[ncdnhc-discuss] Resolutions passed at Montevideo as Vany Martinez records

[Vany Martinez]

Hi to all:

My apoligize for my delay in answer. 

During voting on resolutions in Montevideo, two
resolutions were passed.  I want to point out that
there were corrections during the meeting before
voting take place from the original text, and because
we had a computer with data projector (both provided
by Local Host Commitee), everybody was able to see
texts which members was voting, and the results.

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Resolution #1
Whereas: 
The existence of nine publicly elected At-Large Board
Members
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) is a
fundamental element of ICANN's structural balance, and
a valuable avenue for input from a wide range of
stakeholders in ICANN's decisions; and 

Various proposals being considered by the ICANN
At-Large Study Committee may alter or even eliminate
the guarantee of nine At-Large Directors and ICANN
public elections,

Resolved, 
ICANN should [set aside at least 9 publicly elected
At-Large seats on its
19-member Board of Directors] ensure that at least 50%
of its Board seats
are publicly elected At-Large Board Members,
non-ex-officio. 

In favor: 22
against: 1
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Resolution #2
Whereas:
ICANN does not have the Authority to regulate
intellectual property rights, and has neither the
mandate nor the expertise to do so; 

Past attempts to impose intellectual property-based
restrictions (both
through advance trademark claims within new TLDs and
the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy)
have contributed to corporate domination of the domain
space at the expense of private Internet users and
non-profit groups; and 
 
These problems have been exacerbated by ICANN's
approval of only 7 new TLDs to date;

Resolved: 
ICANN should not introduce any further restrictions on
the registration of
new TLDs based on their connection with trademarks;
and

ICANN should approve all new Top-Level Domain
applications that can meet fair and reasonable
technical criteria.

In favor:18
against: 1
abstention: 2
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Best Regards
Vany

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Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
Information Technology Specialist
Sustainable Development Networking Programme/Panama
http://www.sdnp.org.pa e-mail: vany at sdnp.org.pa

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