Hi Bruce, Noted. A draft will be forthcoming a.s.a.p. Best regards Olof -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Tonkin [mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au] Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 4:15 AM To: Olof Nordling Cc: Maria Farrell; Liz Williams; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: Preparation of Board report on Procedure for use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry Hello Olof, Please note that in accordance with the ICANN ByLaws, Annex A, Section 11 http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#AnnexA , the GNSO Council requires the ICANN staff to produce the "Board Report" on Procedure for use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry. The GNSO Council unanimously recommended that the procedure be established as a consensus policy. The requirements of the Board Report are: "11. Council Report to the Board The Staff Manager will be present at the final meeting of the Council, and will have five (5) calendar days after the meeting to incorporate the views of the Council into a report to be submitted to the Board (the "Board Report"). The Board Report must contain at least the following: a. A clear statement of any Supermajority Vote recommendation of the Council; b. If a Supermajority Vote was not reached, a clear statement of all positions held by Council members. Each statement should clearly indicate (i) the reasons underlying each position and (ii) the constituency(ies) that held the position; c. An analysis of how the issue would affect each constituency, including any financial impact on the constituency; d. An analysis of the period of time that would likely be necessary to implement the policy; e. The advice of any outside advisors relied upon, which should be accompanied by a detailed statement of the advisor's (i) qualifications and relevant experience; and (ii) potential conflicts of interest; f. The Final Report submitted to the Council; and g. A copy of the minutes of the Council deliberation on the policy issue, including the all opinions expressed during such deliberation, accompanied by a description of who expressed such opinions." Please send a draft of the "Board Report" to the Council as soon as possible. The main additional elements are the detailed minutes of the Council deliberation on the issue, and probably a contriution from the operationa area of ICANN (e.g via Kurt Pritz) on the time it will take to implement. Regards, Bruce Tonkin