[At-Large] Board Meeting Minutes

[Wendy Seltzer]

As these minutes indicate, the Board determined to send the "domain
reservation" issue to the GNSO Council for Council response.  While
several on the Board would have favored Board action, others felt it was
more appropriate to get GNSO consensus before taking action.

ALAC should now share its concerns with the GNSO Council, as input to
their consideration.  We can also make further requests to the Board, if
we feel that stalemate within the GNSO is delaying what we still
consider to require emergency action.

Despite the lack of immediate Board action, I think it was useful for
ALAC to send this request, as it put the issue on the Board's agenda and
will no doubt lead to further discussion.  Thanks, Danny, for initiating
it. I'd recommend this approach for other items of registry or registrar
activity that affect the at-large public.

--Wendy

Danny Younger wrote:
> Board Meeting Minutes have been posted:
> http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-27mar08.htm
> 
> The section regarding the ALAC Letter to the Board is
> reproduced below:

...
> The Chair determined that emergency action is not
> required today but the matter will be referred to the
> GNSO for additional information or policy development
> if necessary, but not an emergency action. 
> 

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Wendy Seltzer -- wendy at seltzer.org
Visiting Professor, Northeastern University School of Law
Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
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