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==Independent Review on RSSAC==

Article IV, Section 4, Paragraph 1 of the ICANN Bylaws stipulated that a review on the performance and operations of the RSSAC by an independent organization is required to determine if the committee is still serving its purpose in the ICANN structure of if certain changes in the structure or operations is necessary to improve its functions.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-15dec02.htm#IV ICANN Bylaws 2002]</ref> To be able to comply with the Bylaws, the [[ICANN Board]] issued a Request For Proposal ([[RFP]]) and Terms of Reference ([[TOR]])to conduct and independent review on RSSAC on July 2008.<ref>[http://192.0.43.22/en/reviews/rssac/rfp-tor-request-11jul08-en.htm Request For Proposals]</ref> ICANN selected Westlake Consulting Limited ([[WCL]]) and on November of 2008, the company started performing face to face interviews with some individuals during the [[ICANN Meeting]] in Cairo and during the IETF meeting in Minnesota regarding RSSAC. WCL also conducted telephone interviews and accessed all available written-records regarding the committee.<ref>[http://192.0.43.22/en/reviews/rssac/ RSSAC Review]<ref>

Article IV, Section 4, Paragraph 1 of the ICANN Bylaws stipulated that a review on the performance and operations of the RSSAC by an independent organization is required to determine if the committee is still serving its purpose in the ICANN structure of if certain changes in the structure or operations is necessary to improve its functions.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-15dec02.htm#IV ICANN Bylaws 2002]</ref> To be able to comply with the Bylaws, the [[ICANN Board]] issued a Request For Proposal ([[RFP]]) and Terms of Reference ([[TOR]])to conduct and independent review on RSSAC on July 2008.<ref>[http://192.0.43.22/en/reviews/rssac/rfp-tor-request-11jul08-en.htm Request For Proposals]</ref> ICANN selected Westlake Consulting Limited ([[WCL]]) and on November of 2008, the company started performing face to face interviews with some individuals during the [[ICANN Meeting]] in Cairo and during the IETF meeting in Minnesota regarding RSSAC. WCL also conducted telephone interviews and accessed all available written-records regarding the committee. By April of 2009, WCL published its final report on the RSSAC Independent Review.<ref>[http://192.0.43.22/en/reviews/rssac/ RSSAC Review]</ref>

==RSSAC Working Group==

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 ==Independent Review on RSSAC==
-Article IV, Section 4, Paragraph 1 of the ICANN Bylaws stipulated that a review on the performance and operations of the RSSAC by an independent organization is required to determine if the committee is still serving its purpose in the ICANN structure of if certain changes in the structure or operations is necessary to improve its functions.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-15dec02.htm#IV ICANN Bylaws 2002]</ref> To be able to comply with the Bylaws, the [[ICANN Board]] issued a Request For Proposal ([[RFP]]) and Terms of Reference ([[TOR]])to conduct and independent review on RSSAC on July 2008.<ref>[http://192.0.43.22/en/reviews/rssac/rfp-tor-request-11jul08-en.htm Request For Proposals]</ref> ICANN selected Westlake Consulting Limited ([[WCL]]) and on November of 2008, the company started performing face to face interviews with some individuals during the [[ICANN Meeting]] in Cairo and during the IETF meeting in Minnesota regarding RSSAC. WCL also conducted telephone interviews and accessed all available written-records regarding the committee.<ref>[http://192.0.43.22/en/reviews/rssac/ RSSAC Review]<ref>
+Article IV, Section 4, Paragraph 1 of the ICANN Bylaws stipulated that a review on the performance and operations of the RSSAC by an independent organization is required to determine if the committee is still serving its purpose in the ICANN structure of if certain changes in the structure or operations is necessary to improve its functions.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-15dec02.htm#IV ICANN Bylaws 2002]</ref> To be able to comply with the Bylaws, the [[ICANN Board]] issued a Request For Proposal ([[RFP]]) and Terms of Reference ([[TOR]])to conduct and independent review on RSSAC on July 2008.<ref>[http://192.0.43.22/en/reviews/rssac/rfp-tor-request-11jul08-en.htm Request For Proposals]</ref> ICANN selected Westlake Consulting Limited ([[WCL]]) and on November of 2008, the company started performing face to face interviews with some individuals during the [[ICANN Meeting]] in Cairo and during the IETF meeting in Minnesota regarding RSSAC. WCL also conducted telephone interviews and accessed all available written-records regarding the committee. By April of 2009, WCL published its final report on the RSSAC Independent Review.<ref>[http://192.0.43.22/en/reviews/rssac/ RSSAC Review]</ref>
 ==RSSAC Working Group==