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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Councillors,<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"">Ahead of the Council minutes, please find the resolutions
<b><u>passed</u></b> by the GNSO Council at its meeting on Thursday, 4 September 2014.<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"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Consent agenda:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Council approved thanking ICANN Contractual Compliance for its presentation of their three-year plan and continued collaboration with the GNSO in future policy development
efforts <br>
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AND<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Considering the issues identified in the Uniformity of Reporting Final Issue Report to have been addressed and to consider the issue closed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Council confirmed the Co-Chairs for the Working Group on
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Curative Rights Protections for IGO/INGOs (IGO-INGO-CRP) PDP working group</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, namely
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Philip Corwin</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> and Petter Rindforth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Council passed the resolution to appoint a GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee<o:p></o:p></span></u></h3>
<p class="s2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Whereas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As part of the discussions within ICANN between the GNSO and GAC, on how to facilitate early engagement of the GAC in GNSO policy development activities, the option of appointing a
GNSO liaison to the GAC has been proposed as one of the mechanisms to explore.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As such, the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group (CG) on GAC Early Engagement in GNSO policy development activities proposed to implement this option as a one-year pilot program in FY15 (starting
1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This mechanism will be evaluated at the end of FY 15, by both the GNSO Council and the GAC, to determine whether or not to continue in either in the same form or with possible adjustments
based on the feedback received.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Following a call for candidates (see</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16435.html"><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16435.html</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">),
five applications were received <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">all of which were evaluated by the GNSO Council Leadership based on the criteria outlined in the call for candidates.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo2">
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Mason Cole was unanimously selected by the GNSO Council Leadership as the preferred candidate</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
<p class="s2"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Resolved:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The GNSO Council hereby appoints Mason Cole to the role of GNSO Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee until 30 June 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The GNSO Council Leadership Team will co-ordinatewith Mason Cole as well as the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group on next steps and the successful implementation of this new role.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Council adopted a Charter for a Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions
</span></u></b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Whereas,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has requested that ICANN “convene a multistakeholder process to develop a plan to transition
the U.S. government stewardship role” with regard to the IANA Functions and related root zone management.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">On June 6 2014, ICANN proposed the creation of an IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) “responsible for preparing a transition proposal reflecting
the differing needs of the various affected parties of the IANA functions.”<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">It was determined that the transition proposal should be developed within the directly affected communities (i.e. the IETF for development of standards for
Internet Protocol Parameters; the NRO, the ASO, and the RIRs for functions related the management and distribution of numbering resources; and the GNSO and ccNSO for functions related to the Domain Name System). These efforts would inform the work of the ICG,
whose responsibility would be to fashion an overall integrated transition proposal from these autonomously developed components.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Following distribution of an invitation to participate, a drafting team (DT) was formed with participants from the ccNSO, GNSO, SSAC and ALAC to develop
a charter for a Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">The DT delivered the proposed
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14aug14-en.pdf">
charter</a> for consideration to the ccNSO, GNSO, SSACC and ALAC <br>
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Resolved,<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo5">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">The GNSO Council approves the
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14aug14-en.pdf">
Charter</a> and appoints <b>Jonathan Robinson</b> as the GNSO Council liaison and member to the CWG.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo5">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Each GNSO Stakeholder Group will identify one member for the CWG by 15 September taking into account the charter requirement that best efforts should be
made to ensure that members:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Have sufficient expertise to participate in the applicable subject matter;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Commit to actively participate in the activities of the CWG on an ongoing and long-term basis; and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns of individuals in the organization that appoints them.<br>
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3. The GNSO will collaborate with the other SOs and ACs to issue a call for observers to join the CWG, each in accordance with its own rules.<br>
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4. Until the CWG selects its co-chairs for the CWG, the GNSO Council recommends that the co-chairs of the Drafting Team shall serve as the interim co-chairs of the CWG.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<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.<br>
Thank you.<br>
Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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GNSO Secretariat<br>
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