[council] GNSO Council Resolutions 20 MAY 2010

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Councillors,

Ahead of the official Council minutes, the following resolutions were passed 
during the Council meeting today, 20 May 2010.
Please note that the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support 
(JAS WG) has been revised with the proposed  amendment.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you.
Kind regards.

Glen
1. Proposed motion - Prioritization Project List

Made by: Olga Cavalli
seconded by: Jaime Wagner

WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, at its 21 April 2010 meeting, adopted a resolution 
and timeline<https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?21_april_motions>
21 april motions<https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?21_april_motions>
to conduct its first Work Prioritization effort according to a set of 
procedures (proposed Chapter 6 and 
ANNEX<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf>)
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf
recommended by the Work Prioritization Model Drafting Team (WPM-DT);

WHEREAS, the first step in the GNSO Work Prioritization timeline called for the 
ICANN Policy Staff to produce, on or before 30 April 2010, a recommendation of 
those GNSO projects that should be considered Eligible and Ineligible for the 
Work Prioritization effort;

WHEREAS, the ICANN Policy Staff prepared and delivered to the GNSO Council a 
recommended Work Prioritization Project 
List<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf>(v1.0),
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf

including aCover 
Letter<http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/cover-letter-work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf>,on
 30 April 2010;
http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/cover-letter-work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:

RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council accepts and approves the GNSO Work 
Prioritization Project List (v1.0) for use in all remaining steps of the Work 
Prioritization timeline that, upon completion, is intended to culminate in a 
set of approved GNSO project ratings and priorities at the ICANN meeting in 
Brussels.

The motion carried unanimously by voice vote.



2 Motion to approve the GNSO Council's expectations about size and composition 
of the Review Teams 'Security Stability and Resilience of the DNS' and 'Whois 
policy' and to approve the GNSO Council's response to the draft proposal on the 
call for volunteers representing SO/ACs for the Affirmation reviews 'Security 
Stability and Resilience of the DNS' and 'Whois policy'

Made by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben
Seconded by: Caroline Greer

Whereas:

    *   On 22 April 2010, the chair of the GAC was requesting comment from the 
GNSO regarding the size and composition of the Review Teams 'Security Stability 
and Resilience of the DNS' and 'Whois policy'
    *   On 26 April 2010, ICANN Staff was requesting comment from the GNSO 
regarding the draft proposal on the call for volunteers representing SO/ACs for 
the Affirmation reviews 'Security Stability and Resilience of the DNS' and 
'Whois policy'
The GNSO council:


    *   Asks that both Review Teams shall be staffed with 4 GNSO representatives
    *   Asks the GNSO council chair to forward his comments made in response to 
the draft proposal on the call for volunteers representing SO/ACs for the 
Affirmation reviews 'Security Stability and Resilience of the DNS' and 'Whois 
policy'to the relevant ICANN body.



The motion carried unanimously by voice vote.

3. Proposed motion to adopt a Charter for the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New 
gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG)

Made by: Rafik Dammak
Seconded by: Olga Cavalli as amended (to the charter itself) to the amended 
charter

Whereas, on 1 April 2010, the GNSO Council resolved to form a joint working 
group with other interested Supporting Organizations (SOâs) and Advisory
Committee (ACâs) to fulfill an ICANN Board request
(http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20>)

to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to new gTLD applicants, 
keeping in mind the GNSO Implementation guideline to recover the cost of new 
gTLD
applications and on-going services to new gTLDs;

Whereas, the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG) 
has since been launched and has drafted a Charter
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-jas-wg-charter-12may10-en.htm
for the WG activities.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:

Resolved, that the GNSO Council hereby adopts the Charter
http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-jas-wg-charter-12may10-en.htm
for the Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG);

Resolved further, that the GNSO Council Liaison for the Joint SO/AC Working 
Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS WG), Rafik Dammak, shall inform the WG 
of this resolution within 48 hours of its adoption.

The motion carried unanimously by voice vote.



Glen de Saint Géry

GNSO Secretariat

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