For information: Note that public summary of the August Board workshop is now also available at: http://www.icann.org/minutes/workshop-9-11aug07.htm ICANN Board of Directors Workshop, 9 - 11 August, 2007 (Not designated as an Official Board Meeting) 4 October 2007 Summary The ICANN Board of Directors met in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles from 9-11 August, and worked on the following topics: * Review of the terms of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between ICANN and the US Department of Commerce, and review of progress on ICANN's responsibilities under the JPA (http://www.icann.org/general/agreements.htm): * Security and stability of the system of unique identifiers * Transparency * Accountability * TLD management * Multi-stakeholder model * Role of governments (GAC) * IP addressing * Corporate responsibility * Corporate administrative structure and practices * Review of objectives for 2008 on the major topics facing ICANN; - New gTLDs process, - Internationalized Domain Names, - Security issues, - DNSSEC, - IPv4 and IPv6, - Outreach and the Internet Governance Forum. * Board governance issues; - Discussion of the terms of reference for review of the Board, - Succession and leadership planning, - Global outreach Regards, Bruce Tonkin