Links Concerning ICANN's 2002 Evolution and Reform Process

Links to Relevant Documents and Resources

Board Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform:

• Committee Web Page
• Interim Report (29 April 2002)
• Working Paper: ICANN Mission and Core Values (6 May 2002)
• Working Paper: The Policy-Development Process (7 May 2002)
• Working Paper: The ICANN Structure and the Nominating Committee Concept (9 May 2002)
• Recommendations for the Evolution and Reform of ICANN (31 May 2002)
• ICANN: A Blueprint for Reform (20 June 2002)
• Status Report on Implementation of Evolution and Reform (15 July 2002) (appointment of Names Policy Development Process and Accountability Framework Assistance Groups)
• Second Status Report on Implementation of Evolution and Reform (24 July 2002) (appointment of At-Large Advisory Committee Assistance Group)
• First Interim Implementation Report (1 August 2002)
• Second Interim Implementation Report (2 September 2002)
  • Draft Statement of Mission and Core Values (2 September 2002)
  • Tentative Timetable for the NomCom Process (2 September 2002)
• Update Regarding RIR Submissions (16 September 2002)
• Third Status Report on Implementation of Evolution and Reform: Formation of ccNSO Assistance Group (17 September 2002)
• Final Implementation Report and Recommendations (2 October 2002)
• First Supplemental Implementation Report (11 October 2002)
• Fourth Status Report on Implementation of Evolution and Reform: RIRs Propose Blueprint (12 October 2002)
• Second Supplemental Implementation Report (with revised bylaws) (23 October 2002)
• Third Supplemental Implementation Report (with proposed Transition Article) (24 November 2002)
• Fourth Supplemental Implementation Report (with corrections to New Bylaws and proposed Transition Article) (8 December 2002)
• Proposed Clarifications, Corrections, and Modifications to New Bylaws (8 February 2003)
• Fifth Supplemental Implementation Report (ERC Recommendations on ccNSO) (22 April 2003)
• Response to Comments Received on ERC's ccNSO Recommendations (29 May 2003)
• ICANN Montréal Meeting Topic: ccNSO Formation (18 June 2003)

ICANN Board:

• Evolution and Reform Resolutions at Accra Meeting (14 March 2002) (commencement of process)
• Evolution and Reform Resolutions at Bucharest Meeting (28 June 2002) (adoption of Blueprint)
• Evolution and Reform Resolutions at Shanghai Meeting (31 October 2002) (adoption of New Bylaws)
• New Bylaws Adopted at Shanghai Meeting (31 October 2002)
• Evolution and Reform Resolutions at Amsterdam Annual Meeting (15 December 2002) (adoption of Transition Article and corrective amendments to New Bylaws)
• Transition Article Adopted at Amsterdam Annual Meeting (15 December 2002)

Submissions of Assistance Efforts:

• Names Policy Development Process Assistance Group: Preliminary Framework (26 July 2002)
• Accountability Framework Assistance Project: Preliminary Framework (29 July 2002)
• Assistance Group on Proposed Implementation of an At-Large Advisory Committee: Report to the Evolution and Reform Committee (19 August 2002)
• Names Policy Development Process Assistance Group: Recommendation (21 August 2002)
• Accountability Framework Assistance Project: Recommendations Regarding Accountability (23 August 2002)
• ccNSO Assistance Group Progress Report to the Evolution and Reform Committee (4 October 2002)
• ccNSO Assistance Group: Update to the Evolution and Reform Committee (22 October 2002)
• ccNSO Assistance Group: Shanghai Communiqué (29 October 2002)
• ccNSO Assistance Group: Preliminary Recommendation on Policy-Development Process (for Comment and Feedback) (11 November 2002)
• ccNSO Assistance Group: Clarification of Issues Arising from Feedback on PDP (29 November 2002)
• ccNSO Assistance Group: Preliminary Recommendation on ccNSO Membership (10 December 2002)
• ccNSO Assistance Group: Preliminary Recommendation on ccNSO Council (24 December 2002)
• ccNSO Assistance Group: Preliminary Recommendation on ccNSO Structure (28 January 2003)
• ccNSO Assistance Group: Status Report and Workplan (29 January 2003)
• ccNSO Assistance Group: Compiled Recommendations (26 February 2003)

Public Comments Received:

• Official Comment Forum
  DNSO Comments Received at Forum:
  • DNSO Names Council Interim Comments (3 May 2002)
  • Business Constituency Position Paper (3 May 2002)
  • gTLD Registries Constituency Submission (3 May 2002)
  • IP Constituency Submission (29 April 2002)
  • ISPCP Constituency Comments (3 May 2002)
• RIR Comments
  • First Joint RIR Statement (8 May 2002)
  • Second Joint RIR Statement (20 June 2002)
  • The ICANN Reform Process (13 September 2002)
  • Response to Evolution and Reform Committee (26 September 2002)
  • RIR Blueprint for Evolution and Reform of Internet Address Management (9 October 2002)
• Governental Advisory Committee Statement on ICANN Reform (26 June 2002)
• Internet Architecture Board (20 September 2002)
• Communiqué of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domains (14 and 15 September 2002 )
• Web-Based Comment Forum
• Community Communications on Evolution and Reform to U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Government Policy Statements:

• Clinton Administration: Framework for Global Electronic Commerce (1 July 1997)
  • Presidential Directive on Electronic Commerce
• DoC's Green Paper ("A Proposal to Improve Technical Management of Internet Names and Addresses - Discussion Draft", 30 January 1998)
  • Comments on Green Paper
• DoC's White Paper ("Management of Internet Names and Addresses", 5 June 1998)
• NTIA Page on Management of Internet Names and Addresses
  • Background

Agreements between ICANN and U.S. Department of Commerce:

• Memorandum of Understanding, including Amendments, Press Releases, CRADA, ICANN Status Reports
  • GAO Report on "Department of Commerce: Relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" (7 July 2000)
• IANA Functions Purchase Order, including Modifications and Extensions

ICANN Status Reports Under Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Department of Commerce:

• Status Report to the U.S. Department of Commerce (15 June 1999)
• Second Status Report to the Department of Commerce (30 June 2000)
• Third Status Report to the Department of Commerce (3 July 2001)
• Fourth Status Report to the Department of Commerce (15 August 2002)

Mission Statement:

• ICANN Staff Draft: Toward a Statement of the ICANN Mission (10 March 2002)
• Working Paper on ICANN Mission and Core Values (6 May 2002)

Governmental Consultations:

• Australia - National Office for the Information Economy
• United Kingdom - Department of Trade and Industry

Proposals for Reform:

• President's Report: ICANN - The Case for Reform (24 February 2002)
  • Lynn Presentation Slides - APRICOT (6 March 2002)
  • Statement on Schedule and Process for Consideration (28 February 2002)
• Heathrow Declaration (Tucows proposal)
  • "A New Approach to ICANN Reform"
  • Diagram
• Danny Younger proposal
• Alexander Svensson skeleton draft
  

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