[Info] GNSO Council resolutions 26 April 2018

[dorothy g]

Still so sad about Stephane.  I looked through the full text. There is a
lot that was covered. Any other areas you would wish to highlight?

best

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 2:48 PM, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>
wrote:

> hi all,
>
> please find the resolutions approved by the GNSO Council in yesterday
> conference call.
> feel free to ask me any question or clarification.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rafik Dammak
>
> NCSG Policy Committee Chair
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> Please find below the resolutions from the GNSO Council at its meeting
> on Thursday, 26 April 2018.  They have been posted on the GNSO website
> here: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions
>
>
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> Thank you,
>
>
>
> Nathalie
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> *CONSENT AGENDA*
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>    - *Adoption of the GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué for submission to the
>    ICANN Board *
>
> Whereas,
>
> 1.      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.
>
> 2.      2. The GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending to the
> ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.
>
> 3.      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.
>
> 4.      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.
>
> Resolved,
>
> 1.      1. The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the San Juan GAC
> Communiqué (see https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann61-gac-
> communique) and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO
> Review of the San Juan GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board.
>
> 2.      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.
>
>    - *The GNSO Council agrees that ICANN org should continue to treat the
>    Community gTLD Change Request process as a matter of implementation.*
>
> Vote results
> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-26apr18-en.pdf>
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>  *In Memory of Stéphane Van Gelder - motion updated with friendly
> amendments proposed by Rafik Dammak & Donna Austin*
>
> Submitted by: Rafik Dammak
>
> Seconded by: the GNSO Council
>
>
>
> Whereas:
>
>
>
> 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.
>
> 2. Stéphane served on the GNSO Council from 2008 through 2012, as an
> elected representative of the Registrars Constituency.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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:
>
>
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> a. completion of an extensive update of the GNSO's operating procedures;
>
>
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> b. establishment of the DNS Security & Stability Analysis working group
> jointly with the ALAC, ccNSO and NRO;
>
>
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> 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;
>
>
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> 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.
>
>
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> e. the completion of the Applicant Guidebook for the 2012 New gTLD Program
> and the launch of the Program.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
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> Resolved:
>
>
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> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
>
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> Vote results
> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-motion-recorder-26apr18-en.pdf>
>
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