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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">All,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Set forth below is a proposed</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">motion for inclusion in the draft Final Report and, if seconded, to be voted upon during the LA meeting. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Kristina </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">WHEREAS:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">1. The GNSO Council hereby accepts the Working Group report and acknowledges the tremendous effort by Working Group participants and ICANN staff. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">2. The GNSO Council does not consider the Working Group report as an adequate basis for any implementation of the Operational Point of Contact (OPOC) proposal, due to the inability to reach agreement on a number of key issues identified in the charter of the Working Group. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">3. The GNSO Council notes that no comprehensive, objective study has yet been made of key factual issues regarding the Whois system, and that future ICANN policymaking could greatly benefit from the results of such a study.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">1. The GNSO Council thanks all of the volunteers, consultants, staff and others who have participated in the GNSO's examination of Whois policy over the last four years.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">2. Building on the work done in response to paragraph (c) of the GNSO Council Resolution #3 of September 6, 2007, the Council requests that ICANN staff take the necessary steps to proceed with a comprehensive, objective study on the issues identified by the Whois Working Group, by the Governmental Advisory Committee in its statement of principles on Whois, and by the Council. These issues include the characteristics of gTLD registrants, the uses and abuses of Whois data, and a review and analysis of the different proxy services available today. Specifically, the Council directs the staff to present for its review a draft Request for Proposals for such a study, including a proposed budget and timeline, and a methodology for outreach to knowledgeable parties, within 90 days from the date of adoption of this resolution. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">3. The GNSO Council will take the results of this study, once completed, into account in deciding on the next steps in Whois policy development. </FONT></P>
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