The Committee of the Board on Conflicts
of Interest is charged with implementing ICANN's Conflicts
of Interest Policy.
Background.
The ICANN Bylaws
require that ICANN have a conflicts of interest policy applicable
to the Board of Directors. The basic elements of that policy
are set forth in the Bylaws,
and have been elaborated in the Conflicts
of Interest Policy. The Bylaws provision follows:
"The Board, through a committee designated
for that purpose, shall require a statement from each Director
not less frequently than once a year setting forth all business
and other affiliations which relate in any way to the business
and other affiliations of the Corporation. Each Director shall
be responsible for disclosing to the Corporation any matter that
could reasonably be considered to make such Director an 'interested
director' within the meaning of Section 5233 of the California
Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law ("CNPBCL").
In addition, each Director shall disclose to the Corporation
any relationship or other factor that could reasonably be considered
to cause the Director to be considered to be an 'interested person'
within the meaning of Section 5227 of the CNPBCL. The Board shall
adopt policies specifically addressing Director, Officer and
Supporting Organization conflicts of interest. No Director shall
vote on any matter in which he or she has a material and direct
interest that will be affected by the outcome of the vote."
[Bylaws, Art. V, Sec. 7]
After public notice and comment, the Board
adopted the Conflicts
of Interest Policy on March 4, 1999.
Members of the Committee. The Conflicts Committee currently consists of
Rob Blokzijl.
