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>>What exactly is the "scope of the DNSO"?  Where is this defined?<<
Patrick Corliss wrote.....
I found this:
 
 
 
 
RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS



The DNSO shall select Directors to those seats on the ICANN Board designated, to be filled by the DNSO. The selection of Directors by the DNSO shall comply with all applicable geographic diversity provisions of these Bylaws.

The DNSO shall serve as advisory body to the Board, with the primary responsibility for developing and recommending substantive policies regarding to the Domain Name System.

The Board shall refer proposals for substantive policies regarding to the Domain Name System (not received from the DNSO) to the DNSO for initial consideration and recommendation to the Board.

Any recommendation forwarded to the Board by a Supporting Organization shall be transmitted to all other Supporting Organizations so that each Supporting Organization may comment to the Board regarding the implications of such a recommendation on activities within their individual scope of primary responsibility.

Subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 3 of the ICANN Bylaws, the ICANN Board shall accept the recommendations of the DNSO if the Board finds that the recommended policy (1) furthers the purposes of, and is in the best interest of, the Corporation; (2) is consistent with the Articles and Bylaws; (3) was arrived at through fair and open processes (including participation by representatives of other Supporting Organizations if requested); and (4) is not reasonably opposed by any other Supporting Organization. No recommendation of the DNSO shall be adopted unless the votes in favor of adoption would be sufficient for adoption by the Board without taking account of either the Directors selected by the DNSO or their votes.

If the Board declines to accept any recommendation of the DNSO, it shall return the recommendation to the DNSO for further consideration, along with a statement of the reasons it declines to accept the recommendation. If, after reasonable efforts, the Board does not receive a recommendation from the DNSO that it finds meets the standards of Section 2(e) of Article VI of the ICANN Bylaws or, after attempting to mediate any disputes or disagreements between Supporting Organizations, receives conflicting recommendations from Supporting Organizations, and the Board finds there is a justification for prompt action, the Board may initiate, amend or modify and then approve a specific policy recommendation.

 
/Bruce
 
 


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