Dear ALAC,<div><br></div><div>The Board had a special meeting on 17 September 2016 and made a decision that tasked the CEO to undertake an independent review of staff interaction with the Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) provider - the Economist Intelligence Unit - in the CPE process.  I have pasted the full resolution below.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Rinalia<br><br><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px">17 September Board Meeting:  <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-09-17-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/<wbr>resources/board-material/<wbr>resolutions-2016-09-17-en</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div><div class="l-main-with-rail resources-landingPage" style="box-sizing:border-box;float:none;margin:0px;width:335px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><section dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.67em;font-weight:500!important"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Approved Board Resolutions | Special Meeting of the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Board</span></font></h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem"><time datetime="2016-09-17T17:45:00-07:00" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">17 Sep 2016</font></time></p><div class="EmbeddedHTML" style="box-sizing:border-box"><ol style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 30px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-09-17-en#1" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Main Agenda:</font></a></strong><ol class="lower-alpha" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;list-style-type:lower-alpha"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-09-17-en#1.a" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">President and CEO Review of New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr> Community Priority Evaluation Report Procedures</font></a></strong><ul class="none" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;list-style-type:none;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><em style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-09-17-en#1.a.rationale" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Rationale for Resolution 2016.09.17.01</font></a></em></li></ul></li></ol></li></ol><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p><ol style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 30px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a name="1" id="1" style="box-sizing:border-box"></a></span></font><li style="box-sizing:border-box;height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Main Agenda:</span></font></h3><ol class="lower-alpha" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;list-style-type:lower-alpha"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a name="1.a" id="1.a" style="box-sizing:border-box"></a></span></font><li style="box-sizing:border-box;height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><h4 style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">President and CEO Review of New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr>Community Priority Evaluation Report Procedures</span></font></h4><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Whereas, the Board has discussed various aspects of the Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) process, including some issues that were identified in the Final Declaration from the Independent Review Process (IRP) proceeding initiated by Dot Registry LLC.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Whereas, the Board would like to have some additional information related to how <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> staff members interact with the CPE provider, and in particular with respect to the CPE provider's CPE reports.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Resolved (2016.09.17.01), the Board hereby directs the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to undertake an independent review of the process by which <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> staff interacted with the CPE provider, both generally and specifically with respect to the CPE reports issued by the CPE Provider.</span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a name="1.a.rationale" id="1.a.rationale" style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both"></a></span></font><h4 style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><em style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Rationale for Resolution 2016.09.17.01</font></em></h4><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) is a method to resolve string contention for New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr>applications. It occurs if a community application is both in contention and elects to pursue CPE. The evaluation is an independent analysis conducted by a panel from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). As part of its process, the CPE provider reviews and scores a community applicant that has elected CPE against the following four criteria: Community Establishment; Nexus between Proposed String and Community; Registration Policies, and Community Endorsement. An application must score at least 14 points to prevail in a community priority evaluation.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">At various points in the implementation of the New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr>Program, the Board (and the Board New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr> Program Committee) have discussed various aspects of CPE. Recently, the Board has discussed some issues with the CPE process, including certain issues that were identified in the Final Declaration from the Independent Review Process (IRP) proceeding initiated by Dot Registry LLC. The Board is taking action at this time to direct the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to undertake a review of the process by which <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> staff interacts with the CPE provider in issuing its CPE reports.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The review should include an overall evaluation of staff's interaction with the CPE provider, as well as any interaction staff may have with respect to the CPE provider preparing its CPE reports. The Board's action to initiate this review is intended to have a positive impact on the community as it will help to provide greater transparency into the CPE evaluation process. Additionally, by undertaking additional due diligence in the administration of the CPE process, the Board intends this review to help gather additional facts and information that may be helpful in addressing uncertainty about staff interaction with the CPE provider.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">As part of its deliberations, the Board reviewed various materials, including, but not limited to, the following materials and documents:</span></font></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><font color="#000000" size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a href="https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/guidebook-full-04jun12-en.pdf" style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both">New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr> Applicant Guidebook</a> [PDF, 5.9 MB]</span></font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><font color="#000000" size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a href="https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/cpe/guidelines-16aug13-en.pdf" style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both">Final Community Priority Evaluation Guidelines</a>[PDF, 803 KB]</span></font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><font color="#000000" size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a href="https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/cpe/panel-process-07aug14-en.pdf" style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both">Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) Panel Process Document</a> [PDF, 314 KB]</span></font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/dot-registry-v-icann-2014-09-25-en" style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="#000000" size="2">Dot Registry v. <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr>Independent Review Process Final Declaration</font></a></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">There may be some minor fiscal impact depending on the method of review that the President and CEO chooses to undertake, but none that would be outside of the current budget for administering the New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr>Program.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Initiating a review of the process by which <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> staff interacts with the CPE provider is not anticipated to have any impact on the security, stability or resiliency of the <abbr title="Domain Name System" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">DNS</abbr>.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">This is an Organizational Administrative Function that does not require public comment.</span></font></p></li></ol></li></ol><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Published on 20 September 2016</span></font></p></div></section></div></div></div></div>
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