From: Diane Schroeder
Dear Glen - I have forwarded this to the Board Finance
Committee. Regards, Diane
From: Glen de
Saint Géry [mailto:Glen@icann.org]
Subject: GNSO Council
Resolution for WHOIS Studies Funding for FY11
To :
ICANN Chief Financial Officer.
To:
ICANN Board Finance Committee
It
is my pleasure to communicate to you the GNSO Council resolution
unanimously passed on April 21, 2010 as stated below:
Motion for WHOIS
Studies Funding for FY11
Motion
made by: Chuck Gomes
Seconded
by: Adrian Kinderis
Whereas:
In
October 2007, the GNSO Council concluded that a comprehensive, objective and
quantifiable understanding of key factual issues regarding
the
gTLD WHOIS system would benefit future GNSO policy development efforts
Before
defining the details of studies, the Council solicited suggestions from the
community for specific topics of study on WHOIS. Suggestions were submitted
and
ICANN staff prepared a 'Report on Public Suggestions on Further Studies of
WHOIS', dated 25-Feb-2008
On
5 November 2008 the GNSO Council formed a drafting team to solicit further
constituency views assessing both the priority level and the feasibility
of
the various proposed WHOIS studies, with the goal of deciding which studies, if
any, should be assessed for cost and feasibility.
The
Drafting Team determined that the six studies with the highest average priority
scores should be the subject of further research to determine feasibility and
obtain cost estimates.
On
4 March 2009 the GNSO Council requested that Staff conduct research on
feasibility and cost estimates for those six WHOIS studies and following that
assessment the Council would decide which studies should be conducted (http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200903)
On
23 March 2010, staff provided its analysis to the GNSO Council of costs and
feasibility for the first two study areas, and will continue to work on the
remaining areas
If
funding becomes available, the Council will then decide which studies to fund,
if any, provided that the Council’s recommendation of this amount is not to be
taken as an indication that the Council will recommend any or particular
studies be performed provided that the total ICANN budget for FY11 is not
increased as a result of funding WHOIS studies
Resolved,
that the GNSO Council recommends that at least $ 400,000 be set aside in the
ICANN Budget for FY 2011.
Resolved
further, that the GNSO secretariat communicate this resolution to the ICANN
Chief Financial Officer and the Board Finance Committee.
Thank
you for your consideration.
Respectfully
submitted.
Glen
de Saint Géry
GNSO
Secretariat
Diane
Schroeder
Director of Board Support
ICANN