Dear All, The GNSO Council unanimously passed the following resolution to day, 27 June 2012. GNSO Council Motion to Approve Internationalized Registration Data Working Group Final Report 30 May 2012 WHEREAS, on 21 April 2009, the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) published SAC037 "Display and usage of Internationalized Registration Data" (SAC037)<http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac037.pdf>. WHEREAS, on 26 June 2009 the ICANN Board approved a resolution<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#6> requesting that the GNSO and SSAC, in consultation with staff, convene an Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD-WG) comprised of individuals with knowledge, expertise, and experience in these areas to study the feasibility and suitability of introducing display specifications to deal with the internationalization of Registration Data. WHEREAS, in September 2009 the GNSO Council approved the Charter<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsossac/3.+Charter> of the IRD-WG. WHEREAS, on 15 November 2010 the IRD-WG published an Interim Report<http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ird/ird-wg-final-report-15nov10-en.pdf> in the public forum for comment. WHEREAS, on 03 October 2011 the IRD-WG published a draft Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ird/ird-draft-final-report-03oct11-en.pdf> in the public forum for comment. WHEREAS, on 06 March 2012 the IRD-WG sent a Final Report<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/11141574/Final+Internationa...> that addressed issues raised in the forum to the GNSO Council and the SSAC for consideration WHEREAS, on 10 May 2012 the IRD-WG sent a revised Final Report<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/11141574/May+7+Internationa...> that addressed changes requested by the SSAC to the GNSO Council for consideration. WHEREAS the GNSO Council wishes to coordinate with the SSAC to jointly deliver this report to the Board in a timely way, but recognizes that further consideration of the recommendations contained in the report, especially those that may have policy implications, is needed by the GNSO Council. RESOLVED, the GNSO Council approves of the delivery of the revised Final Report to the ICANN Board and requests staff to prepare a joint letter from the GNSO Council and the SSAC to transmit the Report. RESOLVED FURTHER, the GNSO Council shall review the recommendations in the Report and shall provide to the Board its advice with regard to those recommendations that may have policy implications. RESOLVED FURTHER, the GNSO Council thanks the IRD-WG members for their diligence and persistence on this important topic and upon the agreement of the SSAC disbands the WG. 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