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<p class=MsoPlainText>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Ahead of the official GNSO Council minutes, the following
resolutions were passed at the Council meeting in Nairobi on Wednesday, 10
March 2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></b><![endif]><b>Motion
to Approve Vertical Integration (VI) Charter:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Made by: Stéphane van Gelder<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Seconded by: Mary Wong <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas, on 28 January 2010, the GNSO Council approved a
policy development process (PDP) on the topic of vertical integration between
registries and registrars;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas, the GNSO Council created a drafting team for the
purposes of drafting a charter to fulfill the requirements of the PDP; and,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas the drafting team completed its work and
presented its charter proposal to the GNSO Council on Friday Feb 26, 2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas, the GNSO Council has reviewed the proposed
charter to guide the working group in its PDP activities;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Resolved, that the GNSO Council approves the following
charter:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><br>
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-chartered-objectives-10mar10-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Resolved further, that the GNSO Council appoints Stephane
van Gelder to be the GNSO Council Liaison to the Vertical Integration Working
group (VI WG).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Resolved further, that the GNSO Council directs that a
working group be formed to perform the work of the VI WG, and that the VI WG
shall initiate its activities within 14 days after the approval of this motion.
Until such time as the WG can select a chair and that chair can be confirmed by
the GNSO Council, the GNSO Council Liaison shall act as interim chair.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Resolved further, that the WG is directed to develop a
version of objective 5 and to recommend it to the Council within three weeks
for either (a) Council approval of the WG-recommended Objective 5 or (b)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Council vote on which version of Objective 5 (as
reflected in the draft Charter of March 10, 2010) should apply.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Resolution passed unanimously
by voice vote of all Council members present.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Rosemary Sinclair, Adrian
Kinderis and Terry Davis absent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></b><![endif]><b>Resolution
for the extension of the Operating Steering Committee (OSC)- Policy Process
Steering Committee (PPSC) <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Motion made by: Chuck Gomes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Seconded by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas in October 2008, the GNSO Council established a
framework for implementing the various GNSO Improvements identified and
approved by the ICANN Board of Directors (see - GNSO Council Improvements
Implementation Plan)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-implementation-plan-16oct08.pdf;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas that framework included the formation of two
Steering Committees - the Operations Steering Committee and the Policy Process
Steering Committee - to charter and coordinate the efforts of five community
work teams designed to develop specific recommendations to implement specific
aspects of the improvements;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas the Council intended the charters of the
committees (and their attendant work teams) to be temporary and not to extend
beyond the 2009 annual ICANN meeting without specific action by the Council;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas the Council extended the terms of those
committees until the Nairobi ICANN meeting ("the end of ICANN's first
general meeting in 2010") to allow the GNSO community implementation
recommendations work to continue (see - 24 sept motions);<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas the Council acknowledges the hard work of those
work teams and notes that those committees and their teams are diligently
continuing their work;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>RESOLVED, The Council extends the terms of the Operations
Steering Committee and the Policy Process Steering Committee and their
respective work teams as necessary through the end of the 2010 ICANN annual
meeting. The Council directs each work team chair by the end of the Brussels
ICANN meeting to identify the specific targets and benchmarks for completing
their work and to be prepared to conclude their work as soon as possible but
not later than the 2010 ICANN annual meeting. The specific expectations, targets
and benchmarks for each team should be shared with the appropriate Steering
Committee Chair and the Council by 15 April 2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Resolution passed unanimously
by voice vote of all Council members present.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Rosemary Sinclair, Adrian
Kinderis and Terry Davis absent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></b><![endif]><b>Board
Seat #13 Election Resolution<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Made by: Chuck Gomes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Seconded by: Stephane van Gelder<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas, the ICANN Bylaws specify that the GNSO has the
right to select two individuals to serve on the ICANN Board, commonly referred
to as Board Seats 13 and 14;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas, under the Bylaws, the Contracted Parties House
of the GNSO Council selects the individual to fill Board Seat 13, and the
Non-Contracted Parties House selects the individual to fill Board Seat 14;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas, on 28 January 2010, the GNSO Council approved
the process proposed by the Contracted Party House to select a representative
to fill Board Seat 13 for the 2010 election, and amended its Operating
Procedures to include that process (see -
http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-28jan10-en.htm);<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Whereas the Contracted Parties House of the GNSO Council
has utilized that process to select Bruce Tonkin to serve as the Board member
for Seat 13;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>RESOLVED, The GNSO Council acknowledges the selection of
Bruce Tonkin by the Contracted Parties House to fill ICANN Board Seat 13 and
directs the GNSO Secretariat to make the necessary notifications to the Board
and the community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Resolution passed unanimously
by roll call vote and 3 absentee ballots.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Please let me know if you have
any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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