[council] GNSO Council resolutions 20 November 2007

["GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Council Members,

Ahead of the complete minutes, please find the resolutions that were
passed by the GNSO Council teleconference on Tuesday 20 November 2007.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you.
Kind regards,

Glen
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Resolution 1

Whereas, the Council has previously requested and received both the 15
June 2007 "GNSO Issues Report on Dispute Handling for IGO Names and
Abbreviations"
http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/igo-names/issues-report-igo-drp-15jun07.pdf
and the 28 September 2007 "Staff Report on Draft IGO Domain Name Dispute 
Resolution Procedure;"
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-igo-drp-report-v2-28sep07.pdf

and

Whereas, the Council believes that further work on the draft IGO Domain
Name Dispute Resolution Procedure is appropriate before voting on
whether to initiate a policy development process on this issue; and

Whereas, the Intellectual Property Constituency is drafting and expects
to distribute not later than 28 November a revised proposed draft
dispute resolution procedure,

Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Council postpones until its 20
December meeting the vote on whether to initiate a policy development
process.

Resolution 2

Whereas the issues report  on Inter-Registrar Transfers
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/transfers/issues-report-transfer-denial-clarifications-19oct07.pdf 

has been released and discussed

The GNSO council resolves to initiate a PDP to address the issues set
forth in the Issues Report by the Staff.

Resolution 3 failed

Whereas the Council has decided to initiate a PDP on Inter-registrar
Transfers, a Task Force will be created according to the By-laws,
section 5 of Annex A of the GNSO Policy Development Process.

Thus

Pursuant to the ICANN Bylaws
http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#AnnexA-8
8. Procedure if No Task Force is Formed

    a. If the Council decides not to convene a task force, the Council 
will request that, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, each 
constituency appoint a representative to solicit the constituency's 
views on the issue. Each such representative shall be asked to submit a 
Constituency Statement to the Staff Manager within thirty-five (35) 
calendar days after initiation of the PDP.
    b. The Council may also pursue other options that it deems 
appropriate to assist in the PDP, including appointing a particular 
individual or organization to gather information on the issue or 
scheduling meetings for deliberation or briefing. All such information 
shall be submitted to the Staff Manager within thirty-five (35) calendar 
days after initiation of the PDP.
    c. The Staff Manager will take all Constituency Statements, Public 
Comment Statements, and other information and compile (and post on the 
Comment Site) an Initial Report within fifty (50) calendar days after 
initiation of the PDP. Thereafter, the PDP shall follow the provisions 
of Item 9 below in creating a Final Report.
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Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org