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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h4><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></strong></h4><h4><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Ahead of the official minutes please find the two resolution passed by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 13 June 2013. <o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Council resolved to Adopt Proposed Modification of the GNSO Operating Procedures Concerning the Deadline for the Submission of Reports and Motions</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHEREAS:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council has determined that the language concerning the deadline for the submission of reports and motions in the current GNSO Operating Procedures lacks clarity;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council proposes a modification of the GNSO Operating Procedures that reports and motions should be submitted to the GNSO Council for inclusion on the agenda as soon as possible, but no later than 23h59 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on the day, 10 calendar days before the GNSO Council meeting;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The revised GNSO Operating Procedures, including the clarification of the deadline for the submission of reports and motions, was put out for a minimum 21-day public comment period on 02 May 2013 ending on 23 May 2013 (see </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gnso-op-procedures-02may13-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gnso-op-procedures-02may13-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>) as required by the ICANN Bylaws;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As a result of the public comment period, the GNSO Council determined that no further changes were necessary;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council adopts the revised GNSO Operating Procedures including the clarification of the deadline for the submission of reports and / or motions (see </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/op-procedures-04jun13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/op-procedures-04jun13-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council instructs staff to update any other sections in the GNSO Operating Procedures that are related to the submission of reports and / or motions to ensure that these are consistent with the new provision that reports and motions should be submitted to the GNSO Council for inclusion on the agenda as soon as possible, but no later than 23h59 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on the day, 10 calendar days before the GNSO Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4 id="Motions13June2013-Motion2:InitiationofaPolicyDevelopmentProcess(PDP)ontheTranslationandTransliterationofContactInformation"><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Council resolved to Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whereas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The translation and transliteration of contact information were two of several issues addressed by a cross-community working group – Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD-WG) – in its Final Report;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As a result, the GNSO Council requested an Issue Report on translation and transliteration of contact information at its meeting on 17 October 2012 (see </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/resolutions%2320121017-4"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/en/resolutions#20121017-4</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A Preliminary Issue Report on translation and transliteration of contact information was published on 08 January 2013 for public comment (see </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/transliteration-contact-08jan13-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/transliteration-contact-08jan13-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> );<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A Final Issue Report translation and transliteration of contact information was submitted to the GNSO Council on 21 March 2013 (see </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-final-21mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-final-21mar13-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Final Issue Report recommends that the GNSO Council should initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP) limited to the issues discussed in this report;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As recommended by the WHOIS Policy Review Team the Final Issue Report also recommends that ICANN should commission a study on the commercial feasibility of translation or transliteration systems for internationalized contact data, which is expected to help inform the PDP Working Group in its deliberations;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN’s General Counsel has confirmed that the topic is properly within the scope of the ICANN policy process and within the scope of the GNSO;</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO initiates a PDP on the issues defined in the Final Issue Report (see </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-final-21mar13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-final-21mar13-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>) on the translation and transliteration of contact information;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A Working Group will be created for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the PDP.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO requests staff to commission a study on the commercial feasibility of translation or transliteration systems for internationalized contact data, which is expected to help inform the PDP Working Group in its deliberations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you.<br>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>