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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=150441901-23012009>My apologies for
being several hours late, but I would like to make the motion that is attached
and copied below for consideration at our 29 Jan meeting. A second is
welcome as are friendly amendments.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=150441901-23012009>Chuck</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">GNSO Restructure – Motion re. Individual
Users in the GNSO</B><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Whereas:<o:p></o:p></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">On
11 December 2008, the ICANN Board approved Resolution 2008-12-11-02 seeking a
recommendation on how to incorporate the legitimate interests of individual
Internet users in the GNSO in constructive yet non-duplicative ways and
requesting that the recommendation should be submitted no later than 24
January 2009 for consideration by the Board.<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">In
an email message to the GNSO Council list dated 20 January 2009, the ICANN
Vice President, Policy Development clarified that the11 December Resolution is
an effort to help the Board identify a strategic solution that balances
ALAC/At-Large and GNSO opportunities for all user and registrant
stakeholders. <o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">The
<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Working Group on GNSO Council
Restructuring Report sent to the ICANN Board of Directors </SPAN>on <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">25 July 2008 recommended that </SPAN>the
Non-Contracted Party/User House would be open to membership of all interested
parties that use or provide services for the Internet, with the obvious
exclusion of the contracted parties and should explicitly not be restricted to
domain registrants as recommended by the BGC and that such recommendation was
made in response to the suggestion of the ALAC Liaison to the
Council.<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">The
GNSO Council Chair previously contacted the ALAC Chair and the GNSO ALAC
Liaison to discuss this topic.<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">The
potential members of the two GNSO Council Non-Contracted Party Stakeholder
Groups have been tasked with submitting proposed Stakeholder Group Charters to
the ICANN Board prior to the Board meeting on 6 March 2009.<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Resolve:<o:p></o:p></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">The
Council requests the GNSO Council ALAC Liaison in consultation with the ALAC
Chair to:<o:p></o:p></LI>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Determine
whether the ALAC and At-Large community have any concerns with regard to the
recommendation that membership in the Non-Contracted Party/User House would
be open to individual Internet users in addition to domain name registrants
and, if so, to communicate those concerns to the GNSO Council as soon as
practical<o:p></o:p></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Determine
whether the ALAC and At-Large community would like the GNSO to identify some
noncommercial user representatives, especially individual users, who would
be willing to work with the ALAC and At-Large community to develop a
recommendation regarding the Board’s request that could be forwarded to the
NCUC for their consideration in developing a stakeholder group charter and
to the Board for action on GNSO improvement recommendations.<o:p></o:p></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Provide
weekly progress reports to the Council list regarding the
above.<o:p></o:p></LI></UL></UL>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">The
Council directs the Council Chair to:<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Apologize
to the Board that it failed to meet the Board established deadline of 24
January<o:p></o:p></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Inform
the Board that the GNSO:<o:p></o:p></LI>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Is
awaiting information from the ALAC.<o:p></o:p></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Is
willing in cooperation with noncommercial users to identify noncommercial
user representatives, especially individual users, who would be willing to
work with the ALAC and At-Large community to develop a
recommendation.<o:p></o:p></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Will
promptly consider next steps and respond to the Board as quickly as
possible after requested information is received from the ALAC as well any
recommendation that may be developed by the ALAC and At-Large community.
<o:p></o:p></LI></UL></UL></UL>
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