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RSSAC1 Progress and Milestones

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RSSAC1 Phase

RSSAC1

Phase Activity Description Start Date Documents
Plan Review Appointment of review team members Appointment of review team members 26 Jun 2008
Terms of Reference Document outlining the scope of work adopted by the review team 11 Jul 2008
RFP for external consultant Independent Expert Request for Proposals announcement 11 Jul 2008
Conduct Review Executive Summary of Report of Independent Consultant Executive Summary of Independent Review of the Root Server System Advisory Committee 20 Feb 2009
Public Comment on Independent Consultant's Report Public Comment on Independent Review of Root Server System Advisory Committee by Westlake Consulting Limited 25 Feb 2009
Final Report of Independent Consultant Independent Review of the Root Server System Advisory Committee by Westlake Consulting Limited 9 Mar 2009
Draft Report Draft Final Report of the RSSAC Review Working Group 26 Apr 2010
Public Comment on RSSAC Review WG's Draft Report Public comment on RSSAC Review Working Group's Draft Report 27 Apr 2010
Final Report Final report submitted to ICANN Board 8 Jun 2010
Board receipt of the Final Report Board action and resolution 5 Aug 2010
Plan Implementation Board approval of RSSAC Review Implementation Plan Board action and resolution 25 Jan 2011
Implement Improvements Details of implementation and periodic updates Information available on the ICANN website 1 Dec 2010
RSSAC Bylaws Amendments Board adopts changes to ICANN Bylaws that are necessary to modify the charter for the RSSAC in line with the recommendations from the organizational review of the RSSAC. 11 Apr 2013

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