Approved Board Resolutions | Organizational Meeting of the ICANN Board | Dakar 28 October 2011

1. Election of Board Chairman
2. Election of Board Vice-Chairman
3. Appointment of Membership of Board Committees
4. Confirmation of Officers of ICANN
5. Thanks to Sponsors
6. Thanks to Scribes, Interpreters, Staff, Event and Hotel Teams
7. Thanks to Local Hosts

1. Election of Board Chairman

   Resolved (2011.10.28.36), Steve Crocker is elected as Chairman of the Board.

2. Election of Board Vice-Chairman

   Resolved (2011.10.28.37), Bruce Tonkin is elected as Vice-Chairman of the Board.

3. Appointment of Membership of Board Committees

   Resolved (2011.10.28.38), membership of the following Board committees be established:

   • Audit
     • Erika Mann (Chair)
     • Bill Graham
     • Gonzalo Navarro
     • Judith Vazquez
   • Compensation
     • R. Ramaraj (Chair)
     • Steve Crocker
     • George Sadowsky
     • Bruce Tonkin
   • Executive
     • Steve Crocker (Chair)
     • Rod Beckstrom
     • Cherine Chalaby
     • Bruce Tonkin
   • Finance
     • Cherine Chalaby (Chair)
     • Sébastien Bachollet
     • Chris Disspain
     • George Sadowsky
   • Governance
     • Bruce Tonkin (Chair)
     • Cherine Chalaby
     • Bill Graham
     • Ram Mohan (Liaison)
     • Ray Plzak
     • R. Ramaraj
     • Mike Silber
   • Global Relationships
     • Gonzalo Navarro (Chair)
     • Chris Disspain
     • Bertrand de La Chapelle
     • Erika Mann
     • George Sadowsky
     • Kuo-Wei Wu
   • IANA
     • Kuo-Wei Wu (Chair)
     • Bill Graham
     • Bertrand de La Chapelle
     • Thomas Narten (Liaison)
     • Suzanne Woolf (Liaison)
   • Public Participation
     • Sébastien Bachollet (Chair)
     • Chris Disspain
     • Thomas Narten (Liaison)
     • Gonzalo Navarro
     • Mike Silber
     • Kuo-Wei Wu
   • Risk
     • Mike Silber (Chair)
     • Steve Crocker
     • Ray Plzak
     • R. Ramaraj
     • Thomas Roessler (Liaison)
     • Bruce Tonkin
     • Judith Vazquez
     • Suzanne Woolf (Liaison)
   • Structural Improvements
     • Ray Plzak (Chair)
     • Sébastien Bachollet
     • Bertrand de La Chapelle
     • Thomas Roessler (Liaison)
     • Judith Vazquez

4. Confirmation of Officers of ICANN

   Resolved (2011.10.28.39), Rod Beckstrom is elected as President and Chief Executive Officer.

   Resolved (2011.10.28.40), Akram Atallah is elected as Chief Operating Officer.

   Resolved (2011.10.28.41), John Jeffrey is elected as General Counsel and Secretary.

   Resolved (2011.10.28.42), Kurt Pritz is elected as Senior Vice President, Stakeholder Relations.

   Resolved (2011.10.28.43), Xavier Calvez is elected as Chief Financial Officer.

5. Thanks to Sponsors

   The Board wishes to thank the following sponsors:
   VeriSign, Sonatel Orange, .ORG, The Public Interest Registry, Afilias Limited, Neustar, InterNetX, China Internet Network Information Center, siter, CORE Internet Council of Registrars, GMO Registry, Inc., AFNIC, TANGO Registry Services, African Registry Consortium, DotConnectAfrica, ironDNS, JSU RU-CENTER, Iron Mountain, ICANNWiki, Groupe Promo Consulting, Senecartours, AfriNIC, TIGO, Loment, NICSN, La francophonie, and NEXT Global Solutions.

6. Thanks to Scribes, Interpreters, Staff, Event and Hotel Teams

   The Board expresses its appreciation to the scribes, the interpreters, technical teams, and to the entire ICANN staff for their efforts in facilitating the smooth operation of the meeting.

   The Board would also like to thank the management and staff of the Le Meridien President for the wonderful facility to hold this event. Special thanks are given to Rachid Tahiri, Frederic Mariani, and Ismaela Seck.

7. Thanks to Local Hosts

   The Board wishes to extend its thanks to the local host organizer, The Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Communication (MICOMTELTIC) and the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Post (ARTP) for their support. Special thanks are given to Mme Ndéye Maimouna DIOP DIAGNE, Directrice des TIC, Ministère en charge des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication, and Adama Sow.

   The Board extends thanks to the President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade and Senegal’s Minister of Communication and Telecommunications, Moustapha Guirassy, for their support and participation during the meeting.

(*Note: Where available, draft Rationale of the Board's actions is presented under the associated Resolution. The draft Rationale is not final until approved with the minutes of the Board meeting.)