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Board Committees Past & Present[edit | edit source]

ICANN 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 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 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 
* addressed 71 issues raised by the GAC
  • In July 2013, the NGPC approved the base registry agreement, opening the door for New gTLD Operations
President’s Globalization Advisory Groups past February 2014 to March 2014 On:
DNS Risk Management Framework Working Group past October 28, 2011 to November 21, 2013 
* predecessor to Risk Committee
Board Global Relationships past Peter Dengate Thrush, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, Katim Touray, Vanda Scartezini, Bill Graham, Bertrand de la Chapelle, Olga Madruga-Forti, Erika Mann, Gonzalo Navarro, George Sadowsky, Kuo-Wei Wu, Chris Disspain, Mike Silber 2010 to 2013
  • Developed strategies, policies, and guidelines on strategic relationships between ICANN and other entities.
  • Oversaw the development of a Strategic Partnership program to identify, maintain and strengthen strategic partnerships to assist ICANN in carrying out its mission.
  • Oversaw the performance of ICANN on keeping its key strategic agreements.
  • Developed a policy and implementation plan for the Internationalization of ICANN.
  • Oversaw the periodic review of objectives.[1]
IANA Functions past
Meeting Strategy Working Group past
Public and Stakeholder Engagement past
CEO CEO Search past 2011 through 2012
Board-GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group past Chris Disspain, Bill Graham, Ram Mohan, Ray Plzak, Mike Silber, Erika Mann
Board IDN Variants Working Group past Ram Mohan, Jonne Soininen, Suzanne Woolf, Kuo-Wei Wu
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 past 2005 to 2008
President's Strategy 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
  • found a successor to ICANN's start-up CEO, Mike Roberts, Stuart Lynn who took office in March 2001. On May 27, 2002, Stuart Lynn announced his intention to retire in March 2003. The Executive Search Committee was appointed to find his replacement.
  • In 2003, the committee presented the Board with various options, and on March 18, 2003, the ICANN Board elected Paul Twomey, who assumed office on March 27, 2003.[2]
Forum for Ad Hoc Group on Numbering and Addressing past Editorial coordinators: Dave Oran, John Stewart, Scott Bradner, Geoff Huston, Raimundo Beca, Tony Holmes, Mark McFadden, Jim Baskin, Marilyn Cade August 1999 to March 2001
  • studied and report on requirements for future numbering policies,
  • created in response to requests from a number of interested companies and individuals,
  • took place in a public comment forum[3]
Task Force on Funding past Richard Forman, Peter Gerrand, Per-Anders Hurtigh, Kim Hubbard, Mirjam Kuehne, Kees van Draanen, Paul Wilson, Willie Black, Naomasa Maruyama, Jose Luiz Ribeiro-Filho, Don Telage, Mike Roberts 1999 
* formulated recommendations on cost recovery mechanisms that fairly apportion ICANN's funding needs, including criteria to identify classes of registries and registrars for funding obligations; criteria to determine the amounts payable to ICANN by the classes identified; and procedures to adjust for revenue over- or under-recovery from registry/registrar fees.[4]
Membership Advisory Committee past Izumi Aizu, Diane Thilly Cabell, George Conrades, Greg Crew, Pavan Duggal, Kanchana Kanchuanasut, Daniel Kaplan, Siegfried Langenbach, Nii Quaynor, Oscar Robles, Dan Steinberg, Tadao Takahashi, Jonathan Zittrain 1998 to 1999
  • provided the ICANN Board with possible membership structures for the election of At-Large Directors at Singapore meeting in March 1999.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Global Relations Charter, ICANN Resources
  2. ↑ Executive Search Committee, ICANN Archives
  3. ↑ Ad Hoc Group, Forums, ICANN
  4. ↑ Task Force on Funding, ICANN Archives
  5. ↑ Progress Report, Jan 03, 1999, ICANN Archives

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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