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Appendix
A to Minutes of Special Meeting of ICANN Board In resolution 03.81,
the ICANN Board made the following revisions to the bylaws. Added
words are underlined and in magenta and ARTICLE IV: ACCOUNTABILITY AND REVIEW, Section 4. PERIODIC REVIEW OF ICANN STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS The Board shall cause a periodic review, if feasible no less frequently
than every three years, of the performance and operation of each Supporting
Organization, Supporting Organization Council, Advisory Committee (other
than the Governmental Advisory Committee) and Nominating Committee by
an entity or entities independent of the organization under review. The
goal of the review, to be undertaken pursuant to such criteria and standards
as the Board shall direct, shall be to determine (i) whether that organization
has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure, and (ii) if so, whether
any change in structure or operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness.
The results of such reviews shall be posted on the Website for public
review and comment, and shall be considered by the Board no later than
the second scheduled meeting of the Board after such results have been
posted for 30 days. The consideration by the
Board includes the ability to revise the structure or operation of the
parts of ICANN being reviewed by a two-thirds vote of all members of the
Board. The first such reviews, to be initiated within one year
following the adoption of these Bylaws, shall be of the GNSO ARTICLE VII: NOMINATING COMMITTEE, Section 8. INELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTION BY NOMINATING COMMITTEE No person who serves on the Nominating Committee in any capacity shall be eligible for selection by any means to any position on the Board or any other ICANN body having one or more membership positions that the Nominating Committee is responsible for filling, until the conclusion of an ICANN annual meeting that coincides with, or is after, the conclusion of that person's service on the Nominating Committee. ARTICLE VII: NOMINATING COMMITTEE, Section 9. INELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE ON NOMINATING COMMITTEE No person who is an employee of or paid consultant to ICANN (including the Ombudsman) shall simultaneously serve in any of the Nominating Committee positions described in Section 2 of this Article. ARTICLE X: GENERIC NAMES SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, Section 3. GNSO COUNCIL
ARTICLE X: GENERIC NAMES SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, Section 5. CONSTITUENCIES
ARTICLE XI: ADVISORY COMMITTEES, Section 2. SPECIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEES There shall be at least the following Advisory Committees:
ARTICLE XIV: INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER AGENTS ICANN shall, to maximum extent permitted by the CNPBCL, indemnify each
of its agents against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements, and other
amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding
arising by reason of the fact that any such person is or was an agent
of ICANN, provided that the indemnified person's
acts were done in good faith and in a manner that the indemnified person
reasonably believed to be in ICANN's best interests and not criminal.
For purposes of this Article, an "agent" of ICANN includes any
person who is or was a Director, Officer, employee, or any other agent
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