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Motion and Document deadline - Wednesday 20 April for GNSO Council meeting on 28 April 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry April 12, 2011

April 12, 2011

Dear Council Members, Reminder, that as required in the GNSO Operating Procedures, motions and reports for consideration in the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 28 April 2011 are due not later than 8 days in advance of that meeting, that is, Wednesday, 20 April 2011. Please see the calendar page for due dates for the rest of the year: http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/ Please note that the pending project list will be updated before the meeting and posted at: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 7 April 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry April 12, 2011

April 12, 2011

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the draft GNSO Council minutes for the meeting on 7 April 2011. Please let me know if you would like any changes to be made. If no comments are received, these minutes will be published, as approved on the website on page: http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/index.html#apr on Thursday, 21 April 2011. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Public Comment: Proposal for Renewal of the .NET Registry Agreement
by Glen de Saint Géry April 12, 2011

April 12, 2011

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11apr11-en.htm Public Comment: Proposal for Renewal of the .NET Registry Agreement 11 April 2011 ICANN is today posting a proposed draft renewal agreement for the operation of the .NET registry. The current .NET Registry Agreement is due to expire on 30 June 2011. ICANN's gTLD registry agreements provide for presumptive renewal so long as certain requirements are met. The agreements also provide that upon renewal, changes may be made in the agreement to render the terms similar to other comparable agreements. The proposed renewal agreement from Verisign includes modified provisions to bring the .NET agreement into line with other comparable agreements (e.g. BIZ, COM, INFO, ORG), including terms such as traffic data, limitation of liability, indemnification, assignment, and notice provisions. In addition to the changes to bring .NET into conformance with other agreements, Verisign has requested a change to give more flexibility for the registry to take action to prevent the registration of particular domain names when necessary in order to protect the security and stability of the DNS and the Internet - such as the actions that were taken by Verisign and other registries in coordination with ICANN in order to mitigate the threat from the Conficker virus. One other significant change to the agreement would give the registry operator more flexibility to offer training, technical support, marketing or incentive programs for the purpose of supporting the development of the Internet in underserved markets. The appendices to the agreement are also generally consistent with the current agreement. There are limited updates and deletion of obsolete provisions to Appendices 4, 7 and 10 - readily apparent in the redline document. These updates reflect changes to technical protocols and refinement of reporting requirements. The following documents are provided for public comment: * Proposed Renewal Agreement [PDF, 388 KB] * Redline showing changes from the current .NET agreement [PDF, 200 KB] * Proposed Renewal Agreement Appendices [PDF, 892 KB] * Redline showing changes from the current .NET appendices [PDF, 608 KB] * Summary and explanation of changes [PDF, 356 KB] Public comment may be submitted to net-agreement-renewal(a)icann.org through 10 May 2011 and viewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/net-agreement-renewal/. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Re: [council] Re: Board seat 14
by Stéphane Van Gelder April 10, 2011

April 10, 2011

Thanks Avri for providing this response to my message. I am copying the Council list, as you suggested I should feel free to forward your message and as I think it contains information which will be useful to the Council as a whole. Reading the bylaws, your analysis that Rita's term only ends when a replacement is elected looks right. The bylaws article VI section 8.f state that: f. The terms of Seats 11 and 14 shall begin at the conclusion of ICANN's Mid-year Meeting after the 2010 ICANN annual meeting, and each ICANN annual meeting every third year after 2010. This would suggest to me that the current terms only ends in 2013. I will request GC advice on this just to make sure. I am, however, unclear on the cause of the dispute on the voting procedure that you speak of. As I read the bylaws, the successful candidate needs 60% of the house, period. There is no reference to specific votes from each SG. And I think that if there was it would actually not make any sense, as in my opinion adding a requirement of a minimum number of votes from each SG on top of the threshold would only serve to overly complicate matters, for no clear reason. In any case, the question we really need to answer is whether Board seat 14 can stay as currently filled, thereby giving the NCPH time to hone its voting procedures. Stéphane Le 9 avr. 2011 à 02:02, Avri Doria a écrit : > Dear Stéphane, > > As the chair of one of the two SGs in the NCPH, I have my doubts on whether we will meet this requirement. > > At this point we cannot even decide on a way to hold the election. There is a joint group between the SGs, that I am not on, that is trying to figure out a way beyond an impasse we have on whether a person only needs the 60% (8 votes) as mandated by the By-laws, or 60%, including two from each SG. From the reports I have gotten of the discussions in the joint group, they have not yet found a way beyond the impasse. > > As I read the By-laws, Rita's terms does not actually end until a replacement is elected. So unless she resigns the seat should be filled until such time as the two SGs can sort out their procedures for the election. > > With Best Regards, > > Avri Doria > Chair, NCSG Executive Committee > > Feel free to forward, or not, this as you feel appropriate. > > > On 8 Apr 2011, at 15:15, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote: > >> >> Hi all, >> >> Just taking care of some Council housekeeping issues and wanted to send out a reminder on this. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Stéphane >> >> >> >> Le 28 févr. 2011 à 12:10, Stéphane Van Gelder a écrit : >> >>> Councillors, >>> >>> As a reminder, bylaws dictate that "the Non-Contracted Party House shall select a representative to fill Seat 14". >>> >>> A further requirement is that: "At least two months before the date specified for the commencement of the term as specified in paragraphs 1.d-g above, any Supporting Organization or the At-Large community entitled to select a Director for a Seat with a term beginning that year shall give the Secretary of ICANN written notice of its selection". >>> >>> As this pertains to Board seat 14, that term is scheduled to begin on June 24 this year. So the GNSO would need to be in a position to send our written notice by April 24. >>> >>> Stéphane >>> >>> >> >> >

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Fwd: ccNSO Framework of Interpretation Working Group
by Stéphane Van Gelder April 9, 2011

April 9, 2011

Councillors, Please see message below from the ccNSO Chair Leslie Cowley. Is there a volunteer to serve as an observer to this group? Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Lesley Cowley <lesley(a)nominet.org.uk> > Date : 3 avril 2011 21:36:48 HAEC > À : Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > Cc : Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org>, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> > Objet : ccNSO Framework of Interpretation Working Group > > Dear Stéphane, > > The ccNSO is creating a Framework of Interpretation working group. > > The working group's goal to develop and propose to the ICANN Board and IANA a "Framework of Interpretation" of the policy statements for the delegation and re delegation of ccTLDs. > > The Charter of the working group was adopted by the ccNSO Council at our meeting on 16 March and can be found at: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/charter-foiwg-16mar11-en.pdf > > We invite the GNSO to appoint one (1) observer to this working group and we would appreciate the name of that observer by the 15th May. > > Please let me know if you require anything further on this. > > Kind regards, > > Lesley > > Chair of the ccNSO > > Lesley Cowley, OBE > CEO, Nominet > http://www.nominet.org.uk/

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Fwd: Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG)
by Stéphane Van Gelder April 8, 2011

April 8, 2011

Council, FYI the message I have just sent the ccNSO Chair as per the motion we passed yesterday. Thanks. Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > Date : 8 avril 2011 23:55:22 HAEC > À : Lesley Cowley <lesley(a)nominet.org.uk> > Cc : Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org>, Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> > Objet : Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG) > > Leslie, > > At its meeting yesterday, the GNSO Council passed the following motion on the JIG. As per this motion, I wanted to inform you of the GNSO's approval of the JIG's final report, as it pertains to new gTLDs. > > Happy to answer any questions you may have. Please pass this on to the ccNSO as you see fit. > > Thanks, > > Stéphane > > > > Motion on the JIG Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs > =========================================================== > > WHEREAS, > The Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG) was created by mutual charters of the ccNSO (http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jiwg-charter.pdf) and the GNSO (http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200907) > > The JIG identified 3 issues of common interest: 1. Single Character IDN TLDs; 2. IDN Variant TLDs; and, 3. Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs; > The JIG has issued an Initial Report (http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-initial-report-26jul10-en.pdf) for public comments (http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-27jul10-en.htm) and thereupon a Draft Final Report (http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-draft-final-report-04dec10-en.pdf) for public comments (http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04dec10-en.htm) and have incorporated the comments into, and has reached consensus on the Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs; > > The JIG recommendations are consistent with the GNSO Final Report on the Introduction of New Top-Level Domains (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm) including the GNSO IDN WG Final Outcomes Report (http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/idn-wg-fr-22mar07.htm) and the GNSO Reserved Names WG (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/final-report-rn-wg-23may07.htm) on the issue of Single Character IDN gTLDs; and, > The JIG recommendations suggested implementable measures for the acceptance of Single Character IDN gTLDs. > > RESOLVED, > The GNSO Council approves the JIG Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs, and forwards the report to the ICANN board and staff for its implementation into the next version of the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook as it pertains to the new gTLDs. > > Resolved further, that the GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Chair to communicate its decision to the ccNSO Chair. > > RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council hereby expresses its appreciation to the JIG for their hardwork, and look forward to receiving further reports on "IDN Variant TLDs" and "Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs".

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P.S. (Re: Hotel for ICANN 42 in Singapore)
by Mary.Wong＠law.unh.edu April 8, 2011

April 8, 2011

Oh, I forgot - in the Fairmont they have two types of rooms in the South Tower; the deluxe that I mentioned and the Signature Rooms, which are just that much bigger and even nicer than the deluxe ones :) Of course, neither email takes into account the fact that we have among us Executive/Club Lounge folks who may end up with some super-swank suites in either hotel! Have a good weekend, all, Mary Mary W S Wong Professor of Law Chair, Graduate IP Programs Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAWTwo White StreetConcord, NH 03301USAEmail: mary.wong(a)law.unh.eduPhone: 1-603-513-5143Webpage: http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.phpSelected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584>>> From: Mary Wong To:council@gnso.icann.org Date: 4/8/2011 5:41 PM Subject: Hotel for ICANN 42 in Singapore Thanks to Han Chuan who alerted me that ICANN has posted hotel and venue information on the website, I thought I'd take a few minutes to answer a couple of questions I've received about the hotel :) If you possibly can, get a deluxe room in the South Tower of the Fairmont (a smaller, somewhat more exclusive hotel than the Swissotel). The older rooms in the North Tower really aren't in the same league. The renovated rooms on the higher floors of the Swissotel are pretty nice too, and have the advantage of better views because of their elevation. Both hotels offer city and harbor views - no prizes for guessing which you should choose :) Both are also connected to the Convention Center so you don't have to leave the complex to attend meetings. The complex also contains a large shopping mall, with a supermarket in the basement and plenty of cafes and affordable restaurants. There are a few okay-to-very-good bars in both hotels as well as the mall, and a couple of excellent high-end restaurants too. Oh, and a subway station beneath plus at least four taxi stands (though don't try getting a cab during rush hour or a rainstorm unless you're very patient as the complex is smack-dab in the middle of the city!) Several other excellent hotels in different price ranges are within a reasonable walk (from 2-20 minutes) from the Convention Center. I'm happy to give folks the low down on these - just ask! Hope this helps, Mary Mary W S Wong Professor of Law Chair, Graduate IP Programs Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAWTwo White StreetConcord, NH 03301USAEmail: mary.wong(a)law.unh.eduPhone: 1-603-513-5143Webpage: http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.phpSelected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584

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Hotel for ICANN 42 in Singapore
by Mary.Wong＠law.unh.edu April 8, 2011

April 8, 2011

Thanks to Han Chuan who alerted me that ICANN has posted hotel and venue information on the website, I thought I'd take a few minutes to answer a couple of questions I've received about the hotel :) If you possibly can, get a deluxe room in the South Tower of the Fairmont (a smaller, somewhat more exclusive hotel than the Swissotel). The older rooms in the North Tower really aren't in the same league. The renovated rooms on the higher floors of the Swissotel are pretty nice too, and have the advantage of better views because of their elevation. Both hotels offer city and harbor views - no prizes for guessing which you should choose :) Both are also connected to the Convention Center so you don't have to leave the complex to attend meetings. The complex also contains a large shopping mall, with a supermarket in the basement and plenty of cafes and affordable restaurants. There are a few okay-to-very-good bars in both hotels as well as the mall, and a couple of excellent high-end restaurants too. Oh, and a subway station beneath plus at least four taxi stands (though don't try getting a cab during rush hour or a rainstorm unless you're very patient as the complex is smack-dab in the middle of the city!) Several other excellent hotels in different price ranges are within a reasonable walk (from 2-20 minutes) from the Convention Center. I'm happy to give folks the low down on these - just ask! Hope this helps, Mary Mary W S Wong Professor of Law Chair, Graduate IP Programs Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAWTwo White StreetConcord, NH 03301USAEmail: mary.wong(a)law.unh.eduPhone: 1-603-513-5143Webpage: http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.phpSelected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584

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Board seat 14
by Stéphane Van Gelder April 8, 2011

April 8, 2011

Councillors, As a reminder, bylaws dictate that "the Non-Contracted Party House shall select a representative to fill Seat 14". A further requirement is that: "At least two months before the date specified for the commencement of the term as specified in paragraphs 1.d-g above, any Supporting Organization or the At-Large community entitled to select a Director for a Seat with a term beginning that year shall give the Secretary of ICANN written notice of its selection". As this pertains to Board seat 14, that term is scheduled to begin on June 24 this year. So the GNSO would need to be in a position to send our written notice by April 24. Stéphane

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GNSO Council Resolutions 7 April 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry April 8, 2011

April 8, 2011

Dear All, Ahead of the official Council minutes, the following three motions were adopted by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 7 April 2011. 1. Motion to adopt the Charter for the Standing Committee on Improvement Implementation (SCI) ========================================================================================== Whereas the GNSO Council resolved at its meeting on 8 December 2010 to establish a drafting team to draft a charter for a Standing Committee to track and coordinate implementation of those OSC, PPSC and work team recommendations already approved by the Council and adopted, as recommended by the Communications and Coordination Work Team in its final report of 9 April 2010; Whereas a Drafting Team has formed and its members have developed a Charter for consideration by the GNSO Council; RESOLVED, The GNSO Council hereby adopts the Charter for the Standing Committee on Improvement Implementation as proposed (see hereunder); The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to send a request for volunteers to those entities identified in the Charter as eligible for member and observer status of the Standing Committee; The GNSO Council appoints Wolf-Ulrich Knoben as the interim Chair of the Standing Committee, who will serve as the interim Chair until the Standing Committee has selected its own Chair. Charter - Standing Committee on Improvement Implementation (SCI) General The GNSO Standing Committee on Improvement Implementation (SCI) will be responsible for reviewing and assessing the effective functioning of recommendations provided by the Operational Steering Committee (OSC) and Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) and approved by the GNSO Council: . On request for those recommendations that have been identified to present immediate problems . On a periodic timescale for all recommendations in order to identify possible issues and/or improvements (subject to a clear definition by the SCI on which recommendations should be reviewed) The immediate goal of the OSC and PPSC is to develop: Recommendations to implement operational changes, and recommendations for all process changes needed to meet the requirements contained in the "Board Governance Committee GNSO Review Working Group On GNSO Improvements" which are to be implemented with approval and under the guidance of the Council. It should be acknowledged that OSC and PPSC still have tasks to finish, possibly on different timescales. Expiry of their charters has therefore to be taken carefully into consideration by the GNSO Council. Nevertheless, since several OSC and PPSC recommendations have already been adopted and implemented and the practicability of some of them has raised concerns, it is advisable to kick off the SCI work immediately. Following the implementation of further OSC/PPSC recommendations the SCI will be responsible for reviewing and assessing the effectiveness of these new recommendations. This in consequence might mean that the OSC/PPSC and SCI will be coexistence for a certain period of time. Working method It is recommended that the SCI follows the "GNSO Working Group Guidelines http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-07apr11-en.pdf (Approved by the GNSO Council on 16 March 2011)", as deemed appropriate The SCI is expected to carry out the activities identified in this Charter. In carrying out these activities, the SCI may opt to use sub-teams or work teams to carry out part of the tasks for which it may attract volunteers that are not members or observers of the SCI. However, the SCI remains responsible for reviewing and approving any recommendations, which are to be submitted to the GNSO Council for its consideration. For the periodic review of recommendations, the SCI is expected to develop a consistent review plan indicating items to be reviewed, proposed timeline as well as additional resources needed, if any. This review plan will be submitted to the GNSO Council for its information. For items that are submitted for review 'on request', the SCI expects to receive detailed input from the group affected by the process/operational change concerned. Such requests can be made by either the GNSO Council or a group chartered by the GNSO Council. In order to have comprehensive information on the issue available this group is requested to provide the following information, if applicable: 1. Which group do you represent? (E.g. Council, WG.) 2. To which rules or processes implemented by the OSC or PPSC do you refer? 3. Please outline the problems 4. What specific changes do you propose to address the identified problems? 5. Do you have any additional suggestion for making the rules/processes easier to administer? One member of the group which submitted the request should - if not already represented on the SCI - be nominated as an observer to the SCI until the review of the issue in question has been completed. At its kick-off meeting the SCI should nominate a Chair and a Vice Chair from its membership. The Chair and Vice Chair are expected to act in a neutral manner and avoid any situation where a conflict of interest may arise for example as a result of exercising another function or role within ICANN. Members of the Standing Committee (Primary and Alternate members) . 1 representative from each constituency/SG . 1 NomCom appointee Members of the Standing Committee may designate an alternate who can participate in the SCI deliberations in case of absence of the primary member. Only one of the two, primary or alternate, may take part in a consensus call. Observers of the Standing Committee . 1 representative from each constituency in formation . Liaison or an appointed representative from other ICANN Supporting Organizations or Advisory Committees (as determined by the SCI as appropriate) . 1 observer representing the group that has submitted a request for review during the time that the request for review is being dealt with (provided that the group is not yet represented on the SCI) Staff Support The ICANN Staff assigned to the SCI will fully support the work of the committee as directed by the Chair including meeting support, document drafting, editing and distribution and other substantive contributions when deemed appropriate. Staff assignments to the SCI: . GNSO secretariat . 1 ICANN policy staff member Decision making Unless otherwise determined by the SCI members, committee decisions will be made by using a "full consensus" process as described in the GNSO Working Group Guidelines (see section 3.6). Reporting At a minimum at every public ICANN meeting, the SCI Chair shall provide the GNSO Council with an update concerning: . The issues dealt with and related status . Recommendations expected to be submitted to the GNSO Council . An activity timeline 2. Motion on the JIG Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs =========================================================== WHEREAS, The Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG) was created by mutual charters of the ccNSO (http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jiwg-charter.pdf) and the GNSO (http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200907) The JIG identified 3 issues of common interest: 1. Single Character IDN TLDs; 2. IDN Variant TLDs; and, 3. Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs; The JIG has issued an Initial Report (http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-initial-report-26jul10-en.pdf) for public comments (http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-27jul10-en.htm) and thereupon a Draft Final Report (http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-draft-final-report-04dec10-en.pdf) for public comments (http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04dec10-en.htm) and have incorporated the comments into, and has reached consensus on the Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs; The JIG recommendations are consistent with the GNSO Final Report on the Introduction of New Top-Level Domains (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm) including the GNSO IDN WG Final Outcomes Report (http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/idn-wg-fr-22mar07.htm) and the GNSO Reserved Names WG (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/final-report-rn-wg-23may07.htm) on the issue of Single Character IDN gTLDs; and, The JIG recommendations suggested implementable measures for the acceptance of Single Character IDN gTLDs. RESOLVED, The GNSO Council approves the JIG Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs, and forwards the report to the ICANN board and staff for its implementation into the next version of the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook as it pertains to the new gTLDs. Resolved further, that the GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Chair to communicate its decision to the ccNSO Chair. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council hereby expresses its appreciation to the JIG for their hardwork, and look forward to receiving further reports on "IDN Variant TLDs" and "Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs". 3. MOTION RE: Revision of Section 5.0 Statements of Interest of the GNSO Council Operating Procedures ========================================================================================================= (This motion allowed for absentee voting and the Secretariat confirms receiving the two positive absentee votes from Wendy Seltzer and Zahid Jamil) WHEREAS, in October 2008, the GNSO Council established a framework for implementing the various GNSO Improvements http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm identified and approved by the ICANN Board of Directors on 26 June 2008; WHEREAS, that framework included the formation, in January 2009, of two Steering Committees, the Operations Steering Committee (OSC) and the Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC), to charter and coordinate the efforts of five community work teams in developing specific recommendations to implement the improvements; WHEREAS, the OSC established three work teams, which were chartered to focus on specific operational areas addressed in the BGC Report recommendations; http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03fe… WHEREAS, the GNSO Council recently identified areas for improvement in Section 5 Statements of Interest in the GNSO Council Operating Procedures http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf that would simplify and clarify the procedures; WHEREAS, the GNSO Council tasked the OSC with completing a revision to improve Section 5; WHEREAS, the OSC submitted to the GNSO Council on 04 February 2011 a proposed revision of Section 5 http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-23feb11-en… that removes the requirement for Disclosures of Interest, and provides clearer guidance on the contents of Statements of Interest and on updating them in a timely manner; WHEREAS, the GNSO Council acknowledged receipt of the proposed revision of Section 5.0 at its 24 February 2011 meeting and initiated a 30-day public comment period http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-5 on the document; WHEREAS, there were no comments on the proposed revision of Section 5.0 http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-23feb11-en… in the public forum and the final version http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-23feb11-en… is submitted to the GNSO Council for its consideration; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: RESOLVED that the GNSO Council adopts the revision of Section 5.0 as proposed by the OSC and instructs ICANN staff to incorporate the revised Section 5.0 http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-23feb11-en… into a new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP), which becomes effective immediately upon adoption. RESOLVED, that each Working Group formed after the date of this resolution shall utilize the procedures in the revised Section 5.0. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council hereby expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the members of the OSC for their dedication, commitment, and thoughtful recommendations. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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