Rafik, Then I'm confused because you said: "I think that there are misunderstandings about the working group and its relation with the new gTLD process too. - the working group should work on finding approaches for applicants requiring assistance. it means that those applicants have anyway to follow the same requirements like any other applicants. the assistance may be technical (as suggested by Andrei) or/and financial (to find structure/organizations to fund those projects, it is not ICANN which will fund!)." All I am asking is that the motion is clarified to make your point - "it is not ICANN which will fund!" Would you please propose such an amendment that is acceptable? The RrSG would like to be able to support the motion. Thanks, Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [council] MOTION TO CREATE JOINT SO/AC WORKING GROUP ON NEW GTLD APPLICANT SUPPORT From: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak@gmail.com> Date: Tue, March 30, 2010 11:33 am To: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@verisign.com> Cc: Tim Ruiz <tim@godaddy.com>, GNSO Council <council@gnso.icann.org> Hello, unfortunately, I cannot see it as friendly amendment. Regards Rafik 2010/3/30 Gomes, Chuck <cgomes@verisign.com> Rafik/Olga, Do you accept this as a friendly amendment? Chuck

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[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Tim Ruiz Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 4:20 PM To: GNSO Council Subject: RE: [council] MOTION TO CREATE JOINT SO/AC WORKING GROUP ON NEW GTLD APPLICANT SUPPORT

Since it seems to be agreed that what is intended is to look for funding opportunities outside of ICANN's own budget to possibly resolve this concern, I would like to make that evident in the motion and propose this friendly amendment:

Add the following to the first Resolve:

keeping in mind ICANN's requirement to recover the costs of new gTLD applications and on-going services to new gTLDs

So the first Resolve would read:

Resolved, that the GNSO Council supports the formation of a joint SO/AC working group to respond to the Board's request by developing a sustainable approach to providing support to new gTLD applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDS, keeping in mind ICANN's requirement to recover the costs of new gTLD applications and on-going services to new gTLDs;

Tim

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] MOTION TO CREATE JOINT SO/AC WORKING GROUP ON NEW GTLD APPLICANT SUPPORT From: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak@gmail.com> Date: Wed, March 24, 2010 9:43 am To: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@verisign.com>, Council GNSO <council@gnso.icann.org>

Hello,

I want to submit motion to approve joint SO/AC council working group on new gTLD applicant support the motion document is attached.

Regards

Rafik