[lir-wg] ICANN Reform

Here is the final proposal from the ICANN reform Committee.

-hph

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Date: 2. oktober 2002 19:15 -0700
From: Louis Touton <touton at icann.org>
To: ASO Council <aso-council at aso.icann.org>
Subject: [aso-council] ICANN Evolution and Reform Committee "Final" Report 
and Recommendations

To the Address Council:

In preparation for the ICANN Shanghai meeting on 28-31 October, the
ICANN Evolution and Reform Committee has issued its "Final"
Implementation Report and Recommendations.  The document is posted at
<http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/final-implementation-report-02
oct02.htm>. This report is accompanied by a set of proposed new bylaws that
describe the (proposed) steady-state future structure and processes for
ICANN. The report gives a summary of the major features of the proposed
bylaws.

This Report is expected to be the main topic of discussion at the ICANN
meeting in Shanghai in late October.  As explained in the report, the
Evolution and Reform Committee recommends that arrangements for
transition to the reformed ICANN (as determined at the Shanghai meeting)
be considered immediately after the Shanghai meeting.

With regard to the ASO, the Committee's report states:

     ASO. We recommend that the current ASO structure and operations, as
     set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding between ICANN and
     various regional Internet address registries, remain unchanged. We
     believe that it would be appropriate for the Address Council to have
     a non-voting liaison designated by the Governmental Advisory
     Committee, but discussions on this topic are still ongoing with the
     RIRs. The RIRs have raised other concerns with, and proposed other
     changes regarding, the role of the ASO, which should be the topic of
     continuing discussions.

The ASO provisions of the proposed New Bylaws are in Article VIII, which
is posted at
<http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/proposed-bylaws-02oct02.htm#VI
II>.

Although the ASO has been one of the better-operating ICANN bodies to
date, the members of the Evolution and Reform Committee would very much
like to hear and discuss views of members of the Address Council and the
broader address community about any ideas for optimizing the ASO's
operations.

Best regards,

Louis Touton
Secretary


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--On 24. september 2002 23:57 +0200 Hans Petter Holen <hpholen at tiscali.no> 
wrote:

> Dear lir-wg,
>
> On the topic if the ICANN reform
> http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/blueprint-20jun02.htm
>
> With reference to the RIR joint statement of June 20th
> http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/about/regional/rir-icann-statement-20020620.h
> tml
>
> and the response from the ICANN reform committee:
> http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/update-16sep02.htm
>
> and the discussion at the RIPE meeting I would like to ask the lir-wg
> members to study theese statements and actively participate in the ICANN
> reform process.
>
> Either by:
> 1) Discussion on this list, and with clear advice to your AC members on
> how you wish to advice us to act.
>
> or
>
> 2) submitting your oppinion directly to the ERC
> http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/blueprint-20jun02.htm
>
> Best Regards,
> Hans Petter Holen
> lir-wg chair
>