<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Steve,<div><br></div><div>I am writing to you in your capacity as Chairman of the ICANN Board to inform you of the resolution passed by the GNSO Council during its September 22 meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>The resolution reads:</div><div>
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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">Whereas:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The GNSO Council and ALAC established the Joint SO/AC
Working Group (JASWG) on support for new gTLD applicants in April of 2010; and</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The Joint SO/AC Working Group released its second Milestone
Report, posted for consideration by the Board, Chartering Organizations and
at-large Community. This report documented the completion of work as defined in
the extended charter and,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The Joint SO/AC Working Group received and discussed the public
comments, and</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The Joint SO/AC Working Group has completed the enumerated
items as defined in its extended charter and has published a final report
(<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/jaswg/JAS+Issues+and+Recommendations#">https://community.icann.org/display/jaswg/JAS+Issues+and+Recommendations#</a>) on
14 September 2011 covering those chartered items
(<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#20110113-1">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#20110113-1</a>) entitled Final Report of the
Joint SO/AC new GTLD applicant support working group. And</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The Joint SO/AC Working Group is still in the process of
completing some last tasks including completion of the formal documentation of
the comment responses for the second milestone community review, and</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The GNSO Council has not had a chance to review the Final
Report nor digest any of its contents,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">However, the GNSO Council does not wish to delay implementation
of support programs for applicants from developing regions,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">Resolved:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The GNSO Council thanks the members of the Joint SO/AC
Working Group for its efforts and its dedication to completing these work items
on such a tight schedule, and</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The GNSO Council approves forwarding the final Report to the
ICANN Board for review, but reserves its right to provide comments to the ICANN
Board on all of the recommendations contained therein; and</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The GNSO Council requests ICANN staff to develop an
implementation plan following the JAS WG recommendations, subject to comments
received from the GNSO community , and</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The GNSO Council requests that ICANN staff publish the
implementation plan for public comment prior to consideration by the ICANN
Board, and</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The GNSO Council requests that the Joint SO/AC Working Group
complete the publication of its formal Milestone 2 response document as quickly
as possible, and</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">The GNSO Council requests that the Joint SO/AC Working Group
remains on call to review the outcome of the ICANN implementation of the JAS
recommendations.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#225ff6">Resolved further, that the GNSO Council instructs the GNSO
Chair to communicate its decision to the ALAC Chair.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal">Would you please inform the Board of this GNSO Council resolution and draw the Board's attention to its various RESOLVED clauses.</p><div>For the Board's convenience, please see the following link to the JAS WG Final Report: <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/jas-final-report-13sep11-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/jas-final-report-13sep11-en.pdf</a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Best, </p></div><div><div>
<div>Stéphane Van Gelder</div><div><br></div></div><div>GNSO Council Chair</div></div></body></html>