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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please find below and attached, updates to the IGO-INGO motion submitted by Thomas Rickert.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind Regards,</span><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>BC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="bc-secretariat@icann.org">bc-secretariat@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="www.bizconst.org">www.bizconst.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Thomas Rickert<br><b>Sent:</b> mardi 19 novembre 2013 15:12<br><b>To:</b> GNSO Council List; Jonathan Robinson<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] update on IGO-INGO motion<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dear Councilors, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>In view of the discussion in and feedback from the GNSO's Working Session on Saturday, I've asked ICANN staff to create some additional materials that I hope will be useful during your discussions of the IGO-INGO motion with your respective constituencies and stakeholder groups on Tuesday. ICANN staff has also consulted with ICANN's legal department regarding the questions that were raised about voting thresholds and Consensus Policies. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Voting Thresholds</span></b><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The voting thresholds for PDP recommendations to be adopted are set out in the ICANN Bylaws here<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#X"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#X</span></a>.</span><span lang=FR-BE><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=FR-BE><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>As you can see, approving a PDP recommendation requires at a minimum:</span><span lang=FR-BE><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=FR-BE><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>'an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation'.</span><span lang=FR-BE><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=FR-BE><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>It should be noted though that depending on whether a supermajority vote is achieved on a recommendation, the voting threshold needed for the ICANN Board to determine that such policy is not in the best interests of the ICANN community or ICANN differs (i.e. if supermajority is achieved, it requires more than a 2/3 vote of the Board, while if no supermajority is achieved, a majority vote of the Board would be sufficient) - <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA</span></a>. </span><span lang=FR-BE><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=FR-BE><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Furthermore, if a supermajority threshold is achieved, the certainty of implementing some or parts of some of the recommendations as Consensus Policy may be more clear, but further determinations would need to be made in relation to each of the adopted recommendations as part of the implementation process to determine what would be the most effective / efficient way of implementation. If a supermajority threshold is not achieved, alternative mechanisms can be considered to implement the recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Finally, to approve an Issue Report, what is required is a quarter of each House or a majority of one House.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Structure of the motion</span></b><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>After consultation with Jonathan, I suggest the Council should vote on the second alternative of what was Recommendation 5, which is why we could delete the first alternative from the draft motion. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>One additional thing I'd like to suggest is that, instead of considering the request to the SCI (to review consensus levels in the WG Guidelines) as part of the motion, the Council take up that item as part of our Consent Agenda during the Wednesday meeting. Jonathan – this item is for your attention and action; will you grant the request?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Attached to this email are the following: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>(1) A renumbered IGO-INGO motion: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Renumbered such that the former Resolved Clause 5 (which contains the language pertaining to those recommendations that received Strong Support but Significant Opposition) is now moved to the end of the motion and the two alternative wordings highlighted in yellow- with the result that all the preceding Resolved clauses now contain only the WG's Consensus recommendations. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>All Consensus recommendations are marked with two red **s; those receiving Strong Support but Significant Opposition (now contained in the last Resolved clause with the renumbering (new clause 8)) are marked with three blue ###s.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The word "and" has been underlined in the new clause 8, in the bullet point concerning IGO acronyms entering the TM Clearinghouse (currently Strong Support but Significant Opposition) - to emphasize the fact that at the moment there is no WG consensus on whether IGO acronyms should enter the TMCH for second-level protections (there is already Consensus that these acronyms will not receive top level protection).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The former Resolved Clause 7 (referring to the SCI review of the WG Guidelines) has been removed – to be moved to the Council's Consent Agenda if approved.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>No substantive, language or any other editing changes have been made to the motion – this is otherwise the same motion that was sent on 10 November and discussed over the weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>(2) A list of the exact identifiers referred to in the WG report and the motion for each group of organizations (RCRC, IOC, IGOs and INGOs other than the RCRC/IOC).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hopefully these supplementary materials will assist in further constructive discussions on Tuesday and Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-BE style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>