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<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear
All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ahead
of the official Council minutes, the following motion was unanimously passed by
the Council today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A
Resolution to approve the GNSO Council Operations Work Team (GCOT) and the
Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team (CSG-WT) Deliverables
(29 July 2010)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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)
https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?gnso_operations_team and the
Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team (CSG-WT)
https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?constituency_operations_team ;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHEREAS,
a twenty-one (21) day Public Comment Forum http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gcot-csg-recommendations
completed between 28 June 2010 and 18 July 2010 and a Staff Summary and
Analysis http://forum.icann.org/lists/gcot-csg-recommendations/msg00001.html
has been published;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHEREAS,
the GNSO Council agreed to take action on the these deliverables as soon as
possible after the end of the public comment period; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHEREAS,
there were no public comments submitted that would amend any of the GCOT or
CSG-WT recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NOW,
BE IT THEREFORE:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED,
that the GNSO Council approves the following set of five GCOT deliverables,
without further modification:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>o Section 2.1-Council Member Term
Limits
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-term-limits-24may10-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>o Section 2.4-Board Seat Elections
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-board-seat-elections-24may10-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>o Section 3.8-Absences and Vacancies
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-absences-vacancies-11jun10-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>o Chapter 4.0-Voting http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-voting-11jun10-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>o Chapter 5.0-Statements and
Disclosures of Interest <a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-soi-doi-11jun10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-op-procedures-soi-doi-11jun10-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED
FURTHER, that Staff has incorporated the above Sections and Chapters into a new
version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) <
http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-draft-05aug10-en.pdf>,
which becomes effective immediately upon adoption;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED
FURTHER, that the GNSO Council approves the following CSG-WT deliverable<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-csg-recommendations-task-27may10-en.pdf</a>,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>which
is organized into two sections as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>o Sections 2.1 & 2.2: Recommended
Common Operating Principles and Participation Guidelines for GNSO Stakeholder
Groups and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Constituencies, which Staff has
incorporated into a new Chapter 7.0 in the above-referenced GNSO Operating
Procedures; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>o Section 2.3: Recommendations on a
GNSO Database of Community Members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED
FURTHER, that the GNSO Council hereby expresses its gratitude and appreciation
to the GCOT and CSG Work Teams for their dedication, commitment, and thoughtful
recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank
you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen de
Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO
Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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