[ga] Board Resolutions on At-Large "mechanisms"

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

Interim At-Large Support

Whereas, in resolutions 02.16 and 02.17, the Board concluded that "ICANN 
should have a robust At Large mechanism for meaningful, informed 
participation by Internet users of the kind recommended in the ALSC report" 
and called "upon the ICANN community to devote sustained energy to the 
creation of At Large structures built upon bottom-up, self-organized, local 
Internet community institutions and other organizations that meet the general 
criteria of openness, participation, and self-sustainability";

Whereas, members of the ICANN community led by Esther Dyson have raised 
US$22,000 for the purpose of funding staff to support the efforts of 
interested individuals and organizations to create At Large mechanisms for 
meaningful, self-organizing informed participation in ICANN by a full range 
of Internet users of the kind recommended in the ALSC report;

Whereas, the Board welcomes this positive response from the community and 
believes that ICANN should facilitate these efforts by accepting a 
contribution of these funds, restricted to the purpose of funding staff 
support for the organizational efforts;

Resolved [02.60] that the President is authorized to accept restricted 
contributions for the purpose of funding staff support for the creation and 
nurturing of At Large mechanisms for meaningful, self-organizing informed 
participation in ICANN by a full range of Internet users; and

Further resolved [02.61] that the President is hereby authorized, for the 
balance of the present fiscal year, to expend restricted contributions 
received for that purpose, including by the engagement of an independent 
contractor, for so long as unexpended contributed funds remain available.

http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-22apr02.htm

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