Hi, I want to submit the following motion for Council consideration. It is related with documents produced by the OSC CSG Working Team A second is welcome. Best regards Olga WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, at its 23 June 2010 meeting in Brussels, accepted a set of deliverables submitted by the GNSO Council Operations Work Team (GCOT) <*https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?gnso_operations_team*> and the Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team (CSG-WT) <* https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?constituency_operations_team*> ; WHEREAS, a twenty-one (21) day Public Comment Forum <* http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gcot-csg-recommendations*> completed between 28 June 2010 and 18 July 2010 and a Staff Summary and Analysis <* http://forum.icann.org/lists/gcot-csg-recommendations/msg00001.html*> has been published; WHEREAS, the GNSO Council agreed to take action on the these deliverables as soon as possible after the end of the public comment period; WHEREAS, there were no public comments submitted that would amend any of the GCOT or CSG-WT recommendations; NOW, BE IT THEREFORE: RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council approves the following set of five GCOT documents, without further modification, which Staff has incorporated and directs Staff to publish into a new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) <Link to PDF> containing these sections and chapters: · Section 2.1-Council Member Term Limits <* http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-term-limits-24may10-en... *> · Section 2.4-Board Seat Elections <* http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-board-seat-elections-2... *> · Section 3.8-Absences and Vacancies <* http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-absences-vacancies-11j... *> · Chapter 4.0-Voting <* http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-voting-11jun10-en.pdf*
· Chapter 5.0-Statements and Disclosures of Interest <* http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-soi-doi-11jun10-en.pdf *> [Note that two sections, 5.3.2 and 5.3.3, are not approved pending further Staff action to be determined. These sections are footnoted in the document as “inactive” until subsequently approved by the OSC and Council]. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council approves the following CSG-WT deliverable <* http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf*>, which is organized into two sections as follows: and directs Staff to publish into a new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) <Link TBD> and to provide these recommendations to GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies for use in amending their charters, as appropriate: · Sections 2.1 & 2.2: Recommended Common Operating Principles and Participation Guidelines for GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies <* http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf*>, which Staff has incorporated into a new Chapter 7.0 in the GNSO Operating Procedures <Link to PDF>; and · Section 2.3: Recommendations on a GNSO Database of Community Members. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council directs Staff to provide Sections 2.1 and 2.2 above to GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies for use in amending their charters, as appropriate. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council hereby expresses its gratitude and appreciation for the GCOT and CSG Work Teams’ dedication, commitment, and thoughtful recommendations.