[ncdnhc-discuss] the IOC -- the new model for ICANN governance?

[James Love]

http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/ioc/index_uk.asp

      ORGANISATION

      The International Olympic Committee was founded on 23 June 1894 by the
French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin who was inspired to revive the
Olympic Games of Greek antiquity.

      The IOC is an international non-governmental non-profit organisation
and the creator of the Olympic Movement. The IOC exists to serve as an
umbrella organisation of the Olympic Movement. It owns all rights to the
Olympic symbols, flag, motto, anthem and Olympic Games. Its primary
responsibility is to supervise the organisation of the summer and winter
Olympic Games.

      PRESIDENTS

     The IOC President is elected by the IOC members by secret ballot for an
initial term of eight years, renewable once for four additional years. The
President presides over all activities of the IOC, acting as its permanent
representative. The current President, since 16 July 2001, is Jacques Rogge,
of Belgium.

      EXECUTIVE BOARD

      The Executive Board, founded in 1921, consists of the IOC President,
four Vice-Presidents and ten other members. All the members of the Executive
Board are elected by the Session, by secret ballot, by a majority of votes
cast, for a four-year term.

      MEMBERS

      The members of the IOC are individuals who act as the IOC's
representatives in their respective countries, not as delegates of their
country within the IOC. The members meet once a year at the IOC Session.
They retire at the end of the calendar year of which they turn 70 years,
unless they were elected before the opening of the 110th Session (11
December 1999). In that case, they must retire when they reach the age of
80. The term of office for all members is eight years, renewable every eight
years. The IOC chooses and elects its members from among such persons as its
nominations committee considers qualified. All Olympic Movement members have
the right to submit nominations.

       Current members

      ADMINISTRATION

      The IOC administration is at the service of the needs of the Olympic
Movement. It prepares, implements and follows-up on a day-to-day basis the
decisions taken by the main organisations of the Olympic Movement.