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Since it seems to be agreed that what is intended is to look for funding opportunities outside of ICANN's own budget to possibly resolve this concern, I would like to make that evident in the motion and propose this friendly amendment: Add the following to the first Resolve: keeping in mind ICANN’s requirement to recover the costs of new gTLD applications and on-going services to new gTLDs So the first Resolve would read: Resolved, that the GNSO Council supports the formation of a joint SO/AC working group to respond to the Board’s request by developing a sustainable approach to providing support to new gTLD applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDS, keeping in mind ICANN’s requirement to recover the costs of new gTLD applications and on-going services to new gTLDs; Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] MOTION TO CREATE JOINT SO/AC WORKING GROUP ON NEW GTLD APPLICANT SUPPORT From: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak@gmail.com> Date: Wed, March 24, 2010 9:43 am To: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@verisign.com>, Council GNSO <council@gnso.icann.org> Hello, I want to submit motion to approve joint SO/AC council working group on new gTLD applicant support the motion document is attached. Regards Rafik