The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) has rectified the resolution of the New Generic Top Level
Domain (gTLD) Programme Committee (NGPC), reports ITRealms.
The Board also reaffirms to ITRealms,
its rationale for resolutions 2012.04.10.01-2012.04.10.04, stating in order to
have efficient meetings and take appropriate actions with respect to the New gTLD Programme for the current round
of the programme and as related to the Applicant Guidebook.
According to the Board, it has decided to create the "New gTLD Programme Committee" in
accordance with Article XII of the Bylaws and has delegated decision making
authority to the Committee as it relates to the New gTLD Programme for the current round
of the programme which commenced in January 2012 and for the related Applicant
Guidebook that applies to this current round.
ITRealms equally gathered that establishing
the NGPC without conflicted members, and delegating to it decision making
authority, has provided some distinct advantages, including helping eliminate
any uncertainty for conflicted Board members with respect to attendance at
Board meetings and workshops since the New gTLD Programme topics could be dealt
with at the Committee level.
Further, ITRealms
reports NGPC chaired by Cherine Chalaby has provided the community with a transparent view into the
Board's commitment to dealing with actual, potential or perceived conflicts.
ITRealms it was learnt that the Board
Governance Committee (BGC) Subcommittee for Conflicts & Ethics on new gTLDs
initially evaluated all board members' statements of interest relating to new
gTLDs when the membership of the NGPC was first established.
The Subcommittee ITRealms
reports, continued to review new Board members' new gTLD related statements of interest
and any changes in previously made statements of interest for the purposes of determining
if any Board member including voting Directors and no-voting Liaisons, has an
actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest such they should not be a
member of the NGPC.
ITRealms recalls that when the
Subcommittee first evaluated the statements of interest, Steve Crocker, ICANN
board chairman, was determined to be conflicted, but due to his recently
reported some changes to his statement of interest relating to new gTLDs and
the Subcommittee has thoroughly evaluated those changes.
“The Subcommittee has determined the Steve Crocker is no longer
generally conflicted as it relates to new gTLDs. As such, the Subcommittee has
recommended that Dr. Crocker be made a voting member of the NGPC. The Board
agrees,” part of the resolution made available to ITRealms read.
Pix: Cherine Chalaby, Chairman NGPC
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