[council] Preparation for discussion on Item 5 Letter from ICANN Board Chair on Exclusive Registry Access for gTLD Terms representing Generic Strings

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Councillors,



We would like to remind you of the 
letter<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-robinson-27jul15-en.pdf>
 from Steve Crocker to Jonathan Robinson re:  ICANN  Board New  gTLD  Program  
Committee Resolution Concerning  Exclusive  Registry  Access  for  gTLD  
Strings  Representing  Generic  Terms which is the subject for discussion in 
Item 5 on the GNSO Council agenda and noted below. There was one 
comment<http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg17369.html> on 
the Council list from James Bladel and we encourage you to prepare for this 
discussion at the Council meeting on Thursday and perhaps also provide comments 
on the Council list in preparation.



Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Letter from ICANN Board Chair on Exclusive 
Registry Access for gTLD Terms representing Generic Strings (10 minutes)

On 27 July 2015 the ICANN Board Chair sent a letter to the GNSO Chair 
requesting that the GNSO specifically include the issue of exclusive registry 
access for generic strings serving a public interest goal as part of the policy 
work it is planning to initiate on subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program. 
The GNSO was also asked to inform the Board on a regular basis with regards to 
progress on the issue. Here the Council will discuss the letter and decide on 
its response.

on the GNSO Council agenda, refers to the letter from Steve Crocker to Jonathan 
Robinson



Thank you very much.

Kind regards,

Glen



Glen de Saint Géry

GNSO Secretariat

gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

http://gnso.icann.org