| ICANN Board Committees
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Past/Present
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Key Events & Criticisms
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Members
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Start/Stop
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Features
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| Accountability Mechanisms
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present
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The Fundamental Bylaws were amended to redesignate Reconsideration responsibilities from the BGC to the BAMC.
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Becky Burr, Alan Barrett, Edmon Chung, Sarah Deutsch, Patricio Poblete, Leon Sanchez, Katrina Sataki
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August 17, 2017
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| Audit
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present
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Sarah Deutsch, Alan Barrett, Akinori Maemura, Mandla Msimang, Ihab Osman, Kaveh Ranjbar, Katrina Sataki
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November 4, 1999
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| Compensation
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present
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Maarten Botterman, Sarah Deutsch, Danko Jevtovic, Leon Sanchez, Tripti Sinha
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November 8, 2005
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| Executive
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present
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Maarten Botterman, Göran Marby, Leon Sanchez, Tripti Sinha
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November 4, 1999
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| Finance
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present
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Danko Jevtovic, Harald Alvestrand, Becky Burr, Avri Doria, Mandla Msimang, Ihab Osman, Tripti Sinha
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December 13, 2000
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- 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
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| Governance
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present
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Tripti Sinha, Becky Burr, Sarah Deutsch, Avri Doria, Danko Jevtovic, Ihab Osman, Leon Sanchez
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March 12, 2003
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- 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
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| Organizational Effectiveness
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present
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Avri Doria, Alan Barrett, Akinori Maemura, Patricio Poblete, Katrina Sataki, Matthew Shears
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November 7, 2008
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| Risk
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present
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Harald Alvestrand, James Galvin, Danko Jevtovic, Mandla Msimang, Patricio Poblete, Kaveh Ranjbar, Matthew Shears
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November 7, 2008
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| Strategic Planning
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present
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Matthew Shears, Becky Burr, Edmon Chung, Avri Doria, James Galvin, Danko Jevtovic, Leon Sanchez, Tripti Sinha
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October 22, 2020
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| Technical
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present
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September 23, 2017
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| Structural Improvements
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past
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- The predecessor to the Organizational Effectiveness Committee
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| New gTLD Program
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past
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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
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April 4, 2012 to January 10, 2015
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- The NGPC addressed 71 issues raised by the GAC
- In July 2013, approved the base registry agreement, opening the door for New gTLD Operations
- In February 2014, implemented safeguards for regulated industries, strengthening consumer protections with new contractual commitments
- In March 2014, passed the resolution for specification 13 to registry agreement, creating new framework and protections for brands
- In July 2014, provided resolution path for Name Collision based on SSAC advice, supporting secure, stable rollout of New gTLDs
- In October 2014, initiated limited review mechanisms for inconsistent String Confusion Objections, ensuring consistency across decisions to remove deceiving/confusing strings
- In June 2015, created a path forward for exclusive access generic gTLD applications, shielding Global Public Interest and calling on ICANN Community for new policy[1]
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| President’s Globalization Advisory Groups
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past
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February 2014 to March 2014
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On:
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| DNS Risk Management Framework Working Group
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past
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October 28, 2011 to November 21, 2013
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- predecessor to Risk Committee
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| Board Global Relationships
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past
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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
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2010 to 2013
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- 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.[2]
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| IANA Functions
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past
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| Meeting Strategy Working Group
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past
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| Public and Stakeholder Engagement
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past
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| CEO CEO Search
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past
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2011 through 2012
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| Board-GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group
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past
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Chris Disspain, Bill Graham, Ram Mohan, Ray Plzak, Mike Silber, Erika Mann
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| Board IDN Variants Working Group
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past
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Ram Mohan, Jonne Soininen, Suzanne Woolf, Kuo-Wei Wu
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| Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services
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past
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| Technical Relations Working Group
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past
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| Board Data and Consumer Protection Working Group
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past
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| Working Group on Equivalent Strings Support
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past
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2010
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| President's IANA Consultation
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past
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2005 to 2008
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| President's Strategy
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past
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2005 to 2009
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| President's Standing Committee on Privacy
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past
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2003
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| President's Advisory Committee on IDNs
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past
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2005
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| Board-GAC Working Group
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past
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2009 to 2011
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| Board Conflict of Interest Committee
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past
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1999 to 2009
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| Board Reconsideration Committee
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past
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1999 to 2009
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| Board and GAC Working Group
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past
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2005 to 2008
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| Board Meetings Committee
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past
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2001 to 2008
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| Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform
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past
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2001 to 2003
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| President's Task Force on Simultaneous Language Translation
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past
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2001
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| At-Large Membership Study Committee
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past
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2001 to 2002
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| Independent Review Panel Nominating Committee
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past
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2001 to 2002
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| IDN Internal Working Group
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past
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2001
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| New TLD Evaluation Process Planning Task Force
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past
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2000 to 2002
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| IDN Committee
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past
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2000 to 2002
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| .com/.net/.org Whois Committee
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past
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2001 to 2001
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| Election Committee
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past
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2000
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| Membership Implementation Task Force
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past
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2000
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| Advisory Committee on Independent Review
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past
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1999
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| Advisory Committee on Membership
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past
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1999
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| Executive Search Committee
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past
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1999 to 2002
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- 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.[3]
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| Forum for Ad Hoc Group on Numbering and Addressing
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past
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Editorial coordinators: Dave Oran, John Stewart, Scott Bradner, Geoff Huston, Raimundo Beca, Tony Holmes, Mark McFadden, Jim Baskin, Marilyn Cade
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August 1999 to March 2001
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- 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[4]
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| Task Force on Funding
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past
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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
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1999
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- 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.[5]
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| Membership Advisory Committee
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past
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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
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1998 to 1999
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- provided the ICANN Board with possible membership structures for the election of At-Large Directors at Singapore meeting in March 1999.[6]
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