[Fwd: [council] Link to Resolutions passed by the GNSO Council]

[Robin Gross]

FYI: 3 Resolutions passed on yesterday's GNSO Council meeting.

1. The New GTLD Report and its recommendations were approved by a super
majority (unfortunately).
2. The GA list rules were approved.
3. Schedule for competing Whois work set.

Thanks to all who sent in comments on the New GTLD Report during the
public comment period. Let's hope the ICANN Board gives them the
consideration that the GNSO Policy Council did not.

Robin


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[council] Link to Resolutions passed by the GNSO Council
Date: 	Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:28:57 +0200
From: 	GNSO.SECRETARIAT at GNSO.ICANN.ORG <gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org>
To: 	'Council GNSO' <council at gnso.icann.org>


Dear Council members,

Below is a link to the resolutions passed by the Council at the meeting
yesterday, 6 September, 2007, ahead of the complete minutes.

http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/resolutions-gnso-06sep07.shtml



*GNSO Council Resolutions *

*GNSO Council Teleconference*
Agenda <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-06sep07.shtml>
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-06sep07.shtml

*6 September 2007 *

*Resolution 1.*

The GNSO Council supports the 20 recommendations, as a whole, as set out
in the Final Report of the ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organisation
on the Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains
<http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm>
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm
going forward to the ICANN Board.

*Vote in favour:*
Mike Rodenbaugh, Bilal Beiram, Ute Decker, Kristina Rosette, Tony
Harris, Greg Ruth, Avri Doria, Jon Bing, Sophia Bekele (each holding one
vote),
Tom Keller, Adrian Kinderis, Cary Karp, Edmon Chung, Chuck Gomes (each
holding 2 votes)
Total number of votes in favour 19

*Vote against:*
Robin Gross

*Abstain:*
Cyril Chua, Norbert Klein, Mawaki Chango

Council members absent who did not vote: Philip Sheppard, Tony Holmes,
Ross Rader.

The motion carried with a supermajority vote as defined in the ICANN
bylaws, section 16
http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm#AnnexA

*Resolution 2

*Whereas the GA list sent a request to the GNSO council for approval of
its new list rules,

and whereas
/"the GNSO Council is responsible for managing open forums, in the form
of mailing lists,"/
http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm#X
and the GA list is one such open forum,

Resolved:
The GNSO chair will send a message to the GA List stating the following:

The GNSO council acknowledges the GA List's charter request and thanks
the participants for consulting with the GNSO council on this issue.

Given the Council's by-law responsibilities for the moderation of the GA
list, the Council encourages the GA
List's movement toward self moderation and supports the GA List in
implementing the mailing list rules
(found at http://www.geolang.com/draftGAListRules5.htm)
indicated in Section 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 with the following exception in
section 2:

The Announce list is and should remain solely for the sole use of the
GNSO Secretariat for notifying the subscribers of GNSO and other ICANN
informational items.

With regard to the organizational sections of the charter, specifically
sections 6, 8, and 9, the GNSO council accepts that members
participating on the list are free to determine their own organizational
structure, with the following exceptions in section 8 on elections:

An election is usually held near the end of the term of office for the
chair of the General Assembly. The exact time is decided by the outgoing
Chair and the Chair of the GNSO.

The GNSO council, and its chair, cannot accept any responsibility for
the internal governance of an organizational movement on the GA List at
this time and restricts the council's actions to issues concerning the
moderation of the GA List as determined by the by-laws.

Please note that the members of the GA list can only speak for the GA
list and not for ICANN, the GNSO, its Council or its constituencies.


*Resolution 3

*Whereas the Whois WG has now completed its work,

Therefore:

The GNSO Council accepts the Final Outcomes Report of the Working Group
2007
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-whois-wg-report-final-1-9.pdf
and appreciates the efforts made by WG participants and ICANN staff in
preparing this report.

Further, the GNSO council:

a) graciously thanks all of the volunteers, consultants, staff and
others who have participated in the Task Force and Working Group.

b) makes no specific policy recommendation to the ICANN board at this
time concerning Whois or related policy.

c) requests ICANN Staff proceed with a study of gTLD registrations and
registrants and how Whois data is used and misused as described in the
GAC Principles Regarding gTLD WHOIS Service paragraph 4.2
<http://gac.icann.org/web/home/WHOIS_principles.pdf>,
http://gac.icann.org/web/home/WHOIS_principles.pdf
and by the Working Group Final Outcomes Report.
<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-whois-wg-report-final-1-9.pdf>
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-whois-wg-report-final-1-9.pdf
This study should include a review and analysis of the different proxy
services available today and a summary of any other statistical studies
that Staff can locate. We ask staff to report back to the Council on the
'study to date' by October 4.

d) requests an update on the WHOIS Data Accuracy Program outlined by
ICANN Staff on April 27th, including any statistical information that
can be summarized thus far.
See http://www.icann.org/whois/whois-data-accuracy-program-27apr07.pdf.

e) requests an update on the pending SSAC study on “Information
Gathering Using Domain Name Registration Records” outlined in September,
2006.
See
http://www.icann.org/committees/security/information-gathering-28Sep2006.pdf

f) shall review any additional factual information, in conjunction with
the policy suggestions from the Task Force and Working Group reports,
complete this work on Whois, and make a report to the ICANN community
and to the ICANN Board, as follows:

1 - Staff will produce a Draft Final Report that references the Task
Force report, the WG charter and the WG report and which includes an
overall description of the process by September 13, 2007. This overview
should include the text of motions to be voted on at the end of this
process.

2 - This report will be sent out for Constituency Statement Review on
September 13, 2007.
Constituencies will be asked to follow the by-laws on constituency
statements.
http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm#AnnexA
Section 7 d. Collection of Information.
Specifically

/"1. Constituency Statements. The Representatives will each be
responsible for soliciting the position of their constituencies, at a
minimum, and other comments as each Representative deems appropriate,
regarding the issue under consideration. This position and other
comments, as applicable, should be submitted in a formal statement to
the task force chair (sic) (each, a "Constituency Statement") within
thirty-five (35) calendar days after initiation of the PDP (sic). Every
Constituency Statement shall include at least the following:/

/ (i) If a Supermajority Vote was reached, a clear statement of the
constituency's position on the issue;/

/ (ii) If a Supermajority Vote was not reached, a clear statement of all
positions espoused by constituency members;/

/ (iii) A clear statement of how the constituency arrived at its
position(s). Specifically, the statement should detail specific
constituency meetings, teleconferences, or other means of deliberating
an issue, and a list of all members who participated or otherwise
submitted their views;/

/ (iv) An analysis of how the issue would affect the constituency,
including any financial impact on the constituency; and/

/ (v) An analysis of the period of time that would likely be necessary
to implement the policy."/

        **Final Date for updated constituency statement: October 4, 2007

3 - Staff will Incorporate Constituency comments and any additional
factual information into Final Report by October 11, 2007

4 - Staff is requested to produce staff implementation notes by October
15, 2007.

5 - Community Public Comment on Final Report: October 15 - 31 , 2007.

6 - A Public and Council Discussion will be held during the Los Angeles
Public Meeting.

7 - Final vote during the Los Angeles public GNSO Council meeting.