A Memorandum of Understanding for an ICANN Protocol Support Organization
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Network Working Group S. Bradner
Request for Comments: 2691 Harvard University
Category: Informational September 1999
A Memorandum of Understanding for an ICANN
Protocol Support Organization
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This is the text of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was
signed by ICANN, the IETF, the ITU-T, W3C and ETSI on July 14, 1999
in Oslo. This MoU creates the Protocol Support Organization (PSO)
within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN). This MoU was developed by representatives of the IETF, ITU,
W3C, ETSI, and ICANN with the help of Jorge Contreras of Hale and
Dorr.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
July 14, 1999
ICANN Protocol Supporting Organization
(1) Purpose and Scope
(a) The Protocol Support Organization (PSO) will be a consensus-
based advisory body within the ICANN framework.
(b) The PSO will establish a "Protocol Council" and host an
annual open meeting (the "General Assembly").
(c) The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to
establish a set of principles that ICANN and the Standards
Development Organizations who have signed below (the Signing
SDOs) will use in forming and operating the PSO
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(2) Composition and Action of Protocol Council
(a) Size. Each Signing SDO will appoint two (2) members to the
Protocol Council, each such member to serve for a time period
determined by such Signing SDO.
(b) Each Signing SDO shall be responsible for choosing its
members of the Protocol Council in a manner of its own
choosing, and in accordance with its own open procedures.
Each Signing SDO may remove or replace one or both of its
members on the Protocol Council in its discretion. Each
Signing SDO must notify the Protocol Council Secretary and
ICANN when it changes its members and, in addition, must
ratify its choices at least annually.
(c) Selection and Appointment. Concurrently with the posting of
notice of the date of the annual meeting of the PSO General
Assembly on the PSO Web Site, ICANN and the Protocol Council
shall make an open call for nominations to any potential
vacancies on the Protocol Council. Any nominations received
will be forwarded to the Signing SDOs eligible to appoint
members (i.e., they do not already have two members on the
Protocol Council) for their consideration.
(d) Action by Protocol Council. Unless otherwise specified in
this MOU, all actions of the Protocol Council shall be taken
by majority vote of the total number of members. Action may
be taken at any meeting of the Protocol Council, which may be
by telephone conference in which all participants can hear
the others. Meetings of the Protocol Council may be called
by request of any three members of the Protocol Council, with
at least 45 days for physical meetings or fifteen (15) days
for telephonic or other electronic meetings prior written
notice to each of the other members. In order to conduct
business at any meeting of the Protocol Council, at least a
quorum of members must be present; a quorum shall be present
when at least majority of the members of the Protocol Council
are present, and when such members represent at least 3/4ths
of the Signing SDOs.
(e) Web Site. The Protocol Council will arrange for the
establishment and maintenance of a Web site devoted to PSO
activities and news.
(f) Secretary. The Protocol Council will have a Secretary to
coordinate administrative matters relating to the PSO and
Protocol Council. The Secretary's term of office shall be
one year. The position of Secretary will rotate among the
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Signing SDOs, with the initial Secretary to be selected by
the IETF, and subsequent Secretaries to be appointed by a
randomly selected Signing SDO that has not appointed the
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