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[council] GNSO Council Resolutions 17 December 2009
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- Subject: [council] GNSO Council Resolutions 17 December 2009
- From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:00:47 -0800
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Dear All,
Ahead of the official Council minutes, the following resolutions were passed
unanimously during the Council meeting on Thursday, 17 December 2009.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you
Kind regards,
Glen
1. Motion To Approve Tool Kit of Services Recommendations for GNSO
Constituencies and Stakeholder Groups (amended 4 Dec 09)
Motion by: Chuck Gomes
Seconded by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben and Olga Cavalli
Whereas the Board Governance Committee Report on GNSO Improvements (BGC Report)
tasked ICANN staff with developing, within six months, in consultation with the
GNSO Council, a "tool kit" of basic services that would be made available to
all constituencies. (See Report of the Board Governance Committee GNSO Review
Working Group on GNSO Improvements, 3 February 2008 located at
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf>,
p. 46.);
Whereas the ICANN Board approved the BGC GNSO Improvement Recommendations on 26
June 2008
(<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm#_Toc76113182>);
Whereas in January 2009 the GNSO Council formed the Operations Steering
Committee (OSC) to develop recommendations to implement operational changes
contained in the BGC Report;
Whereas the OSC established three Work Teams, including the GNSO Stakeholder
Group and Constituency Operations Work Team, to take on the work of each of the
three operational areas addressed in the BGC Report recommendations;
Whereas the GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Operations Work Team
developed and approved Tool Kit Services Recommendations for GNSO
Constituencies and Stakeholder Groups on 25 October 2009 and sent them to the
OSC for review;
Whereas the OSC accepted the Work Team's recommendations;
Whereas on 5 Nov 09 the document was distributed to the Council list and
Councilors were asked to forward the recommendations to their respective groups
for review and comment ASAP with the tentative goal of Council action in our
December meeting;
Whereas the implementation of the toolkit has process and budgetary
implications;
RESOLVED, the Council approves the recommendations
(<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/tool-kit-services-recommendations-for-gnso-05nov09-en.pdf>)
and directs Staff to: 1) share the recommendations with the Board; 2) post the
document on the GNSO web page at <http://gnso.icann.org/>; 3) estimate the cost
of the services; 4) estimate what funds might be available; 5) prioritize the
list of services in cooperation with the Council; 6) develop specifications for
providing the services, including requirements for their use and procedures for
requesting them; and 7) notify applicable GNSO organizations of the services,
specifications and procedures for requesting them.
The motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
2 Motion to Approve the Alternative Proposal recommended by the Special
Trademark Issues Review Team (Amended 16 Dec 09) and amended by Kristina Rosette
Motion made by: Stéphane van Gelder
Seconded by: Debra Hughes
Whereas, on 12 October 2009, the ICANN Board sent a letter
(http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.p
df ) to the GNSO Council requesting its review of the policy implications of
certain trademark protection mechanisms proposed for the New gTLD Program;
Whereas, in response to the Board's letter, on 28 October 2009 the GNSO Council
created the Special Trademarks Issues (STI) review team to analyze the staff
implementation models of the Trademark Clearinghouse and Uniform Rapid
Suspension System that were proposed for inclusion in the Draft Application
Guidebook;
Whereas, on 11 December 2009, the STI Review Team delivered its Report
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/sti/sti-wt-recommendations-11dec09-en.pdf
to the GNSO Council describing an alternative proposal to address trademark
concerns in the New gTLD Program that was supported by a consensus of its
members;
Whereas, the GNSO has reviewed the STI Report, and the minority reports
included therein, and desires to approve the alternative proposal recommended
by the STI review team;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:
RESOLVED, that the GNSO appreciates the hard work and tremendous effort shown
by each member of the STI review team in developing the STI alternative
proposal on an expedited basis;
Resolved, that the GNSO Council hereby approves the overall package of
recommendations contained in the STI Report, and resolves that the STI proposal
to create a Trademark Clearinghouse and a Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure as
described in the STI Report are more effective and implementable solutions than
the corresponding staff implementation models that were described in memoranda
accompanying the Draft Applicant Guidebook Version 3;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council directs Staff to forward the
recommendations to the Board in response to its 12 October 2009 letter
(http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.p
df) and acknowledges that the STI report will be posted as soon as possible for
a public comment period that will end on 26 January 2010 to allow the ICANN
community to comment on the STI recommendations prior to finalization of the
model to be included in the Draft Applicant Guidebook.
The motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote of all Council members
present.
Council members absent:
Contracted Party House - Registrar Stakeholder Group: Adrian Kinderis
Non Contracted Party House - NCSG - Rosemary Sinclair, Mary Wong
3. Motion to delay decision regarding initiation of a Vertical Integration PDP
Made by: Chuck Gomes
Seconded by Bill Drake and Jaime Wagner
WHEREAS, the GNSO Council requested that Staff prepare an Issues Report on
Vertical Integration at its 24 September 2009 meeting;
WHEREAS, the Issues Report on Vertical Integration
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/report-04dec09-en.pdf
has been delivered to the GNSO Council on 11 December
2009<https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?action=display;is_incipient=1;page_name=11%20December%202009>;
WHEREAS, in light of the approaching year-end holidays and the numerous
important issues pending before the GNSO Council, the Council desires to have
ample time to evaluate the recommendations contained in the Issues Report;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:
RESOLVED, that the Council acknowledges receipt of the Issues Report, thanks
Staff for its efforts to produce the report, and agrees to delay consideration
of the decision on whether to launch a PDP on the topic of vertical integration
until January 2010.
The motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org
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