Aug, 1999 : Preliminary Report on the August 12 Special Meeting

After taking account of all comments received and modifying the proposed amendments accordingly, the ICANN Board of Directors unanimously adopted the following resolutions at its special meeting today:

RESOLVED, that Section 2(a) of Article VI-B of the Bylaws of the Corporation is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

"The NC shall consist of representatives, selected in accordance with Section 3(c) of this Article, from each Constituency recognized by the Board pursuant to the criteria set forth in Section 3 of this Article."

FURTHER RESOLVED, that Section 3(c) of Article VI-B of the Bylaws of the Corporation is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

"Each Constituency shall select up to three individuals to represent that Constituency on the NC, no two of whom may be citizens of the same Geographic Region, as defined in Article V, Section 6, except that, with the consent of the Board, this latter requirement may be suspended for the term of a particular individual upon a showing that it is impracticable for the Constituency to obtain such geographic diversity. Any such waiver shall be granted only upon a commitment by the constituency to a substantive plan to diversify its membership, thereby minimizing the likelihood of the need for future waivers from the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Constituency may have more representatives on the NC than there are members of the Constituency."

The formal minutes of this special meeting will be posted shortly.

Given the lengthy period of time and extensive public comment since this matter was first discussed at ICANN's May meetings in Berlin, and because of the need of the DNSO Names Council for prompt clarification of its membership structure prior to its next scheduled meeting in Santiago, the ICANN Initial Board adopted these Bylaws amendments at its special meeting today.

As was announced last month, the ICANN Initial Board has decided to open its next quarterly Board meeting in Santiago to public observation and Internet webcasting. The Board addresses significant Internet policy issues at its quarterly meetings, not on special meeting teleconferences.