Locus ab auctoritate est infirmissimus. (The argument from authority is the weakest.) --Thomas Aquinas Serious questions arise about the very legitimacy of ICANN as an organization. -- Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont), Chairman, Communications Subcommittee, Senate Commerce Committee (14-Feb-01)

ICANN INTERNET CORPORATION for ASSIGNED NAMES and NUMBERS BOARD NOTES and MINUTES For minutes of ICANN Board and Committee meetings, see also: http://www.icann.org/minutes/notes-minutes.htm  Special Board Meeting (22-Apr-02) Special Board Meeting (14-Dec-01) Executive Committee Meeting (16-Aug-01) Special Board Meeting (31-Jul-01) Background papers Special Board Meeting (7-May-91) Special Board Meeting (2-Apr-01) Special Board Meeting (22-Jan-01) Special Board Meeting (6-Jan-01) Special Board Meeting (13-Dec-00) Special Board Teleconference (25-Sep-00) Special Board Teleconference (30-Aug-00) Preliminary Yokahama Report (16-Jul-00) Special Board Teleconference (6-June-00) Special Board Teleconference (4-May-00) Special Board Teleconference (6-Apr-00) Cairo Meeting Minutes (10-Mar-00) Special Board Teleconference (10-Feb-00) Special Board Teleconference (12-Jan-00) Special Board Teleconference (9-Dec-99) Annual Board Meeting (04-Nov-99) Special Board Teleconference (18-Oct-99) Special Board Teleconference (9-Sep-99) Special Board Meeting (12-Aug-99) Special Board Meeting (26-Jul-99) Special Board Meeting (16-Jul-99) Special Board Meeting (23-Jun-99) Draft Berlin Minutes (27-May-99) Special Board Meetring (31-Mar-99) Draft Singapore Minutes (4-Mar-99) Special Board Meeting (9-Feb-99) Special Board Meeting (17-Jan-99) Executive Board Meeting (8-Jan-99) Special Board Meeting (6-Nov-98) Teleconference with BWG and ORSC (31-Oct-98)   FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS Proposed Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Budget IRS Form 990 (Fiscal Year 2000) Proposed Fiscal Year 2002-2003 Budget (15-May-02) 6-Month Financial Report for Period Ending December 2001 gTLD Contribution Chart 2001-01 (8-Jan-02) Audited Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 2001 (7-Dec-01) An ICANN board member's yearlong quest to review financial info, by Karl Auerbach (4-Dec-01) Pledge Card: Intention to Pay ICANN (24-Nov-01) Payments to Directors FY2000-2001 (9-Nov-01) Application for tax exemption (4-Sep-01) Proposed Budget FY2001-2002 (14-May-01) Approved Application for Tax-Exempt Status (Index to Documents Proposed Budget Y2000-2001 (4-May-00)   TLD APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURE (2-Oct-00) New TLDs Formally Proposed (3-Oct-00) Criteria for Assessing TLD Proposals (15-Aug-00) Application Process (03-Aug-00) Proposed TLDs (10-Jul-00)   Third Status Report Under ICANN/US Government Memorandum of Understanding (3-Jul-01) At-Large Election: Proposed Rules for Self Nomination (19-May-00) Presentations: 1999-2000 ICANN/IANA Contract Between the U.S. Government and ICANN (08-Feb-00) Proposal to the U.S. Government to Perform the IANA Function (02-Feb-00) Loan Agreements (posted 01-Feb-00) 3Com Corp: $175,000 Cisco Systems: $150,000 Deutsche Telekom: $200,000 MCI Worldcom: $500,000   ICANN/NSI Registry Agreement (4-Nov-99) Appendices Comparison of 28-Sep-99 Draft and 4-Nov-99 Adopted Agreement ICANN/NSI Registrar Transition Agreement (4-Nov-99) DOC/ICANN MoU and Appendix 1 4-Nov-99) Task Force on Funding: Draft Final Report: 30-Oct-99) Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (24-Oct-99) Comparison of ICANN UDRP and the U.S. Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act Registry Agreement: Tentative Agreements among ICANN, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Network Solutions, Inc. (28-Sep-99) Analysis of Proposed ICANN 1999 Fall Contracts by the Berkman Center (1-Oct-99) Fact Sheet on Tentative Agreements among ICANN, THE US DOC, and NSI (28-Sep-99) Letter to Chairman Tom Bliley, U.S. House Commerce Committee (4-Aug-99) See also CONGRESS on this website.   Letter to J.Beckwith Burr, U.S. Department of Commerce (19-Jul-99) Letter to Rep. Thomas J. Bliley Response to Questions (8-Jul-99) Advisory Committee on Membership Letter to Internet Community from ICANN Chair (6-Nov-98) Transmittal letter to NTIA re:Transition (6-Nov-98) Board members - Biosketches, photos, and links ICANN elects Board and appoints Interim President (26-Oct-98) RECONSIDERATION REQUESTS .   Committee on Reconsideration and Index 1-Feb-02 02-1: Russ Smith 22-Jan-02 .02-1: David Ogden, Interim Secretariat for the Stockholm Convention 4-Dec-01 .01-7: Edward Hasbrouck DENIED: (14-Jan-02) 20-May-00 .01-6: Russ Smith DENIED: (7-Jan-02) 9-Aug-01 .01-5: Michael Froomkin and Jonathan Weinberg DENIED: (18-Jan-02) 15-Jun-01 .01-4: Verio Issues submitted to Names Council; no board action (11-Jan-02) 2-May-01 .01-3: Monsoon Assets Limited (BVI) DENIED and filed too late: (30-Aug-01) 01-Feb-01 .01-2: Kids Domains, Inc.: .KIDS DENIED: (30-Apr-01) 05-Jan-01 01-1: BELTRAIDE - Belize Trade and Investment Development Service: .BIZ DENIED and submitted too late (16-Mar-01) 24-Nov-00 00-16: Telnic, Inc.: .TEL DENIED: (30-Apr-01) 16-Dec-00 00-15: ICM Registry: .XXX DENIED (30-Apr-01) 15-Dec-00 00-14: SRI International: .GEO DENIED (16-Mar-01) 15-Dec-00 00-13: Image Online Design, Inc.: .WEB DENIED (16-Mar-01) 15-Dec-00 00-12: The .TV Corporation: .NOM, .PRO DENIED (16-Mar-01) 15-Dec-00 00-11: Sarnoff Corporation: .III, .I DENIED (16-Mar-01) 15-Dec-00 00-10: Paul Stahura: .ONE DENIED (5-Mar-01) 15-Dec-00 00-9: Roy Goldberg: .TRAVEL DENIED: (30-Apr-01) 28-Nov-00 00-8: Ivan Vachovsky: .BIZ DENIED (5-Mar-01) 13-Nov-00 00-7: D. Alexander Floum: .WEB DENIED (21-Jan-01) 5-Nov-00 00-6: A. J. L. de Breed REJECTED: filed too late (21-Jan-01) 11-May-00 00-5: James Trefil/Adam Corelli: BODYANDSOUL.COM UDRP decision DENIED: (22-May-00) 6-May-00 00-4: Bret Fausett: Timely posting of ICANN minutes Proposed Bylaws Change (22-May-00) 10-Mar-00 00-3: Paul Wilson: APNIC 23-Jan-00 00-2: Nigel Roberts RFR and decision withheld upon request of applicant 6-Jan-00 00-1: Russ Smith DENIED (27-Jan-00) 17-Nov-99 99-4: Karl Auerbach DENIED (2-May-99) 4-Sep-99 99-3: Bruce Perelman DENIED: (27-Jan-00) 2-Aug-99 99-2: Gene Marsh DENIED (11-Jan-00) 25-Jun-99 99-1: Eric Brunner and Bob Gough DENIED (22-May-00) 04-Mar-99 Reconsideration Policy . . ANNOUNCEMENTS 1-Aug-03 Staff Manager's Issues Report on UDRP Review 16-Jun-03 Nominating Committee Announces Nominees to Be Seated at Montréal Meeting - Biographies of Nominees 22-May-03 Louis Touton to Conclude Service to ICANN 3-May-03 Comments on Criteria to Be Used in the Selection of New Sponsored TLDs Due 17 May 2003 8-Jan-03 Fifth Status Report to the United States Department of Commerce Re: Progress Toward Objectives of Memorandum of Understanding &endash; Q4 2002 20-Nov-02 Executive Search: Position Description: President and Chief Executive Officer 23-Sep-02 Final Staff Evaluation Report on the Proposals for Reassignment of the .ORG Registry 3-Sep-02 Steps to Improve Whois Data Accuracy 23-Aug-02 Accountability Framework Assistance Project: Recommendations Regarding Accountability 19-Aug-02 Preliminary Report to ICANN Board: ISOC to Run .ORG? Staff Report Gartner, Inc. Evaluation Report (PDF) Academic CIO Evaluation Report NCDNHC Evaluation Report (PDF) ICANN General Counsel Evaluation Report 15-Aug-02 Fourth Status Report to the US Department of Commerce Under ICANN/US Government Memorandum of Understanding 04-Aug-02 ICANN publishes Nonconfidential Documentation - Documents Provided to Karl Auerbach 31-Jul-02 Final Report of the New TLD Evaluation Process Planning Task Force I 26-Jul-02 ICANN-Accredited Registrars Formally Approve ICANN Registrar Fees for 2002-2003 27-May-02 Lynn to Retire in 2003; McLaughlin to Go Half-Time 8-May-02 ICANN Signs .PRO Registry Agreement IANA Report on Establishment of the .pro Top-LevelDomain (6-May-02) 29-Apr-02 At-Large List Names Sought; ALSC Forum Operation Extended 4-Apr-02 ICANN Announces Membership of Security Committee ICANN Convenes Redemption Grace Period Technical Steering Group 27-Mar-02 Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform Seeks Public Submissions 23-Mar-02 Model ICANN-ccTLD Manager Memorandum of Understanding - Legacy Situation 24-Feb-02 ICANN President Recommends a Roadmap for Reform and President's Report: ICANN - The Case for Reform 12-Feb-02 Registrar Advisory Concerning Inappropriate Lending of Registry Access 11-Feb-02 ICANN Appoints Security Committee Chair 19-Dec-01 IANA Report on Establishment of .AERO 3-Dec-01 ICANN Announces New Dispute Resolution Provider in the Asia Pacific Region 25-Nov-01 Status of .AERO Agreement. See also Consumer Advocate objectionsand Response from ICANN's General Counsel 19-Nov-01 Redelegation of .US Country-Code Top-Level Domain 18-Oct-01 ICANN Completes First Sponsored TLD Agreement; .MUSEUM to Go Live in November 12-Oct-01 Advisory Concerning Smiley Litigation 9-Oct-01 Proposed Action Plan on .INFO Country Names 25-Sep-01 ICANN Meeting in Marina del Rey 23-Aug-01 Third Advisory Concerning Equitable Allocation of Shared Registration System Resources 16-Aug-01 IANA Report on Establishment of the .NAME Top-Level Domain 10-Aug-01 Second Advisory Concerning Equitable Allocation of Shared Registration System Resources 31-Jul-01 .NAME Registry Agreement Approved for Signature 16-Jul-01 Advisory: Equitable Allocation of Shared Registration System Resources 9-Jul-01 Keeping the Internet a Reliable Global Public Resource: Response to New.net "Policy Paper" See also: 8-Jul-01 InterNIC FAQs -The Domain Name System: A Non-Technical Explanation &endash; Why Universal Resolvabilty Is Important 26-Jun-01 Two New Top-Level Domains for the Internet:.BIZ and .INFO to be Activated Tomorrow 21-Jun-01 ICANN Names Theresa Swinehart Counsel for International Legal Affairs 1-Jun-01 Status Report of the Internationalized Domain Names Internal Working Group 25-May-01 ICANN and VeriSign Sign on the Dotted Line .COM Registry Agreement Redlined changes from proposedagreement .NET Registry Agreement .ORG Registry Agreement Termination of November 1999 Registry Agreement 15-May-01 ICANN Accredits New Top-Level Domain: .BIZ and .INFO Registration Process to Begin This Summer 26-Apr-01 New TLD Program: .BIZ and .INFO proposals Unsponsored Agreement Appendix A: Nameserver Changes Appendix B: TLD Contact Changes Appendix K: ICANN's Reserved Names Appendix N: Zone File Access Agreement Appendix Q: WHOIS Access Specification Appendix S: Registry Data Escrow Agreement Appendix T: Registry's Monthly Report Appendix V: Consensus Policies Appendix Y: Unsponsored TLD Sanctions Program 16-Apr-01 Revised .COM/.NET/,ORG Agreements Forwarded to Commerce Department Commerce Department Letter to ICANN (14-Apr-01) Revised VeriSign Registry Agreements Cover letter from Lynn to Karen Rose, DOC (16-Apr-01) ICANN Agreement for Restructured Relationship with VeriSign 02-Apr-01 Preliminary Report: Approval of VeriSign Agreement Sclavos to Lynn, Proposed Additional Revisions (1-Apr-01) Lynn to Sclavos, Proposed Additional Revisions (1-Apr-01) Technical Corrections to Proposed .COM Agreement (31-Mar-01) Rep Billy Tauzin Calls for Review (30-Mar-01) Names Council Resolution on VeriSign Agreement (28-Mar-01) 01-Mar-01 Proposed Revisions to VeriSign Agreements 27-Feb-01 Introduction of Internationalized Domain Names 23-Jan-01 ICANN Elects Dr. M. Stuart Lynn as New President & CEO 3-Nov-00 Internationalized Domain Names Workshop at ICANN Annual Meeting 29-Sep-00 Names Council Warns Pre-Registration of Speculative New Domain Names Is Premature 4-Sep-00 ICANN and U.S. Government Agree to Extend Agreements 28-Aug-00 IRS Letter Granting Tax Exemption to ICANN 31-Jul-00 ICANN At Large Membership registration exceeds 158,000 Internet users worldwide 11-May-00 New Accredited Registrars Announced; Public Comments Invited on Proposed ICANN 2000-2001 Budget 09-May-00 ICANN Creates At Large Election and Nominating Committees 25-Feb-00 ICANN Launches Membership Web Site for Individual Internet Users 11-Feb-00 IANA Report on Request for Redelegation of the .PN Top-Level Domain 25-Jan-00 ICANN Accredits 12 New Domain Name Registrars 7-Jan-00 Comment Concerning Trailing-Hyphen Domain Names 21-Dec-99 ICANN Accredits Ten New Registrars 26-Oct-99 ICANN Accredits Eleven New Registrars 19-Oct-99 ICANN Board Appoints Louis Touton Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 21-Sep-99 ICANN Accredits 12 New Domain Name Registrars. Complete list of ICANN accredited registrars is posted on this website. 11-Aug-99 ICANN Names 7 New Post-Testbed Registrars 06-Jul-99 ICANN Names 15 New Post-Testbed Registrars 15-Jun-99 Status Report to the U.S. Department of Commerce 25-May-99 ICANN Names Eight New Post -Testbed Registrars 21-Apr-99 ICANN Names Competitive Domain Name Registrars - See also links to the accredited registrars 25-Mar-99 New Dea