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<div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div><div>The preliminary meeting <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-30jul09.htm">notes</a> from last week's ICANN Board Meeting (where it defied noncommercial users and voted 10-4 to impose the very structure on noncommercial users that harm noncommercial interests) seem to indicate that the board had little debate and no information from actual noncommercial users about the issue it was voting on. No NCUC materials were given to the board and our comments to raise concerns are discounted by calling them "a letter writing campaign". ICANN staff and SIC leaders managed the entire "show" and thinks it will not have to re-evaluate its decision for another year. </div><div><br></div><div>But we should file for an immediate reconsideration of the fait-de-complis decision and insist that the full board hear from actual noncommercial users directly (not SIC/staff's mischaracterizations). And we should take the managed decision and rigged process to the ombudsman to help build the public record and to require further explanation from ICANN. </div><div><br></div><div>A few key questions need to be answered: Why did SIC leaders and staff table a NCSG charter for board adoption that did not have a single comment in favor of it from any noncommercial organization (and 80+ noncommercial orgs and individuals strongly against it)? How has ICANN taken public comments from noncommercial users into account in this kangaroo proceeding?</div><div><br></div><div>This contrived decision cannot withstand the Clear Light of Day being shone on it. </div><div><br></div><div>Robin</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-30jul09.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-30jul09.htm</a></div><div><br></div>......<br><br> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">B. Regular Agenda</font></p> <ol> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">From the Structural Improvements Committee regarding GNSO Improvements</font></li> <ol> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">Stakeholder Group Charters</font></li> </ol> </ol><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">The Board discussed the public comments received regarding the proposed Stakeholder Group Charter for the Non Commercial Stakeholder Group and the opposition raised by some of the members of the current Non Commercial Users Constituency, and discussed the need to clearly state that the period of time for which the transitional charter will remain in effect and that, upon reevaluation after the transitional period, the Board will reevaluate in full, including but not limited to the continued need for a constituency-based model. The Board received an update from Staff regarding the necessity for all proposed charters to be approved together to allow for the GNSO to move forward and seat the new council in Seoul.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">The Board then took the following action:</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">Whereas, the Board determined at its May 2009 meeting that most of the New GNSO Stakeholder Group Charters required revisions to ensure equitable participation and representation by new Constituencies and alignment with the Board-approved GNSO Improvements Report;</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">Whereas, the Board’s Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) developed, posted, and discussed with the community revised SG Charter documents;</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">Whereas, the Staff has made further administrative and substantive edits to conform the documents with the SIC’s intention s, to address additional community comments and to resolve various, non-substantive typographical, form and style changes;</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">It is RESOLVED (2009.30.07.09), the Board approves each of the Charters of the Registries Stakeholder Group, The Registrars Stakeholder Group, The Commercial Stakeholder Group and the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group as revised by the Structural Improvements Committee (copies of which accompany this resolution). The Board also approves additional charter elements to ensure the Bylaws principles of transparency, openness, fairness and representativeness and each Stakeholder Group is further directed to incorporate those additional charter elements into its permanent charter document at its earliest opportunity.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">The Board will re-examine the Stakeholder Group structures and their operations in one year and, thereafter, every three years to assure adherence to the ICANN Bylaws principles.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">In view of this resolution, the Board directs the Staff to re-initiate its work with the GNSO Constituency leaders to complete any necessary additional work on the re-confirmation of their existing charters (consistent with the principles and elements adopted with respect to the Stakeholder Group Charters) so that the</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">Board can act on those documents at its September special meeting.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">Ten of the Board members present approved of this resolution. Three Board members opposed the resolution. The resolution passed.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Arial">Another Board Member who was not present at the time of the vote but was present later in the meeting, also asked that her dissent and asked that it be placed on the record regarding the board’s role in making appointments.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">......</span></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></p></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>IP JUSTICE</div><div>Robin Gross, Executive Director</div><div>1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA</div><div>p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451</div><div>w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org">http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>