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