[ga] Community Consensus

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

Whereas, on March 28, 2001 the Names Council of the DNSO presented a 
community consensus to the ICANN Board unilaterally opposing the VeriSign 
contract renegotiations;

Whereas, on October 11, 2001 the Names Council of the DNSO unanimously 
presented a community consensus to the ICANN Board regarding geographic and 
geopolitical identifiers;

Whereas, on November 5, 2001 a community consensus was presented to the ICANN 
Board regarding the establishment of a Supporting Organization for the 
At-large;

Whereas, on July 24, 2002 the Names Council presented a community consensus 
to the ICANN Board to reject the proposed WLS;

Whereas, the ICANN Board is in receipt of such community consensus;

Whereas, the Board notes that the Blueprint for Reform recognizes incumbent 
Board members as having demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group 
decision-making, and whereas the Evolution and Reform Committee is developing 
recommendations for implementation of enhanced authority for the Board; 

Resolved [02.101] that the President and General Counsel are authorized to 
advise the community on behalf of ICANN that we don't give a damn about 
community consensus, and that our record on this matter is clear.






  
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