2005-07-15 - Initiation of Review of GNSO

Resolution of the ICANN Board

Topic:

GNSO Review

Summary:

Board asks the GNSO Council to prepare a "Terms of Reference" document to guide independent reviewer in conducting a review of the GNSO.

Category:

ICANN Structures

Meeting Date:

Fri, 15 Jul 2005

Resolution Number:

05.__

URL for Resolution:

http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-15jul05.htm

Status:

Complete

Implementation Actions:

Prepare a "Terms of Reference" document to guide the independent entity review of the GNSO.
- Responsible entity: GNSO Council and ICANN staff
- Due date: December 2005
- Completion date: 27 October 2005

Resolution Text:

Whereas, Article IV, Section 4 of the ICANN Bylaws provides that the ICANN Board will regularly initiate an independent review of each supporting organization and supporting organization council.

Whereas, a review of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is due to be completed in 2006.

Resolved (05.__), the ICANN Board hereby requests the GNSO Council to prepare with the ICANN staff and Board a "Terms of Reference" document to guide the independent entity an outside consultant in conducting a review of the GNSO, and present the terms of reference to the Board for adoption at the meeting in December 2005, in Vancouver, Canada.

Other Related Resolutions:

4 December 2005 Resolution (05.__), approving 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, creating a GNSO Review Working Group, available at:http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-30mar07.htm#_Toc36876533
29 June 2007 Resolution (07.58), encouraging additional input on 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.
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), endorsing GNSO Improvements Report, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm.
31 July 2008 Resolution (__), accepting Working Group's report on new structure for GNSO Council, available at:http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-31jul08.htm.
1 October 2008 Resolutions, implementing a series of GNSO improvement initiatives, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm.
Other resolutions TBD.

Additional Information:

Background and relevant GNSO Review reports, as well as implementation actions, are at http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/background-en.htm.
GNSO posts Terms of Reference for Public Comment, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27oct05.htm.
Appendix H of LSE Report, available at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/gnso-review-annexes-sep06.pdf.
The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.