Board Committees

Board Committees	Past/Present	Key Events & Criticisms	Members	Start/Stop	Features
Accountability Mechanisms	present	The Fundamental Bylaws were amended to redesignate Reconsideration responsibilities from the BGC to the BAMC.	Becky Burr, Alan Barrett, Edmon Chung, Sarah Deutsch, Patricio Poblete, Leon Sanchez, Katrina Sataki	August 17, 2017	* writes annual reports on Accountability Mechanisms
Audit	present		Sarah Deutsch, Alan Barrett, Akinori Maemura, Mandla Msimang, Ihab Osman, Kaveh Ranjbar, Katrina Sataki	November 4, 1999
Compensation	present		Maarten Botterman, Sarah Deutsch, Danko Jevtovic, Leon Sanchez, Tripti Sinha	November 8, 2005
Executive	present		Maarten Botterman, Göran Marby, Leon Sanchez, Tripti Sinha	November 4, 1999
Finance	present		Danko Jevtovic, Harald Alvestrand, Becky Burr, Avri Doria, Mandla Msimang, Ihab Osman, Tripti Sinha	December 13, 2000	* consults with the ICANN President on annual budget process* reviews and makes recommendations on President's submitted annual budget* develops and recommends long-term financial objectives
Governance	present		Tripti Sinha, Becky Burr, Sarah Deutsch, Avri Doria, Danko Jevtovic, Ihab Osman, Leon Sanchez	March 12, 2003	* created/updated: Guidelines for Board Members Serving as Liaisons to ICANN Community Groups, Board Engagement in Developing Slate for Board Leadership, Code of Conduct Guidelines, Board Committee and Leadership Selection Procedure, Board Conflicts of Interest Policy, Governance Guidelines * wrote annual reports on accountability mechanisms until 2017 * writes annual reports on code of conduct
Organizational Effectiveness Committee	present		Avri Doria, Alan Barrett, Akinori Maemura, Patricio Poblete, Katrina Sataki, Matthew Shears	November 7, 2008	* reviews and oversees all organizational, specific, and IANA functions reviews] *assess whether ICANN has made progress toward key organizational objectives and commitments and whether the structure is effective and relevant to ICANN's mission.
Risk	present		Harald Alvestrand, James Galvin, Danko Jevtovic, Mandla Msimang, Patricio Poblete, Kaveh Ranjbar, Matthew Shears	November 7, 2008
Strategic Planning	present		Matthew Shears, Becky Burr, Edmon Chung, Avri Doria, James Galvin, Danko Jevtovic, Leon Sanchez, Tripti Sinha	October 22, 2020
Technical	present			September 23, 2017
Structural Improvements Committee	past				* The predecessor to the Organizational Effectiveness Committee
New gTLD Program	past		Cherine Chalaby, Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Fadi Chehadé, Steve Crocker, Chris Disspain, Asha Hemrajani, Markus Kummer, Bruno Lanvin, Erika Mann, Gonzalo Navarro, Raymond A. Plzak, George Sadowsky, Mike Silber, Kuo-Wei Wu, Thomas Schneider	April 4, 2012 to January 10, 2015
President’s Globalization Advisory Groups	past			February 2014 to March 2014	On: * Affirmation of Commitments * Policy Structures * Legal Structure * Root Server System * IANA Multistakeholder Accountability * Internet Governance *
DNS Risk Management Framework Working Group	past			October 28, 2011to November 21, 2013	* predecessor to Risk Committee
Board Global Relationships	past
IANA Functions	past
Meeting Strategy Working Group	past
Public and Stakeholder Engagement	past
CEO Search Committee	past			2011 through 2012
Board-GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group	past
Board IDN Variants Working Group	past
Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services	past
Technical Relations Working Group	past
Board Data and Consumer Protection Working Group	past
Working Group on Equivalent Strings Support	past			2010
President's IANA Consultation Committee	past			2005 to 2008
President's Strategy Committee	past			2005 to 2009
President's Standing Committee on Privacy	past			2003
President's Advisory Committee on IDNs	past			2005
Board-GAC Working Group	past			2009 to 2011
Board Conflict of Interest Committee	past			1999 to 2009
Board Reconsideration Committee	past			1999 to 2009
Board and GAC Working Group	past			2005 to 2008
Board Meetings Committee	past			2001 to 2008
Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform	past			2001 to 2003
President's Task Force on Simultaneous Language Translation	past			2001
At-Large Membership Study Committee	past			2001 to 2002
Independent Review Panel Nominating Committee	past			2001 to 2002
IDN Internal Working Group	past			2001
New TLD Evaluation Process Planning Task Force	past			2000 to 2002
IDN Committee	past			2000 to 2002
.com/.net/.org Whois Committee	past			2001 to 2001
Election Committee	past			2000
Membership Implementation Task Force	past			2000
Advisory Committee on Independent Review	past			1999
Advisory Committee on Membership	past			1999
Executive Search Committee	past			1999 to 2002
Forum for Ad Hoc Group on Numbering and Addressing	past			1999 to 2001
Task Force on Funding	past			1999
Membership Advisory Committee	past			1998 to 1999

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Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).

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