ICANN 01

Event
Process	ICANN
Start	Mar. 2, 1999
Region	AP
Country	Singapore
City	Singapore
Venue	Singapore International Convention Centre Pan Pacific Hotel
Websites	icann.org/en/meetings/singapore
ICANN 2 →

ICANN 01 was held in Singapore, between March 2nd and 4th, 1999. Individual meetings were held in several venues around the city, including the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Pan Pacific Hotel.

Key developments

As ICANN's debut public meeting, held just 5 months after the formation of the organization, ICANN 1 established the groundwork for the structure of future ICANN Meetings.

ICANN held two days of public forums followed by a day of closed door discussion on a proposal regarding the formation of Supporting Organizations within ICANN. The use of closed door meetings by the new organization drew extremely sharp criticism from some participants. Ellen Rony started a campaign using gray ribbon images on websites opposing ICANN's closed door tactics, and Network Solutions also issued a statement condemning the move.

Outcomes

• The structure and duties of the DNSO were determined, designating it as an advisory group within ICANN, responsible for policies concerning the DNS, as well as for selecting three of ICANN's 19 directors.
• It had previously been decided that supporting organizations with expertise in domain names would be needed, and that ICANN should create an internal group rather than rely on existing technical and professional organizations to report to its board. Thus, seven constituencies of Internet stakeholders were self-organized through the adoption of the Statement of Domain Name Supporting Organization Formation Concepts resolution. Later that year, the DNSO would be officially recognized as the larger umbrella group for these Supporting Organizations.
• The Board adopted a policy for the accreditation of competing registrars for the .com, .org, and .net TLDs.
• The Board adopted a conflict of interest policy and a reconsideration policy, as required by the ICANN bylaws.

Key sessions

• GAC Organizational Meeting, held on March 2
• DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee Organizational Meeting, held on March 2
• Advisory Committee on Membership Meeting, held on March 2
• Open Meeting, held on March 3, in conjunction with the APRICOT '99 plenary session.

Select topics discussed include:

• Accreditation requirements for domain name registrars
• DNSO proposals
• Shared Registry System testbed and guidelines
• Discussion of ICANN policies and procedures
• Consideration of reports from Advisory Committees
• Finances, staffing, and logistics

A complete agenda can be seen here.

ICANN Board

The Board of Directors at the time were

• Esther Dyson (Interim Chairman)
• Geraldine Capdeboscq
• George Conrades
• Greg Crew
• Frank Fitzsimmons
• Hans Kraaijenbrink
• Jun Murai
• Michael Roberts
• Eugenio Triana
• Linda Wilson.
• Staff included Michael Roberts as Interim President and CEO, Molly Shaffer Van Houweling as Interim Secretary, and Andrew McLaughlin as Interim Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.

External Links

• Special Meeting of the Board Minutes, 4 March 1999

Asia/Australia/Pacific, according to the ICANN Geographic Regions (ICANN Geographic Regions).

Deprecated. Domain Name Supporting Organization. Predecessor of the Generic Names Supporting Organization, which advised the Board with respect to policy issues relating to the Domain Name System (ICANN Bylaws).

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