Dear Councillors, Ahead of the official Council minutes, the following resolutions were passed during the Council meeting today, 20 May 2010. Please note that the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG) has been revised with the proposed amendment. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards. Glen 1. Proposed motion - Prioritization Project List Made by: Olga Cavalli seconded by: Jaime Wagner WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, at its 21 April 2010 meeting, adopted a resolution and timeline<https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?21_april_motions> 21 april motions<https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?21_april_motions> to conduct its first Work Prioritization effort according to a set of procedures (proposed Chapter 6 and ANNEX<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf>) http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf recommended by the Work Prioritization Model Drafting Team (WPM-DT); WHEREAS, the first step in the GNSO Work Prioritization timeline called for the ICANN Policy Staff to produce, on or before 30 April 2010, a recommendation of those GNSO projects that should be considered Eligible and Ineligible for the Work Prioritization effort; WHEREAS, the ICANN Policy Staff prepared and delivered to the GNSO Council a recommended Work Prioritization Project List<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf>(v1.0), http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf including aCover Letter<http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/cover-letter-work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf>,on 30 April 2010; http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/cover-letter-work-prioritization-projec... NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council accepts and approves the GNSO Work Prioritization Project List (v1.0) for use in all remaining steps of the Work Prioritization timeline that, upon completion, is intended to culminate in a set of approved GNSO project ratings and priorities at the ICANN meeting in Brussels. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. 2 Motion to approve the GNSO Council's expectations about size and composition of the Review Teams 'Security Stability and Resilience of the DNS' and 'Whois policy' and to approve the GNSO Council's response to the draft proposal on the call for volunteers representing SO/ACs for the Affirmation reviews 'Security Stability and Resilience of the DNS' and 'Whois policy' Made by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben Seconded by: Caroline Greer Whereas: * On 22 April 2010, the chair of the GAC was requesting comment from the GNSO regarding the size and composition of the Review Teams 'Security Stability and Resilience of the DNS' and 'Whois policy' * On 26 April 2010, ICANN Staff was requesting comment from the GNSO regarding the draft proposal on the call for volunteers representing SO/ACs for the Affirmation reviews 'Security Stability and Resilience of the DNS' and 'Whois policy' The GNSO council: * Asks that both Review Teams shall be staffed with 4 GNSO representatives * Asks the GNSO council chair to forward his comments made in response to the draft proposal on the call for volunteers representing SO/ACs for the Affirmation reviews 'Security Stability and Resilience of the DNS' and 'Whois policy'to the relevant ICANN body. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. 3. Proposed motion to adopt a Charter for the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG) Made by: Rafik Dammak Seconded by: Olga Cavalli as amended (to the charter itself) to the amended charter Whereas, on 1 April 2010, the GNSO Council resolved to form a joint working group with other interested Supporting Organizations (SOâs) and Advisory Committee (ACâs) to fulfill an ICANN Board request (http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20>) to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to new gTLD applicants, keeping in mind the GNSO Implementation guideline to recover the cost of new gTLD applications and on-going services to new gTLDs; Whereas, the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG) has since been launched and has drafted a Charter http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-jas-wg-charter-12may10-en.htm for the WG activities. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: Resolved, that the GNSO Council hereby adopts the Charter http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-jas-wg-charter-12may10-en.htm for the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG); Resolved further, that the GNSO Council Liaison for the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG), Rafik Dammak, shall inform the WG of this resolution within 48 hours of its adoption. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org