[council] GNSO Council resolution on the work of the Joint Applicant Support (JAS) Working Group

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

Dear Steve,

I am writing to you in your capacity as Chairman of the ICANN Board to inform 
you of the resolution passed by the GNSO Council during its September 22 
meeting.

The resolution reads:
Whereas:

The GNSO Council and ALAC established the Joint SO/AC Working Group (JASWG) on 
support for new gTLD applicants in April of 2010; and

The Joint SO/AC Working Group released its second Milestone Report, posted for 
consideration by the Board, Chartering Organizations and at-large Community. 
This report documented the completion of work as defined in the extended 
charter and,

The Joint SO/AC Working Group received and discussed the public comments, and

The Joint SO/AC Working Group has completed the enumerated items as defined in 
its extended charter and has published a final report 
(https://community.icann.org/display/jaswg/JAS+Issues+and+Recommendations#) on 
14 September 2011 covering those chartered items 
(http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#20110113-1) entitled Final Report of the 
Joint SO/AC new GTLD applicant support working group. And

The Joint SO/AC Working Group is still in the process of completing some last 
tasks including completion of the formal documentation of the comment responses 
for the second milestone community review, and

The GNSO Council has not had a chance to review the Final Report nor digest any 
of its contents,

However, the GNSO Council does not wish to delay implementation of support 
programs for applicants from developing regions,

Resolved:

The GNSO Council thanks the members of the Joint SO/AC Working Group for its 
efforts and its dedication to completing these work items on such a tight 
schedule, and

The GNSO Council approves forwarding the final Report to the ICANN Board for 
review, but reserves its right to provide comments to the ICANN Board on all of 
the recommendations contained therein; and

The GNSO Council requests ICANN staff to develop an implementation plan 
following the JAS WG recommendations, subject to comments received from the 
GNSO community , and

The GNSO Council requests that ICANN staff publish the implementation plan for 
public comment prior to consideration by the ICANN Board, and

The GNSO Council requests that the Joint SO/AC Working Group complete the 
publication of its formal Milestone 2 response document as quickly as possible, 
and

The GNSO Council requests that the Joint SO/AC Working Group remains on call to 
review the outcome of the ICANN implementation of the JAS recommendations.

Resolved further, that the GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Chair to communicate 
its decision to the ALAC Chair.

Would you please inform the Board of this GNSO Council resolution and draw the 
Board's attention to its various RESOLVED clauses.

For the Board's convenience, please see the following link to the JAS WG Final 
Report: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/jas-final-report-13sep11-en.pdf
Best, 

Stéphane Van Gelder

GNSO Council Chair