[council] FW: GNSO Council Resolution for WHOIS Studies Funding for FY11

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

From: Diane Schroeder


Dear Glen - I have forwarded this to the Board Finance Committee.  Regards,  
Diane



From: Glen de Saint Géry [mailto:Glen@xxxxxxxxx]

Subject: GNSO Council Resolution for WHOIS Studies Funding for FY11

To : ICANN Chief Financial Officer.
To: ICANN Board Finance Committee

It is my pleasure to  communicate to you the GNSO Council resolution 
unanimously passed on  April 21, 2010  as stated below:

Motion for WHOIS Studies Funding for FY11
Motion made by:  Chuck Gomes
Seconded by:  Adrian  Kinderis

Whereas:

In October 2007, the GNSO Council concluded that a comprehensive, objective and 
quantifiable understanding of key factual issues regarding
the gTLD WHOIS system would benefit future GNSO policy development efforts
(http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/)

Before defining the details of studies, the Council solicited suggestions from 
the community for specific topics of study on WHOIS. Suggestions were submitted
(http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments-2008/)

and ICANN staff prepared a 'Report on Public Suggestions on Further Studies of 
WHOIS', dated 25-Feb-2008
(http://gnso.icann.org/issues/WHOIS-privacy/WHOIS-study-suggestion-report-25feb08.pdf
 ).

On 5 November 2008 the GNSO Council formed a drafting team to solicit further 
constituency views assessing both the priority level and the feasibility
of the various proposed WHOIS studies, with the goal of deciding which studies, 
if any, should be assessed for cost and feasibility.

The Drafting Team determined that the six studies with the highest average 
priority scores should be the subject of further research to determine 
feasibility and obtain cost estimates.

On 4 March 2009 the GNSO Council requested that Staff conduct research on 
feasibility and cost estimates for those six WHOIS studies and following that 
assessment the Council would decide which studies should be conducted 
(http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#200903)

On 23 March 2010, staff provided its analysis to the GNSO Council of costs and 
feasibility for the first two study areas, and will continue to work on the 
remaining areas

If funding becomes available, the Council will then decide which studies to 
fund, if any, provided that the Council's recommendation of this amount is not 
to be taken as an indication that the Council will recommend any or particular 
studies be performed provided that the total ICANN budget for FY11 is not 
increased as a result of funding WHOIS studies

Resolved, that the GNSO Council recommends that at least $ 400,000 be set aside 
in the ICANN Budget for FY 2011.

Resolved further, that the GNSO secretariat communicate this resolution to the 
ICANN Chief Financial Officer and the Board Finance Committee.

Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully submitted.

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
http://gnso.icann.org




Diane Schroeder

Director of Board Support
ICANN