To the GNSO Council,

On behalf of the IGO-INGO Protection PDP WG Charter Drafting Team, I am pleased to present the following motion and draft WG Charter (attached) which was approved by the Drafting Team.  

Motion to approve the Charter for the IGO-INGO Protection PDP Working Group

Made by: Lanre Ajayi
Seconded by:

Whereas

On 17 October 2012 the GNSO Council initiated a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the protection of certain IGO and INGO names in all gTLDs, and decided to create a PDP Working Group for the purposes of fulfilling the requirements of the PDP;

Following a call for volunteers, a drafting team was formed and its members have developed a charter for consideration by the GNSO Council;

The GNSO Council has reviewed the charter submitted by the drafting team.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,

The GNSO Council approves the charter and appoints [Name] as the GNSO Council Liaison to the IGO-INGO Protection PDP Working Group.

The GNSO Council further directs that the work of IGO-INGO Protection PDP Working Group be initiated no later then 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.

Charter [ATTACHED]