Excellent report, bringing good news, Norbert! It is not shorthand, it 
is very concise. Thanks again!

frt rgds

--c.a.

Norbert Klein escreveu:
> Dear NCUC colleagues,
> 
> just a short note after the GNSO Council teleconference (in which also 
> Robin Gross and Mawaki Chango participated, the other two NCUC delegates):
> 
> One agenda item was to handle the two WHOIS purpose drafts, where 
> Formulation 1 had been preferred over Formulation 2 by us  (and those 
> who had been pressing for Formulation 2  withdrew it in Wellington - we 
> had a third text today, which was supposed to be an amendment replacing 
> 1 and 2.
> 
> First this "amendment" was voted down 17 to 9, and then the original 
> Formulation 1 was voted in 18 to 9 - basically from the registries, 
> registrars, the three Nomination Committee appointees, and our NCUC 
> votes, while the Business, Intellectual Property, and ISP constituencies 
> were in the minority during the vote.
> 
> There were again several suggestions NOT to vote which would have led to 
> a further delay as so often before - especially also an intervention 
> from an observer/guest in the GNSO Council (I want to clarify the status 
> later) of the US government representative on the GAC, who cautioned 
> against a hasty vote (on an issue which is going on for 7 years already, 
> and has been on the respective Task Force list and open for public 
> comments at different stages).
> 
> So much as a quick information. I am sorry to use "shorthand" language. 
> If you have some further questions, please raise them, and I am sure 
> Robin or Mawaki will also help to correct what I may have said too 
> simply, and I am of course also prepared to give more information.
> 
> One important item to be addressed soon is to make suggestions with whom 
> to replace Michael Palage who resigned from the ICANN Board.
> 
> Norbert
> Phnom Penh/Cambodia
> 
> 

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