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25th June 2010, 01:11 PM
Bruce, can you take this one, please.
>>BRUCE TONKIN: Thank you, Peter. I have pleased you have chosen
a short resolution for me, which is much appreciated.
The resolution reads, whereas the public comment period for the
Draft Applicant Guidebook version 4, which is for both ASCII and IDN
gTLDs, will close on the 21st of July of this year.
Whereas the board intends to work expeditiously to resolve any
outstanding issues prior to issuing of the applicant guidebook,
noting, however, that some issues might be outside of the control of
the board.
Whereas, the board noted a number of issues raised during the public
comment forum in Brussels on which further consideration will be
required.
It's therefore resolved that the board will use its retreat
currently scheduled for the 24th and 25th of September of this year
for the consideration of all the outstanding issues related to the
implementation of the new gTLD program.
>>PETER DENGATE THRUSH: Thank you, Bruce. Is there a seconder for
this resolution? I see George. Thank you.
Any discussion about this use of the retreat to try and clean up the
-- any remaining issues?
Jean-Jacques.
>>JEAN-JACQUES SUBRENAT: Thank you, Peter. As someone who has
been on the board for less than three years, I'm very struck by the
fact that this has been a constant element on the agenda at each of
our meetings, and also in our sessions which are not in public. And
I have listened carefully to everything which was said in the public
forum on this subject. And I would like to commend you for proposing
that we set aside a special retreat of the board for this.
I think we owe all our stakeholders a result, and the result has to
be tied to a timeline.
Thanks.
>>PETER DENGATE THRUSH: Thanks, Jean-Jacques.
Yes, I share that. Thank you for the kind comments personally, but
coming to the timeline, we appreciate first of all the costs of delay
and then the costs of the uncertainty around this, and that's one of
the intentions, if we can, is to start putting some stakes in the
ground.
Any other discussion about the use of the board retreat? Of course
what this means is we will probably have to schedule another retreat
where we get on the business that a retreat requires, and that
includes succession and voting and various other matters.
But we have a reasonable time gap between now and the next meeting
in Cartagena.
I will put that resolution. All those in favor, please raise your
hands. Any opposed? Any abstentions? Katim, you are abstaining or
opposing?
>>KATIM TOURAY: I am voting affirmatively for it.
>>PETER DENGATE THRUSH: Thank you. Declare the resolution carried.
>>BRUCE TONKIN: Thank you, Peter. I have pleased you have chosen
a short resolution for me, which is much appreciated.
The resolution reads, whereas the public comment period for the
Draft Applicant Guidebook version 4, which is for both ASCII and IDN
gTLDs, will close on the 21st of July of this year.
Whereas the board intends to work expeditiously to resolve any
outstanding issues prior to issuing of the applicant guidebook,
noting, however, that some issues might be outside of the control of
the board.
Whereas, the board noted a number of issues raised during the public
comment forum in Brussels on which further consideration will be
required.
It's therefore resolved that the board will use its retreat
currently scheduled for the 24th and 25th of September of this year
for the consideration of all the outstanding issues related to the
implementation of the new gTLD program.
>>PETER DENGATE THRUSH: Thank you, Bruce. Is there a seconder for
this resolution? I see George. Thank you.
Any discussion about this use of the retreat to try and clean up the
-- any remaining issues?
Jean-Jacques.
>>JEAN-JACQUES SUBRENAT: Thank you, Peter. As someone who has
been on the board for less than three years, I'm very struck by the
fact that this has been a constant element on the agenda at each of
our meetings, and also in our sessions which are not in public. And
I have listened carefully to everything which was said in the public
forum on this subject. And I would like to commend you for proposing
that we set aside a special retreat of the board for this.
I think we owe all our stakeholders a result, and the result has to
be tied to a timeline.
Thanks.
>>PETER DENGATE THRUSH: Thanks, Jean-Jacques.
Yes, I share that. Thank you for the kind comments personally, but
coming to the timeline, we appreciate first of all the costs of delay
and then the costs of the uncertainty around this, and that's one of
the intentions, if we can, is to start putting some stakes in the
ground.
Any other discussion about the use of the board retreat? Of course
what this means is we will probably have to schedule another retreat
where we get on the business that a retreat requires, and that
includes succession and voting and various other matters.
But we have a reasonable time gap between now and the next meeting
in Cartagena.
I will put that resolution. All those in favor, please raise your
hands. Any opposed? Any abstentions? Katim, you are abstaining or
opposing?
>>KATIM TOURAY: I am voting affirmatively for it.
>>PETER DENGATE THRUSH: Thank you. Declare the resolution carried.