Thanks Rob. Any thoughts on the timing of the formation of this constituency, assuming they will move forward? Would they be included on a observer only basis until there are actually contracted members within their constituency? Or is this left up to the Registry SG to define/decide? Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] Re: Notice of Intent to Form new City Top-Level-Domain Constituency From: Robert Hoggarth <robert.hoggarth@icann.org> Date: Fri, February 20, 2009 10:22 am To: Council GNSO <council@gnso.icann.org> Dear GNSO Council Members; As I shared on the GNSO Council call yesterday, for your information, attached please find a copy of the Notice of Intent to Form a New GNSO Constituency (NOIF) submitted this week by Dirk Krischenowski of dotBerlin GmbH & Co. KG proposing to form the new City Top-Level-Domain Constituency. The document has also been posted on the GNSO Improvements web page at http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/newco-process-en.htm. As Avri Doria informed you yesterday,, she has set aside time during your public meeting agenda in Mexico City for brief presentations by all organizations that have submitted NOIFs by that time. Looking forward to seeing you in Mexico City! Best regards, Rob Hoggarth +1 424.558.4805