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NomCom1 Progress and Milestones

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At-NomCom1 Phase

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Phase Activity Description Start Date Documents
Plan Review Appointment of review team members Appointment of review team members 30 Mar 2007
Appointment of final review team members Appointment of review finalization working group members 30 Jul 2009
Public comment on Terms of Reference Public Comment on Terms of Reference 11 Dec 2006
Terms of Reference Document outlining the scope of work approved by the Board 15 Mar 2007
RFP for external consultant Independent Expert Request for Proposals announcement 15 Mar 2007
Conduct Review Selection of independent consultant Announcement of selection of independent consultant 19 Jul 2007
Final Report of External Consultant Independent Review of the ICANN Nominating Committee prepared by Interisle Consulting Group, LLC 23 Oct 2007
Public Comment Summary Summary of public comments received in response to the external consultant's report 11 Apr 2008
NomCom Review Finalization Group Draft Working Group Report Draft Report of the NomCom Review Finalization Working Group 23 Sep 2009
NomCom Review Finalization Group Final Report Final report submitted to ICANN Board 29 Jan 2010
Board receipt of the Final Report Board action and resolution 12 Mar 2010
Plan Implementation Board action on review team recommendations Board action and resolution 25 Jun 2010
Implement Improvements Implementation Project Plan Project plan outlines approach developed to implement the recommendations outlined in the Final Report 5 Nov 2010
Board approval of Implementation Plan Approval of NomCom Review Implementation 10 Dec 2010
Latest details of implementation Updated information on the NomCom Improvements Implementation Project 1 Mar 2012

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