<div dir="ltr">hi all,<div><br></div><div>please find the resolutions approved by the GNSO Council in yesterday conference call.</div><div>feel free to ask me any question or clarification.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik Dammak</div><div><br></div><div>NCSG Policy Committee Chair<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-7593757480237751991__MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,</span><u></u><u></u></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find below the resolutions from the GNSO Council at its meeting on Thursday, 26 April 2018. </span></span><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black;background:white"> They
have been posted on the GNSO website here:<span class="m_-7593757480237751991apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="m_-7593757480237751991MsoNoSpacing"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you,</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_-7593757480237751991MsoNoSpacing"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nathalie</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_-7593757480237751991MsoNoSpacing"><span><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">CONSENT AGENDA</span></u></b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adoption of the GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué for submission to the ICANN Board
</span></strong></span><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></span></li></ul>
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<span><span style="color:#333333">Whereas,</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span><u></u><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">1. The Governmental Advisory Committee advises the ICANN Board on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN's activities
or policies and national laws or international agreements. It usually does so as part of a Communiqué, which is published towards the end of every ICANN meeting.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span><u></u><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">2. The GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span><u></u><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">3. The GNSO has expressed a desire to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on issues in the GAC Communiqué as these relate to generic top-level domains to inform the
ICANN Board as well as the broader community of past, present or future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to advice provided by the GAC.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">4. The GNSO hopes that the input provided through its review of the GAC Communiqué will further enhance the co-ordination and promote the sharing of information on
gTLD related policy activities between the GAC, Board and the GNSO.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span><span style="color:#333333">Resolved,</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span><u></u><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">1. The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the San Juan GAC Communiqué (see </span></span><a href="https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann61-gac-communique" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#3b73af">https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann61-gac-communique</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">)
and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Review of the San Juan GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span><u></u><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">2. The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Chair also informs the GAC Chair of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The GNSO Council agrees that ICANN org should continue to treat the Community gTLD Change Request process as a matter of implementation.</span></b></span><span><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-26apr18-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Vote results</span></span><span></span></a><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></u></span><span><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">In Memory of Stéphane Van Gelder -
motion updated with friendly amendments proposed by Rafik Dammak & Donna Austin</span></u></b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">Submitted by: Rafik Dammak </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">Seconded by: the GNSO Council </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">Whereas: </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">1.Stéphane Van Gelder first entered the domain name business in the late 1990s when he founded Indom, a registrar in France, which later become part
of the GroupNBT based in the United Kingdom. It was while Stéphane was General manager of INDOM that he was elected to the GNSO Council by the Registrar Stakeholder Group.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">2. Stéphane served on the GNSO Council from 2008 through 2012, as an elected representative of the Registrars Constituency.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">3. Stéphane served as Vice Chair of the GNSO Council in 2010 and was elected and served two consecutive terms as Chair of the GNSO Council in 2011
and 2012.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">4. As Chair of the GNSO Council, Stéphane was an impartial and neutral facilitator on all issues. For Stéphane, remaining neutral was key to ensuring
collective dialogue.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">5. Stéphane made significant contributions to ICANN and was a strong and respected community leader. During his tenure as GNSO Chair, Stéphane oversaw
and shepherded the: </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">a. completion of an extensive update of the GNSO's operating procedures;</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">b. establishment of the DNS Security & Stability Analysis working group jointly with the ALAC, ccNSO and NRO;</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">c. completion of the Fast Flux, Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery and Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part B Policy
Development Processes (PDPs) and the joint ccNSO-GNSO Internationalized Domain Name working group;</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">d. launch of the IRTP Part C, Thick WHOIS and Locking of Domain Names subject to Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy Proceedings
PDPs; and (e) continuing work on WHOIS studies, registration abuse policies, and multiple other GNSO projects.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">e. the completion of the Applicant Guidebook for the 2012 New gTLD Program and the launch of the Program.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">f. Stéphane was a well-respected and much liked member of not only the GNSO, but of the broader ICANN Community. He was admired
for his passion, his fairness, his ability to find the best in people and his true gift for uniting people.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">g. Stéphane’s passing is a great loss to the many people in the ICANN community that had the pleasure to work and interact
with him, and for his many friends at ICANN the loss is significant.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">Resolved:</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">1.The GNSO Council wishes to recognize the significant contribution Stéphane made to the GNSO Council during his tenure and his notable achievements
during this time.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25pt"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">2. Stéphane’s genuine passion, energy and commitment to the Internet and all that it brought to the world was second to
none and we will miss him dearly. </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#414141">3. On behalf of the current and previous GNSO Councils, we offer our deepest and heartfelt sympathies to his family and friends at this most difficult
time. </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-26apr18-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Vote results</span></span><span></span></a><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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