Hi John, Option b. The GNSO Council has tasked a group with the policy work on this. As managers of that work, we should await guidance from the group. The deadline set by the Board leaves plenty of time for the group to come up with a set of recommendations. I would just hope that whatever those are, the Board decides to follow them this time. Thanks, Stéphane Van Gelder Directeur Général / General manager INDOM NetNames France ---------------- Registry Relations and Strategy Director NetNames T: +33 (0)1 48 01 83 51 F: +22 (0)1 48 01 83 61 Le 15 sept. 2012 à 20:29, <john@crediblecontext.com> a écrit :

Stephane,

Is it your thought to wait until Toronto to discuss what the Board will issue on Monday or leave it to the working group to offer guidance or schedule a call as soon as possible or to handle it via the list?

Cheers,

John Berard Founder Credible Context 58 West Portal Avenue, #291 San Francisco, CA 94127 m: 415.845.4388

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] Re: Update from The New gTLD Program Committee on the Red Cross/Red Crescent and IOC Issues From: Stéphane_Van_Gelder <stephane.vangelder@indom.com> Date: Sat, September 15, 2012 7:53 am To: Cherine Chalaby <cherine.chalaby@icann.org>, "council@gnso.icann.org List" <council@gnso.icann.org> Cc: Margie Milam <Margie.Milam@icann.org>, New gTLD Program Committee <board-gtlds@icann.org>

Thanks Cherine,

I am copying the Council for their information.

Best,

Stéphane Van Gelder Directeur Général / General manager INDOM NetNames France ---------------- Registry Relations and Strategy Director NetNames T: +33 (0)1 48 01 83 51 F: +22 (0)1 48 01 83 61

Le 14 sept. 2012 à 21:32, Cherine Chalaby a écrit :

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Dear Stéphane, I wanted to reach out to you and the GNSO Council to let you know about an issue of interest to the GNSO that the New gTLD Program Committee addressed this week: the protection of Red Cross/Red Crescent and IOC names. The Committee passed a resolution yesterday requesting that the GNSO consider a proposed solution for the first round to protect at the second level the names of Red Cross/Red Crescent and IOC, consistent with the GAC advice to the Board. We have been apprised of, and appreciate, the significant work currently underway by the GNSO’s IOC/RC Drafting Team, and the potential PDP under consideration. We crafted the resolution in a way that recognises that GNSO work is ongoing. The resolution and the rationale will be posted next Monday. The Committee adopted this resolution now, rather than wait until Toronto, to provide sufficient time for the GNSO to develop its views on this request taking into account the timeline for the first round. It is important that this issue is resolved early next year so that additional protections, if they are adopted, are in place for the first round. As a result, the Committee is seeking the GNSO’s response by January 31, 2013. We look forward to receiving the GNSO's response and are available to discuss this issue in further detail in Toronto. Sincerely, Cherine Chalaby