8. Acknowledgement
of At-Large Summit Work 1.9. Approval of
Minutes 2. GNSO
Improvements – Stakeholder Group Charters and Draft Bylaws Amendments 3. GNSO
Improvements – Proposed GNSO Constituency Applications 4. Adoption of
the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget 5. Approval of
SSAC Appointments 6. Display and
usage of Internationalized Registration Data 7. Prohibition of
Redirection and Synthesized DNS Responses by TLDs 9. Thanks to the
Implementation Recommendations Team 10. Update on New
gTLD Process 11. Posting of
Proposed Amendments to Bylaws Provisions on Structural Improvements 12. ALAC Review
Working Group's Final Report 13. Board
Response to Discussions arising from Sydney Meeting 14. Other
Business 15. CEO Selection
Committee Charter 16. Election of
Rod Beckstrom as ICANN's President and CEO 17. Appointment
of Dr. Paul Twomey as ICANN's Senior President 19. Thanks to
Staff, Scribes, and Event Teams 22. Thanks to
Australian Government and Local Hosts Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the following consent agenda
resolutions are hereby approved: 1.1. Designation of Seoul Meeting as
Annual General Meeting Whereas, ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 13, requires that each
annual meeting for ICANN be held at the principal office of ICANN, or any other
appropriate place of the ICANN Board's time and choosing, provided such annual
meeting is held within 14 months of the immediately preceding annual meeting. Whereas, the ICANN Board will be meeting in Seoul, Korea on 30
October 2009. Whereas, the Board desires to designate its meeting on 30
October 2009 as the 2009 Annual Meeting for ICANN. Resolved (2009.06.26__), the Board designates the 30 October
2009 meeting in Seoul, Korea as the 2009 Annual Meeting for ICANN. 1.2. Approval of Charter of Community-wide
Working Group to Review the Structure of ICANN's Present Geographic Regions. Whereas, the community-wide Geographic Regions Review Working
Group was formed by the Board to study and review the issues related to the
definition of the ICANN Geographic Regions, consult with all stakeholders, and
submit proposals for community and Board consideration relating to the current
definition of the ICANN Geographic Regions. Whereas, the Working Group comprised of representatives of the
ALAC, ccNSO, GAC and GNSO developed a proposed charter to govern its work and
the public comment forum produced comments generally supporting the charter and
its work plans. Whereas, the Working Group has addressed Board member requests
to modify the original draft charter to ensure that the document clearly
reflects the opportunity for full community participation in the effort and
representatives of the NRO (acting for the ASO) have now also joined the
effort. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the proposed charter of the Geographic
Regions Working Group Version 4.5 dated 8 June 2009 is approved. 1.3. Approval of Board Governance
Committee's Recommendation of Board Committee and Leadership Selection
Procedures. Whereas, the Board adopted the current Board Governance
Committee Procedures for Board Nominations on 2 June 2003. Whereas, according to Paragraph 1.C. of its Charter, the Board
Governance Committee has the responsibility for creating and recommending to the
full Board for approval a slate of nominees for Board Chair, Board Vice Chair,
and chairmanship and membership of each Board Committee, including filling any
vacancies which may occur in these positions during the year. Whereas, the Board Governance Committee has reviewed and revised
the previously adopted Board Governance Committee Procedures for Board
Nominations. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the revised Board Committee and
Leadership Selection Procedures are approved. 1.4. Approval of Board Governance Committee's
Recommendation on Committee Membership Whereas, the Board Governance Committee has recommended the
following membership of the Board Committees due to changes to the Board
membership. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the membership of the following Board
Committees, with Board Directors as voting members and Board liaisons as
non-voting members, be established as follows: Audit Committee: Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Steve Crocker, and
Rita Rodin Johnston (Chair). Board Governance Committee: Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Steve
Goldstein, Dennis Jennings (Chair), Ram Mohan, Raymond Plzak, and Rita Rodin
Johnston. Compensation Committee: Peter Dengate Thrush (Chair), Steve
Goldstein, Rajasekhar Ramaraj, and Bruce Tonkin. Executive Committee: Board Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush
(Chair), and Board Vice-Chairman Roberto Gaetano, and the President ex officio. Finance Committee: Raimundo Beca, Steve Crocker, Dennis
Jennings, Rajasekhar Ramaraj (Chair), and Bruce Tonkin (as observer). IANA Committee: Harald Tveit Alvestrand (Chair), Raimundo Beca,
Steve Crocker, Thomas Narten, Katim Touray, and Suzanne Woolf. Public Participation Committee: Dennis Jennings, Thomas Narten,
Thomas Roessler, Mike Silber, Jean-Jacques Subrenat (Chair), and Katim Touray. Risk Committee: Steve Crocker, Steve Goldstein, Raymond Plzak,
Rajasekhar Ramaraj, Wendy Seltzer, and Bruce Tonkin (Chair). Structural Improvements Committee: Raimundo Beca, Roberto
Gaetano (Chair), Rita Rodin Johnston, Mike Silber, and Jean-Jacques Subrenat. 1.5. Approval of Composition of the ccNSO
Review Working Group Whereas, the Structural Improvements Committee has recommended
the composition of the ccNSO Review Working Group. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the following composition of the ccNSO
Review Working Group is approved: Jean-Jacques Subrenat (Chair), Vittorio
Bertola, Demi Getschko, Ram Mohan, and Alejandro Pisanty. 1.6. Allocation Process for Single, Two,
and Select Three-Character Domain Names in Dot-Pro, Including Proposed Contract
Amendment Whereas, RegistryPro has submitted a request pursuant to ICANN's
Registry Services Evaluation Policy to amend the dot-pro Registry Agreement to
permit a phased allocation program for single, two and select three-character
domain names. Whereas, the proposed release of single, two and select
three-character domain names in .PRO would be consistent with the
recommendations of the GNSO Reserved Names Working Group and other approvals to
permit the release of single, two and three-character domain names. Whereas, ICANN has evaluated the proposed amendments to the .PRO
Registry Agreement as new registry services pursuant to the Registry Services
Evaluation Policy and has posted amendments for public comment and Board
approval <http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/>. Whereas, the amendment grants a limited exception to price caps
for the RFP or auction of single, two and select three-character domain names
in .PRO. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the .PRO amendments are approved, and
the President and General Counsel are authorized to take such actions as
appropriate to implement the amendments. 1.7. Receipt of the ICANN Plan for
Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency Whereas, ICANN's Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability
and Resiliency has been posted for public comment from 21 May 2009 to 19 June
2009. Whereas, a final Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability
and Resiliency has been prepared and is available at <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/ssr/ssr-final-plan-25jun09-en.pdf>. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the ICANN Board acknowledges receipt
of the ICANN Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency. 1.8. Acknowledgement of At-Large Summit
Work Whereas, the At-Large Summit was held at the Mexico City ICANN
meeting in March 2009. Whereas, the Board has received the Final Declaration of the
At-Large Summit <http://www.atlarge.icann.org/files/atlarge/correspondence-05mar09-en.pdf>. Whereas, the Community has continued the Summit's spirit of
engagement and enthusiasm through a set of follow-up activities. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board accepts receipt of the Final
Declaration of the At-Large Summit and extends its congratulations on the
successful Summit held in Mexico City. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Minutes of the Special Board
Meeting of 21 May 2009 [URL] are hereby approved. 2. GNSO Improvements – Stakeholder Group
Charters and Draft Bylaws Amendments Whereas, the Board determined at its May 2009 meeting that the
proposed charters for four new GNSO Stakeholder Groups require revisions to
ensure equitable participation and representation by new constituencies. Whereas, the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) has made
revisions to the various charter documents and shared them with proponents of
each Stakeholder Group. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board directs the SIC to continue
working with the community and Stakeholder Group proponents to (a) ensure that
the proposed Stakeholder Group Charters are appropriately revised to meet the
Board's vision for the GNSO improvements and restructuring initiative, and (b)
ensure that the Board will have four Stakeholder Group Charters ready for Board
action at its July 2009 meeting. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), that in recognition of the additional
time required to engage with the community on new Stakeholder Group Charters,
the Board hereby postpones the seating of the new GNSO Council until the ICANN
meeting in Seoul, South Korea in October 2009. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), in order to ensure that this new goal
can be achieved, ICANN Staff is directed to post for public comment draft
Bylaws amendments regarding restructuring that have been developed by the GNSO
community so that the Board can take action on them at its July meeting. 3. GNSO Improvements – Proposed GNSO
Constituency Applications Whereas, the Board has received petitions for the formation of
four new GNSO Constituencies, and these submissions are the first formal
requests for new constituencies in nearly a decade. Whereas, public comment forums for three of these proposals for
new GNSO constituencies have concluded and a fourth forum is ongoing. Whereas, the Board would like to expeditiously decide on the
pending petitions. Whereas, the Board is pleased with the response of the community
in organizing these four prospective new Constituencies and in completing the
various notifications, petitions, and charter documents designed to formally
seek Board recognition and approval. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board directs the Structural
Improvements Committee and the ICANN Staff to continue with due diligence
efforts, working with the Constituency proponents to (a) clarify certain
organizational, membership and process issues raised by the community, (b)
evaluate whether the proposals meet the Bylaws criteria for new GNSO
Constituencies, and (c) make recommendations to the Board with on appropriate
actions regarding the proposed Constituencies as soon as practicable. 4. Adoption of the FY10 Operating Plan
and Budget Whereas, the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget Framework for fiscal
year ending 30 June 2010 was presented at the Mexico City ICANN meeting and was
posted in February 2009 for community consultation <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-17feb09-en.htm>. Whereas, community consultations were held to discuss and obtain
feedback on the Initial Framework. Whereas, the draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget was posted for
public comment in accordance with the Bylaws on 17 May 2009 based upon the FY10
Operating Plan and Budget framework, community consultation, and consultations
with the Board Finance Committee <http://www.icann.org/en/financials/fiscal-30jun10.htm>. Whereas, ICANN has actively solicited community feedback and
consultation with ICANN's constituencies <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200906.html#draft-opplan-budget>. Whereas, the ICANN Board Finance Committee has discussed, and
guided staff on, the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget at each of its regularly
scheduled monthly meetings. Whereas, the ICANN Board Finance Committee met in Sydney on 20
June 2009 to discuss the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget, and recommended that
the Board adopt the FY10 Operating Plan and Budget. Whereas, the President has advised that the FY10 Operating Plan
and Budget reflects the work of staff and community to identify the plan of
activities, the expected revenue, and resources necessary to be spent in fiscal
year ending 30 June 2010. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board adopts the Fiscal Year
2009-2010 Operating Plan and Budget <http://www.icann.org/en/financials/fiscal-30jun10.htm>.
5. Approval of SSAC Appointments Whereas, SSAC does review its membership and make adjustments
from time to time. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board appoints the individuals
identified below to the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC). Harald Alvestrand Roy Arends Steve Conte Robert Guerra Duncan Hart Jeremy Hitchcock Warren Kumari Matt Larson Douglas Maughan Christophe Reverd John Schnizlein Dan Simon Stefano Trumpy Patrick Vande Walle Richard Wilhelm Whereas, Mike St. Johns was appointed to the ICANN Security and
Stability Advisory Committee on December 5, 2004. Whereas, ICANN wishes to acknowledge and thank Mike St. Johns
for his service to the community by membership on the Security and Stability
Advisory Committee. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), Mike St. Johns has earned the deep
appreciation of the Board for his service to ICANN by his membership on the
SSAC, and that the Board wishes Mr. St. Johns well in all future endeavours. 6. Display and Usage of Internationalized
Registration Data Whereas, ICANN has been working towards the introduction of
Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) with the gTLD and ccTLD communities. Whereas, support for characters from local languages in domain
name registration submission and display is an issue that affects many
communities across the GNSO, CCNSO, ALAC and GAC. Whereas, while standard formats are defined for domain labels,
no standard format is required for elements of a domain name registration
record (Registration Data), such as contact information, host names, sponsoring
registrar and domain name status. Whereas, members of the community with knowledge and expertise
in these areas have identified topics of inquiry in the display and usage of
internationalized Registration Data, including applications and Internet user
experience, data reliability, accuracy and operational issues, and security and
standardization issues. See: SAC037 "Display and usage of Internationalized Registration
Data" (21 April 2009) <http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac037.pdf>; SAC033 "Domain Name Registration Records and Directory
Services" (22 July 2008) <http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac033.pdf>; SAC027 "Comment to GNSO regarding WHOIS Studies" (7
February 2008) <http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac027.pdf>. Whereas, the Board recognizes that discussion and resolution of
these issues would be beneficial to the introduction of Internationalized
Domain Names. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board requests that the GNSO and
SSAC, in consultation with staff, convene an Internationalized Registration
Data Working Group comprised of individuals with knowledge, expertise, and
experience in these areas to study the feasibility and suitability of
introducing display specifications to deal with the internationalization of
Registration Data. The Board directs the Internationalized Registration Data
Working Group to solicit input from interested constituencies including ccTLD
operators and the CCNSO during its discussions to ensure broad community input. The Board further directs staff to provide a dedicated staff
person and additional staff resources as staff determines to facilitate the
work of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group. 7. Prohibition of Redirection and
Synthesized DNS Responses by TLDs Whereas, on 10 June 2009, the Security and Stability Advisory
Committee (SSAC) has forwarded an advisory which determines that the
redirection and synthesizing of DNS responses by TLDs poses a clear and
significant danger to the security and stability of the domain name system. Whereas, the topic of redirection and synthesizing of DNS
responses by TLDs and TLD operators has been studied by members of the community
with knowledge and expertise in this area. See: SAC032 "Preliminary Report on DNS Response
Modification" (20 June 2008) <http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac032.pdf>; RSTEP "Search.Travel RSTEP Report" (2 November 2006)
<http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/tralliance_report.pdf>; SAC015 "Why Top Level Domains Should Not Use Wildcard
Resource Records" (10 November 2006) <http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac015.htm>; SAC006 "Redirection in the COM and NET domains" (9
July 2004) <http://www.icann.org/committees/security/ssac-report-09jul04.pdf>. Whereas, the Board recognizes that resolution of these issues
would be beneficial to the security and stability of the Domain Name System. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), that new TLDs, including ASCII and IDN
gTLDs and IDN ccTLDs, should not use DNS redirection and synthesized DNS
responses. Staff is directed to revise the relevant portions of the draft
Applicant Guidebook to prohibit such redirection and synthesis at the top-level
for new gTLDs, and to take all available steps with existing gTLDs to prohibit
such use. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board further directs staff to
communicate and disseminate in July 2009 the concerns regarding harm caused by
the redirection and synthesizing of DNS responses with appropriate parties,
including the ccNSO, ccTLD operators and the GAC, who might be able to ensure
measures are taken to assure the integrity of error responses as well as name
resolution for ccTLDs. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board requests that the ccNSO
provide a report on mechanisms that could be employed to ensure that
redirection and synthesis at the top level is effectively prohibited. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board invites the GAC to consider
what measures could be taken to alleviate harm that can be caused by
redirection and synthesis of DNS responses at the top level. 8. President's Strategy Committee's
Recommendations on Improving Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward Whereas, the President's Strategy Committee ("PSC")
was established in 2006 to advise the President and the Board on strategic
issues facing ICANN. Whereas, during the Midterm Review by the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration in February 2008 of the Joint
Project Agreement, the PSC was identified by ICANN's Chairman, Peter Dengate
Thrush, as the group to facilitate discussions with the community about the
issues raised regarding ICANN's planned transition to the private sector. Whereas, the PSC was asked to outline a plan for developing a
transition framework. Whereas, the PSC conducted several public meetings around the
world and ran two online consultations on successive drafts of its documents. Whereas, the PSC delivered a draft Implementation Plan on
Improving Institutional Confidence to the Board at ICANN's Mexico City meeting
in March 2009. Whereas, at the Board meeting on 6 March 2009, the Board thanked
the PSC for its work and posted the report for public comment for 60 days. Whereas, the Board resolution also directed staff to evaluate
implementation of the proposals and report its findings to the Board. Whereas, "Improving Institutional Confidence: The Way
Forward," a set of proposed staff implementation recommendations was
published on 1 June 2009 <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-01jun09-en.htm>
for community review. Whereas, a range of community feedback has been received
throughout the Sydney ICANN meeting. Whereas, the Governmental Advisory Committee has proposed a
joint Board-GAC working group to initiate a process to consider the role of the
GAC within ICANN. Whereas, the Board has reviewed the recommendations mentioned
below from the PSC and considered the public input offered on the
recommendations, the consequent staff recommendations and the GAC communiqué of
the Sydney meeting. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board resolves to: Establish a Board-GAC joint working group to review the GAC's
role within ICANN and ask this working group to also engage the ICANN community
in a fully consultative process on GAC's role within ICANN. ("Improving
Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward," Appendix A, Recommendation
1.6) Request the Board-GAC joint working group to consider measures
to enhance support of the GAC's work, including interpretation of meetings,
translation of documents, extension of travel support for GAC members from the
Least Developed Countries, and remote participation at GAC meetings. (1.6.1,
1.6.3) Request the Board-GAC joint working group to propose better ways
for governments to be informed about ICANN and for enhanced opportunities for
the GAC to meet with the ICANN Board and community. (1.6.2) Approve staff working with the leadership of the SOs and ACs to
establish guidance on disclosing and handling conflicts of interest across the
SOs and ACs. (1.13.1) Task staff to explore further improvements in coordination and
potentially increased cross-participation between SOs and ACs, especially
during the issue-identification stage of a new policy initiative. (1.13.4) Task the CEO to develop a staff code of conduct. (1.14.1) Task the staff to develop procedures and guidelines for
implementing the practice of producing executive summaries of all substantive,
published documents. (2.5.1) Continue progress towards attaining operational management
excellence, including in revenue and expense planning and management, strategic
and operational planning, and accountability for operational and financial
results. (4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2) Resolved (2009.06.26.__), that the following proposals,
including the possible Bylaws amendments proposed in the "Improving
Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward" report, be posted for 60 days
for public comment: Establishment of a special mechanism for the community to
require the Board to re-examine a Board decision, invoked by a two-thirds
majority vote of two-thirds of the Councils of all Supporting Organizations and
two-thirds of members of all the Advisory Committees. Establishment of a new independent review body with powers to
review the exercise of decision-making powers of the ICANN Board under three
general rubrics of fairness, fidelity and rationality. The Board encourages active community consideration and comment
on these proposals, including by legal experts on judicial review mechanisms
and including enhancements of these PSC proposals. Further, the Board directs
staff to commission input by independent experts on the proposal for a new
independent review body. 9. Thanks to the Implementation
Recommendations Team Whereas, trademark protection has been identified by the
community as a significant issue in the introduction of new gTLDs. Whereas, the Board resolved in March 2009 to convene an
Implementation Recommendations Team (IRT) comprised of an internationally
diverse group of persons with knowledge, expertise, and experience in the
fields of trademark, consumer protection, or competition law, and the interplay
of trademarks and the domain name system to develop and propose solutions to
the overarching issue of trademark protection in connection with the
introduction of new gTLDs. Whereas, the Board further requested that the IRT (i) distribute
its draft report by 24 April 2009 to interested members of the community for
comment, and (ii) produce a final report to be published no later than 24 May
2009 for consideration by the ICANN community at the Sydney meeting. Whereas, the IRT has devoted considerable time, effort, and
dedication to meeting this request, and has delivered a draft and a
comprehensive final report. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board thanks the members of their
IRT for their intensive engagement on these issues and their detailed and
articulate proposals. 10. Update on New gTLD Process Whereas, staff has posted additional memoranda and updated
guidebook excerpts for public comment <http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-e-en.htm>. Whereas, discussions have continued here in Sydney, and whereas
the public comment period on these documents is open through 20 July 2009. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board thanks the community for
their constructive and helpful feedback and requests all interested parties to
submit comments prior to the close of the comment period. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board directs the staff to
continue its implementation work on new gTLDs, with due consideration of all
inputs, and to produce a revised Draft Applicant Guidebook and a comprehensive
set of implementation documents for public comment and discussion prior to the
ICANN meeting in Seoul. 11. Posting of Proposed Amendments to
Bylaws Provisions on Structural Improvements Whereas, Article IV, Section 4 of the Bylaws governs the ICANN
organizational review processes. Whereas, the current cycle of three years between structural
reviews has to proven to be impractical, the Board has determined that five
years between cycles, if feasible, would be more practical. Whereas, the Structural Improvements Committee has the
responsibility for "[r]eviewing, and suggesting changes as warranted to,
ICANN's policies and processes governing organizational review." Whereas, the Structural Improvements Committee, based on lessons
learned during the first cycle of organizational reviews of key structures of
ICANN, has agreed that modifications are needed to Article IV, Section 4 of the
Bylaws. Whereas, the Structural Improvements Committee recommends that
the Board direct staff to post proposed revisions to Article IV, Section 4 of
the Bylaws for public comment. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board directs staff to post for
public comment a set of proposed revisions [URL] to Article IV, Section 4 of
the Bylaws. 12. ALAC Review Working Group's Final
Report Whereas, at its 20 June 2009 meeting, the Board's Structural
Improvements Committee approved the ALAC Review Working Group's Final Report
<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-10jun09-en.htm>. Whereas, the report's recommended allocation of two voting
Directors to At-Large requires consideration of alternative options and recommendations
arising out of the Board review process to reduce the size of the Board and
reconsider the size and composition of the Nominating Committee. Whereas, the other recommendations formulated by the ALAC Review
Working Group can move to the implementation phase, as noted by the SIC. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the final report of the ALAC Review
Working Group is received by the Board, and the Working Group Chair and its
Members are thanked for their work. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board directs ICANN Staff to
assist the At-Large community in developing a proposed implementation plan and
timeline for the recommendations in the report (except for the recommendation
to provide At-Large with voting seats, which will be discussed by the Board at
its next meeting). These plans and timeline should be submitted to the
Structural Improvements Committee for review and Board approval. 13. Board Response to Discussions arising
from Sydney Meeting Timing of the release of New gTLDs and IDN ccTLDs Process going forward with the IRT Process going forward with registry-registrar separation 15. CEO Selection Committee Charter Whereas, Dr. Paul Twomey announced at ICANN's meetings in Mexico
City that he would step down as President and CEO of ICANN on 1 July 2009. Whereas, under Bylaws Article XIII, the Board is responsible for
selecting a new President and CEO. Whereas, in accordance with Bylaws Article XII, the Board has
established a CEO Selection Committee for the purpose of reviewing candidates
and recommending the selection of a new President and CEO. Whereas, the Board has slated Board members Harald Tveit
Alvestrand, Peter Dengate Thrush (Chair), Dennis Jennings, Rita Rodin Johnston
and Rajasekhar Ramaraj to serve as members of the CEO Selection Committee. Whereas, the CEO Selection Committee has drafted a CEO Selection
Committee Charter [URL]. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board confirms the charter of the
CEO Selection Committee. 16. Election of Rod A. Beckstrom as
ICANN's President and CEO Whereas, Dr. Paul Twomey will step down as President and CEO of
ICANN at 12 noon California time (19:00 UTC) on 1 July 2009. Whereas, in order to conduct a search for a new President and
CEO, the Board established a CEO Selection Committee consisting of five Board
members. Whereas, a description of the position of ICANN CEO was posted
on the ICANN website on 31 March 2009 <http://icann.org/en/careers/ceo-31mar09-en.htm>. Whereas, the CEO Selection Committee engaged Egon Zehnder, an
international executive search firm, to identify candidates for the CEO
position. Whereas, the executive search firm conducted a detailed,
thorough and global search for a CEO candidate, and identified numerous
candidates for the CEO Selection Committee to consider. Whereas, the CEO Selection Committee carefully considered the
qualifications of all identified candidates and chose a number to interview at
length. Whereas, after lengthy interviews and deliberations, the CEO
Selection Committee identified Rod A. Beckstrom as the leading candidate for
the CEO position. Whereas, the Board and executive management team had the
opportunity to interview Rod A. Beckstrom. Whereas, the Board finds that Rod A. Beckstrom possesses the
leadership, political, technical and management skills necessary to lead ICANN
as President and CEO. Whereas, the CEO Selection Committee, the Compensation
Committee, and the Chairman of the Board have recommended that Rod A. Beckstrom
be elected President and CEO. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), effective 12 noon California time
(19:00 UTC) on 1 July 2009, and contingent upon the execution of an agreement
based on terms that have been approved by the Board, Rod A. Beckstrom is
elected as President and Chief Executive Officer, to serve at the pleasure of
the Board and in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, and shall hold
his office until his resignation, removal, or other disqualification from
service, or until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), ICANN's Chairman and its General
Counsel are authorized to finalize an employment agreement with Rod A.
Beckstrom, and ICANN's Chairman is authorized to execute that employment
agreement on behalf of ICANN. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board wishes to thank Egon Zehnder
for its assistance with the CEO search process. 17. Appointment of Dr. Paul Twomey as
ICANN's Senior President Whereas, Dr. Paul Twomey announced at ICANN's meetings in Mexico
City that he would step down as President and CEO of ICANN on 1 July 2009. Whereas, Dr. Twomey has agreed to stay on with ICANN through the
end of the year in the role of Senior President in order to facilitate the
transition to the new CEO. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board approves the terms of the
agreement for Dr. Twomey's services as Senior President. Resolved (2009.06.26.__), the Board appoints Dr. Paul Twomey as
ICANN's Senior President pursuant to the terms of his agreement with ICANN for
a term from 1 July 2009 to 1 January 2010. Whereas, Paul Twomey was selected as ICANN's CEO, starting
service in March 2003. Whereas, Paul's service to the ICANN community and the internet
started with his sending the only formal written response by a government to
the U.S. 1997 Green Paper, and with Joe Sims, proposing a committee for
governments during discussion of the new organization. Whereas, Paul served as the first Chair of the Governmental
Advisory Committee, serving two terms, during which time the GAC Operating
Principles were adopted, the UDRP was established, the WIPO review was
undertaken, and he oversaw the GAC response to the Evolution and Reform
process. Whereas, under Paul's tenure as CEO, ICANN has grown in maturity
from one office, twenty three staff from four nations and a budget of $6.9
million to four offices, 108 staff from twenty-one nations, and a budget of
$63.6 million. Whereas, as CEO, Paul has chaired the President's IDN advisory
committee, the President's Privacy Committee, the President's Strategy
Committee and served as a member of the Board's Executive Committee. Whereas, ICANN's formal ties with the community under Paul's
tenure were strengthened by the accrediting of 873 new registrars, the signing
of 59 ccTLD agreements and seven global partnership MOUs, the establishment of
the ccNSO now with 93 members, and the signing of the Memorandum of
Understanding with the NRO and the Regional Internet Registries establishing
the Address Supporting Organization. Whereas, Paul as CEO successfully promoted the concept of
multi-stakeholder coordination of Internet governance and presented the
position of ICANN within the World Summit on Information Society. Whereas, Paul's work as CEO has included negotiation of the 2003
Memorandum of Understanding and the 2006 Joint Project Agreement with the U.S.
Department of Commerce; oversight of ICANN's preparation to support DNSSEC,
including a signed root; establishment of ICANN's Strategic and Operational
Planning process, the Regional At-Large Organizations, the fellowship program,
staff functions in Security, Stability and Resiliency; implementation of
inter-register transfer policy and redemption grace policy in gTLD contracts,
as well as changes to address domain name tasting abuses in the Add Grace
Period; expansion of L-Root resources and UDRP providers; and the staff
response to failed registrars and to SiteFinder. Whereas, as on behalf of ICANN, Paul has participated in
eighty-one board meetings, two regional meetings, thirty-three public meetings,
and Paul has worked with fifty-four different board members and liaisons. Whereas, Paul has dedicated tens of thousands of hours and over
a million miles in air travel to support ICANN, its community and constituents. Whereas, Paul's family has supported him with years of loving
patience and encouragement for passion for ICANN and its mission, most
particularly his daughter, Heloise. Whereas, Paul has contributed enormously to the success of the
ICANN concept of a global multistakeholder organization. Whereas, Paul has demonstrated incredible patience, tactical and
strategic skill in pursuit of ICANN's objectives. Whereas, Paul has worked with unfailing good humor,
intelligence, loyalty, and foresight. Whereas, Dr. Paul Twomey will complete his term as President and
CEO of ICANN on 30 June 2009 following the ending of the Sydney meeting, Resolved, the ICANN board resolves that Paul has earned the
appreciation of the board for his term of service, and the board wishes Dr.
Twomey well in all future endeavors. Resolved, the Board requests that Paul Twomey be inducted as
entry number 10 on the IANA Special People Numbers Registry (SPNR) <http://www.iana.org/assignments/special-registry/>
as follows:
19. Thanks to Staff, Scribes, and Event
Teams The Board expresses its appreciation to the scribes, the
interpreters, and to the entire ICANN staff for their efforts in facilitating
the smooth operation of the meeting. The Board also wishes to express its appreciation to VeriLAN
Event Services, Inc. and TLS for their technical support. Special thanks are
given to Steve Morgan, Production Manager, Kris Van Der Plas, Production
Supervisor, and the entire TLS staff. The Board thanks Lillian Dew, Marie-Claire Henry, and Business
Events Sydney. The Board would also like to thank Isabel Chechanski, Event
Manager, Marjolein Aben, Director of Events, Alasdair France, F & B Operations
Manager, Paul Hutton, General Manager, and all the event staff at the Hilton
Sydney for their support and for this beautiful facility to hold this event. The Board also wishes to thank Sandra Fountain, Elise Murray,
and all the support staff at Tradevent Registrations Pty Ltd. for their work. The Board extends its thanks to all sponsors of this meeting: Telstra, Afilias Limited, NeuStar, Inc., VeriSign, Inc., Vocus
Communications, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), CORE
Internet Council of Registrars, dotMobi, Big Room, Inc., Instra Corp.,
Interlink, Internet New Zealand, Inc., InternetX, IP MIRROR, Iron Mountain
Digital, Maddocks, Minds + Machines, Public Interest Registry, RegistryASP,
Anchor Systems Pty Ltd., DotAsia Organisation Limited, Blacknight Solutions,
EuRid, Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH (ironDNS), Marcaria.com, Domain.ME,
NameAction, Inc., NameDrive, RegistryPro, Directi Internet Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, and Zodiac Holdings Limited. The Board also wishes to thank Domaine.info for providing
photography and filming for this meeting. Whereas, ICANN wishes to acknowledge the considerable energy and
skills which members of the stakeholder community bring to the ICANN process. Whereas, in recognition of these contributions, ICANN wishes to
acknowledge and thank members of the community when their terms of service end. Whereas, Victor Ciza from .BI, representing the African Region,
and Olivier Guillard from .FR, representing the European region, have served on
the ccNSO Council from its formation in June 2004. Whereas, Keith Drazek from .US has represented the North
American region on the ccNSO since March 2006. Whereas, Victor Ciza, Olivier Guillard and Keith Drazek have
concluded their terms as members of the ccNSO Council. Resolved, Victor Ciza, Olivier Guillard and Keith Drazek have
earned the deep appreciation of the Board for their terms of service, and the
Board wishes Mr. Ciza, Mr. Guillard and Mr. Drazek well in all future
endeavors. 22. Thanks to Australian Government and
Local Hosts The Board wishes to extend its thanks to the local host
organizers, AusRegistry International and .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA). The Board extends thanks to the Premier, and Minister for the
Arts, Hon. Nathan Rees M.P., and the Federal Minister for Broadband,
Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, for
their support and participation during the meeting. The Board also thanks the New
South Wales government for its financial support for the ICANN office in
Sydney. The Board would also like to express its greatest gratitude to
Chris Disspain, CEO and all the staff at .au Domain Administration Limited, and
Adrian Kinderis, CEO, Tony Kirsch, Business Development Consultant, and all the
staff at AusRegistry International Pty Ltd, who have put enormous dedication
and hard work into making this meeting possible. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://gnso.icann.org |