Thoughts On Option B

• More than an At-large Membership proposal, this is a more general one, it is a ICANN structure redefinition. It intends to solve the DNSO problems and prepare a place where the ALM may discuss and participate. Also, a better place for ccTLDs.
• ALM voting is not discussed in this proposal.
• The basic idea is to have a more natural composition of the SOs.
• Those with contractual relationship with ICANN (IP Registries and Domain name Registry/Registrars) whould have their own SO, the ASO and DNSO respectively.
• Those SOs must participate on the ICANN financials
• DNSO and ASO are suggested as the only SOs within this schema, since they are the direct vendors of ICANN resources.
• Every SO should elect Board Directors
• The number of directors each SO should elect is suggested, but this is open to suggestions.
• All interested parties, organizations or individuals, may join a Customer Supporting Organization constituency.
• CSO must be self structured, and self funded, since they won't provide financial support to ICANN.

ICANN Structure

• We MUST separate functions from the SO's, since they are not a policy development bodies, they are intended to assist, review and develop recommendations on Internet policy and structure.
• DNSO would have constituencies based on:
  • The business model of each Registry/Registrar, or
  • The openness level on each TLD, or
  • The type of TLD, ccTLD, gTLD, or
  • Any combination from above.
• ASO and PSO will maintain its current structure
• ASO, by the way, is composed of Registries (RIRs), and NIRs may be considered as Registrars.
• CSO would have as many constituencies as we may identify like Numbers-Names-Customers:
• Those from DNSO: Business, Non commercial, Intellectual Property, Individual Domain Holders and other interested parties (individual and organizations)
• At-Large Membership would become Customer Supporting Organization (CSO)
• Individual Users (Domain Name and IP) may be inside CSO

ICANN Board

• PSO would elect 2 Directors, ASO 3, DNSO 4 (3 of them for Registries, 1 for Registrars).
• CSO would elect 9 Directors, 4 of them from Organizational constituencies, the rest from individual constituencies.