Fwd: [liaison6c] GNSO Council resolutions passed on 27 March 2008

[Robin Gross]

FYI:

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> From: "GNSO.SECRETARIAT at GNSO.ICANN.ORG"  
> <gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org>
> Date: March 28, 2008 1:16:52 PM PDT
> To: liaison6c <liaison6c at gnso.icann.org>
> Subject: [liaison6c] GNSO Council resolutions passed on 27 March 2008
>
>
> [To: iaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org]
>
> Dear All,
>
> FYI
>
> Ahead of the complete minutes, please find the motions that were
> passed by the GNSO Council at the teleconference on Thursday, 27
> March, 2008.
>
> Kind regards,
> Glen
> ...................................................................... 
> .........
> Motion 1
> =========
>
> The GNSO Council resolved to confirm the election results of Rita  
> Rodin
> in ICANN Board seat number 14.
>
> The motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
>
> Motion 2
> =========
>
> Whereas:
> On 31 October 2007 the Council passed a motion to “. . . initiate the
> following sequential actions:
> 1) Council shall provide additional definition regarding the potential
> data gathering and study requirements
> 2) staff shall provide the Council with rough cost estimates for  
> various
> components of data gathering and studies no later than February  
> 15th, 2008;
> 3) the Council will decide what data gathering and studies would be
> pursued; and
> 4) staff will perform the resulting data gathering and studies and
> report the results back to the Council” (resolution 20071031-3)
>
> On 6 December 2007 the Council initiated the formation of a group of
> volunteers to develop a proposed “format to solicit what studies  
> should
> be undertaken”.
>
> On 20 December 2007 the Council reviewed and discussed the WHOIS
> template developed by the group and approved it with one additional
> column under potential sources of data, asking proposers to comment on
> the challenges of sourcing that data.
>
> From 8 January through 15 February 2008 a public comment period was
> held soliciting suggestions from the community for specific topics of
> study on WHOIS that community stakeholders recommend be conducted.
> A report titled ‘Report on Public Suggestions on Further Studies of
> WHOIS’ and dated 25 February 2008 summarized the study suggestions and
> comments received during the public comment period
> (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/whois-study-suggestion- 
> report-25feb08.pdf
>
> )
> Resolved to form a group of volunteers to:
> 1. Review and discuss the ‘Report on Public Suggestions on Further
> Studies of WHOIS’
>
> 2. Develop a proposed list, if any, of recommended studies for which
> ICANN staff will be asked to provide cost estimates to the Council
>
> 3. Deliver the list of recommendations with supporting rationale not
> later than 24 April 2008.
>
> Passed Unanimously
>
> Motion 3
> =========
>
> Whereas
>
> Council members are from time to time disenfranchised from voting  
> by the
> current ICANN by-laws,
> http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm
> Council requests the Board to adopt the following change to the bylaws
> drafted by the ICANN general council's office to permit absentee  
> voting
> in certain specific circumstances.
>
> Add to:ICANN Bylaws ARTICLE X: Section 3. 8
>
> c. Absentee voting. Members that are absent from a meeting at the time
> of a vote on whether to initiate a PDP, forward a policy  
> recommendation
> to the Board, or fill a position open for election may vote by  
> absentee
> ballot. The GNSO Secretariat will provide reasonable means for
> transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include
> voting by telephone, e-mail, or web-based interface. Absentee ballots
> must be submitted within 72 hours after the start of the meeting in
> which a vote is initiated, except that in exceptional circumstances
> announced at the time of the vote the Chair may reduce this time
> to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 days.
>
> Passed Unanimously
>
> -- 
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
> gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
>




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