Executive Committee of the ICANN Board - Minutes
19 April 2008
The Executive Committee of the ICANN Board of Directors met in Riga, Latvia on 19 April 2008. Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush opened the meeting at 6.45 PM local time in Riga. The following Executive Committee Members attended the meeting: Peter Dengate Thrush (Chair), Raimundo Beca, Roberto Gaetano (Vice Chair), Rita Rodin (by telephone) and Paul Twomey (CEO & President). John Jeffrey, General Counsel & Secretary also attended the Meeting.
The following items were discussed:
A) Executive Committee unanimously approved the following proposed agenda for the 29 April 2008 Special Meeting of the Board of Directors:
1 - Approval of Minutes from Special Meeting of the ICANN Board for 27 March 2008
2 - .DS Key registry for Top Level Domain DNSSEC keys
3 - .KN (Kitts and St. Nevis Islands) Redelegation
4 - Finance Committee Report on Foreign Exchange Issues
5 - .PRO Proposed Contract Amendments
6 - Meetings Discussion
7 - Paris Budget
8 - Cairo Meeting Proposal Acceptance
9 - Proposal to allow absentee voting on GNSO Council
10 - Update on BGC independent review activities;
11 - ALAC Review Working Group
12 - Update on GNSO Improvements
13 - Status of New gTLD Implementation Planning following Riga Workshop
14 – Discussion of Outcomes from Riga Board Workshop
15 – President’s Report
16 - Other Business
B) Executive Committee Other Business – The Committee unanimously approved the following anticipated board travel financial expenditures:
1) Roberto Gaetano for actual costs of up to $10,000 USD to attend a National Association of Corporate Director’s (NACD) Board Training Workshop in San Francisco in June 2008.
C) The Executive Committee agreed to move the time of the 29 April Meeting 3 hours later due to a request from the Chairman. The Secretary will notify the board members of the change and post the preliminary report and agenda.
The Meeting was formally adjourned at 7:14 PM local time in Riga, Latvia.
