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<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Attached please find the draft minutes
of the GNSO Council meeting on 17 December 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please let me know if you would like any
changes to be made. If no comments are received, these minutes will be
published, as approved on the website on page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/index.html#dec">http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/index.html#dec</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>on Thursday, 31 December 2009.<br>
<br>
Please note the action items arising from the minutes:<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 4 Action
Item:</span></b><span lang=EN-US><br>
Discussion of the Issues Report regarding vertical separation of Registries and
Registrars<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/report-04dec09-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>Council
members are encouraged to involve their stakeholder groups in discussing this
issue and to provide input on the Council mailing list in preparation for the
next Council meeting on 7 January 2010 and at a specially convened meeting for
that purpose if it is decided to schedule such meeting.<br>
Margie Milam's overview can be accessed at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/issues-report-summary-17dec09-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/issues-report-summary-17dec09-en.pdf</a><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 6.2.4
Action Item:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>Councilors
are encouraged to solicit input from their stakeholder groups on the Final Report
of the IDN Implementation Working Team <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-implementation-working-team-report-final-03dec09-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>in
preparation for discussion at the next Council meeting on Thursday, 7 January
2010.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><b><span lang=EN-US>Item 7.1 Action
Item:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><b><span lang=EN-US>Chuck
Gomes</span></b><span lang=EN-US> to send a message to the Policy Process
Steering Committee (PPSC) Policy Development Process (PDP) work team capturing
the discussion and outcome of the request for a face to face meeting.<br>
<br>
<b>Item 7. 3 Action Item</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US>Councilors
are asked to forward the AGP Limits Policy - Implementation Report<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US><a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agp-limits-policy-report-14dec09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agp-limits-policy-report-14dec09-en.pdf</a><br>
to their stakeholder groups and be prepared to discuss the issue in the meeting
on 7 January 2010.<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Reminder:</span></b><span lang=EN-US>
Following the new GNSO Council operating Procedures we no <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>longer will need to approve minutes in
our live meeting but each Councilor will <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>individually be responsible for
reviewing and commenting on the minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Council operating Procedures<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-operating-procedures-clean-12nov09-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>3.5 Procedure to Produce the Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>"Within 10 days of the meeting, the
Chair and Vice Chairs will edit the draft <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>and request the Secretariat to circulate
the draft summary to GNSO Council <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>members for comment and approval. All
comments received will be accepted for <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>inclusion into the draft minutes unless
there are objections. If no objections <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>are received within 10 days, the minutes
will be deemed to have been approved <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>for posting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>All comments received from GNSO Council
members will be incorporated in the <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>summary unless there are objections from
other GNSO Council members."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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