[council] Procedure for requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry
Dear Council Members, Following last Thursday's Council meeting with a vote that produced a Supermajority Recommendation on the lengthy subject line above, a draft Council Report to Board, as called for by the PDP, is attached for your consideration. Comments, corrections and improvements to this draft Council Report are certainly welcome. A final version is needed for item 3 below. Furthermore, I wish to inform you about the next procedural steps for this Recommendation: 1. The Final Report and all ancillary documents are right now being submitted for information to the Board meeting on 16 August. 2. Before the end of this week, the Final Report will be posted on the ICANN website for a 21-day public comment period, in accordance with Article III, Section 6 of the Bylaws. All SOs and ACs will be notified thereof. 3. The document set will be completed with public comments received, with the aim to submit the Recommendation for final adoption as a consensus policy by the Board at the 13 September ICANN Board meeting. Please contact me if you have any questions on the above. Very best regards Olof Nordling Olof Nordling Manager, Policy Development Coordination ICANN 6 Rond Point Schuman, Bt.5 B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel.: +32.2.234 7870 Mobile: +32.475.420805 Fax: +32.2.234 7848 E-mail: olof.nordling@xxxxxxxxx www.icann.org Attachment:
Council Report to the Board reg chg.doc
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