<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[liaison6c] Resolutions adopted at the GNSO Council Public meeting in Singapore on 26 March 2014.</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">March 26, 2014 at 6:40:59 PM GMT+8<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">liaison6c <<a href="mailto:liaison6c@gnso.icann.org">liaison6c@gnso.icann.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div><div lang="FR-BE" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The following resolutions were adopted at the GNSO Council Public meeting in Singapore on 26 March 2014.<br><br><strong><u><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1. The Charter for a Cross Community Working Group to Develop a Finalized Framework of Operating Principles for Future Cross Community Working Groups was approved.</span></u></strong><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">WHEREAS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">1. In March 2012 the GNSO Council<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201203" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">approved</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>a set of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">initial draft principles</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>relating to the formation and operation of cross community working groups (CWGs) and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201203" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">directed</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN staff to solicit feedback on the principles from the other ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (SO/ACs);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">2. In June 2013 the ccNSO provided detailed<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/30345130/ccNSO%20Feedback.docx?version=1&modificationDate=1392882374000&api=v2" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">feedback</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>suggesting further clarifications and possible additions to the initial draft principles;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">3. In October 2013 the GNSO Council<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201310" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">approved</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>the formation of a Drafting Team to develop a Charter for a new CWG to take forward and synthesize the initial work of the GNSO and the ccNSO feedback, and develop a final framework of operating principles that can function effectively across all SO/ACs relating to the formation, operation, decision making and termination of future CWGs (the “Final Framework”);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">4. The Drafting Team, co-chaired by the ccNSO and GNSO, has now completed its work on a proposed draft Charter for this new CWG.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">RESOLVED,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">1. The GNSO Council approves the Charter and appoints Avri Doria as the GNSO Council liaison to the CWG that will develop the Final Framework.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">2. The GNSO will collaborate with the other SOs and ACs to issue a call for volunteers for the CWG, each in accordance with its own rules.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">3. Until the CWG selects its co-chairs for the WG, the Co-Chairs of the Drafting Team shall serve as the interim co-chairs of the CWG.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">2. A charter for a Cross-Community Working Group to develop a framework for the use of Country and Territory names as TLDs (UCTN WG was adopted</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Whereas,<o:p></o:p></span></div><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The ccNSO Study group on the use of Names for Country and Territory published its Final Report in September 2013 (</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42227" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42227<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">). The first of the two recommendations of the Study Group to the ccNSO Council was to establish a cross community working group to:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Further review the current status of representations of country and territory names, as they exist under current ICANN policies, guidelines and procedures;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Provide advice regarding the feasibility of developing a consistent and uniform definitional framework that could be applicable across the respective SOs and ACs; and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Should such a framework be deemed feasible, provide detailed advice as to the content of the framework.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 2. The ccNSO Council adopted the recommendations and, as the objective of the proposed Working Group is considered to be of common interest to the broader community, the GNSO, in addition to other Supporting Organisations (SOs), Advisory Committees (ACs) and others, was invited to participate in the working group on equal footing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 3. The ccNSO submitted a proposed charter [include link] for this Cross-Community Working Group, which the GNSO Council has reviewed and discussed.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">RESOLVED,<o:p></o:p></span></div><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The GNSO Council approves the Charter</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/unct-framework-14mar14-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/unct-framework-14mar14-en.pdf</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">and appoints Gabriela Szlak and Brian Winterfeldt as the GNSO Council liaison to the Cross-Community Working Group to advice on the feasibility of a framework for the use of Country and Territory names as TLDs, and develop such a framework if deemed feasible. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 2.The GNSO will collaborate with the other SOs and ACs to issue a call for volunteers for this CWG, each in accordance with its own rules<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">3.The Charter of the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group on GAC Early Engagement in GNSO Policy Development Process was adopted<o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">WHEREAS<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">1. There is wide agreement on the need to engage the GAC early within the GNSO policy development process;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">2. This issue has been identified by:<o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">GAC-Board Joint Working Group (JWG)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT1)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Board-GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group (BGRI-WG)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT2);<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">3. The GNSO Council and the GAC jointly formed a Consultation Group to begin work on this topic in November 2013;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">4. The Consultation Group, co-chaired by the GAC and GNSO, has now completed its work on a proposed draft Charter for this new Consultation Group (see</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gac-charter-19mar14-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gac-charter-19mar14-en.pdf</span></a><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/PyLRAg" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">).</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">RESOLVED,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">1. The GNSO Council approves the Charter (see<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gac-charter-19mar14-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gac-charter-19mar14-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">) and appoints Mikey O'Connor as the GNSO Council liaison to the Consultation Group.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">4. Motion to Close the Joint IDN Working Group and Next Steps for Certain IDN-related Issues</span></u></strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">WHEREAS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">1. The Joint IDN Working Group (JIG) was<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/16843360/jiwg-charter.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1310464542000&api=v2" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">chartered</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">by the ccNSO and GNSO Councils in 2009 to discuss issues of common interest between the two Supporting Organizations in relation to Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), in particular, IDN top-level domains (TLDs). The charter was extended in 2010, after the adoption of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Implementation Plan. ;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">2. The JIG identified three issues of common interest, viz. single character IDN TLDs, IDN Variant TLDs, and Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">3. On single character IDN TLDs, the JIG’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/16843360/jig-initial-report-char-26jul10-en.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1310464401000&api=v2" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">Final Report</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>recommending that these be delegated in the New gTLD Program and the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Program was approved by the ccNSO and GNSO Councils, and sent to the ICANN Board in May 2011; the JIG prepared a follow-up letter for the ccNSO and GNSO Councils, which after adoption was jointly<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/node/29943" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">sent</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to the ICANN Board in February 2012;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">4. On IDN Variant TLDs, the JIG published an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-idn-tld-variant-policies-initial-report-08mar11-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">Initial Report</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in March 2011, and ICANN has launched an IDN Variant TLD Program to develop solutions to ensure a secure and stable delegation of IDN Variant TLDs;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">5. On Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs, the JIG published its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-jig/presentation-jig-final-idn-tld-acceptance-15nov13-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">Final Report</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in November 2013, and ICANN will be launching a project to facilitate universal acceptance of all TLDs at the ICANN meeting in Singapore;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">6. In November 2013, recognizing that further work needed to be done in relation to IDNs, in particular IDN variants and universal acceptance of IDNs, the ccNSO and GNSO Councils requested that the JIG put forward suggestions on how to deal with these issues and deliver these suggestions to the Councils by the ICANN Singapore Meetings in March 2014. <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">7. Members of the JIG support the ICANN staff recommendations that the ccNSO and GNSO Councils should each continue to monitor ICANN’s community efforts to resolve issues relating to single character IDN TLDs, IDN Variant TLDs and Universal Acceptance of All TLDs (including IDN TLDs).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">RESOLVED,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">1. The GNSO Council believes that in view of the ongoing community work at ICANN on these issues the JIG may now be closed, and will terminate the extension of the JIG as outlined in the charter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">2. The GNSO Council will continue to monitor the progress of the various community-based efforts to resolve the issues raised by the JIG, and will evaluate the need for any further policy work on a periodic basis; and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">3. The GNSO Council thanks the JIG for all its hard work in ensuring that solutions to these important issues are developed through community-based efforts;<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">5.GNSO Operating Procedures to Address Resubmission of a Motion and Working Group Self Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">WHEREAS:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">1. The GNSO Council has determined that:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">a. the current GNSO Operating Procedures do not contain a specific provision on the possibility of resubmitting a motion for voting by the GNSO Council; and<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">b. the current GNSO Working Group Guidelines, which form Annex I of the GNSO Operating Procedures, do not contain a mechanism for Working Groups (WGs) to self-assess their work. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">2. The GNSO Council requested that the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI) should consider whether there should be a modification to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures to address the issue of the resubmission of a motion and to develop a survey that WGs could use to perform a self-assessment once their work is complete. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">3. Accordingly, the SCI developed procedures to be inserted in Section 4.3 (Motions and Votes) of the GNSO Operating Procedures that provide for the resubmission of a motion to the GNSO Council for consideration at a subsequent meeting of the Council, if three criteria are met:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">a. providing of an explanation for the resubmission;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">b. timely publication of the resubmitted motion; and<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">c. seconding of the resubmitted motion by a Councilor from each of the two GNSO Houses. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The proposed new procedures also include limitations and exceptions for the resubmission of a motion concerning the timing of its submission, disallowing any material changes to the original motion, and clarifying that a previously-submitted motion not voted upon by the GNSO Council is considered a new motion (and not resubmitted) if it is brought before the GNSO Council again.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">4. In addition, the SCI developed and tested a WG self-assessment questionnaire, as a result of which the SCI is recommending that procedures for administering the self-assessment be added as a new Section 7.0 to the GNSO Working Group Guidelines, which form Annex I of the GNSO Operating Procedures.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">5. The revised GNSO Operating Procedures, including the proposed additions to the Working Group Guidelines, were put out for public comment for a period of a minimum of 21 days beginning on 10 February 2014 and ending on 03 March 2014 (see<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gnso-op-procedures-10feb14-en.htm" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gnso-op-procedures-10feb14-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">), as required by the ICANN Bylaws.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">6. As there were no comments received in the public forum the SCI deemed that no further changes were necessary nor was a public comment reply period needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">RESOLVED<o:p></o:p></span></div><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The GNSO Council adopts the revised Operating Procedures including the new provisions concerning the resubmission of a motion and a Working Group self-assessment - see <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/op-procedures-12mar14-en.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/op-procedures-12mar14-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><ol start="2" type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The GNSO Council instructs ICANN staff to post the new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures, effective immediately upon adoption.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Glen de Saint Géry<br>GNSO Secretariat<br><b><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a></b><br><b><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://gnso.icann.org</a></b></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>