Dear GNSO Council Members; For your information, attached please find a copy of the Formal Petition and Charter package of the proposed new Consumers Constituency submitted formally today by Beau Brendler of Consumer Reports/Web Watch. This is now the second formal new constituency petition submitted to the Board in the context of the GNSO Improvements effort. The Staff will soon open a 30-day Public Comment Forum regarding the Petition. Any comments submitted in the Forum will be summarized for the community and Board's review. I will also be sending a copy of the submission to the GNSO's Constituency leaders list. The document is now also posted on the GNSO Improvements web page at http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/newco-process-en.htm . Please drop me a line if you have any questions or comments on this matter. Best regards, Rob Hoggarth Robert L. Hoggarth, Esq. Senior Policy Director ICANN 424 558 4805 robert.hoggarth@icann.org