Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » Appointment of Board member to ATRT3
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Appointment of Board member to ATRT3
Whereas, under Section 4.6 of the Bylaws, the Board may appoint a Director or Liaison to serve as a member of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team.
Whereas, in October 2018, the Board appointed Maarten Botterman to serve as a member of the third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3).
Whereas, since Maarten Botterman has been identified by the Board to serve as its new Chair after election at ICANN's Annual Meeting in November 2019, the Board has identified León Sánchez to replace Maarten Botterman as the Board appointed member of ATRT3.
Whereas, the Board Governance Committee has recommended that the Board appoint León Sánchez as the Board appointed member of ATRT3.
Resolved (2019.11.07.12), the Board hereby appoints León Sánchez to serve as the Board appointed member of ATRT3.
The third Accountability and Transparency Review is currently underway. Under Section 4.6 of the Bylaws, the Board may appoint a Director or Liaison to serve as a member of the third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3).
In October 2018, the Board appointed Maarten Botterman to serve as a member of this important review team.
Since Maarten Botterman has been identified by the Board to serve as its new Chair beginning immediately after the Annual Meeting in November 2019, the Board Governance Committee (BGC) has recommended that León Sánchez replace Maarten Botterman as the Board appointed member of ATRT3. The Board agrees.
This Board action will not have any fiscal impact on ICANN that was not already contemplated and will not have a direct effect on security, stability or resiliency of the domain name system.
The Board's action is consistent with ICANN's Mission to maintain and improve robust mechanisms for public input, accountability, and transparency so as to ensure that the outcomes of its decision-making reflect the public interest and that ICANN is accountable to all stakeholders. This action will serve the public interest by fulfilling ICANN's commitment to maintaining and improving its accountability and transparency and ensuring the Board also has input into this important review through its appointed member in accordance with the Bylaws.
This decision is an Organizational Administrative Function that does not require public comment.