ICANN Resolutions

Board ratifies Memorandum of Understanding with the Internet Engineering Task Force.

Board directs the staff to propose and post for review amendments to Article II of the bylaws to establish procedures for nomination and selection of the At Large Membership and to initiate a comprehensive study of the At Large Membership process and structure.

Board amends the Corporation's bylaws to allow the Supporting Organization Council to vote to revise its designation of which person shall serve which term.

Board adopts the Independent Review Policy submitted by the Advisory Committee on Independent Review and directs the President and staff to implement the Review Policy and form the Nominating Committee.

Board authorizes President to disburse funds to pay for legal services.

Board approved minutes for February 10, March 10, and April 6, 2000 Board meetings.

Board establishes and appoints members to: (1) a temporary Nominating Committee to select five At-Large Directors; and (2) a temporary Election Committee; both to be dissolved as soon as they have carried out their functions.

Board approves Staff's proposed rules regarding timing of self-nomination phase, data elements to be submitted, and posting of candidate information on ICANN website; extends period for public review and comment on proposed rules; and tentatively sets new At Large membership applications deadline to 31 July.

Board adopts the Reconsideration Committee's Recommendations RC 99-1, 00-4, and 00-5 and directs the staff to post proposed bylaw changes regarding RC 00-4 for public comment and review.

Board directs Staff to assign countries to geographic regions on the basis of the United Nations Statistics Division's current classifications.

Board adopts the Root Server System Advisory Committee recommendations and directs President and staff to prepare and submit a proposal to the U.S. Department of Commerce to enhance the current root-server-system architecture.

Board endorses Election Committee's recommended selection process for Year 2000 "At Large" Director with clarifications regarding voting; Board directs President to appoint individuals to monitor election process.

Board approves the amendments to Article II of the bylaws regarding the structure and form of the At Large membership and election process.

Board authorizes the President to enter into Amendment 2 to the ICANN-U.S. Memorandum of Understanding, Amendment 1 to the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, and a modification to the purchase order for the IANA function.

Board approved minutes for 11 December 2008 Board meeting.

Board calls on VeriSign to consult with IETF and IAB to promote technical standardization of testbeds and to conduct the testbed in compliance with agreements with ICANN; urges registrars to protect interests and expectations of domain-name holders and affected third parties in handing registrations within the testbed; and directs President and staff to investigate and report whether addenda to agreements with VeriSign are required to facilitate desired testbed standardization.

Board approved minutes for 16 July and 30 August 2000 Board meetings.

Board selects seven new TLD proposals: JVTeam (.biz), Afilias (.info), Global Name Registry (.name), RegistryPro (.pro), Museum Domain Management Association (.museum), Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (.aero), and Cooperative League of the USA dba National Cooperative Business Association (.coop).

Board designates a Finance Committee and appointes chairs and members to the Finance Committee.