[ispcp] Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 1 April 2010

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Main Council agenda items:

Item 2: Vertical Integration PDP Update
Item 3: Whois Studies
* Whois Studies Report:
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?whois_discussion#
<index.cgi?whois_discussion> 
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10
-en.pdf
* Public comment site for the Framework for ICANN's FY11 Operating Plan
and Budget:
http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#op-b
udget-fy2011
<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm> 
(Note that the comment period ends today.)
* Public comment: Draft NORC Report on Whois Accuracy, (comment period
ends 15 April 2010)

Item 4: Prioritization of GNSO work

Item 6: Any Other Business (15 minutes)
6.1 GNSO action items from 12 March Board Resolutions
6.1.1 Joint SO/AC WG "to develop a sustainable approach to providing
support to applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating
new gTLDs" in response to the ICANN Board Resolution 20 at the Nairobi
Meeting
6.1.2 Motion:
MOTION TO CREATE JOINT SO/AC WORKING GROUP ON NEW GTLD APPLICANT
SUPPORT:
Made by: Rafik Dammak Seconded by: Olga Cavalli
Whereas, ICANN aims to ensure that the New gTLD Program is inclusive,
along the lines of the organization's strategic objectives;
Whereas, numerous stakeholders have, on various occasions, expressed
concern about the cost of applying and about the material requirements
for new gTLDs, and suggested that these costs and material conditions
might hinder applicants requiring assistance, especially those from
developing regions, from cultural/linguistic groups and from non-profit
groups such as philanthropies,
Whereas, on 13 March 2010, the ICANN Board adopted Resolution 20
(http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20
<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm> )
requesting that stakeholders work with their respective ACs and SOs to
form a working group to provide a sustainable approach to providing
support to applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating
new gTLDS;
Whereas, the GNSO Council desires to form a joint working group with
other interested Supporting Organizations (SO's) and Advisory Committee
(AC's) to fulfill this Board request, and to develop a sustainable
approach to providing support to such new GTLD applicants;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:
Resolved, that the GNSO Council supports the formation of a joint SO/AC
working group to respond to the Board's request by developing a
sustainable approach to providing support to new gTLD applicants
requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDS;
Resolved further, that Rafik Dammak shall serve as the GNSO Council
Liaison for this joint SO/AC working group;
Resolved further, that the GNSO Council Chair shall within 48 hours of
this motion inform the Chairs of other SO's and the AC's of this action
and encourage their participation;
Resolved further, that ICANN Staff shall within seven calendar days of
this motion identify and assign applicable Staff support for this
working group and arrange for support tools such as a mailing list,
website and other tools as needed;
Resolved further, that the staff support assigned to this working group
shall within 48 hours after the support tools are arranged distribute an
invitation for working group participants as widely as possible within
the SO/AC community;
Resolved further, that the New gTLD Support WG shall initiate its
activities within 28 days after the approval of this motion. Until such
time as the WG can select a chair and that chair can be confirmed by the
participating SO's and AC's, the GNSO Council Liaison shall act as
interim co-chair with the liaison(s) from other SO's and AC's;
Resolved further, that the New gTLD Support WG shall as its first action
items: i) elect a chair or co-chairs; ii) establish meeting times as
needed; and iii) develop and propose a charter describing its tasks and
schedule of deliverables for approval by the participating SO's and
AC's.
Resolved further, that the New gTLD Support WG shall deliver its initial
recommendation for community comment in time for discussion at the
Brussels ICANN meeting.



Best regards
Wolf-Ulrich