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On 3 February the Board voted to dissolve this Committee and move the responsibilities of the Committee to the Board Governance Committee. See resolution 7 - 3 February 2009 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board.

Demi Getschko Chair [biography]
Roberto Gaetano Member [biography]	Rajasekhar Ramaraj Member [biography]

The Committee of the Board on Reconsideration is responsible for handling requests for reconsideration of ICANN Board and staff actions. Consisting of five Directors, the Reconsideration Committee has the authority to investigate and evaluate requests for reconsideration and to make recommendations to the Board of Directors, which ultimately determines how to resolve such requests.

Background. Until 15 December 2002, ICANN's reconsideration policy operated under a Reconsideration Policy that was adopted by the ICANN Board, after public notice and comment, on 4 March 1999.

During 2002, ICANN underwent a reform process, resulting in adoption of New Bylaws on 31 October 2002. Article IV, Section 2, of the New Bylaws sets forth new reconsideration procedures. The transition to those new procedures began on 15 December 2002.

• Reconsideration Committee Annual Report 2008 (5 November 2008) [PDF, 781K]
• Reconsideration Committee Annual Report 2004 (4 December 2004)
• Reconsideration Committee Annual Report 2006 (6 December 2006)
• Reconsideration Committee Annual Report 2007 (1 November 2007) [PDF, 120K]

How to file a request for reconsideration. Requests for reconsideration must contain at least the following information:

1. name, address, and contact information for the requesting party, including postal and e-mail addresses;
2. the specific action or inaction of ICANN for which review or reconsideration is sought;
3. the date of the action or inaction;
4. the manner by which the requesting party will be affected by the action or inaction;
5. the extent to which, in the opinion of the party submitting the Request for Reconsideration, the action or inaction complained of adversely affects others;
6. whether a temporary stay of any action complained of is requested, and if so, the harms that will result if the action is not stayed;
7. in the case of staff action or inaction, a detailed explanation of the facts as presented to the staff and the reasons why the staff's action or inaction was inconsistent with established ICANN policy(ies);
8. in the case of Board action or inaction, a detailed explanation of the material information not considered by the Board and, if the information was not presented to the Board, the reasons the party submitting the request did not submit it to the Board before it acted or failed to act;
9. what specific steps the requesting party asks ICANN to take-i.e., whether and how the action should be reversed, cancelled, or modified, or what specific action should be taken;
10. the grounds on which the requested action should be taken; and
11. any documents the requesting party wishes to submit in support of its request.

The above information must be submitted by e-mail to reconsider@icann.org. Requests will be publicly posted.

How to comment on a request for reconsideration. Comments on requests for reconsideration should be submitted to reconsider@icann.org.

Requests for Reconsideration

Request 99-1: Eric Brunner and Bob Gough

• Request 99-1: Eric Brunner and Bob Gough (June 25, 1999)
  
• Letter from Reconsideration Committee to IPC (December 27, 1999)
  
• Response of Steve Metalitz (10 January, 2000)
• Response of Eric Brunner (13 January, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (May 22, 2000) (Board action 6 June 2000)

Request 99-2: Gene Marsh

• Request 99-2: Gene Marsh (August 2, 1999)
• Letter from Reconsideration Committee to Gene Marsh (August 5, 1999)
• Recommendation of Reconsideration Committee (January 10, 2000)
• Board Action (January 12, 2000)

Request 99-3: Mr. Perelman

• Request 99-3: Mr. Perelman (September 4, 1999)
• Recommendation of Reconsideration Committee (January 27, 2000)
• Board Action (February 10, 2000)

Request 99-4: Karl Auerbach

• Request 99-4: Karl Auerbach (November 17, 1999)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (May 2, 2000)
• Board Action (May 4, 2000)

Request 00-1: Russ Smith

• Request 00-1 (part a) (January 6, 2000)
• Request 00-1 (part b) (January 6, 2000)
• Request 00-1 (part c) (January 7, 2000)
• Recommendation of Reconsideration Committee (January 27, 2000)
• Board Action (February 10, 2000)
• Letter from Russ Smith (January 27, 2000)
• Response of the Reconsideration Committee (April 24, 2000)

Request 00-2: Nigel Roberts

• Request 00-2: Nigel Roberts (January 23, 2000) [Withheld at the request of Nigel Roberts]
• Letter from Andrew McLaughlin to Nigel Roberts (January 25, 2000) [Withheld at the request of Nigel Roberts]

Request 00-3: Paul Wilson

• Request 00-3 (March 10, 2000)

Request 00-4: Bret Fausett

• Request 00-4 (May 6, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (May 22, 2000) (Board action 6 June 2000)

Request 00-5: James Trefil/Adam Corelli

• Request 00-5 (May11, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (May 22, 2000) (Board action 6 June 2000)

Request 00-6: A. J. L. de Breed

• Request 00-6 (November 5, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (January 21, 2001) (Board action 13 March 2001)

Request 00-7: D. Alexander Floum

• Request 00-7 (November 13, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (January 21, 2001) (Board action 13 March 2001)

Request 00-8: Ivan Vachovsky

• Request 00-8 (November 28, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (March 5, 2001) (Board action 7 May 2001)

Request 00-9: Roy Goldberg

• Request 00-9 (December 15, 2000)
• Comment of USTAR and others (February 23, 2001)
• IATA's Response to USTAR Comment Regarding Reconsideration Request 00-9 (March 9, 2001)
• USTAR Point of Order to IATA's Response to USTAR Comment Regarding Reconsideration Request 00-9 (March 9, 2001)
• IATA Response to USTAR Point of Order to IATA's Response to USTAR Comment Regarding Reconsideration Request 00-9 (March 13, 2001)
• USTAR Rebuttal Concerning Point of Order to IATA's Response to USTAR Comment Regarding Reconsideration Request 00-9 (March 13, 2001)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (April 30, 2001) (Board action 7 May 2001)

Request 00-10: Paul Stahura

• Request 00-10 (December 15, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (March 5, 2001) (Board action 7 May 2001)

Request 00-11: Sarnoff Corporation

• Request 00-11 (December 15, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (March 16, 2001) (Board action 7 May 2001)

Request 00-12: The .TV Corporation

• Request 00-12 (December 15, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (March 16, 2001) (Board action 7 May 2001)

Request 00-13: Image Online Design, Inc.

• Request 00-13 (December 15, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (March 16, 2001) (Board action 7 May 2001)

Request 00-14: SRI International

• Request 00-14 (December 15, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (March 16, 2001) (Board action 7 May 2001)

Request 00-15: ICM Registry

• Request 00-15 (December 16, 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (April 30, 2001)
• Revised Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (September 7, 2001) (Board action 10 September 2001)

Request 00-16: Telnic Limited

• Request 00-16 (November 24, 2000)
• Letter from Telnic (13 March, 2001)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (April 30, 2001) (Board action 7 May 2001)

Request 01-1: Beltraide

• Request 01-1 (5 January 2001)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (16 March 2001) (Board action 7 May 2001)

Request 01-2: .Kids Domains, Inc.

• Request 01-2 (1 February 2001)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (30 April 2001) (Board action 7 May 2001)

Request 01-3: Monsoon Assets Limited (BVI)

• Request 01-3 (2 May 2001)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (30 August 2001) (Board action 10 September 2001)

Request 01-4: Verio

• Request 01-4 (15 June 2001)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (11 January 2002) (Board action 21 January 2002)

Request 01-5: Michael Froomkin and Jonathan Weinberg

• Request 01-5 (8 August 2001)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (18 January 2002) (Board action 12 February 2002)

Request 01-6: Russ Smith

• Request 01-6 (20 May 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (7 January 2002) (Board action 21 January 2002)

Request 01-7: Edward Hasbrouck

• Request 01-7 (4 December 2001)
• Statement Concerning Request for Stay (16 December 2001)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (14 January 2002) (Board action 21 January 2002)

Request 02-1: David Ogden

• Request 02-1 (22 January 2002)
• Request for Additional Information (24 April 2002)
• Response to Request for Additional Information (30 April 2000)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (25 June 2002) (Board action 23 August 2002)

Request 02-2: Russ Smith

• Request 02-2 (1 February 2002)
• Request for Supplemental Information (2 February 2002)
• Supplemental Information (2 February 2002)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (17 June 2002) (Board action 28 June 2002)

Request 02-3: Tony So

• Request 02-3 (27 February 2002)
• Request for Supplemental Information (8 March 2002)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (17 June 2002) (Board action 28 June 2002)

Request 02-4: Ethan Katsh

• Request 02-4 (12 April 2002)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (24 June 2002) (Board action 23 August 2002)

Request 02-5: Dotster, Inc.

• Request 02-5 (12 September 2002)
• Letter from Kevin E. Brannon to Paul Twomey (9 April 2003) (inquring about status)
• Message from Louis Touton to Kevin E. Brannon (6 May 2003) (giving status report)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (20 May 2003)

Request 02-6: VeriSign, Inc.

• Request 02-6 (16 October 2002)
• Letter from Kevin E. Brannon to Stuart Lynn and Louis Touton Regarding VeriSign Request for Reconsideration (30 October 2002)
• Message to Philip L. Sbarbaro Regarding Handling of 16 October 2002 Letter Under Reconsideration Policy (3 November 2002)
• Message to Kevin E. Brannon Regarding Dotster's 30 October 2002 Letter (3 November 2002)
• Letter from Kevin E. Brannon to Paul Twomey (9 April 2003) (inquring about status)
• Message from Louis Touton to Kevin E. Brannon (6 May 2003) (giving status report)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (20 May 2003)

Request 04-1: Bret Fausett

• Request 04-1 (4 March 2004)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (4 March 2004)

Request 04-2: Danny Lee Younger

• Request 04-2 (24 July 2004)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (4 December 2004)

Request 04-3: Network Solutions, LLC

• Request 04-3 (16 November 2004)

Request 05-1: Bret Fausett

• Request 05-1 (12 May 2005)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (14 July 2005)

Request 05-2: Edward Hasbrouck

• Request 05-2 (16 May 2005)
• Response to Request for Reconsideration 05-2

Request 06-1: Network Solutions, LLC, et al.

• Request 06-1 (10 March 2006)
• Amended Request 06-1 (16 March 2006)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (30 March 2006)

Request 06-2: Danny Younger

• Request 06-2 (17 March 2006)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (30 March 2006)

Request 06-3: Marilyn Cade

• Request 06-3 (03 May 2006)
• Recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee (10 May 2006)

Request 06-4: ICM Registry

• ICM Reconsideration Petition (As Filed) (19 May 2006)
• ICM Reconsideration Petition (Corrected) (19 May 2006)
• ICM Reconsideration Request (Amended) (22 May 2006)
• Exh. A Swedish Letter
• Exh. B Taiwan letter
• Exh. C - Denmark email
• Exh. D(1) FOIA Appeal
• Exh. D(2) FOIA Appeal
• Exh. D(3) FOIA Appeal
• Exh. E Memo re changes
• Exh. F(1) Cover to Tarmizi
• Exh. F(2) Tarmizi 3-25
• Exh. G(1) Ombuds Complaint
• Exh. G(2) Ombuds Complaint
• Letter from John Jeffrey to Reconsideration Committee
• Withdrawal of Reconsideration Request 06-4