Dear All, Ahead of the official GNSO Council minutes, the following resolutions were passed at the GNSO Council meeting on Wednesday, 21 April 2010. 1. Motion to Accept the GNSO Improvements OSC CCT Report and initiate comment period Made by Chuck Gomes Seconded by Olga Cavalli Friendly amendment by Kristina Rosette WHEREAS, in October 2008, the GNSO Council established a framework (see GNSO Council Improvements Implementation Plan; http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-implement...) for implementing the various GNSO Improvements identified and approved by the ICANN Board of Directors on 26 June 2008 (http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm#_Toc76113182 <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm> ); 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, including the Communications and Coordination Work Team (CCT), which was chartered to focus on one of the five operational areas addressed in the BGC Report recommendations; WHEREAS, the CCT completed its deliberations and forwarded its Consolidated Final Recommendations to the OSC on 9 April 2010; WHEREAS, the OSC approved the CCT's Consolidated Final Recommendations http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/cct-consolidated-report-final-09apr10-en.pdf and forwarded the report to the GNSO Council on or before 12 April 2010; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: RESOLVED that the GNSO Council accepts the deliverable of the CCT as its final set of recommendations and directs Staff to commence a twenty-one (21) day public comment period on the CCT's report. RESOLVED FURTHER that the GNSO Council shall take action on the CCT's recommendations as soon as possible after the end of the public comment period. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. 2. GNSO Work Prioritisation Process Resolution Made by Olga Cavalli Seconded by Jaime Wagner WHEREAS, the ICANN Policy Staff prepared and delivered to the GNSO Council a 2008-2009 Work Team Attendance Study which confirmed that volunteer participation has been suffering and languishing. WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, considering the advice of Staff, organized a Drafting Team at the Seoul ICANN meeting for the purpose of developing a GNSO Work Prioritization model and procedure; WHEREAS, the Work Prioritization Model Drafting Team (WPM-DT) has completed its deliberations and developed a written procedure recommended for inclusion in the GNSO Operating Procedures as Chapter 6 plus an accompanying ANNEX http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf WHEREAS, the WPM-DT has developed a timeline of activities (see below) that it recommends be adopted in order that the first Work Prioritization effort can be completed by the ICANN Brussels meeting; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council accepts the deliverable of the WPM-DT, thanks the team for its efforts, and approves the use of Chapter 6 and the ANNEX http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf for conducting its first Work Prioritization effort. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council directs Staff to commence a twenty-one (21) day public comment period on this amendment to the GNSO Operating Procedures and reserves the right to modify the procedures described in Chapter 6 and the ANNEX http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf after the conclusion of both the public comment period and the first Work Prioritization effort. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council supports the recommended timeline (see below) for conducting the first Work Prioritization effort and directs the GNSO Secretariat to make arrangements consistent with its dates and activities. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council take action on Chapter 6 and the ANNEX http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf with regard to the GNSO Operating Procedures as soon as possible after completion and analysis of the first Work Prioritization effort and after a second public comment period. TIMELINE FOR FIRST WORK PRIORITIZATION EFFORT Dates *Activities (per proposed ANNEX to Chapter 6 http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf 26-30 April ANNEX Step 1: Staff prepares its recommendations for Eligible and Non-Eligible Projects and their associated classifications 30 April Staff distributes recommended Project Lists to GNSO Council and all relevant GNSO structures (e.g. Stakeholder Groups, Constituencies, ALAC). 3-19 May Chair asks for Council approval (via email list) to adopt or modify Staff's recommendations 20 May Council Meeting Eligible Projects List approved by Council 21 May - 7 June ANNEX Step 2: Individual Councilor ratings completed (extended to 17 calendar days) and delivered to Staff 8-15 June ANNEX Step 2.3: Staff consolidates ratings and analyzes for commonality; prepares for Step 3. 19 June (or 20 June) ANNEX Step 3: Group Session (2 hours) to determine Value ratings 23 June Council Meeting (Brussels) EX Step 4: Approve final ratings/priorities and direct that results be published at gnso.icann.org. The motion carries with a simple majority in each house as summarized below. Contracted Parties House: 4 Votes in favour: Chuck Gomes, Edmon Chung, Caroline Greer, Terry Davis 3 Votes against: Adrian Kinderis, Tim Ruiz, Stéphane van Gelder Non Contracted Parties House: 10 votes in favour: Jaime Wagner, Wolf-Ulrich Knoben, Kristina Rosette, David Taylor, Debbie Hughes, Wendy Seltzer, Rafik Dammak, Bill Drake, Mary Wong, Olga Cavalli. Absent at time of vote: Mike Rodenbaugh, Zahid Jamil, Rosemary Sinclair. Stéphane van Gelder clarified that the addition of second comment period in the motion caused the Registrars Stakeholder Group (RrSG) to vote against the motion. Had this amendment not been added, the RrSG would have voted in favour of the model proposed by the WG. 3. 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 (http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/) Before defining the details of studies, the Council solicited suggestions from the community for specific topics of study on WHOIS. Suggestions were submitted (http://forum.icann.org/lists/WHOIS-comments-2008/ ) and ICANN staff prepared a 'Report on Public Suggestions on Further Studies of WHOIS', dated 25-Feb-2008 (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/WHOIS-privacy/WHOIS-study-suggestion-report-25f... ). 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. The motion passes unanimously by roll call vote Contracted Parties House: 7 Votes in favour: Chuck Gomes, Edmon Chung, Caroline Greer, Terry Davis, Adrian Kinderis, Tim Ruiz, Stéphane van Gelder. Non Contracted Parties House: 9 votes in favour: Jaime Wagner, Wolf-Ulrich Knoben, Kristina Rosette, David Taylor, Debbie Hughes, Wendy Seltzer, Rafik Dammak, Bill Drake, Mary Wong, Olga Cavalli. Absent at time of vote: Mike Rodenbaugh, Zahid Jamil, Rosemary Sinclair. Olga Cavalli had to leave the call at the time of the vote. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org