[council] Two Motions relating to the Motion on New gTLD Implementation

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

All,

Please find below two motions dealing with the Motion on New gTLD
Implementation proposed by Chuck.  Both motions would be voted on before
Chuck's motion although the second is conditional upon the first
failing.  Do I have a second?

Motion 1.

Whereas,  a motion has been proposed to modify Implementation Guideline
E by directing ICANN to initiate the four-month Communications Period
simultaneously with the publication of the Second Draft Applicant
Guidebook and to open the initial application round not earlier than
four months after ICANN starts the Communications Period and not earlier
than 30 days after ICANN posts the final Request for Proposal (the
"Motion on New gTLD Implementation");

Whereas, the overall effect of the Motion on New gTLD Implementation is
to hasten the opening of the initial application round;

Whereas, one public comment period on the first Draft Application
Guidebook closed less than 72 hours ago and generated hundreds of pages
of submissions by a large number of individual and entities;

Whereas, it appears that many participants in the public comment period
expressed opinions regarding the timing of the introduction of new
gTLDs;

Whereas, the recent closing of the public comment period and the volume
of comments have prevented GNSO Councilors who intend to read all of the
submitted public comments from doing so;

Resolved, a vote on the Motion on New gTLD Implementation is deferred
until the GNSO Council's next scheduled meeting so that GNSO Councilors
who intend to read all of the public comments submitted on or before the
December 15 comment period close may have time to do so.


Motion 2 (conditional on Motion 1 failing)

Whereas, a motion has been proposed to modify Implementation Guideline E
by directing ICANN to initiate the four-month Communications Period
simultaneously with the publication of the Second Draft Applicant
Guidebook and to open the initial application round not earlier than
four months after ICANN starts the Communications Period and not earlier
than 30 days after ICANN posts the final Request for Proposal (the
"Motion on New gTLD Implementation");

Whereas, one public comment period on the first Draft Application
Guidebook closed less than 72 hours ago and generated hundreds of pages
of submissions by a large number of individual and entities;

Whereas, it appears that many participants in the public comment period
expressed opinions regarding the timing of the introduction of new
gTLDs;

Whereas, participants in that public comment period are entitled to know
if the GNSO Councilors read their comments before voting on the Motion
on New gTLD Implementation; 

Resolved, before voting on the Motion on New gTLD Implementation, all
GNSO Councilors will be polled as to whether they have read all public
comment on the first Draft Application Guidebook that was submitted on
or before the December 15 comment period close.

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Kristina