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Proposed ICANN Board of Director’s Code of Conduct

Open: 15 July 08
Closed: 29 August 08

Explanation:On 26 June 2008, ICANN’s Board of Director’s passed the following resolution:

Whereas, the members of ICANN’s Board of Directors are committed to maintaining a high standard of ethical conduct.

Whereas, the Board Governance Committee has developed a Code of Conduct to provide the Board with guiding principles for conducting themselves in an ethical manner.

Resolved (2008.06.26.09), the Board directs staff to post the newly proposed ICANN Board of Directors’ Code of Conduct for public comment, for consideration by the Board as soon as feasible.

In accordance with the above resolution, public comments on ICANN Board of Directors’ Code of Conduct [PDF, 25K] are encouraged to be submitted by 29 August 2008 via email to bcoc@icann.org. An archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/bcoc.

Staff member responsible: Amy Stathos

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