[ispcp] WG: [liaison6c] GNSO Council Resolutions

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FYI
 
 


	 

	Ahead of the official Council minutes the following motion was
passed at the meeting today, 7 October 2010 and the GNSO Council
endorsed Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza as a replacement for Willie
Currie on the AoC A&T Review Team.

	 

	Motion to Respond to the ICANN Board on Vertical Integration.

	
	Made by: Chuck Gomes

	Seconded by: Adrian Kinderis

	 

	Whereas, on 28 January 2010, the GNSO Council approved a policy
development process (PDP) on the topic of vertical integration between
registries and registrars;

	 

	Whereas, in Section 2.11 (Vertical Integration) of the 25
September 2010 Adopted Board Resolutions
(http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25sep10-en.htm)the ICANN
Board inquired whether the GNSO has achieved a consensus position on the
topic of vertical integration with regard to New gTLDs;

	 

	Whereas the VI Working Group discussed many different issues,
reviewed many different models and produced its Revised Initial Report,
the VI Working Group has not yet produced recommendations that are
supported by the consensus of its members;

	 

	Whereas, on 29 September 2010, the GNSO Council Chair received
notice from the VI PDP WG stating "to date the Working Group has not
reached a consensus view on vertical integration";

	 

	Whereas, the GNSO Council desires to respond to the Board's
inquiry;

	 

	NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:

	 

	RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council acknowledges that the VI Working
Group is unable to achieve a consensus by the Board requested date of 8
October 2010;

	 

	RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council hereby approves the
draft response copied below to the ICANN Board and directs Staff to
forward the response to the ICANN Secretary.

	 

	Letter

	 

	October 7, 2010

	To:

	 

	Mr. Peter Dengate-Thrush

	Chair - ICANN Board

	 

	Re: Vertical Integration Recommendations for the New gTLD
Program

	 

	Dear Peter,

	 

	This is in response to Section 2.11 (Vertical Integration) of
the 25 September 2010 Adopted Board Resolutions
(http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25sep10-en.htm) in which
the ICANN Board inquired whether the GNSO has achieved a consensus
position on the topic of vertical integration with regard to New gTLDs.

	 

	Please be advised that the GNSO Council was notified by the
Vertical Integration PDP Working Group (VI WG) that it was unable to
reach a consensus position on the issue of vertical integration.
Although the WG has been diligently evaluating this issue for several
months, it is unable to deliver recommendations that are supported by a
consensus of its members by the ICANN Board's deadline of 8 October
2010.

	 

	Sincerely,

	 

	Chuck Gomes

	Chair

	GNSO Council

	 

	The  motion passed unanimously by voice vote