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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In preparation for the Council meeting a little later, please
find the proposed amendments to the motion in bold font in this text version:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>MOTION TO CREATE JOINT SO/AC WORKING GROUP ON NEW GTLD
APPLICANT SUPPORT:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Made by: Rafik Dammak Seconded by: Olga Cavalli amended by
Wolf-Ulrich Knoben <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Whereas, ICANN aims to ensure that the New gTLD Program is
inclusive, along the lines of the organization’s strategic objectives;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Whereas, numerous stakeholders have, on various occasions,
expressed concern about the cost of applying and about the material
requirements for new gTLDs, and suggested that these costs and material
conditions might hinder applicants requiring assistance, especially those from
developing regions, from cultural/linguistic groups and from non-profit groups
such as philanthropies,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Whereas, on 13 March 2010, the ICANN Board adopted
Resolution 20 (http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20)
requesting that stakeholders work with their respective ACs and SOs to form a
working group to provide a sustainable approach to providing support to
applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDS;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Whereas, the GNSO Council desires to form a joint working
group with other interested Supporting Organizations (SO’s) and Advisory
Committee (AC’s) to fulfill this Board request, and to develop a
sustainable approach to providing support to such new GTLD applicants,***<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b> o Tim Ruiz' s amendment: "keeping in mind
ICANN's requirement to recover the costs of new gTLD applications and on-going
services to new gTLDs.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b> o Rafik Dammak's rewording: "keeping in
mind the GNSO Implementation guideline to recover the cost of new gTLD
applications and on-going services to new gTLDs.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Resolved, that the GNSO Council supports the formation of a
joint SO/AC working group to respond to the Board’s request by developing
a sustainable approach to providing support to new gTLD applicants requiring
assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDS;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Resolved further, that Rafik Dammak shall serve as the GNSO
Council Liaison for this joint SO/AC working group;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Resolved further, that the GNSO Council Chair shall within
48 hours of this motion inform the Chairs of other SO’s and the
AC’s of this action and encourage their participation;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Resolved further, that ICANN Staff shall within seven
calendar days of this motion identify and assign applicable Staff support for
this working group and arrange for support tools such as a mailing list,
website and other tools as needed;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Resolved further, that the staff support assigned to this
working group shall within 48 hours after the support tools are arranged
distribute an invitation for working group participants as widely as possible
within the SO/AC community;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Resolved further, that the New gTLD <b>Applicant</b> Support
WG shall initiate its activities within 28 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 participating SO’s and AC’s, the GNSO Council
Liaison shall act as interim co-chair with the liaison(s) from other SO’s
and AC’s;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Resolved further, that the New gTLD <b>Applicant </b>Support
WG shall as its first action items: i) elect a chair or co-chairs; ii)
establish meeting times as needed; and iii) develop and propose a charter
describing its tasks and schedule of deliverables for approval by the
participating SO’s and AC’s.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Resolved further, that the New gTLD <b>Applicant </b>Support
WG shall deliver its initial recommendation for community comment in time for
discussion at the Brussels ICANN meeting.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Glen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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