<div dir="ltr">Hello Everyone,<div><br></div><div>I am submitting the proposed motion for council consideration about the <span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse">Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support  charter.</span></div>



<div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><div><br></div><div>The proposed motion:</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">



<span style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Motion to adopt a Charter for the  Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG)</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Whereas, on 1 April 2010, the GNSO Council resolved to form a joint working group with other interested Supporting Organizations (SO’s) and Advisory Committee (AC’s) to fulfill an ICANN Board request (</font></span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20" target="_blank"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20</font></span></font></a><span style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">) to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to new gTLD applicants, keeping in mind the GNSO Implementation guideline to recover the cost of new gTLD applications and on-going services to new gTLDs;</font></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Whereas, the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG) has since been launched and has drafted a Charter (<a href="https://st.icann.org/so-ac-new-gtld-wg/index.cgi?so_ac_new_gtld_applicant_support_working_group" target="_blank">https://st.icann.org/so-ac-new-gtld-wg/index.cgi?so_ac_new_gtld_applicant_support_working_group</a>) for the WG activities.</font></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:</font></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Resolved, that the GNSO Council hereby adopts the Charter (<a href="https://st.icann.org/so-ac-new-gtld-wg/index.cgi?so_ac_new_gtld_applicant_support_working_group" target="_blank">https://st.icann.org/so-ac-new-gtld-wg/index.cgi?so_ac_new_gtld_applicant_support_working_group</a>) for the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG);</font></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Resolved further, that the GNSO Council Liaison for the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG), Rafik Dammak, shall inform the WG of this resolution within 48 hours of its adoption.</font></span></p>



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