A vital part of ICANN's processes is the opportunity for there to be public comment on each substantial piece of work before it is put forward for final approval. This is an archive of one month's public comment periods, arranged according to the month in which the comment period was closed.
Each box below provides a brief explanation of what the comment period hoped to achieve, as well as: links to relevant reports and/or webpages; a link to the official announcement of the comment period; a link to where all existing comments can be found; and an email link for anyone that wished to send in a comment. A “summary/analysis” objectively reviews the comments.
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| Recommendation on Reconsideration Request 10-1 | |||||
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Explanation/Background: During the 12 March 2010 Board meeting in Nairobi, the Board adopted the Board Governance Committee’s recommendation in response to Reconsideration Request 10-1. The recommendation called for an amendment of Article III, section 5 of the ICANN Bylaws to require the posting of Board approved resolutions within two (2) business days after the conclusion of each Board meeting and the posting of the preliminary report within seven (7) business days after the conclusion of each Board meeting. As the BGC stated, this modification will strengthen ICANN’s transparency and accountability, reducing the time for the posting of resolutions, providing the community with information on the resolutions passed by the Board days in advance of the time now required under the Bylaws. Further, with that prompt posting of resolutions the BGC recommended, and the Board agreed, that the time for posting of the preliminary report be expanded by two business. The relevant portion of the proposed Bylaws revisions, in redline for ease of review, can be found at http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws-iii-5-proposed-amendment-19apr10-en.pdf [PDF, 68 KB]. While the proposed revised Bylaws language was contained in the Recommendation, the proposed revisions being posted for public comment have been slightly revised to ensure specificity of the deadlines in an effort to avoid ambiguity. |
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| Staff member responsible: Amy A. Stathos | |||||
| New GNSO Council Work Prioritization Process Recommendations | |||||
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Explanation/Background: At its 21 April 2010 meeting, the GNSO Council approved the use of a set of recommended new operating procedures designed to enable GNSO Councilors to begin categorizing and prioritizing their major work projects so that the Council can fulfill its new role as a strategic manager and coordinator of policy development activities within the GNSO. The ICANN community is invited to provide comments on those recommended new procedures. One of the fundamental tenets of the GNSO Improvements efforts has been to move the GNSO Council away from being a legislative body concerned primarily with voting towards becoming a more focused strategic entity with strengthened management and oversight of the policy development process. As part of that effort a newly restructured GNSO Council was seated at the Seoul ICANN meeting in October 2009. One of the new Council’s first items of business was to organize a Drafting Team (the GNSO Work Process Model Drafting Team – “WPM-DT”) to develop a methodology for prioritizing the GNSO’s project work. On 9 April 2010, the WPM-DT delivered a recommended model methodology and set of new procedures to help the Council prioritize its work. The WPM-DT’s intent was to ensure that the recommended process:
At its 21 April meeting the Council accepted the deliverable of the WPM-DT and approved the use of a new Operating Procedures Chapter 6 and ANNEX http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf [PDF, 137 KB] to conduct its first Work Prioritization effort - scheduled for June 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. In addition to directing the opening of this Comment Forum, the Council approved a timetable for conducting its initial work prioritization effort. The full GNSO Council Resolution approving the use of the recommended new procedures (linked below) contains a timeline for that initial effort. The Council said it reserves the right to modify the procedures described in Chapter 6 and the ANNEX after the conclusion of both the public comment period and the first prioritization effort. Community members are invited to review and comment on these new procedures. Document Links:
Deadline and How to Submit Comments: At the direction of the GNSO Council, the Staff is opening a 21-day public consultation forum, from 26 April through 16 May 2010 and invites community comments concerning the Drafting Team’s deliverable. To submit comments: work-prioritization@icann.org To view comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/work-prioritization/ For a copy of the public announcement of this forum please see: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-23apr10-en.htm Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth |
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| Staff member responsible: Robert Hoggarth | |||||
| GNSO Communications and Coordination Work Team (CCT) Final Consolidated Recommendations | |||||
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Explanation/Background: This report is the product of a cross-constituency Communications and Coordination Work Team (CCT) that was chartered by the GNSO's Operations Steering Committee (OSC) in March 2009 to review and recommend implementation proposals concerning certain sections of the Board's GNSO Improvements Report (3 February 2008) including:
The recommendations are part of the overall GNSO Improvements effort and are designed to help the GNSO Council and the GNSO Constituencies and Stakeholder Groups improve communications, cooperation and coordination among themselves and with other ICANN structures. The CCT's Final Consolidated Recommendations report was approved by the OSC and forwarded to the Council effective 9 April 2010. Deadline and How to Submit Comments: At the direction of the GNSO Council, the Staff is opening a 21-day public consultation forum, from 23 April through 13 May 2010 and invites community comments concerning this document. To submit comments: cct-recommendations@icann.org To view comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/cct-recommendations/ For a copy of the public announcement of this forum please see: http://www.icann.org/en/en/announcements/announcement-23apr10-en.htm Staff Responsible: Julie Hedlund |
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| Staff member responsible: Julie Hedlund | |||||
| Draft FY11 Community Travel Support Guidelines | |||||
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Explanation/Background: A public comment period has opened today for 30 days on the topic of community travel support to ICANN meetings. In addition to Board members and staff attending ICANN international meetings, about 100 members of the ICANN community receive travel support. The travel guidelines specific how community members are selected to receive travel support. The budget impacts on ICANN of community travel support amount to nearly $1.5 million. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the proposed FY11 Travel guidelines. The proposed guidelines are here: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/travel-support/draft-travel-support-guidelines-05apr10-en.pdf [PDF, 212 KB] The public comment period will close on 7 May 2010. If you wish to send in a comment, email travel-support-2011@icann.org. All comments can be viewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/travel-support-2011/. Related links: Travel Guidelines, travel summaries, and travel reports: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/travel-support/
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| Staff member responsible: Kevin Wilson | |||||
| Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .XXX sTLD | |||||
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Explanation/Background: On 19 February 2010, the Independent Review Panel issued its Declaration in the Independent Review filed by ICM Registry challenging ICANN's denial of ICM's application for the .XXX sTLD. Pursuant to ICANN's Bylaws, the Board of Directors considered the Panel's Declaration at the Board's meeting on 12 March 2010, and directed ICANN's CEO and General Counsel to finalize a report of possible process options for further consideration, and post that report for no less than 45 days of public comment. The Board's resolution on this matter is available at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#15. A full transcript of the Board Meeting is also available at http://nbo.icann.org/meetings/nairobi2010/transcript-board-meeting-12mar10-en.txt. The draft report and explanatory diagrams can be found here:
The Process Going Forward: At the end of this Public Comment period, ICANN's CEO and General Counsel will review the comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the various submissions, to present to the Board for consideration of the possible process options no later than ICANN's 38th International Meeting in Brussels. |
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| Staff member responsible: John O. Jeffrey, General Counsel and Secretary, ICANN | |||||