<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div></div><div><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">MOTION REFERRING TO THE GNSO
COUNCIL OPERATIONS PROCEDURES WORK TEAM (GCOT) RECOMMENDATIONS<br>
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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 on 26 June 2008 <<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm</a></span></u>>
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WHEREAS, that framework included the formation, in January 2009, of two
Steering Committees, the Operations Steering Committee (OSC) and the Policy
Process Steering Committee (PPSC), to charter and coordinate the efforts of
five community work teams in developing specific recommendations to implement
the improvements;<br>
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WHEREAS, the OSC established three work teams, including the GNSO Council
Operations Work Team (GCOT) <<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?gnso_operations_team">https://st.icann.org/icann-osc/index.cgi?gnso_operations_team</a></span></u>>
, which were chartered to focus on specific operational areas addressed in the
BGC Report recommendations <<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf">http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf</a></span></u>>
;<br>
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WHEREAS, the GCOT has completed and submitted a revision of the GNSO Operating
Procedures (GOP) that modifies Chapter 5.0 Statements and Disclosures of
Interest <INSERT LINK> . <br>
<br>
WHEREAS, the revision of Chapter 5.0 includes a new section 5.2.3 Exemptions,
modifications to sections 5.3.3 Contents, and removes section 5.4 Disclosure of
Interest Procedures;<br>
<br>
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:<br>
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RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council accepts these deliverables submitted by the
GCOT and approved by the OSC and directs Staff to post the aforementioned
document for thirty (30) days in the ICANN Public Comment Forum.<br>
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RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council shall take formal action on this
document, including potential modification, as soon as possible after the
conclusion of the public comment period.</span></p>
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