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Preliminary Report
Second Annual Meeting and Organizational
Meetings of the ICANN Board
16 November 2000
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The second annual meeting of the ICANN
Board of Directors was held on 16 November 2000. At the conclusion
of that meeting, five new at-large members of the Board were
seated. Following that, an organizational meeting of the new
Board was held.
Second
Annual Meeting
At the second annual meeting, the following
resolutions were adopted:
At
Large Membership Study
RESOLVED [00.85], that
the staff is directed:
(1) to post for 30 days its recommendations
on implementation of Article II, Section 5 of the ICANN Bylaws,
calling for an At Large Study,
(2) to solicit public comments on the recommendations,
including the structure, composition, timetable, and funding
of the study, and
(3) to report to the Board following the
conclusion of the 30-day public comment period.
Election
of Officers
RESOLVED [00.86], that
Michael M. Roberts be, and hereby is, elected as President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, 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 [00.87],
that Louis Touton be, and hereby is, elected as Vice President,
General Counsel, and Secretary of the Corporation, 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 [00.88],
that Andrew McLaughlin be, and hereby is, elected Chief Financial
Officer of the Corporation, 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.
Selection of New TLD Proposals for Negotiation
Whereas, in resolution 00.46 the Board
adopted the Names Council's recommendation that a policy be established
for the introduction of new TLDs in a measured and responsible
manner;
Whereas, on 3 August 2000 the ICANN staff, acting under the Presidents
direction, posted a New TLD Application Process Overview;
Whereas, on 15 August 2000 the ICANN staff, again acting under
the Presidents direction, posted Criteria for Assessing
TLD Proposals that it would follow in making recommendations
to the Board and instructions and forms for the use of applicants
in applying to operate or sponsor new TLDs;
Whereas, 47 applications were received by the 2 October 2000
deadline for submission of new TLD applications;
Whereas, the non-confidential portions of the applications were
posted and extensive public comments were received on them;
Whereas, on 10 November 2000, a report evaluating the applications
prepared by an evaluation team consisting of ICANN staff and
outside advisers was posted on the ICANN web site;
Whereas, many additional written comments were received on the
web site, by e-mail, and otherwise;
Whereas, several constituencies of the Domain Name Supporting
Organization have presented positions to the Board;
Whereas, several hours of applicant and public comments were
presented at the in-person ICANN public forum held on 16 November
2000;
RESOLVED [00.89],
the Board selects the following proposals for negotiations toward
appropriate agreements between ICANN and the registry operator
or sponsoring organization, or both: JVTeam (.biz), Afilias (.info),
Global Name Registry (.name), RegistryPro (.pro), Museum Domain
Management Association (.museum), Société Internationale
de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (.aero),
Cooperative League of the USA dba National Cooperative Business
Association (.coop);
RESOLVED [00.90], the
President and General Counsel are authorized to conduct those
negotiations on behalf of ICANN and, subject to further Board
approval or ratification, to enter into appropriate agreements;
and
RESOLVED [00.91], the
President and General Counsel are authorized to retain legal
and other assistance in support of the negotiations and related
activities.
Thanks to Departing Directors
WHEREAS Geraldine Capdeboscq, George Conrades,
Greg Crew, Esther Dyson, and Eugenio Triana have served as Directors
of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers from
October 1998 to November 16, 2000. In fulfilling their duties
on the ICANN Board, these five Directors have acted with energy,
dedication, and fortitude in attacking the numerous challenges
to ICANN during its startup and transition period. Each has made
many sacrifices in his professional and personal life in order
to participate fully in the resolution of the difficult issues
which the Board has addressed.
THEREFORE [00.92],
their fellow Directors take this opportunity to express their
deepest appreciation to Directors Geraldine Capdeboscq, George
Conrades, Greg Crew, Esther Dyson, and Eugenio Triana for their
extraordinary service to ICANN and the worldwide Internet community.
May unbroken packets and a plenitude of bandwidth bless your
future efforts!
Organizational Meeting
At the organizational meeting, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Election
of the Chairman of the Board
RESOLVED [00.93], that
Vinton Cerf is elected as Chairman of the Board to serve at the
pleasure of the Board and in accordance with the Bylaws of the
Corporation, and shall hold such office until his resignation,
removal or other disqualification from service, or until his
successor shall be elected and qualified.
Election
of the Vice-Chairman of the Board
RESOLVED [00.94], that
Alejandro Pisanty is elected as Vice-Chairman of the Board to
serve at the pleasure of the Board and in accordance with the
Bylaws of the Corporation, and shall hold such office until his
resignation, removal or other disqualification from service,
or until his successor shall be elected and qualified.
Executive
Committee of the Board
RESOLVED [00.95], that
the Executive Committee (a Committee of the Board) designated
in resolution 99.120 is hereby continued. The provisions of resolutions
99.120, 99.121, and 99.122 shall continue to apply to the Executive
Committee, except that the members of the Executive Committee,
in addition to the Chairman, shall be Alejandro Pisanty, Nii
Quaynor, Sang-Hyon Kyong, Hans Kraaijenbrink, and Michael M.
Roberts.
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