<div class="gmail_quote"><div><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt"><div class="im">Hi, </div><div class="im">I want to submit the following motion for Council consideration.</div><div class="im">
It is related with documents produced by the OSC CSG Working Team</div><div class="im">A second is welcome.</div><div class="im">Best regards</div><div class="im">Olga</div><div class="im">
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WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, at its 23 June 2010 meeting in Brussels, accepted a set of deliverables submitted by the GNSO Council Operations Work Team (GCOT) <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?gnso_operations_team" target="_blank">https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?gnso_operations_team</a></u></font>>  and the Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team (CSG-WT) <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?constituency_operations_team" target="_blank">https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?constituency_operations_team</a></u></font>> ;<br>

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WHEREAS, a twenty-one (21) day Public Comment Forum <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gcot-csg-recommendations" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gcot-csg-recommendations</a></u></font>> completed between 28 June 2010 and 18 July 2010 and a Staff Summary and Analysis <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/gcot-csg-recommendations/msg00001.html" target="_blank">http://forum.icann.org/lists/gcot-csg-recommendations/msg00001.html</a></u></font>> has been published;<br>

WHEREAS, the GNSO Council agreed to take action on the these deliverables as soon as possible after the end of the public comment period;<br>
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WHEREAS, there were no public comments submitted that would amend any of the GCOT or CSG-WT recommendations;<br>
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NOW, BE IT THEREFORE:<br>
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RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council approves the following set of <font color="#6F2F9F">five </font>GCOT documents, without further modification, which Staff has incorporated and directs Staff to publish into a new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) <Link to PDF> containing these sections and chapters:<br>

</span></font><span style="font-size:11pt"><div class="im"><font face="Symbol">· </font><font face="Times New Roman">      </font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Section 2.1-Council Member Term Limits <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-term-limits-24may10-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-term-limits-24may10-en.pdf</a></u></font>><br>

</font><font face="Symbol">· </font><font face="Times New Roman">      </font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Section 2.4-Board Seat Elections <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-board-seat-elections-24may10-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-board-seat-elections-24may10-en.pdf</a></u></font>><br>

</font><font face="Symbol">· </font><font face="Times New Roman">      </font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Section 3.8-Absences and Vacancies <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-absences-vacancies-11jun10-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-absences-vacancies-11jun10-en.pdf</a></u></font>><br>

</font><font face="Symbol">· </font><font face="Times New Roman">      </font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Chapter 4.0-Voting <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-voting-11jun10-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-voting-11jun10-en.pdf</a></u></font>><br>

</font><font face="Symbol">· </font><font face="Times New Roman">      </font></div><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Chapter 5.0-Statements and Disclosures of Interest <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-soi-doi-11jun10-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-soi-doi-11jun10-en.pdf</a></u></font>><div class="im">
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[Note that two sections, 5.3.2 and 5.3.3, are not approved pending further Staff action to be determined.  These sections are footnoted in the document as “inactive” until subsequently approved by the OSC and Council]. <br>

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RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council approves the following CSG-WT deliverable <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf</a></u></font>>, <font color="#6F2F9F">which is organized into two sections as follows</font>: and directs Staff to publish into a new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) <Link TBD> and to provide these recommendations to GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies for use in amending their charters, as appropriate:<br>

</font><font color="#6F2F9F"><font face="Symbol">·         </font></font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Sections 2.1 & 2.2</font><font color="#6F2F9F"><font face="Times New Roman">:  </font></font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Recommended Common Operating Principles and Participation Guidelines for GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies  <<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf</a></u></font>>, which Staff has incorporated into a new Chapter 7.0 in the GNSO Operating Procedures <Link to PDF>;  and</font><font face="Times New Roman">  <br>

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</font><font color="#6F2F9F"><font face="Symbol">·         </font></font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Section 2.3:  Recommendations on a GNSO Database of Community Members. <br>
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RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council directs Staff to provide Sections 2.1 and 2.2 above to GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies for use in amending their charters, as appropriate.  <div class="im"><br>
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RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council hereby expresses its gratitude and appreciation for the GCOT and CSG Work Teams’ dedication, commitment, and thoughtful recommendations.  <br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br>
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