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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Following on from an action item arising from the GNSO Council call today, attached please find the proposed <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MOTION TO CREATE JOINT WORKING GROUP ON CONSUMER CHOICE, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION (CCI) ( also copied below) and the link to the proposed draft charter for the Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation Working Group (CCI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The draft charter is posted on page<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/</a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/cci-draft-charter-21jul11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/cci-draft-charter-21jul11-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>MOTION TO CREATE JOINT WORKING GROUP ON CONSUMER CHOICE, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION (CCI):<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Whereas, on 10 December 2010, the ICANN Board adopted Resolution 30 (</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-10dec10-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-10dec10-en.htm#</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>) requesting advice from the GNSO, CCNSO, ALAC and GAC </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt'>on establishing the definition, measures, and three year targets for those measures, for competition, consumer trust and consumer choice in the context of the domain name system, such advice to be provided for discussion at the ICANN International Public meeting in San Francisco from 13-18 March 2011</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>;</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Whereas, since the receipt of this request, the GNSO Council has conducted preliminary work (led by Rosemary Sinclair) to develop these metrics through various workshops conducted at the Silicon Valley ICANN Meeting, and the Singapore ICANN Meeting;</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Whereas, as a result of these preliminary activities, there is a desire to form a joint working group with any of these SO/ACs interested in participating in this joint effort to fulfill this Board request, in accordance with the Draft Charter (attached) presented to the GNSO Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Resolved, that the GNSO Council directs that a joint working group be formed to respond to the Board’s request, and to produce recommendations to be delivered to each participating SO/AC to respond to the Board request for</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'> establishing the definition, measures, and three year targets for those measures, for competition, consumer trust and consumer choice in the context of the domain name system</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Resolved further, that this newly formed joint working group is not authorized to forward its recommendations to, or otherwise communicate its findings directly with, the ICANN Board;</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Resolved further, that Rosemary Sinclair shall serve as the GNSO Council Liaison for this joint working group;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Resolved further, it is recognized that the Consumer Choice, Competition, and Innovation (CCI) WG has already met informally and commenced activities in furtherance of this effort. Until such time as the WG can select a chair and that chair can be confirmed by the GNSO Council, the GNSO Council Liaison shall act as interim chair; and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Resolved further, that the Charter (attached) is hereby approved for the CCI WG. As specified in the Charter, a Working Group Report is to be produced for consideration at the ICANN Dakar Meeting in October, 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Resolved further, that in the event that no other SO/AC approves of the terms of this Charter, the CCI WG shall continue to proceed as a GNSO Council only activity.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Glen</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>