[council] GNSO Council vote b01 2003

["DNSO SECRETARIAT" <DNSO.SECRETARIAT@dnso.org>]

Council Members,

Please remember there is a GNSO Council Resolution  to be voted on before
February 17, 2003.
You should each have received a ballot which must be returned to the voting
address to register your vote.  If you have any problems, please let me
know.

Thank you,
GNSO Secretariat

See text below:
Proposed by Marilyn Cade, seconded by Philip Sheppard.
  WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, (hereinafter "the Council"):
     ' confirms its support to the participation of country code top-level
     domain (ccTLD) registries within ICANN,
     ' looks forward to the establishment of the new Country Code Names
     Supporting Organization as the body to address ccTLD issues,
     ' commits itself to collaborative work with that Supporting
     Organization on policy issues of mutual concern including the stability
     of the Internet;
     ' recognizing that the development of various processes, and resulting
     bylaws which will establish the Country Code Names Supporting
     Organization are still under development, commits itself to
     collaborative work on policy issues of mutual concern in the interim;

     WHEREAS, the Council commits itself to collaborative work with the
     ICANN Government Advisory Committee (GAC) on policy issues of mutual
     concern including the stability of the Internet;

     WHEREAS, the Council notes a proposed meeting to be hosted by the
     International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and its member countries,
     which will discuss issues related to ICANN and ccTLDs.

     The Council Resolves:

     1. to welcome the interaction of ICANN with relevant governments and
     inter-governmental entities (such as the International
     Telecommunications Union (ITU), the World Intellectual Property
     Organization (WIPO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
     Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU)) through the
     Governmental Advisory Committee;

     2. to encourage governments and such governmental entities to consider
     ICANN as the primary venue to address Internet naming and numbering
     issues within the mission of ICANN;

     3. to encourage and welcome governments and such governmental entities
     to attend and participate in ICANN's venues and meetings and to work
     actively within ICANN.