ICANN Resolutions
For each Board resolution ICANN provides basic information, including when it was approved, what it's about, and the status and details of the resulting implementation actions. Additional information and links to related resolutions are also provided, enabling users to research Board resolutions, track implementation of every Board action, and quickly find more information on topics of interest addressed by the Board.
Important note: The Board Resolutions are as reported in the Board Meeting Transcripts, Minutes & Resolutions portion of ICANN's website. Only the words contained in the Resolutions themselves represent the official acts of the Board. The explanatory text provided through this database (including the summary, implementation actions, identification of related resolutions, and additional information) is an interpretation or an explanation that has no official authority and does not represent the purpose behind the Board actions, nor does any explanations or interpretations modify or override the Resolutions themselves. Resolutions can only be modified through further act of the ICANN Board.
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Resolution Title | Category | Status | Resolution Number | Topic | Summary |
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25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - DISBURSEMENTS | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.12 | Financial Disbursements |
Authorized financial disbursements.
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25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE | Board | Complete | 98.7 | Board Executive Committee |
Designation of Board Executive Committee. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - GENERAL AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.16 | Authorization of Officers |
Authorized and empowered Officers of the Corporation. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - ELECTION OF OFFICERS | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.3 | Officer Election |
Elected CEO, and VP/CFO/Secretary. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - BANK RESOLUTIONS | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.10 | Bank Accounts |
Authorized opening of bank accounts and accepting of funds. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - NOTICE OF FUTURE MEETINGS | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.8 | ICANN Meetings |
Stipulated process for Board meeting notices. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - REQUIRED FILINGS | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.14 | Corporation Filings |
(Authorized Corporate officers to make necessary filings and applications. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - PAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.6 | Payment of Expenses |
Authorizes Corporate officers to pay expenses. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | Board | Complete | 98.4 | Board Election |
Elected Board Chair. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - INSURANCE | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.9 | Insurance |
Authorized purchase of insurance. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - RETENTION OF LEGAL COUNSEL | Administration and Budget, Board | Complete | 98.15 | Legal Counsel |
Retained Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue as legal counsel. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - INCORPORATORS | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.1 | Incorporators |
All actions taken by incorporators are approved, adopted, ratified and confirmed as the valid and binding actions of ICANN. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - FISCAL YEAR | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.11 | Fiscal Year |
ICANN's fiscal year designated to end on June 30. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - EXPANSION OF THE BOARD | Board | Complete | 98.5 | Board Expansion |
Expanded Board to 10 members and appointed a director of the Corporation. |
25 Oct 1998 | 1998-10-25 - ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS | Board | Complete | 98.1, 98.2 | Articles of Incorporation |
Articles of Incorporation are approved. |
06 Nov 1998 | 1998-11-06 - BYLAWS | ICANN Structures | Complete | 98.17 | Bylaws |
Bylaws are adopted. |
06 Nov 1998 | 1998-11-06 - TRANSMITTAL LETTER | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.18, 98.19 | Department of Commerce transmittal letter |
Adopted and approved the transmittal letter to the Dept. of Commerce and authorized its execution and transmittal. |
21 Nov 1998 | 1998-11-21 - Amendments to Bylaws | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.24,98.25 | Amended Bylaws |
Amended bylaws. |
21 Nov 1998 | 1998-11-21 - Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Commerce | International Agreements | Complete | 98.26, 98.27, 98.28, 98.29 | MOU with Dept. of Commerce |
Authorized Michael Roberts and Esther Dyson to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Commerce. |
21 Nov 1998 | 1998-11-21 - Assistant Secretaries | Administration and Budget | Complete | 98.20 | Assistant Secretaries |
Designated Interim Assistant Secretaries of the Corporation. |
21 Nov 1998 | 1998-11-21 - Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation | ICANN Structures | Complete | 98.21, 98.22, 98.23 | Articles of Incorporation Amendments |
(Amended Articles of Incorporation. |
17 Jan 1999 | 1999-01-17 - APPROVED ELECTION OF CFO AND SECRETARY | Administration and Budget | Complete | 99.9, 99.10 | Corporate Officers |
Board approves election of Treasurer/CFO and Interim Secretary. |
17 Jan 1999 | 1999-01-17 - IANA FUNCTIONS AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS | International Agreements | Complete | 99.1, 99.2 | IANA Functions Agreement |
Board authorizes the CEO to negotiate an agreement with the U.S. Government for ICANN to perform the IANA functions. |
17 Jan 1999 | 1999-01-17 - DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS | Administration and Budget | Complete | 99.7, 99.8 | Disbursement of funds |
Board authorizes Michael Roberts to disburse funds for purposes that he believes to be in the interest of the Corporation provided specified approval requirements are met. |
17 Jan 1999 | 1999-01-17 - COMMITTEES | ICANN Structures | Complete | 99.11, 99.12, 99.13 | DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee |
Board appoints Jun Murai as chair of the DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee. |
17 Jan 1999 | 1999-01-17 - USC AND IANA TRANSITION MATTERS | Administration and Budget | Complete | 99.3, 99.4, 99.5, 99.6 | USC and IANA Transition |
Board approves the USC/ICANN Transition Agreement, the Loanout Agreement, and the Sublease, and authorizes their execution. |
09 Feb 1999 | 1999-02-09 - ELECTION OF GOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR | ICANN Structures | Complete | 99.14 | GAC Chair Election |
Board elects Paul Twomey as GAC Chair. |
04 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-04 - APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INDEPENDENT REVIEW | ICANN Structures | Complete | 99.24 | Advisory Committee on Independent Review |
Board appoints chair and member of the Advisory Committee on Independent Review. |
04 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-04 - CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY | Board | Complete | 99.19 | Conflicts of Interest Policy |
Board approves the Conflicts of Interest Policy. |
04 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-04 - APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD RECONSIDERATION COMMITTEE | Board | Complete | 99.21 | Appointments to Board Reconsideration Committee |
Board appoints chair and members to the Board Reconsideration Committee. |
04 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-04 - REGISTRAR ACCREDITATION POLICY | gTLDs | Complete | 99.15, 99.16, 99.17, 99.18 | RAA |
Board approves and directs implementation of Registrar Accreditation Policy. |
04 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-04 - DNSO FORMATION CONCEPTS | ICANN Structures | Complete | 99.26 | DNSO Concept |
Board approves DNSO Formations concept. |
04 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-04 - APPROVAL OF MINUTES | Board | Complete | 99.23 | Board Minutes |
Board approved minutes for October 25, October 29, November 6, and November 21 of 1998, and for January 17 and February 9 of 1999 Board meetings. |
04 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-04 - RECONSIDERATION POLICY | Board | Complete | 99.20 | Reconsideration Policy |
Board adopts the Reconsideration Policy to implement Article III, Section 4(a) of the Bylaws. |
04 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-04 - APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD CONFLICTS OF INTEREST COMMITTEE | Board | Complete | 99.22 | Board Committee Assignments |
Board appoints chair and member to the Board Conflict of Interest Committee. |
04 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-04 - APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM TREASURER-CFO | Administration and Budget | Complete | 99.25 | Appointment of Interim Treasurer/CFO |
Board appoints Andrew McLaughlin as Interim Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. |
31 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-31 - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INDEPENDENT REVIEW | ICANN Structures | Complete | 99.27 | Advisory Committee on Independent Review |
Board appoints members of the Advisory Committee on Independent Review. |
31 Mar 1999 | 1999-03-31 - ESTABLISHING SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS | ICANN Structures | Complete | 99.28, 99.29, 99.30 | Supporting Organizations |
Board approves Bylaw changes to create frameworks for three Supporting Organizations. |
27 May 1999 | 1999-05-27 - AT-LARGE MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE | ICANN Structures | Complete | 99.48A, 99.48B, 99.48C | At-Large Membership Structure |
Board directs staff to report to the Board on implementation and legal implications of an election process responsive to the Membership Advisory Committee (MAC) report, and on a process for re-populating the MAC to provide additional advice. |
27 May 1999 | 1999-05-27 - BYLAW CHANGES REGARDING GOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ICANN Structures | Complete | 99.40 | GAC Bylaw Change |
Board amends bylaws regarding GAC membership. |