Fwd: [liaison6c] GNSO Council Resolutions 10 March 2010

[Robin Gross]

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> From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen at icann.org>
> Date: March 11, 2010 1:30:57 PM PST
> To: liaison6c <liaison6c at gnso.icann.org>
> Subject: [liaison6c] GNSO Council Resolutions 10 March 2010
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> Ahead of the official GNSO Council minutes, the following  
> resolutions were passed at the Council meeting in Nairobi on  
> Wednesday, 10 March 2010.
>
>
> 1.  Motion to Approve Vertical Integration (VI) Charter:
> Made by: Stéphane van Gelder
> Seconded by: Mary Wong
>
> Whereas, on 28 January 2010, the GNSO Council approved a policy  
> development process (PDP) on the topic of vertical integration  
> between registries and registrars;
>
> Whereas, the GNSO Council created a drafting team for the purposes  
> of drafting a charter to fulfill the requirements of the PDP; and,
>
> Whereas the drafting team completed its work and presented its  
> charter proposal to the GNSO Council on Friday Feb 26, 2010.
>
> Whereas, the GNSO Council has reviewed the proposed charter to  
> guide the working group in its PDP activities;
>
> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:
> Resolved, that the GNSO Council approves the following charter:
>
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-chartered- 
> objectives-10mar10-en.pdf
>
> Resolved further, that the GNSO Council appoints Stephane van  
> Gelder to be the GNSO Council Liaison to the Vertical Integration  
> Working group (VI WG).
>
> Resolved further, that the GNSO Council directs that a working  
> group be formed to perform the work of the VI WG, and that the VI  
> WG shall initiate its activities within 14 days after the approval  
> of this motion. Until such time as the WG can select a chair and  
> that chair can be confirmed by the GNSO Council, the GNSO Council  
> Liaison shall act as interim chair.
>
> Resolved further, that the WG is directed to  develop a version of  
> objective 5 and to recommend it to the Council within three weeks  
> for either (a) Council approval of the WG-recommended Objective 5   
> or (b)
> Council vote on which version of Objective 5 (as reflected in the  
> draft Charter of March 10, 2010) should apply.
>
> Resolution passed unanimously by voice vote of all Council members  
> present.
> Rosemary Sinclair, Adrian Kinderis and Terry Davis absent.
>
>
> 2.  Resolution for the extension of the Operating Steering  
> Committee (OSC)- Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC)
>
> Motion made by: Chuck Gomes
> Seconded by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben
>
> Whereas in October 2008, the GNSO Council established a framework  
> for implementing the various GNSO Improvements identified and  
> approved by the ICANN Board of Directors (see - GNSO Council  
> Improvements Implementation Plan)
> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements- 
> implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf;
>
> Whereas that framework included the formation of two Steering  
> Committees - the Operations Steering Committee and the Policy  
> Process Steering Committee - to charter and coordinate the efforts  
> of five community work teams designed to develop specific  
> recommendations to implement specific aspects of the improvements;
>
> Whereas the Council intended the charters of the committees (and  
> their attendant work teams) to be temporary and not to extend  
> beyond the 2009 annual ICANN meeting without specific action by the  
> Council;
>
> Whereas the Council extended the terms of those committees until  
> the Nairobi ICANN meeting ("the end of ICANN's first general  
> meeting in 2010") to allow the GNSO community implementation  
> recommendations work to continue (see - 24 sept motions);
>
> Whereas the Council acknowledges the hard work of those work teams  
> and notes that those committees and their teams are diligently  
> continuing their work;
>
> RESOLVED, The Council extends the terms of the Operations Steering  
> Committee and the Policy Process Steering Committee and their  
> respective work teams as necessary through the end of the 2010  
> ICANN annual meeting. The Council directs each work team chair by  
> the end of the Brussels ICANN meeting to identify the specific  
> targets and benchmarks for completing their work and to be prepared  
> to conclude their work as soon as possible but not later than the  
> 2010 ICANN annual meeting. The specific expectations, targets and  
> benchmarks for each team should be shared with the appropriate  
> Steering Committee Chair and the Council by 15 April 2010.
>
> Resolution passed unanimously by voice vote of all Council members  
> present.
> Rosemary Sinclair, Adrian Kinderis and Terry Davis absent.
>
>
> 3.  Board Seat #13 Election Resolution
> Made by: Chuck Gomes
> Seconded by: Stephane van Gelder
>
> Whereas, the ICANN Bylaws specify that the GNSO has the right to  
> select two individuals to serve on the ICANN Board, commonly  
> referred to as Board Seats 13 and 14;
>
> Whereas, under the Bylaws, the Contracted Parties House of the GNSO  
> Council selects the individual to fill Board Seat 13, and the Non- 
> Contracted Parties House selects the individual to fill Board Seat 14;
>
> Whereas, on 28 January 2010, the GNSO Council approved the process  
> proposed by the Contracted Party House to select a representative  
> to fill Board Seat 13 for the 2010 election, and amended its  
> Operating Procedures to include that process (see - http:// 
> gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-28jan10-en.htm);
>
> Whereas the Contracted Parties House of the GNSO Council has  
> utilized that process to select Bruce Tonkin to serve as the Board  
> member for Seat 13;
>
> RESOLVED, The GNSO Council acknowledges the selection of Bruce  
> Tonkin by the Contracted Parties House to fill ICANN Board Seat 13  
> and directs the GNSO Secretariat to make the necessary  
> notifications to the Board and the community.
>
> Resolution passed unanimously by roll call vote and 3 absentee  
> ballots.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
> Thank you.
> Kind regards,
>
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat
> gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
>
>




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