RE: [council] Motion regarding New gTLDs

["Rosette, Kristina" <krosette@xxxxxxx>]

Given the volume of public comment, I suggest that we defer voting on this 
motion until all GNSO Councilors who intend to read the public comments have 
done so. 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:21 PM
To: Stéphane Van Gelder; Avri Doria
Cc: Council GNSO
Subject: RE: [council] Motion regarding New gTLDs


As I said before, I accept Stephane's amendment as a friendly amendment.

Chuck  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stéphane Van Gelder
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:53 PM
> To: Avri Doria
> Cc: Council GNSO
> Subject: Re: [council] Motion regarding New gTLDs
> Importance: High
> 
> 
> I still see the same text on the wiki.
> 
> This is the text with my friendly amendment that I had on record:
> 
> > Whereas:
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > ·        Implementation Guideline E states,  ³The 
> application submission date
> > will be at least four months after the issue  of the Request for 
> > Proposal and ICANN will promote the opening of the  application 
> > round.²  (See Final Report, Part A, Introduction of New  Generic 
> > Top-Level Domains, dated 8 August 2007 at
> > 
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm#
> > _Toc4379
> > 8015  )
> >  
> > * The intent of the GNSO with regard  to Guideline E was to
> attempt to
> > ensure that all potential applicants,  including those that
> have not
> > been active in recent ICANN activities  regarding the
> introduction of
> > new gTLDs, would be informed of the process  and have
> reasonable time
> > to prepare a proposal if they so  desire.
> > * The minimum 4-month period for  promoting the opening of the 
> > application round is commonly referred to as  the
> ŒCommunications Period¹.
> > * Considerable delays have been  incurred in the
> implementation of new
> > gTLDs and the GNSO wishes to minimize  any further delays.
> > * It appears evident that a second  Draft Applicant Guidebook (RFP) 
> > will be posted at some time after the end of  the two 45-day public 
> > comment periods related to the initial version of the
> Guidebook (in
> > English and other languages).
> >  
> > 
> >  
> >  
> > Resolve:
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > ·        The GNSO Council changes  Implementation Guideline E to the
> > following:
> >  
> > o       Best efforts  will be made to ensure that the 
> second Draft Applicant
> > Guidebook is posted for  public comment at least 14 days before the 
> > first international meeting of  2009, to be held in Mexico
> from March 1 to March 6.
> >  
> > o       ICANN will initiate the  Communications Period at 
> the same time that
> > the second Draft Applicant  Guidebook is posted for public comment.
> >  
> > o       The opening of the initial  application round will 
> occur no earlier
> > than four (4) months after the start  of the Communications
> Period and
> > no earlier than 30 days after the posting of  the final Applicant 
> > Guidebook (RFP).
> >  
> > o       As applicable, promotions for the  opening of the 
> initial application
> > round will include:
> >  
> > §          Announcement about the  public comment period 
> following the posting
> > of the second Draft Applicant  Guidebook (RFP)
> >  
> > §          Information about the  steps that will follow 
> the comment period
> > including approval and posting of  the final Applicant
> Guidebook (RFP)
> >  
> > §          Estimates of when the  initial application round 
> will begin.
> 
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