Re: AW: [council] Whois motion

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Wolf,

The motion has been properly made and seconded. We cannot just to choose to 
ignore it.

There will be ample opportunity to discuss during our weekend sessions.

Thanks,

Stéphane



Le 9 mars 2011 à 10:34, <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> 
> I do not understand why we need a formal motion on this questions. Why don't 
> we just ask staff to provide this information to the meeting in SF - maybe at 
> the weekend sessions or at the public meeting. I'm sure they could provide us 
> with this managerial type of information requested that time. And that's 
> their daily business.
> After years of discussing for- and backwards it's time to conclude. If we 
> don't I fear the same questions will repeatedly come up after a certain while 
> since the study process may change.
> 
> My request is to ask staff to provide this information to the SF meeting(s). 
> Then we can see whether this motion is still necessary.
> 
> Best regards
> Wolf-Ulrich
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im 
> Auftrag von Stéphane Van Gelder
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. März 2011 23:30
> An: Wendy Seltzer
> Cc: Tim Ruiz; council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Betreff: Re: [council] Whois motion
> 
> 
> Thanks Wendy.
> 
> So we now have two motions on WHOIS. I suggest we vote on Tim's motion first 
> and only vote on John's if Tim's fails. There is no sense in voting on 
> actually carrying the studies out if the Council has just decided to ask for 
> more information before deciding whether to do so or not.
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> 
> 
> Le 8 mars 2011 à 23:21, Wendy Seltzer a écrit :
> 
>> I second.
>> 
>> --Wendy
>> 
>> On 03/08/2011 05:18 PM, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks Tim,
>>> 
>>> Is there a second for this motion?
>>> 
>>> Stéphane
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Le 8 mars 2011 à 21:52, Tim Ruiz a écrit :
>>> 
>>>> I would prefer to have some additional information before voting on more
>>>> studies: 
>>>> 
>>>> 1. An update on the current study already in progress, with estimated
>>>> completion date and then next steps on that for Staff and Council.
>>>> 
>>>> 2. Information or report from Staff on resources required for the above
>>>> over the rest of the fiscal year, and Staff resources that are available
>>>> to follow through on additional studies the rest of this fiscal year.
>>>> 
>>>> 3. Information or report from ICANN's CFO or other appropriate Staff on
>>>> money still available for further studies this fiscal year.
>>>> 
>>>> The above information will help us make responsible decisions about how
>>>> best to use the resources that are made available to us. If a motion is
>>>> required to do this, then I so move:
>>>> 
>>>> Whereas the GNSO Council must make decisions on which pending Whois
>>>> Studies are yet to be pursued (link to appropriate Staff reports on cost
>>>> and feasibility studies); and
>>>> 
>>>> Whereas the GNSO Council wishes to make fiscally responsible decisions;
>>>> therefore be it
>>>> 
>>>> Resolved that the GNSO Council asks Staff to provide as soon as
>>>> reasonably possible:
>>>> 
>>>> 1. An update on the current Whois Study already in progress, with
>>>> estimated completion date and then next steps on that for Staff and
>>>> Council.
>>>> 
>>>> 2. Information or report on resources required for the above over the
>>>> rest of the fiscal year, and Staff resources that are available to
>>>> follow through on additional studies the rest of this fiscal year.
>>>> 
>>>> 3. Information or report from ICANN's CFO or other appropriate Staff on
>>>> money still available for further studies this fiscal year.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Wendy Seltzer -- wendy@xxxxxxxxxxx +1 914-374-0613
>> Fellow, Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy
>> Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
>> http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html
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